Do you want to learn more about your ancestral medicine but don't know where to start? Do you want to engage more with the information and practices in the Curanderx Toolkit book?

About this course

Seeds/Semillas: Reconnecting with Ancestral Medicine is the first of a series of new courses offered by Atava that will take you on a powerful journey to discover the roots of Curanderismo native to Mexico while connecting with others also invested in the healing path. Most importantly, you’ll deepen your knowledge and experience of self care, plant medicine, and sacred rituals for healing.

  • Learn the history and practices of Curanderismo

  • Learn introductory medicine making techniques for herbal infusions/teas

  • Be guided on how to connect with your inner Curanderx through meditation

  • Build relationship with the forces of the universe through Nahuacampa

  • Learn to create sacred space for your healing work and build an altar

  • Engage with herbal allies chamomile/manzanilla and pericón for healing

  • Have the opportunity to build community and network with other Curanderx

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Curanderx Toolkit class!

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Course Overview Handout

    3. How to Navigate on Thinkific

    4. History/Herstory/Hxstory of the Curanderx Toolkit

    5. Curanderx Toolkit Class History Slide Deck

    6. Introduce yourself!

    1. Opening Prayer for our Circle

    2. Setting Intentions

    3. Setting Intentions Slide Deck

    4. Intention Setting Journal Prompts

    5. Share your intention

    1. Building a relationship with Nauhcampa

    2. Building Relationship with Nauhcampa Slide Deck

    3. Tlahuitzlampa Sunrise Meditation

    4. Quiz on Nauhcampa

    5. Live Curanderx Community Meetup, August 17th at 9:30 am PDT

    1. Altars

    2. Altar presentation slides

    3. Inner Curanderx Meditation

    4. Upcoming Modules!

    1. Curanderismo historia/history live class recording

    2. Curanderismo History/Historia slide deck

    3. Recommended Reading & Reflection Question

    1. Herbal Allies Platica in the Garden

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Ways to Work with Your Herbal Allies

    3. Pericón Meditation & Presentation

    4. Pericón slide deck

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. Manzanilla/Chamomile Meditation & Presentation

    6. Manzanilla/Chamomile Slide Deck

    7. Herbal Quiz

About this course

  • $260.00
  • 8 lessons total
  • 7.5 hrs of video content, 3 audio recordings
  • Community forum

How you'll learn

  • Recorded Classes

    8 video lessons, including two live recorded sessions from the Fall 2024 faciliated class.

  • Hands On Demonstrations

    Learn medicine making through hands on video demos

  • Guided Meditations

    Recordings to support your practice when you need them

  • Assignments

    Spiritually aligned projects and assignments to deepen your practice

  • Quizzes

    Fun interactive quizzes at the end of select lessons to help integrate knowledge

  • Community Forum

    Online forum to meet, discuss, and build relationship with other Curanderx

Total cost for this course

FAQ

  • How long will I have access to this course?

    Access is guaranteed for one year after purchase.

  • Will the live sessions be recorded?

    Yes, recordings will be available and posted within 72 hrs after the live class.

  • Are scholarships available?

    Scholarship applications are currently closed for this cycle. Please check back here and stay tuned to our email newsletter for updates about when applications will be accepted again. A limited amount of financial assistance is available to those who would like to take this course but doing so would interfere with their ability to secure food, housing, or other basic needs. Priority is given to those of Black, Indigenous, and Latinx ancestry, as well as to Palestinian people and those directly impacted by the genocide in Gaza.

Instructor(s)

Atava Garcia Swiecicki

Atava Garcia Swiecicki, MA, RH (AHG) (she/her/ella) is an herbalist, author and educator who is guided by her dreams and her ancestors. She is dedicated to remembering the healing traditions of her ancestors and supporting others to reconnect with their own ancestral medicine. Atava has studied healing arts extensively for over thirty years and was the founder of Ancestral Apothecary School of Herbal, Folk & Indigenous Medicine in Oakland, CA. In 2022, Atava gave birth to her first book, The Curanderx Toolkit: Reclaiming Ancestral Latinx Plant Medicine and Rituals for Healing. She is passionate about plants, ancestral medicine practices, and healing justice. After living for over three decades in the Bay Area, Atava moved to New Mexico where she is learning how to grow food and medicine in the high desert, continuing to teach, see clients, and dreaming up her next book.

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