Chloe Garcia Ponce
Channeling the Spirit: Chloe Garcia Ponce on Traditional Medicine and Healing
Season 1
Episode 7
Chloe Garcia Ponce, of Mexican and Native American ancestry, is a Mexican Curandera healer, herbalist, and channel working through the power of prayer and candle work. Curanderismo is a holistic approach to wellness that has been used in the Americas, pre- and post-contact, for hundreds of years. In Mexico, it is also known as Mexican Traditional Medicine.
A Curandera may be referred to as a woman of knowledge, or, if trained in traditional Native ways and serving their native community, a medicine woman. Chloe’s multicultural upbringing shaped her life and Nomadic Songlines, her healing practice.
Things discussed:
Making the best out of times of fear and uncertainty
Returning to practices that connect us to our true selves
Youthful rebellion leading to a circling back and finding your roots
Supporting one another through hardship
Ways to release emotion
Death as a catalyst for growth
Accessing the voices of those who have passed
The importance of human touch
Women and christian sacred texts
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