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.
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Curanderismo: Traditional Healing of the Mind, Energy & Spirit
University of New MexicoAbout this Course
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Beginner Level
Approx. 18 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
What you will learn
Provide information on the healing traditions, rituals, and remedies of Curanderismo.
Interpret the spiritual/energetic components by observing the importance of creating a sacred space and healing through traditional events.
Compare different types of spiritual/energetic cleansings including Tonalli and susto magical fright.
Describe the benefits of Laugh theraphy, sound and music and how they can transform your life.
Flexible deadlines
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Shareable Certificate
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100% online
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Beginner Level
Approx. 18 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Offered by
University of New Mexico
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
4 hours to complete
SPIRITUAL HEALING (LIMPIAS) & HEALING FRIGHT AND SHOCK (SUSTO)
Laurencio shows an energetic cleansing and the elements involved in it. Rita explains how to heal traumatic experiences.
4 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 35 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
SPIRITUAL CLEANSINGS (LIMPIAS) & TONALLI CLEANSING
In this module, students will recognize different types of limpias. Velia highlights the importance of people’s needs whether they are spiritual, mental or physical in this cleansing. In the Tonalli Cleansing, Patricia will explain how to open a power portal that travels through the energetic meridian in a patient.
3 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 38 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
BURNING INCENSE FOR HAMONIZING & LAUGH THERAPY (RISATERAPIA)
Rita explains the variety of incense burners used in traditional energetic cleansings and demonstrates her own type of cleansing with copal incense. She demonstrates how laughter reduces negativity and hostility and increases efficiency and morale.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 25 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
4 hours to complete
SWEATLODGE (TEMAZCAL)
Rita and others demonstrate the health benefits of the plants, vibrations of the drum, and other items and elements that are part of the sweatlodge temazcal, ceremony.
4 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 108 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM CURANDERISMO: TRADITIONAL HEALING OF THE MIND, ENERGY & SPIRIT
by XGJun 20, 2019
Loved this course. It was very informative. I enjoyed learning more about the meaning of the rituals I've seen before. It will shape my life going forward.
by LAug 15, 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.
by GPJul 8, 2020
wonderful its in a way to remember who we are and to reconnect with our ancestors at the same time heal our collective consciousness
by JSNov 3, 2019
The videos were powerful to watch and helped to shape the context and practical knowledge needed to complete the course.
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