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Doña Julia Julieta Casimiro

By Jesuita Natalia Pineda Casimiro — 2007

The following is a version of an interview I held over several days in September 2006 with my mother, Doña Julia Julieta Casimiro, one of the most distinguished representatives of the traditions of the thousand-year-old Mazatec culture, which is centered in the northern mountains of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.

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What Is Plant Spirit Medicine?

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Pray Every Day for the Waters of the Earth~

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Listening in with . . . Grandmother Flordemayo: Seeding the Future

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An Introduction to Rest

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The Emotion Missing From the Workplace

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Feeling Weighed Down by Regret? What Helps Me Let Go

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An Introduction to Ayahuasca

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An Introduction to Forest Bathing

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Connection with Nature