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What if traditional healing practices could transform your postpartum experience?

In this episode, Maranda Bower and Panquetzani, founder of Indigimama, dive into the world of natural postpartum healing, exploring Mesoamerican medicine and Mexican folk healing practices.

They discuss essential postpartum tools like the faja wrap and sobadas massage, and emphasize the importance of community support during postpartum recovery. This episode is a powerful guide for postpartum providers seeking to integrate holistic, traditional postpartum care practices rooted in ancient wisdom into modern support for new mothers.

Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/honoring-ancestral-wisdom-the-power-of-la-cuarentena-in-modern-healing-with-panquetzani-ep-182

KEY TIME STAMPS:

02:05 - Exploring the essence of Mesoamerican healing and the curandera approach
04:33 - Realizing the value of traditional knowledge through pregnancy
05:27 - Understanding the role of the curandera in holistic health
08:42 - Discovering the traditional postpartum faja wrap and its benefits
10:18 - The harm of modern waist trainers vs. traditional fajas
14:15 - The power of postpartum sobadas (massages) for healing
17:19 - Community-centered care during the 40-day cuarentena
18:16 - Selfless acts of service during cuarentena
19:00 - Rejecting patriarchal pressures and embracing community support
24:28 - Practicing cultural respect in Indigenous postpartum care
26:19 - Understanding your role as an honored guest in Indigenous traditions
27:43 - The depth of Indigenous practices beyond physical healing
28:52 - Embracing the sacred slow pace of Indigenous healing
 

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Panquetzani "Pahn-KETS-ah-nee" breathes life into ancestral traditions, offering time-tested wellness practices inspired by Mesoamerican medicine and Mexican folk healing. Using inherited Indigenous knowledge from her Valley of Mexico and Northern Mexican lineages, Panquetzani has dedicated herself to healing la matriz and disseminating Indigenous wellness practices to her people. In 2012, Panquetzani founded Indigemama: Ancestral Healing as a direct response to the womb wellness needs of her communities. Panquetzani provides online and in-person programs, healing services and education worldwide. Today, Panquetzani has ushered over 8,000 BIPOC members thro

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