Abuelita’s Remedios
La Cultura Cura Health Fair

Abuelita’s Remedios (Grandma’s Remedies) - La Cultura Cura Health Fair is a free culturally-based wellness & health gathering on Saturday, May 7th, 2022, from 10 am to 2 pm in East Los Angeles honoring our ancestral knowledge and healing practices featuring workshops, marketplace, activities, healthy food demo, culturally-relevant mental health resources, and more.

This gathering is organized by Meztli Projects, Indigenous Wellness Collective (IWC), and the Los Angeles Indigenous Peoples Alliance (LAIPA) with support from youth, Elders, and local community organizations.

Our gathering aims to connect our East LA Community to forms and practices of healing that our ancestors stewarded and gifted us, as-well-as help raise awareness of the services that are available to assist them in their daily lives, from mental health support to conflict resolution.

- en español -
Abuelita's Remedios - La Cultura Cura Feria de la Salud es una reunión gratuita de bienestar y salud basada en nuestra cultura el sábado 7 de mayo de 2022, de 10 am a 2 pm en el Este de Los Ángeles, que honra nuestro conocimiento ancestral y prácticas curativas con talleres, un mercado, actividades, demostración de alimentos saludables, recursos de salud mental culturalmente relevantes y más.

Esta reunión está organizada por Proyectos Meztli, el Colectivo de Bienestar Indígena (IWC) y la Alianza de Pueblos Indígenas de Los Ángeles (LAIPA) con el apoyo de jóvenes, ancianos y organizaciones comunitarias locales.

Nuestra reunión tiene como objetivo conectar a nuestra comunidad del este de Los Ángeles con las formas y prácticas de curación que nuestros antepasados nos administraron y nos regalaron, así como ayudar a crear conciencia sobre los servicios que están disponibles para ayudarlos en sus vidas diarias, desde apoyo de salud mental hasta la resolución de conflictos.

• Olivia Biera Perez (LA Healer) @la_healer
• Mayan Traditional Therapy @josefedericomunoz
• Elder Care Space / Indigenous Wellness Collective @indigenouswellnesscollective
• Hector Aguilar (Sciatica Pain Specialist)
• Stella Cruz @medicine_pathways
• Tepatiani Holistic Care / Melissa Montano Massage @mmmassage.online
• Gabby Alcala (massage booth) @luminous_body_theraphy
• Meztli Projects - Live Printing (Tote Bags & Giveaways) @meztliprojects
• Healing Rhythms Mental Health @healingrhythmsmh
• Daisy - Yerberia Mayahuel @yerberiamayahuel
• Peoples Yoga @peoplesyoga
• Ana Maria (Yoga) @movimientoentucorazon
• Marlene Aguilar - Food @irekuarhikua
• Mireya Gonzalez - Chichihualtia Lactation Specialist @chichihualtia
• Yohualitztli Ticitl (Doula) @yohualitztli_ticitl
• Hierbas de Mexico @hierbas_de_mexico
• WOC Sister Collective @wocsistercollective
• Latino Equality Alliance @somoslea
Program Schedule // Horario del Programa
10:00 am: Opening by / Bienvenida por Kelly Caballero (Tongva)
10:30 am: Music/Musica by/por Mignon Geli @mignongeli
11:00 am:
11:30 am: Bilingual Family Yoga with People's Yoga (Yoga Area)
12:00 pm: Special Community Recognition / Reconocimiento Especial de Comunidad
12:30 pm: Meditation for Elders / Meditación para Mayores with Stella Cruz (Yoga Area)
1:00 pm: Raquel Salinas and Shannon Rivers (Sobriety Dialogue)
1:00 pm: Yoga for Elders with Ana Maria (Yoga Area)
1:30 pm: Danza Azteca Xipetotec

Youth Focused Workshops / Talleres Para Jovenes
• Seed Ball Making (California Native Plants) by Nic Hummingbird @_native_hummingbird
• Tongva Foods Demo by Samantha Morales Johnson
• Mental Health Zine (Indigenous-focused) by Gicela Galvez

Kids Activities / Actividades Para Niños
• Yoga for Kids
• Native Plants Coloring by Ernestina Zavala

Demos
• Herbalism Demo by Daisy of Yerberia Mayahuel
• Healthy Indigenous Food Demo by Marlene Aguilar (IREKUARHIKUA)
Full schedule posted soon // horario completo publicado pronto
• LA Healer / Olivia Perez Biera
• Stella Cruz
• Yerberia Mayahuel / Daisy• Hierbas de Mexico
• Hector Aguilar (Mecanico de Huesos)
• Tepatiani Holistic Care / Melissa Montano
• Yohualitztli Ticitl (Doula)
• Ana Maria (Yoga for Kids)
• Mireya Gonzalez / Chichihualtia
• Elder Care Space / Spa para Mayores (Todo el Dia / All Day)
• Mayan Traditional Therapy / Terapia Tradicional (Todo el Dia / All Day)
• Live Printing / Serigrafia en En Vivo
• Bilingual Family Yoga with People's Yoga

• Youth Workshops / Talleres Para Jovenes
11:00 am (45 min workshop/taller)
12:00 pm (45 min workshop/taller)
1:00 pm (45 min workshop/taller)

• Children Activities / Actividades Para Niños
11:00 am (45 min)
12:00 pm (45 min)
1:00 pm (45 min )

• Face Painting / Pinta-Caritas (Todo el Dia / All Day)

Getting To The Event

Parking

Free parking is available in front of the library, enter through 3rd Street or Mednik Avenue.

Public Transportation

Bus and Light Rail options for public transportation can be found at this link.

Gold Line Metro

The L Line is a 31-mile light rail line running from Azusa to East Los Angeles via Downtown Los Angeles serving several attractions, including Little Tokyo, Union Station, the Southwest Museum, Chinatown and the shops of Old Pasadena. Wikipedia