In this episode, the Braga sisters sit down with Kayla Guardado—a yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, and somatic curandera—to talk about reclaiming identity, honoring ancestry, and finding rebellion in healing. Kayla shares her journey from Honduras to the U.S., the “be safe, achieve more” mindset so many first-gens inherit, and how grief cracked her heart open and redirected her life’s work. We get into layered healing, why “witchy” is a reclamation, and simple ways to come back to your center when the world feels loud.

We also cover: teaching beyond the classroom, generational joy and generational trauma, and building daily rituals that keep you grounded.

Resources & Terms Mentioned

• Keyla’s Website  with free meditations and somatic practices 
• Connect with Keyla on IG
• Curandera (n.): Spanish for “medicine woman”—ancestral healer blending body, spirit, community, and earth-based practices.

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