As part of our Read it and Eat: Good Food Book Club, we are pleased to share the news that Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, Kitchen Curandera and Author of our first book reading: Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera, will be joining us for a live virtual book discussion and Q&A on April 13th.
Register below to secure your spot and join us in our upcoming book discussion!
Details of the Virtual Q&A Discussion
Date: Wednesday, April 13
Time: 1:00 -2:00 pm
Where: Virtual Zoom Discussion
About the Book: 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.
About the Author:
FELICIA COCOTZIN RUIZ is a curandera, author, indigenous foods activist, and natural foods chef whose work is deeply rooted in the healing properties of all earth medicines. Her business name came to be after friends lovingly called her "the kitchen curandera", as she was often creating healing foods and remedies in her tiny adobe kitchen.
Her work has been featured in Food & Wine, Spirituality & Health, and on Padma Lakshmi's Taste The Nation, among many other platforms. Felicia lives with her husband in Phoenix, Arizona where she works with the sun, the moon, and the elements, offering medicine workshops and one-on-one healing sessions for her community.