Woman Who Glows in the Dark
A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health

This is basically a personal memoir for the author and her transition from the Western medical world to her own spiritual approach to healing. I remember reading reviews on Amazon.com. She got a lot of venomous reviews from curanderas and such. They were upset that she actually wrote a book on this......more

I finished this book over a week trip to Fresno, CA. I was astonished by the intro to the book written by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. Her prose was poetry and she is a poet, psychoanalyst and cantadora. Let me share a few sentences I found most enchanting. "One takes into account not only the stor......more

The author is an RN, MSN and a curandera, an experienced teacher and student from numerous traditions. The explanations of traditional illnesses that curanderas treat were extremely revealing and educational to me as a different way to look at the human condition and how to treat human suffering in......more

This book is a wonderful blend of memoir, clinical information and spiritual guidance. It shares information on curanderismo in a very respectful way. As a Xicana I find this book to be a wonderful bridge between cultures. It creates a space that honors both traditional indigenous Mexicano healing a......more

I have had this book for a very long while, and it was not until my book group decided to read this as one of our selections that I actually made the time to read it. The timing was perfect for me! In this book I learned so much. It also reaffirmed my own spiritual practices and beliefs. Reading and......more