Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera

In Earth Medicines, 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.

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.

In chapters organized by each element, readers will first find recipes and advice for:
- promoting inner harmony: Agua Frescas, Mayan Tea, and Rosemary Tonic
- nurturing beauty inside and out: Tepezcohuite Honey Mask, Salt of the Earth Deodorant, and Sweetwater Herbal Mouth Rinse
- taking care of the spirit: create an ancestral altar, make sacred incense, and perform a Mayan Bajo Steaming Ritual