
Reflections from Comadre Marisol Valencia Rincon, AMFT, Psychology Student, Circle Keeper Bendiciones Comadres My name is Marisol Valencia Rincon, y es un honor compartir in this month’s newsletter. For the past three years, I have been intentional in participating in healing sacred circles as part of my healing journey. Being willing to try something new is […]
Continue ReadingReflections from Comadre Lauren Padilla-Valverde, The National Comadres Committee Member since 2013 My Dreams Metabolize My Ancestor’s Pain: Buen Dia, Ba’ax ka wa’alik Comadres far & wide – I want to tell you a story. It is a story about a “presentimiento” a sense or feeling about something imminent that I have been carrying for many years and […]
Continue ReadingMaestro José Montoya was part of many circles, but for over 25 years he was part of El Círculo de Hombres, which brought healing and support to thousands of men through the reintegration of ceremony, carnalismo, and kinship. He served on NCN’s Board of Directors, as the voice of elders, since the organization’s inception. His contributions […]
Continue ReadingReflections from Comadre Laura Tinajero National Comadres Committee Member since 2013 Greetings Comadres Even as a young child the spring marked for me a new year. It is a time for new beginnings, a time full of family traditions and celebrations. My favorite time of the year! Like most Mexican immigrants in the Salinas Valley, my […]
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