Some Latinos don’t trust Western mental health. That’s where Curanderos come in.”

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Maestra Grace and other curanderos interviewed by ©Karen Garcia of the Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2023. The online article features beautiful photographs by K.C. Alfred.

Curanderismo is the holistic approach to healing the mind, body and spirit. A person who can heal others by looking at the whole of the person (mind, body and spirit) is called a curandera.

There are other types of healers under the curanderismo umbrella, and each has their own approach based on their teachings. For example, Sesma’s teachings are rooted in Mexican and Indigenous culture.

Both healers and researchers say Latinos and other Southern Californians, who aren’t necessarily connected to the culture, often turn to curanderismo when they’ve felt Western medicine didn’t meet their needs.

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Medicine Walk in Mohawk Nation!

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Join Dr. Martha Libster and Tim Snyder for a Bamboo Bridge Global Tea House Event
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2023 10 AM – 4 PM
Mohawk Nation – Akwesasne, New York
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EVENT DETAILS

I. Healing Ritual with Plants
II. Medicine Walk to Cecelia’s Pharmacies
III. Braiding Sweetgrass Meditation 

Registrations Limited – First Come First Served

Registration Closing Saturday June 17, 2023
  
Venue in Akwesasne is 1 1/2 hour drive from Montreal – 3 Hour Drive from Syracuse
 
July 6 – Dr Martha Teaching in Syracuse 5 – 6:30 PM EST
“Integrative Precision Pharmacy”(Will be Broadcast for Attendees Not in Syracuse)
Suggested Honorarium for July 6 and 7 $300.
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Congratulations! Rose Hosler Wins the Daisy Award!

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Rose Hosler, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC
Healing Services
Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital
Mayfield Heights , OH
United States

Rose is truly a blessing to all the patients, families, and caregivers she encounters. Rose is always going above and beyond to support what is needed. One example of this is with a patient on 3 Seidman who was transitioning to hospice and having a hard time coping with pain and the transition home. Rose was asked to come up as soon as possible to support the patient with the nurse and nurse manager. She came to the unit within minutes and immediately started sitting, holding the patient’s hand, and talking in a calming voice to figure out what she could do to help the patient. Rose took over for the nurse manager rubbing the patient’s back and assumed care to create a connection one on one with the patient. Over the course of about 2 hours spent with the patient, Rose was able to help decrease the patient’s pain level from off the chart to a 2. She was also able to demonstrate interventions the patient could do at home to help with these episodes she was experiencing. Rose talked with the patient about her fears and anxiety and got the patient to be at a place of acceptance to transition home. This interaction truly demonstrates the care, compassion, and dedication Rose has to the patients she sees.

Another example of the impact Rose has been seen through her interaction with a caregiver. Rose had a caregiver who was dealing with the loss of multiple family members and was trying to give care and support to patients and families going through the end-of-life care. Rose was there to talk through what the caregiver was feeling and help push past the emotions and deal with the grief the caregiver was feeling. She was able to help relax and re-center the caregiver by providing reiki, aromatherapy, and offering other support touch. Rose was able to support this caregiver through such a difficult time and made an impact on how this caregiver can support others through grief. Her selflessness, empathy, and offering of support make a difference to everyone she encounters.

Congratulations to Sharlene Chisolm for being a recipient of the The Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program in 2022

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The Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program was launched in 2022 through a collaborative effort between the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) and the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA). Through this alliance, AHNCC and AHNA are partnering with other nursing organizations to increase inclusivity and diversity among our certificants and membership. 

Sharlene Chisolm is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Intensive Care Registered Nurse, proudly serving with the Greater New York City Chapter of the Black Nurses Association. Working on the Covid-19 frontlines emphasized her passion for helping people optimize their lives using lifestyle and plant medicine.  To further her studies she is studying functional medicine, cannabis medicine, and now pursuing board certification from the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation. She looks forward to serving the NYC communities in primary care and holistic nursing. AHNCC and AHNA are proud to offer this esteemed Fellowship to Carolyn Cros. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOLISTIC NURSING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

Congratulations to Carolyn Cros for being a recipient of the The Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program in 2022

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The Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program was launched in 2022 through a collaborative effort between the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) and the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA). Through this alliance, AHNCC and AHNA are partnering with other nursing organizations to increase inclusivity and diversity among our certificants and membership. 

Carolyn Cros has been a nurse since 2018 when she passed her NCLEX. In 2020 she started working in Oncology. Carolyn currently has a BSN and is currently pursuing a BSN-DNP at the University of Alabama. This program is a double major in Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Carolyn obtained this fellowship through the joint venture with NAHN (National Association of Hispanic Nurses). AHNCC and AHNA are proud to offer this esteemed Fellowship to Carolyn Cros. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOLISTIC NURSING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

HOLISTIC NURSING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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The Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program was launched in 2022 through a collaborative effort between the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) and the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA). Through this alliance, AHNCC and AHNA are partnering with other nursing organizations to increase inclusivity and diversity among our certificants and membership. The organizations choose recipients from their own membership. We are committed to uplift the contributions of holistic nurses from a wide range of backgrounds and identities, through knowledge sharing, that honors diverse healing traditions and perspectives. We serve to strengthen the holistic nurse specialty by broadening sociocultural awareness, in order to enhance our ability to provide optimal holistic care that is inclusive to all. This mission drives us to offer ourselves as instruments of healing, while also committing to equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice as unifying forces of equality.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.