Pilipinx in Wellness

In Season 5, Episode 7, we talk with Manghihilots/Hilot Binabaylans, Kai Delgado-Pfeifer, Liza Bustillo and Earlando Engkanto.

Kai Delgado-Pfeifer (they/them) is a Filipinx American cultural organizer weaving community through ancestral farming, herbal healing and folk arts. Kai is based between New York City, the Philippines and Berlin.

Liza Bustillo (she/her) is a Bay Area mystika helping individuals reconnect to their deepest parts of themselves to continue their life purpose.

Earlando Engkanto (they/he/siya), founder of Balete Bodywork & Botanika, invokes the 5 natural elements (earth/fire/water/air/spirit) in their cultural medicine as a Hilot Binabaylan & Rootworker. As a queer, first-generation Pilipinx-American Bodyworker & Spiritual Herbalist, they carry Pilipino & Chinese Ancestry, settled on Kumeyaay Land, a.k.a. San Diego, CA and offers Philippine Hilot to diaspora through their paternal linage. Apprenticed under a family Manghihilot, then certified & trained under Luntiang Aghama & Kaïlūkuän. Earlando studied Holistic Health at SFSU and is a CMT in Asian Bodywork through Pacifc College of Health & Science. Outside of the Healing Arts, Earlando also works with local API communities in the T.V., film & theatre industry, can’t control their boisterous laugh, and is obsessed with the taste of li hing mui.

Follow Liza Bustillo:

Instagram: @kitaconsciousness

Booking website: calendly.com/kitaconsciousness

Follow Kai-Delgado Pfeifer:

Instagram: @lolas.apo

Website: https://www.kaidelgadopfeifer.com/

Follow Earlando Engkanto:

Instagram: @baletebodyworkbotanika

Website: https://hilothealingarts.square.site

Episode Resources:

Vipassana Meditation | https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/locations/directory

Angela Angel | Instagram: @otherwaysofseeing

Jamie Pesquiza Cardenas | https://www.magpiealchemy.com/ | Instagram: @magpiealchemy

Katuuran Lyn Pacificar | https://herbalaria.com/ | Instagram: @iamherbalaria

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In Season 5, Episode 6, we talk with Restorative Yoga Teachers, Liza Gesuden & Nirel Salazar.

Liza Gesuden (she/her/siya) is a certified Breathe 4 Change yoga instructor (500-ERYT) and teaches trauma-informed, accessible movement classes with BIPOC communities.

Nirel Salazar is a second-generation Filipino-American wellness entrepreneur, yoga teacher, and rest advocate working to educate and empower people to make rest a cornerstone of their holistic well-being. Specializing in Restorative Yoga, she integrates stillness, breath, sound healing, and cultural wellness practices to support deep rest, emotional release, and nervous system regulation.

After experiencing imposter syndrome, burnout, mental fatigue, and depression, Nirel discovered that wellness is not just about sleep, It’s about tending to the mind, body, and spirit with intention. Yoga became a path to healing and reconnection, inspiring her to guide others in finding their own rhythm of rest and renewal.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nirel offers restorative yoga sessions and events that incorporate sound healing, Reiki, and other restorative practices to deepen relaxation and self-reflection. At the heart of her work is a belief that rest is both a personal and collective act: one that nurtures resilience and reclaims space for softness, especially in communities historically denied it. Learn more at https://www.nireltheyogini.com.

Follow Liza Gesuden:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelza/

Follow Nirel Salazar:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nireltheyogini/

Website: https://www.nireltheyogini.com

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In Season 5, Episode 5, we have brought back Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino, Lead Physician at Love.Life | Clinical Advisor | Speaker Educator.

Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino is a board-certified family medicine physician and Doctor of Osteopathy with 15 years of experience specializing in disease prevention, longevity, and hormone optimization. She is a graduate of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed her residency at Westchester General Hospital and received additional training at the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr. Tolentino is also certified in Advanced Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Advocating for holistic care and a firm believer in the body’s innate ability to restore and revitalize itself, Dr. Tolentino is passionate about a root cause, whole-person approach to health.

At Love.Life, she is our lead functional medicine practitioner and oversees the personalized medical and wellness plans for members at our Los Angeles location. Prior to Love.Life, Dr. Tolentino served as a senior physician at Parsley Health.

She is a frequent expert contributor to publications, including Well+Good, MindBodyGreen, and Women's Health, and has been featured in Vogue and the Wall Street Journal. When not caring for her patients, Dr. Tolentino enjoys catching sunsets on the beach with her family and proudly advocating for her fellow young breast cancer thrivers.

Areas of Expertise: Integrative Primary Care, Functional Medicine, Hormone Optimization, Cancer Prevention + Nutrition, Osteopathic Medicine, Men’s + Women’s Health including fertility/prenatal/postpartum support, Longevity + Performance, Epigenetics + Nutrigenomics, Gastrointestinal Wellness, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Treatment + Prevention, Thyroid + Adrenal Support, Immune Resilience, and Cancer Prevention + Nutrition

📍 Learn more about Love.Life:

Website: https://www.love.life

Instagram: @theofficiallove.life

Facebook: @love.life.theofficial

LinkedIn: theofficiallovelife

Dr. Jaclyn Tolentino's Instagram: @drjaclyntolentino

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In season 5, episode 4, we talk with Social Ecology, Environmental Design & Food Systems Expert, Dr. Amber Heckelman, PhD.

Dr. Heckelman (she/her) has two decades of experience mobilizing research to advance sustainability, health and wellbeing, food security/sovereignty, climate resilience, and food systems transformation.

Follow Dr. Heckelman:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sa_loveandl...

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/amber-heck...

Episode Resources:

Grapes Of Wrath: The Forgotten Filipinos Who Led A Farmworker Revolution, By: Lisa Morehouse featured on Weekend Edition Saturday, September 19, 2015 on NPR (National Public Radio) https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/...

MASIPAG Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura | https://masipag.org Supporting local initiatives of resource-poor farmers and their organizations in confronting the threats to food security and sovereignty.

EWG's Clean Fifteen™ and Dirty Dozen™| https://www.ewg.org The Dirty Dozen™ are the top twelve types of produce found to have the highest levels of pesticide residue. In contrast, the Clean Fifteen™ ranks produce with the lowest pesticide contamination.

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In season 5, episode 3, for Pride Month, we talk with creator of Rebirth Garments, Sky Cubacub.

Sky Cubacub (They/Them/Theirs/Xey/Xem/Xyrs) is a nonbinary disabled Filipinx neuroqueer from Chicago, IL. They are the creator of Rebirth Garments, a line of wearables for trans, queer and disabled people of all sizes and ages, which started in summer 2014. Xey are the author of “Radical Visibility: a Queercrip Dress Reform Movement Manifesto” and the editor of the Radical Visibility Zine, a full color cut and paste style zine that celebrates disabled queer life. They also are a founding member of Radical Visibility Collective, which creates fashion performances with audio descriptive songs. Xey created Radical Fit, a free online queercrip DIY fashion program and fashion incubator with the Chicago Public Library which has a yearly summer celebration, Queer Radical Fair, at Ping Tom Park in Chicago. They are in the process of creating an online kids show about joyful disability access called “Sky and The Rebirth Warriors”. Xey have had over 60 fashion performances, lectures and has given workshops at galleries, museums, universities, and schools. Sky was named 2018 Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Tribune and was a 2019/2020 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist and a 2020 Disability Futures Fellow.

Follow Sky Cubacub: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebirthgarments?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Website: https://rebirthgarments.com/

Episode Resources: Rebirth Garments | https://rebirthgarments.com/ Custom made gender non-conforming wearables and accessories centering Non-binary, Trans, Disabled and Mad Queers of all sizes and ages.

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Past performances: (this show is all Filipinx models)

https://vimeo.com/283933821

https://vimeo.com/707090808

Museum shows I am in: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/design-and-disability https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/splash-a-century-of-swimming-and-style

In Season 5, episode 2, for Mental Health Awareness Month, we talk with Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Marinette Asuncion-Uy, PsyD.

Dr. Marinette Asuncion-Uy, PsyD (affectionately known as Dr. Nette) is a psychologist and first-gen Filipino immigrant. She uses social media to empower Filipinos through culturally informed therapy, teaching boundaries, and decolonizing mental health.

Follow Dr. Nette:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.brown.psych/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebrownpsych

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrownPsych

Website: www.thebrownpsych.com

Email: [email protected]

Episode Resources: The Hilom Collective | https://thebrownpsych.com/hilom-collective Creating a space for Filipinos across the globe to gather, to heal, to return to what has always sustained us. Delve into conversations & activities that honor Filipino mental health, ancestral wisdom, and the unique complexities of our shared experiences, all crafted with deep respect for our cultural identities.

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Credits: Episode Hosts: Sheena Katz (IG: @sheenakatz) & Cheryl Samson Ramirez (IG: @angelspointyoga). Our Video Editor is Harmonie T. Tangonan-Kwan (IG: ‪@harmoniousone‬). Our Creative Lead is Ritchie (IG: @ritchramirezart).

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For our Season 5 launch, we talk with Board Certified Adult & Pediatric Allergist and CEO of Family Center of Allergy and Asthma, Dr. Gina Dapul-Hidalgo.

Dr. Gina Dapul-Hidalgo (affectionately known as Dr. Dapul or Dr. Gina) is a board-certified adult and pediatric allergist in the Washington DC metropolitan area. She is the founder and CEO of Family Center for Allergy and Asthma in Rockville, Maryland. Her mission is to provide the highest quality of personal allergy and asthma care delivered with compassion, empathy, and respect.

Follow Dr. Gina: Instagram: @drdapul.allergy

Facebook: @drdapul.allergy

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrDapul.Allergy

Website: https://www.dapulallergy.com/

Episode Resources:

Find your local Allergist Provider:

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology | www.aaaai.org

A global organization to find allergists in your country. The leading membership organization of more than 7,100 allergists / immunologists and patients' trusted resource for allergies, asthma and immune deficiency disorders.

Monitor your local Pollen Count:

AAAAI's National Allergy Bureau™ | pollen.aaaai.org/#/

Your most trusted resource for accurate pollen and mold levels.

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Credits: Our Video Editor is Harmonie T. Tangonan-Kwan (IG: ‪@harmoniousone‬). Our Artistic Director is Ritchie (IG: @ritchramirezart). Episode Hosts: Sheena Katz (IG: @sheenakatz) & Cheryl Samson Ramirez (IG: @angelspointyoga).

For our final episode of Season 4, we talk with Senior Organizer at Pilipino Workers Center (PWC), Shekinah Deocares & attorney in family law & immigration law, Cheryl Deptowicz-Diaz.

Shekinah (she/her) is a Filipina organizer born and raised in Los Angeles. Since 2019, she has been at Pilipino Workers Center fighting with and for community for immigrant and worker rights and climate justice.

Cheryl Deptowicz-Diaz is an award-winning attorney and founder at Diaz Law Firm, a Southern California-based firm leading clients from the heart in the areas of family law, immigration, and litigation defense.

With over 17 years of legal experience, Cheryl helps her clients through our complex justice system. As an immigrant and woman of color raised in inner-city Los Angeles, Cheryl has a unique perspective and compassion for her clients.

Cheryl graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies. She attended the evening program at Southwestern University School of Law while she worked during the day. She clerked for the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office and the Alliance for Children’s Rights before earning her Juris Doctor in 2006. She is licensed by the State Bar of California and admitted in all California courts.

Her awards include the NAACP Excellence Award, Distinguished Service Award, Asian American Studies Highest GPA Award, Southwestern Law Writing Achievement Award, SuperLawyers, and Lawyers of Distinction, and more.

Cheryl volunteers throughout Southern California and Northern Mexico conducting Know Your Rights workshops. In all of her endeavors, she aims to bridge systemic divisions of race, sex, gender, and class.

This episode was edited by Cheryl Samson Ramirez (IG: @angelspointyoga). Our in-house designer is Ritchie (IG: @ritchramirezart). Hosts: Sheena Katz (IG: @sheenakatz) & Cheryl Samson Ramirez.

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For our eleventh episode of Season 4, we talk with Lisa Gonsalves, Reiki Practitioner and Sound Bath Facilitator.

I’m Lisa Gonsalves, a proud guardian of healing arts nestled in the vibrant heart of Los Angeles. As a Reiki and Sound Bath Practitioner, my journey is more than just a practice. It’s an exploration of my Filipino heritage, a bridge to connect with our wise elders and ancestors to our collective descendants. I am committed to better understand generational traumas and sharing my experiences. Let’s rediscover our inner strength together, one breath, one sound, one healing touch at a time. Join me on this transformative journey.

This episode was edited and produced by Cheryl Samson Ramirez (IG: @angelspointyoga). Our in-house designer is Ritchie (IG: @ritchramirezart). Host: Sheena Katz (IG: @sheenakatz).

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For our tenth episode of Season 4, we talk with Dr. Stephanie Cariaga, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Teacher Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Stephanie Cariaga, PhD, has served the wider Los Angeles community for over eighteen years as a high school and middle school literacy teacher, founding member of the People’s Education Movement, and now an associate professor in teacher education at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Rooted in radical feminist epistemology that centers wholeness, healing, and intimacy, her teaching and research examines the intersections between healing justice, critical literacy, and critical teacher sustainability. She is inspired by her best teachers – her kids Laila and Catalino.

This episode was edited by Kathleen Torio (IG: @itskathleenkristine). Our in-house designer is Ritchie (IG: @ritchramirezart). Host: Sheena Katz (IG: @sheenakatz) and Producer: Cheryl Samson Ramirez (IG: @angelspointyoga)

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