Sep 5, 2020Member-onlyDecolonizing Medicine: Reclaiming Our HealingWhat is a temazcal? Jose Alcina, a scholar at Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), describes a temazcal as a “mesoamerican steam bath”*. In essence, it is an integral part of traditional medicinal practices. In Mexico and Guatemala the nahuatl word temazcal or temazcalli refers to the “house of…Decolonization6 min readDecolonization6 min read
Aug 7, 2020Member-onlyMi’ijo, esto es racismoAny parent reading this will know, raising kids is a full time job. Conversations around identity, race, and ethnicity are a part of parenting and being a minority does not necessarily mean you automatically have all the answers. Latinx parents, like all parents, need to do their research. This is…Latinos4 min readLatinos4 min read