MaryBeth Bonfiglio
The Land Remembers You: MaryBeth Bonfiglio on Volcanoes, Salt, Sea & the Ancestral Bond
Season 3
Episode 7
Things discussed in this episode:
Those who emigrate and those who stay
How grief heightens your senses
Sicily and its culture
The weight of ancestral language
Connecting to ancestral homelands
Nature as an ancestor
Being remembered by the places your ancestors left
MaryBeth Bonfiglio’s dynamic and varied work is not simple to summarize. She is a writer, writing instructor and guide, an intuitive, a midwife, and a folk/root worker dedicated to exploring the ancient wisdom of her Sicilian heritage. Her Radici Siciliane gatherings, which attendees have described as “not a vacation, [but] a pilgrimage and a rite of passage and a week-long ritual,” take people to remote and traditional areas of Sicily to explore ancient folkway practices—such as tarot cards, ancient recipes, traditional dance and storytelling, cheesemaking, basket-weaving as well as creating a space for attendees to explore their own ancestral healing.
She lives in Upstate NY, with her three daughters and longtime husband.
Resources:
House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs
Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order!
Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe
Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully”
Guest:
MaryBeth on Season 1 of “Bella Figura”
Dolores:
Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order!
Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully”
Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy
