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
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.
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University of New Mexico
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
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.
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.
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.
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.
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TOP REVIEWS FROM CURANDERISMO: TRADITIONAL HEALING OF THE MIND, ENERGY & SPIRIT
Thank you for wonderful and useful knowledge and beautiful way of teaching
I absolutely loved this course, it was executed very well and it was fun and interactive. Thank you!
Excellent introduction and techniques. Gracias a todos, Maestro Torres.
I’m so glad I was able to find this resource . It definitely is helping on my way to spiritual harmony
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