Rosita Arvigo is a life-long empirical herbalist with a doctorate of Naprapathy. Her obsession and passion have been medicinal plants of the Americas and abdominal therapy. Plants and their relationship to human health has been the primary focus of her professional... and personal life. She is the author of numerous books on Maya medical plants and healing practices and many other topics. She shares stories and anecdotes about her thirteen-year apprenticeship with Belize’s most famous Maya healer, Don Elijio Panti. She answers questions about this fascinating area of ancient Maya culture still practiced today in Maya communities throughout Belize, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras.
Don Elijio Panti (1893-1996) gained international recognition as one of the last living links of an ancient Maya system of healing that employs medicinal plants, massage, acupuncture, herbal and sweat baths, and prayers to effect cures on a wide range of maladies.
Rosita was very close to Don Elijio in his final years, and in addition to this knowledge, she will impart some of her experiences and anecdotes about this fascinating man who was one of Belize’s last living links to thousands of years of Maya knowledge.
16 июл 2023
