Step into Your Ancestral Work / Felicia Ruiz


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Jul 23 2020 65 mins   2
Felicia Ruiz is a curandera, indigenous foods activist, and natural foods chef whose work is deeply rooted in the healing properties of all earth medicines. In this episode, Felicia shares with us the importance of connecting to your ancestry, how to begin working with your ancestors, and what often holds people back from doing this kind of healing. We discuss: Her background and her indigenous relationship to the land, food, medicine and ancestors Plant’s perspective + memory Her relationship to her ancestors and their central presence in her life + practice The healing that she’s witnesses when people connect to their own ancestry The importance of connecting to your own medicine from your own land first The harm of appropriating and capitalizing on Native culture Where she tells people to start with their own ancestor work Everyone has healing to do, and why it’s necessary. What often holds people back from ancestral work Why shadow work is an important, valuable component to a spiritual path How food helped her reconnect to her heritage, and how it can help us reconnect to ours Insights + boundaries from her daily ancestor practice The de-programming she had to do when she left the church The most important things she advises we do right now If you enjoyed this episode, check out: Episode 31 w/ Gina Badger Episode 22 w/ Diana Rose Harper Episode 8 w/ Asia Suler LINKS / Get FREE monthly prompts for the current astrology Support the podcast on Patreon More info + sliding scale for Homing (W A T E R) workshop Mary Grace's IG Resma Menakem episode on On Being podcast / / Felicia's website Felicia's IG Her book is coming out next year with Roost Books Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/mgallerdice)