Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo with Erika Buenaflor

When I first began researching my guest Erika Buenaflor, I was struck by her vibrancy, her generosity, the love and wisdom that emanated from her. And her brilliance as a multi-generational healer in the curanderismo tradition. I wanted to jump into her colorful world and learn new techniques for connecting with Spirit, moving energy, healing people and spaces. And then I realized to become so bright a light, Erika must have gone through something very difficult and very challenging. And there it was in her bio, a catastrophic accident that would leave her in a wheelchair for almost a year and cause her to dig deep down into her essence as a healer and as a curandera to heal herself. In this interview, Erika and I discuss her journey that led her in a new and authentic direction and her recently released first book, Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo: Limpias Espirituales of Ancient Mesoamerican Shamans. Her book details the history of Mesoamerican shamanism and teaches us how to employ the methods of curanderismo to clear, heal, and revitalize.