As the second of four courses on Curanderismo, the art of Hispanic/Latino traditional medicine, this course focuses specifically on traditional healing of the body. As an educational and cultural platform, this course will share a number of traditional body therapies.
Learners will not become certified traditional healers at the completion of this course but will be able apply basic principles or traditional medicine for health and illnesses. They will become familiar specifically with the traditional treatment of Empacho (intestinal blockage), Manteadas (shawl alignments), Ventosas (fire cupping), Hidroterapia (healing with water), and other topics such as the Huesero (bone setter).
Future Curanderismo courses include:
Traditional Healing of the Mind, Energy and Spirit: Temazcal (sweatlodge), Limpias (energetic/spiritual cleansings), Risaterapia (laugh therapy) and other topics.
Global and Cultural Influences of Traditional Healing: African tradition, Afro Latino from Cuba and Puerto Rico, Native American spiritual cleansings and Mayan acupuncture and other topics.
REQUIRED TEXTS
Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Medicine without Borders by Eliseo Torres
Curandero: Traditional Healers of Mexico and the Southwest by Eliseo Torres with Imanol Miranda
Where to buy:
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/curanderismo-art-traditional-medicine-without-borders
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/curandero-traditional-healers-mexico-and-southwest
OPTIONAL TEXTS
Curandero: A life in Mexican Folk Healing by Eliseo Torres & Tim Sawyer
Healing with Herbs & Rituals: A Mexican Tradition, Eliseo Torres, edited by Tim Sawyer
Where to buy:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/curandero-torres-eliseo-cheo/1120135382?ean=9780826336415&st=PLA&sid=BNB_1341481610&sourceId=PLAGoNA&dpid=tdtve346c&2sid=Google_c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3_6LmYev3gIViuNkCh3IPgUyEAQYASABEgLYXfD_BwE
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/healing-with-herbs-and-rituals-torres-eliseo-cheo/1120135381?ean=9780826339621&st=PLA&sid=BNB_825204424&sourceId=PLAGoNA&dpid=tdtve346c&2sid=Google_c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrrvswYev3gIVBsRkCh3BXQCHEAQYASABEgLnl_D_BwE
PODCAST:
Blubrry podcast - https://www.blubrry.com/normallol/41068835/normal-lol-63-depersonalization-mental-wellness-curanderismomexican-traditional-healing-with-eliseo-cheo-torres/
Itunes Episode 63 - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/normal-lol-depersonalization-derealization-anxiety/id1065740418?mt=2
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Patient Treatment
Status: Manual Therapy
Manual Therapy
Beginner·Course·14 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Sep 2, 2020
Good complement and continuation of other courses offered by UNM and Dr. Torres. Always nice to see the practitioners in action and explaining what they do and why. Very useful overview.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 7, 2019
I wish the instructional videos with Rita were much longer, it is clear she is an experienced, thorough healer.
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 20, 2019
Great course! It was neat to see some of the things I was taught by family be reinforced. Definitely will help me live better.
4.0
·Reviewed Mar 22, 2020
Knowledgeable and interesting but not very challenging. Many typos in the quizzes.
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 21, 2020
I really love this course and I highly recommended it as well. Love learning all these techniques!
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 17, 2024
This is a great course, I've incorporate some of these techniques in my business.
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 20, 2020
This course was very informative and interesting.
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 13, 2021
A fantastic course, full of excellent demonstrations and ancient wisdom
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 25, 2020
Very useful and amazing technique for me. It is very easy to learn from the teacher and l the instructor. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to learn this course.
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 3, 2020
Thank you so much for the very emotional, good-hearted, deep, and applicable knowledge! To improve pls consider, that in some video position is closed and not totally seen the hands movement.
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 5, 2019
VERY PRACTICAL AND EASY TO LEARN. THE TECHNIQUES WERE very deep and sacred !Thanks
4.0
·Reviewed Mar 3, 2019
very interesting introduction to the healing curanderismo arts
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ZAMORA
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 7, 2020
Muy intresante en trabajo con el cuerpo a traves de la medicina tradicional, aprender con excelentes Maestros y curanderos.
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Aung
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·Reviewed Jul 25, 2020
Very useful and amazing technique for me. It is very easy to learn from the teacher and l the instructor. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to learn this course.
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Xista
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·Reviewed Jun 21, 2019
Great course! It was neat to see some of the things I was taught by family be reinforced. Definitely will help me live better.
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Ana
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 8, 2019
I wish the instructional videos with Rita were much longer, it is clear she is an experienced, thorough healer.
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Armando
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·Reviewed Mar 6, 2019
VERY PRACTICAL AND EASY TO LEARN. THE TECHNIQUES WERE very deep and sacred !
Thanks
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Gustavo
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 2, 2020
3xcelente curso de medicina alternativa y muy tradicional.
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Elisa
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·Reviewed Sep 1, 2020
me gusto mucho, informacion muy util y muy bien explicado
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Felina
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·Reviewed Apr 29, 2024
My great grandmother was a trained Curandera from New Mexico. I never got to meet her but her son, my Grandfather, use to do similar healing modalities on me as a child when I was sick or not feeling well. He passed by the time I was 7 but I never forgot what he did. As an adult I have always been drawn to medicine that wasn't mainstream. It wasn't until my late 20's I realized I was the Healer of the family and have dove head first into educating myself in ALL and anything I can find. I have gotten Master Reiki Teacher training, I have trained under a local Healer in my community, and I also have completed all 4 UNM Online Courses for Curanderismo. I want to say Thank you Professor Cheo for all you have done for education for us here in New Mexico.
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evelyn
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·Reviewed Mar 29, 2020
Over all I really enjoyed learning with videos, its been a blessing that I had started taking this course before the pandemic, while in quarantine it gave me time to fish it faster. All the teachers had so much knowledge and wisdom, thank you for opening the doors to a possible career in natural healing. I wish it had more information about the plant oiments needed. Over all it was a great free course, it had amazing presentations. Thank your creating this wonderful course, I has definitely enriched my life.
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Gabriel
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 5, 2025
Many of the different aspects of the course brings home many ways of things I experience as a child. Moreover, this course gives me a greater appreciation for the elders that have now all gone to live with the Ancestors. I am very grateful for the presenters and volunteers that have put this important learning experience together for me to realign myself with the ways of "Ole" and help make a greater impact within the Holistic and Traditional needs for a body's Healing. I thank you kindly.
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Svajune
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 10, 2020
I was fascinated and impressed by the people who shared their knowledge.
Everyone would be happy to meet such a person in their life.
During the course I gained a lot of clear, useful and specific knowledge.
The training material is perfectly prepared, the therapeutic movements of the massage are demonstrated really wonderful and it's very acceptably clearly explained how to do it correctly and what tools to use.
Thank you very much
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Olivia
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 24, 2020
This course allowed me to explore medicine in a way that I have not been exposed to before. The demonstrations showed that healing can be performed for a variety of ailments and illnesses quite effectively, and I look forward to being able to apply some of these practices when I become a physician.
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EVELYN
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 1, 2021
This is great for all who are trying to stay away from all this medications. That are affecting us more that the actually sickness itself. I will continue now to learn as much as possible thank you we are consuming.
Looking forward to one day going the University of New Mexico and meeting you all.
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Nicola
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 30, 2019
I found this course on traditional healing very interesting and engaging. It has a lot of good advice on treating various ailments and also how to enhance health and wellbeing for the different life stages. My thanks to the educators and course organisers.
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Richard
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 11, 2020
Nunambo Eliseo Torres, and the university of Mexico for bring this knowledge for mayombe decendant on the island of Saint Lucia. it will help me to help others and also provide better for my self and love ones, acheee'o e kadi nzambi.
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MIREYA
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 27, 2020
Very useful course, I love the way they explained in spanish, because its easier for me to share it's content. I appreciate the value you give to traditional's ways of healing present in latin american.
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Lilit
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 4, 2020
Thank you so much for the very emotional, good-hearted, deep, and applicable knowledge! To improve pls consider, that in some video position is closed and not totally seen the hands movement.
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Mauro
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 2, 2020
Good complement and continuation of other courses offered by UNM and Dr. Torres. Always nice to see the practitioners in action and explaining what they do and why. Very useful overview.
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Tawni
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 1, 2019
Such a wonderful course. Thank you so much. I feel empowered to use these techniques to help myself and my family.
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Arlette
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 22, 2020
I really love this course and I highly recommended it as well. Love learning all these techniques!