
Photo by Isaac Quesada
The Temascal (chuj)
The traditional Mesoamerican sweat bath and its perinatal uses, written in Spanish and English. The Spanish version may be found online at https://www.midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/el-temascal-chuj/
Photo by Isaac Quesada
The traditional Mesoamerican sweat bath and its perinatal uses, written in Spanish and English. The Spanish version may be found online at https://www.midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/el-temascal-chuj/
Sarah Proechel es una estudiante de la partería y la medicina de hierbas. Vive en Nueva York en la valle de Hudson con su esposo y dos hijos hermosos, Leo (10) y Eliot (2). Sarah tiene una pasión para la partería indigena y tradicional and encantaría ver muchos puentes construidos de amor y entender entre las parteras del norte industrializado y las culturas tradicionales de Latinoamerica. Su libro, Voces de las Comadronas Mayas: Historias de Parteras del area Mam de Guatemala fue publicado en 2005 y se lo puede conseguir en www.lulu.com/mayamidwives. Pronto lo va a publicar en español también. Se puede contactar Sarah en [email protected].
Sarah Proechel is a doula, herbalist and student of midwifery. She graduated from Goddard College in 2004 with a degree in Health Arts and Sciences and a focus on midwifery and herbal medicine. Sarah lives in upstate New York with her husband Rick and her sons Leo, nine, and Eliot, one.
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