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curandera

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cu·ran·de·ra  (krn-dâr)
n.
A woman who practices folk medicine; an herb doctor.

[American Spanish, feminine of curandero, healer; see curandero.]
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Noun1.curandera - a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans
healer, therapist - a person skilled in a particular type of therapy


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Inclusive of guidance through the basic elements of Toltec wisdom and the spiritual practice, tools for transformation such as exercises and ceremonies, an imaginary journey to Teotihuacan, information on the life after death, prophecies about the evolution of humanity, and biographical information on don Miguel Ruiz and his training with his curandera mother, Mother Sarita, Beyond Fear is provides the reader with an insightful understanding of the message and philosophy of Ruiz.
In 1940s New Mexico, a young boy faces evil with the help of a curandera, a spiritual guide.
Another friend who's Latina occasionally consults her curandera, and my Catholic aunt still trusts in the cures of shamans.
 
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