Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim: Reinforcing Our Roots Living Our Maya Heritage
  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Guiding Documents
  • Partners & Funders
  • Our Team/El Equipo
    • Our Team/El Equipo
    • Luis Marcos
    • Lola Marina Juan
    • Dominga "Tumy" Francisco
    • Domingo Alvaro
    • Lizandra Mateo Lorenzo
    • Cindy Toledo
    • Lucero Gonzalez Alvarado
    • Sandra Alvaro Francisco
    • Adaluz Garcia
    • Lic. Anix Pablo
    • Jorge Izquierdo
    • Evelyn Vargas
    • Jair Rodriguez
    • Leah Vinton
  • Programs
    • Maya Health Initiative
    • Maya Indigenous Peoples Human Rights >
      • Legal Services
      • Social Services
    • Maya Arts and Culture
    • Maya Education Initiative
    • Maya Regeneration Project
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • More
    • News and Events
    • Get Involved
    • Blog
    • CMPI Radio
    • CMPI Media
    • Maya Calendar
    • 2022 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SUMMIT
    • 2023 Indigenous Peoples Summit
  • OPORTUNIDADES

​Blog

Spreading the knowledge: Mayan Ancestral Medicine

6/4/2021

1 Comment

 
Picture
​At the beginning of this project, we proposed focusing our training of ancestral medicine on women. However, the community requested that we expand it out to include men. In order to respect their autonomy, the project is now being directed at five men and seven women between the ages of 13 and 58. This diversification of ages is an opportunity to exchange the knowledge that already exists about Mayan medicine, strengthen it, and guarantee its continuity for generations. 

Of seven planned modules, two have been carried out. These include 1) The history of Mayan medicine in indigenous peoples, and 2) The Mayan cosmogony and its relationship with Mayan medicine. These topics have strengthened the foundation of this ancient knowledge in the participants.

In most Mayan communities of Guatemala, the participation of women is minimal, since domestic responsibilities almost always fall on them, which makes it difficult for them to fully participate in different processes that benefit their family, their community, and themselves. At Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim, we know that the training of men and women is essential to collaborate in the construction of a society that offers equal conditions between genders. For this reason, in carrying out the modules of the Ancestral Medicine Project, we have created a space for the attention and care of the children of the participants with a person in charge of the space. In this way, the care of the participants’ five children is not an obstacle to their participation and learning.

In order for the training process on Mayan medicine to have a greater impact, and to deepen and provide more knowledge to the participants, we have had the collaboration of two experts on the subject, both of Q'eqchi Mayan origin. To ensure that language is not a barrier between the instructors and participants, we had the support of an interpreter. The information provided in the workshops is being collected and systematized for future learning. 

Recently, in Guatemala, new prevention measures have been issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic, suspending face-to-face learning. However, we believe that now more than ever we must strengthen knowledge about our millennial health system, so we are looking into continuing the process virtually.

For this project to have life, it is counting on the support of a team of five people as well as the Project Coordinator of the Maya Pixan Ixim Community in the Mayan territory. This work is made possible through the generosity of our donors.
Picture
Picture
1 Comment

Marisol Guerrero
12/22/2022 09:11:47 pm

Me gustaria aprender sobre la medicina ancestral de los Maya.

Gracias.

Marisol. Guerrero Aguirre

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    February 2023
    August 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    September 2020

    Categories

    All
    Blanca Flor
    Hurricane Relief
    Medicine

    RSS Feed

Picture
Contact Us
info@pixanixim.org
(402) 630-8106
​4913 S 25th St, Suite #1
Omaha, NE 68107
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
​© Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim: Reinforcing Our Roots Living Our Maya Heritage. All rights reserved.
  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Guiding Documents
  • Partners & Funders
  • Our Team/El Equipo
    • Our Team/El Equipo
    • Luis Marcos
    • Lola Marina Juan
    • Dominga "Tumy" Francisco
    • Domingo Alvaro
    • Lizandra Mateo Lorenzo
    • Cindy Toledo
    • Lucero Gonzalez Alvarado
    • Sandra Alvaro Francisco
    • Adaluz Garcia
    • Lic. Anix Pablo
    • Jorge Izquierdo
    • Evelyn Vargas
    • Jair Rodriguez
    • Leah Vinton
  • Programs
    • Maya Health Initiative
    • Maya Indigenous Peoples Human Rights >
      • Legal Services
      • Social Services
    • Maya Arts and Culture
    • Maya Education Initiative
    • Maya Regeneration Project
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • More
    • News and Events
    • Get Involved
    • Blog
    • CMPI Radio
    • CMPI Media
    • Maya Calendar
    • 2022 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SUMMIT
    • 2023 Indigenous Peoples Summit
  • OPORTUNIDADES