For the Mayans we can receive healing through the gifts of nature.
A good example is markets in Guatemala, which are paradise when it comes to herbs, plants, and natural remedies. Mother Earth is our pharmacy.
Mayan medicine never fails to impress me. It goes above and beyond what one could imagine is possible with natural remedies. The Mayans, as a matter of fact, were famous for performing surgery without the need to open up the body. They created a model of the brain that wasn't only exact when it came to how the brain looks, but it portrayed the neuronal connections, and explained the different functions and systems of the brain. Not to mention, they were amazing geneticists and their understanding of DNA was connected to understanding how we are in tune with the universe. And of course, they left us a deep science and explanations for the use of herbs, plants, and food in medicine.
Now, what is truly amazing is how incredibly holistic Mayan natural medicine is. For Mayan spiritual leaders a diagnosis is made up of two main parts:
1) Discovering the original source of the illness (whether it is mental, emotional or spiritual).
2) Discovering the symptoms this internal blockage causes in the body.
So, the cure is not only connected to healing the illness, but to healing the emotional source. It is in fact so holistic, that they figured out that specific mixes of plants and herbs help us cleanse emotionally and mentally, and in the end heal us physically.
In our private sessions, when the spiritual leaders prescribe medicine, they always give a warning: watch out for the strong effects. Most of our clients assume they will experience nausea, headaches, etc. But in truth, what they all experience is anger, sadness, anxiety, and more. And every time they ask us why this is happening, our spiritual leaders answer "Yes, those are the effects. And that is great news, it means the medicine is doing its job at cleansing the source of the illness." For it to come out, it must first come up. And Mayan medicine acknowledges that healing physically requires paying attention to the mental, emotional, and spiritual.
From cacao, to tobacco, to herbal mixes, Mayan medicines are powerful and their healing is so strong its effects can sometimes be felt immediately! Ajq'ijab' (Mayan spiritual leaders), herbalists and midwives study for a lifetime to know the secrets of these medicines. And we are very excited to work with some incredible Mayan Herbalists behind our Mayan Healing Herbs.