Rooted in Heritage, Crafted for You
I am an Ayurvedic Curandera whose path weaves together the ancient healing systems of Ayurveda with the ancestral medicine of the Americas - curanderismo, ritual, and plant spirit healing. I walk with the intention of keeping these ancient ways alive while making them accessible for the modern world.
For me, life itself is ceremony. Cooking, tending plants, sitting in circle, moving with the moon - these are not separate from healing, but the very heart of it.
Through my work, I guide people into:
Ceremonial living — learning to honor each day as sacred
Ayurvedic wisdom — eating, resting, and living in rhythm with the elements and seasons
Plant medicine integration — tending body, mind, and spirit after ceremonial work
Lineage remembrance — reconnecting with the Earth, ancestors, spirit intuition, and the threads that bind us
About Yuri…
My Journey
My story began in my hometown, watching and interning with my grandmother, observing curanderos and curanderas using their hands, herbs, oils, and animals to heal people. When I decided to follow my elders' steps, I was already in the US, so I had to start from the very beginning.
To gain the credentials needed to touch and diagnose in this system, I first studied Western herbalism with renowned teachers Rosemary Gladstar and Matthew Wood. Matthew spoke extensively about the constitutions of herbs, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, planting seeds that would guide my path forward.
I continued at the School of Integrated Medicine, learning nutrition and various dietary approaches. This led me to dive fully into Ayurveda under my beloved teacher Dr. Vasant Lad, whose wisdom became foundational to my practice. I expanded further with Japanese medicine, Oriental diagnosis, Shiatsu, and Acupuncture, building a complete foundation for diagnosis and treatment.
Yet I felt the spiritual dimension was incomplete, so I returned to my roots in curanderismo, reconnecting with my lineage. While in a ceremony with my elders, a voice whispered "the Amazon," so I listened, I spent a couple of months in the Amazonian jungle, generous teachers from the Shipibo tribe took me under their wings, sharing their profound healing ways and plant medicine wisdom.
Each teacher, each tradition, each sacred encounter added stones to my mesa, wich means = “shamanic medicine bundle” that serves as both portable altar and living testament to this woven path. My mesa holds the prayers, the medicines, and the wisdom of my teachers and ancient ancestors, bridging the ways of those who came before with the healing knowledge I’ve gathered from around the world; it is also a living bridge to the unseen — a way to listen for guidance from spirit allies and hold space for psychic and intuitive knowing.
Through this journey, I've studied the principles of both East and West, weaving together a whole-istic approach where all teachings become like paintbrushes for a new canvas. At its heart, medicine is art - as the Mayans believed. My journey continues, with more colors awaiting ahead, as we paint an infinite rainbow of healing possibilities.
I believe in healing that is practical and mystical, grounded and luminous. Clients often tell me they walk away with a sense of hope, lightness, and recognition — as if remembering something ancient within themselves.
My Offerings
Private sessions (Ayurvedic + ceremonial healing, integration)
Seasonal cooking workshops and circles
Sacred plant medicine retreats and community gatherings
Online teachings and newsletters