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University of New Mexico

Curanderismo: Traditional Healing of the Mind, Energy & Spirit

As the third of four courses on Curanderismo, the art of Hispanic/Latino traditional medicine, this course focuses specifically on traditional healing of mind, energy and spirit. As an educational and cultural platform, this course will share a number of traditional body therapies. Trained traditional healers will share their knowledge of cleansings from different cultures such as spiritual, energetic and Tonalli Cleansing. Learners will not become certified traditional healers at the completion of this course but will be able apply basic principles or traditional medicine for health and illnesses. They will become familiar specifically with the traditional therapy of the sweat lodge temazcal, laugh therapy risaterapia and they will learn about the creation of sacred spaces and healing grief through Día de los Muertos. The Final Curanderismo course will be: • Global and Cultural Influences of Traditional Healing: African traditional medicine from Uganda and Gabon; Afro-Latino from Cuba and Puerto Rico, Native American spiritual cleansings and Mayan acupuncture and other topics. REQUIRED TEXTS - Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Medicine without Borders by Eliseo Torres - Curandero: Traditional Healers of Mexico and the Southwest by Eliseo Torres with Imanol Miranda Where to buy: https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/curanderismo-art-traditional-medicine-without-borders https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/curandero-traditional-healers-mexico-and-southwest OPTIONAL TEXTS Curandero: A life in Mexican Folk Healing by Eliseo Torres & Tim Sawyer Healing with Herbs & Rituals: A Mexican Tradition, Eliseo Torres, edited by Tim Sawyer Where to buy: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/curandero-torres-eliseo-cheo/1120135382?ean=9780826336415&st=PLA&sid=BNB_1341481610&sourceId=PLAGoNA&dpid=tdtve346c&2sid=Google_c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3_6LmYev3gIViuNkCh3IPgUyEAQYASABEgLYXfD_BwE https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/healing-with-herbs-and-rituals-torres-eliseo-cheo/1120135381?ean=9780826339621&st=PLA&sid=BNB_825204424&sourceId=PLAGoNA&dpid=tdtve346c&2sid=Google_c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrrvswYev3gIVBsRkCh3BXQCHEAQYASABEgLnl_D_BwE PODCAST: - Blubrry podcast - https://www.blubrry.com/normallol/41068835/normal-lol-63-depersonalization-mental-wellness-curanderismomexican-traditional-healing-with-eliseo-cheo-torres/ - Itunes Episode 63 - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/normal-lol-depersonalization-derealization-anxiety/id1065740418?mt=2

Status: Cultural Sensitivity
Status: Music
BeginnerCourse18 hours

Featured reviews

IC

5.0Reviewed Dec 16, 2021

I absolutely loved this course, it was executed very well and it was fun and interactive. Thank you!

CC

5.0Reviewed Feb 17, 2023

Excelente curso!! I am Mexican and I highly recommend it.

MA

5.0Reviewed Aug 14, 2019

Very informative and easy to learn the wonderful traditional healing techniques.

L

5.0Reviewed Aug 16, 2020

Thank you so much for making these teachings so accessible in these times. This was a beautiful class and I will be taking the other four.

PT

5.0Reviewed Apr 28, 2021

I’m so glad I was able to find this resource . It definitely is helping on my way to spiritual harmony

MJ

5.0Reviewed May 19, 2020

Amazing , I learned , I heal my self , now I used for my own house and family

ER

5.0Reviewed Oct 22, 2024

This is a beautiful course in which if you are very receptive to energy you can actually feel the love and transmission of these practices when these instructors explain it. Ometeotl! I loved it!

BO

5.0Reviewed Jan 4, 2021

Excellent introduction and techniques. Gracias a todos, Maestro Torres.

AV

4.0Reviewed Oct 19, 2020

Would have like it to be more in depth. More on the limpias and sobadas.

YE

5.0Reviewed Jul 8, 2024

I really appreciate a course like this as an introduction to Curanderismo. There is a lot of great knowledge and wisdom here

JK

5.0Reviewed Feb 22, 2022

This course has deepend my passion for this subject. I am hoping to become a student soon!

DR

5.0Reviewed Feb 25, 2022

​Very good experience and informative. I would recommend taking the course to anyone interested in Curanderismo.

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