Board of Directors
Flordemayo
Flordemayo is a "Curandera Espiritu" (healer by divine spirit). Born in a
small town in the big highlands of Central America. She grew up in a family
of traditional healers, learning the art of “Curanderismo” in the
traditional way: taught from mother to daughter, generation to generation. She
worked from age four as her mother’s apprentice. She works with the sacred
breath, laying on of
hands, and application of herbs. She works directly with clients or just as effectively
with absent or distant healing Flordemayo has had the gift of being able to see
Work with the effects of physical, emotional and spiritual imbalance in the
energy system.
Flordemayo has worked with alternative western healers, Native American and
Mayan healers. She recieved her mayan priest training from Don Alejandro Cirilo
Perez Oxlaj a respected spiritual leader, and head of the Quiche Maya Council of
Elders. Flordemayo is now recognized as a “priestess” by the Maya. She is a
founding member and President of the Institute of Natural and Traditional Knowledge.
Flordemayo has been
a featured speaker on Curanderismo at many conferences on traditional medicine;
both within the United States and internationally in addition to alternative
healing practitioners, medical doctors, nurses and medical institutions
have recognize her knowledge and natural healing skills. Flordemayo is a
frequent presenter at international conferences such, as the Institute of Noetic
Sciences, Bioneers and recipient of the Martin de la Cruz Award for Alternative
Healing, a prestigious honor given by the International Congress of Traditional
Medicine.
Since 1999 Flordemayo has been a part of the
Wisdom of the Grandmother’s Foundation. Currently Flordemayo is a member of the
Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. Flordemayo and the grandmothers
have traveled around the world uniting people in a circle of prayer.
Patricio O. Dominguez
Patricio was born in the summer of 1949 in a small traditional community and
was cultured by the contact of not only his parents and Grandparents that lived
in the community but he was fortunate enough to have a Great grandmothers
influence until he was 13. His Great grandmothers specialty was herbs and his
grandmother healed by the power of touch now called massage.
At the age of five Patricio was presented in a public ceremony to the medicine
men to be blessed as a man of spiritual knowledge. In the summer of his life he
married a nice Navajo Lady in the Native Tradition. They have two children and
one Grandson. Patricio now lives in Albuquerque and is on the Board of Directors
of two other non-profit corporations and on the advisory committee of the
International Indigenous Coalition. He now dances with the tribe at four major
feasts per year.
Tribe: Piro Manso Tiwa
Education : Traditional and University of New Mexico
Emigdio Ballon
Emigdio Ballon, is a member
of the Quechua Indian culture and was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He earned his
Bachelors degree in agriculture at Major Bolivian University of Saint Simon in
Cochabamba, Bolivia and his Masters degree in plant genetics in Colombia. He
studied for his Doctorate at Colorado State University. As a plant geneticist he
has specialized in research on quinoa and amaranth grains and has published many
articles about them in both South and North America.
Emigdio has served as an organic certification inspector in the United States
and has made many presentations at major conferences on agriculture. He has
studied principles of bio-dynamic farming at the Josephine Porter Institute of
Applied Bio-Dynamics and continues to study and make presentations at various
seminars.
In his little free time,
Emigdio pursues research into germination techniques for a wide variety of
crops, including traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs and herbs indigenous to
Northern New Mexico. His other interests include seed saving and sharing,
bio-dynamic and organic farming and sustainable agricultural practices. He is
also involved with Native American organizations which stress the importance of
seed saving and promote the revival and continuation of traditional crops, both
nutritional and medicinal. He employs traditional Quechua techniques and rituals
which he learned at his grandfather’s side as a boy in Bolivia.
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