Curanderismo classes with Dona Estela Ramon
Doña Estela Roman, Curandera from Cuernavaca
Director of International Center for Cultural and Language Studies Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
Estela Roman has actively been involved in the promotion and preservation of traditional medicine/ancestral practices in her community Temixco, Morelos Mexico. When she was nineteen she helped organize women’s groups for community training on basic health care. She came from a traditional family of 12 children and her grandmother and other relatives were well known for practicing traditional methods of healing using techniques of massage, herbal medicine, spiritual purification or limpias. She carries on a passion to serve the community and has pursued investigation of best practices and modalities to work in her community and other places where
she has been invited. She majored in Sociology at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and earned her degree at the age of 30. Estela believes in formal education and hands on experience. She has dedicated to work full time as a social worker and activist in the region where she lives. She has a Master’s degree in International Peace Studies from the International Institute for Peace Studies at the University of Norte Dame. She was granted a full time scholarship as a peace scholar due to her work in the community and outstanding academic achievement.
Estela will facilitate three “platicas” conversations at The Birthing Project, 1900 T Street, Sacramento. You are invited to join us.
April 20, Sunday 2-6 pm Aires de los cosmos
(cosmic energies/entities; non-organic to the human body)
$50/person
April 21, Monday 7-9pm The Sacred Four Directions and Prayer
$30/person
April 22 – Tuesday 6-8pm Aires de la Tierra (earth energies/entities)
$30/person
Space limited to 20 people per platica. To register contact Carmen Hernandez at Carmen.hernandez@comcast.net or (916) 730-1623.
And, Sponsored by the UC Davis Chicana/Latina Research Center
Thursday April 24 5-7pm, Free
Indigenous Sexuality, Our Medicine and The Care of
Restoration of our Bodies using Ancient Techniques
(Food will be provided) HIA Conference Room – SSH 5214
Social Science and Humanities Building, on the 5th floor, UC Davis Campus
Ohlone Healing Center, Berkeley
Curanderismo Lecture: Friday April 18th from 7:30-9:30 PM $20
Workshop on Los Aires; Saturday April 19th from 1:00-5:00 PM; $60
SPACE LIMITED: RSVP & deposit to save a space. 510-540-8010
If you would like a personal appt with Estela contact Liz Swan at 916/479-5386.
Contact Trudy 323-3089 if you have any questions or would like to schedule a platica.
