{"product_id":"9781611808438","title":"Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Eating the West Award! \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Book Award! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn accessible guide to time-honored Indigenous wisdom, healing recipes, and wellness rituals for modern life from an experienced curandera.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Earth Medicines\u003c\/i\u003e, Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, a curandera (or traditional healer) who is a Xicana with Tewa ancestry, combines Indigenous wisdom from many traditions with the power of the four elements. This modern guide is designed to support readers on their path to wellness with lifestyle practices and recipes perfected by Ruiz in her twenty-five years of training and working as a curandera. Ruiz teaches readers to be their own healers by discovering their own ancestral practices and cultivating a personal connection to the elements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These healing recipes and rituals draw on the power of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire—a reminder that the natural elements are the origins of everything and can heal not only our bodies, but the mind and spirit as well.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn chapters organized by each element, readers will first find recipes and advice for:\u003cli\u003ePromoting inner harmony through Hydrotherapy for Headache Relief, Mayan Tea to Calm the Mind, or Ginger Fire Honey Chews\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNurturing beauty inside and out with Tepezcohuite Honey Mask, Salt of the Earth Deodorant, or Sweetwater Herbal Mouth Rinse\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTaking care of the spirit by creating an ancestral altar, making loose incense, or performing a Mayan Bajo Steaming Ritual\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370974679101,"sku":"9781611808438","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781611808438_p0.jpg?v=1771578251","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781611808438","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}