In this 90-minute online session, renowned ethnobotanist and curandera Dr. Rocío Alarcón offers an illuminating overview of the Ecuadorian Limpia, the ancestral ceremony of energetic cleansing and restoration. Rooted in the deep traditions of the Amazon and the Andes, the Limpia is more than a ritual of purification; it is a dialogue between the healer, the plants, and the spirit of the person receiving the healing.
Dr. Rocío will introduce the variety of plants traditionally used in Limpia for cleansing, protection, and balance, explaining how their properties and energies are chosen according to the person’s needs. She will also explore an essential yet often overlooked aspect of the practice: after the ceremony, the healer observes the condition and appearance of the used plants to gain insight into the source and nature of the illness or imbalance – a living form of plant divination and diagnosis.
This webinar provides a rare overview of Limpia practice, bridging ethnobotanical science with ancestral healing wisdom, and inviting participants to reconnect with the living intelligence of the plants that sustain and guide this sacred tradition.
The webinar will start at 3pm NYC / 8pm UK / 9pm CEST. A recording will available for all ticket holders for 30 days.
About Rocío
Dr. Rocίo Alarcόn has a PhD in Ethnopharmacology from UCL (UK) and is the Director of the IAMOE Centre in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In addition to her academic credentials she is a Curandera (healer). She has spent over 45 years working with ethnic groups in the tropical rain forest and the Andes Mountains of Ecuador as well as the Basque Country, Spain. She offers workshops in UK, Ireland, Portugal, USA, etc. She practices and teaches about Curandera (shamanic healing ceremonies), that she called the art and science of curandera, a knowledge that she received via the lineage of her mother and grandmother who were born in the Andes of Ecuador, the place where she was born too, at the foot of the Pichincha volcano.
Her interests are the practices with master plants and the techniques of healing ceremonies with hummingbirds (knowledge from her ancestry, and her creations), in Ecuador, and research about ethnobotany and biodiversity. She practices the science of Rohipping (closing the hips) an ancestral practice from her lineage.
She offers workshops and healing treatments for different organisations and people at Iamoe center in the Amazonia region in Ecuador and around the world.
Publications in different Journals Ethnopharmacology and others.
Publication about the Oracle of the hummingbirds
Website: www.iamoe.org
