CEUs Altars and Rituals

“Altars and Rituals: Creating Safe Spaces for Epigenetic Ancestral Healing”

LatinxTherapy Sponsored CEU Virtual Course for LCSWs, LMFT, ACSW, MFTI

3 CEUs provided by CALMFT

Curated and Led by: Cynthia Alonzo Perez, LCSW  of Rooted in Reflection

BBS CA#29856

Date: Selected dates listed

10am-1pm

3hours, 3 CA CEUs for therapists

Healers are welcome to join but will not have a  CEU Certificate.

Course title: "Altars and Rituals: Creating Safe Spaces for Epigenetic Ancestral Healing”

Materials to bring to Virtual Course: A journal, a pen/pencil, a picture of your family (on your phone is fine).

Course Syllabus

Course Objective: There is so much new research, data and books written on Epigenetics and the healing properties of Ancestral wisdom and rituals. This course will used a de-colonized approach at creating safety and routine through our epigentic joy and ancestral wisdom. This course serves to help clinicians introduce techniques to tone our nervous system through cultural practices and rituals that may be calling to a client through Epigenetics.

This course considers the intergenerational experience and traumatic impacts of colonialism on the loss of cultural practices and the way we have coped with identity loss. This course presents ideas to create culturally impactful connections with client’s using ancestral wisdom from their lineage.

Learning Objectives:

Increase the awareness of the effects of colonialism and stress on our nervous system.

Provide common language for clinicians to explain the cost to our wellness based on inherited Epigenetics and the benefits of it.

Build connection through creating altars and rituals to provide mindfulness and structure.

Outcomes;

1.Participants will be able to explain what Epigenetics is and how it impacts us.

2.Participants will increase their knowledge of epigenetic evolution and ways to use family history as a reference point for resiliency.

3. Participants will be able to identify legacy burdens and support ancestral healing as a tool for client wellness.

4.Participants will gain knowledge in how to help their clients create a safety in their lives by creating personalized altars and wellness rituals rooted in their ancestral knowledge and history.

Works Cited

Avila, E., & Parker, J. (2000). Woman who glows in the dark: A Curandera reveals traditional Aztec secrets of physical and Spiritual Health. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin.

Buenaflor, E. (2018). Cleansing rites of curanderismo: Limpias Espirituales of ancient Mesoamerican shamans. Bear & Company.

Estes, Clarissa Pinkola. Women Who Run with Wolves. Rider, 1992.

Gutiérrez Natalie Y. The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color. New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2022.

Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz, et al. “Perinatal Depression Treatment Preferences among Latina Mothers.” Qualitative Health Research, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Feb. 2014, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4054671/.

Menakem, Resmaa. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Penguin Books.

MONTEAGUT, LORRAINE. Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color. CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS, 2023.

Nuñez, Alicia, et al. “Machismo, Marianismo, and Negative Cognitive-Emotional Factors: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.” Journal of Latina/o Psychology, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Nov. 2016, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102330/.

Parnell, Laurel. Tapping in. ; a Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources through Bilateral Stimulation. ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited, 2010.

Raheem, Octavia F. Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change. Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2022.

WOLYN, MARK. It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle. VERMILION, 2022.

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Any concerns or questions email cynthia@rootedinreflection.org