Nepantla Healing and Conulting

CURRENT WORK and SERVICE
• Principal, Nepantla Healing and Consulting

• Program Director, Racial Healing Initiative

• Healer's Council, Decolonizing Wealth Project

• Toltec Energy Healing, Personal/Ancestral Healin, Curandera

• Author Real World Mindfulness for Beginners, Mindfulness Teacher

• Founder, Moons Rising Women's Circle

• Adjunct Professor, California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)

• Public Speaking; In person and Online workshops/trainings/facilitation

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PAST PRESENTATIONS AND GATHERINGS

• Community care and belonging workshop - Nov 2022 City of San Leandro Resilience Hubs

• Nepantla: Exploring Indigenous and Toltec Healing and Transformation, Reimagine, Sept 2022

• Dancing Earth Retreat, Rose Ceremony and Teachings Sept 2022 and 2023

• Empowering Womxn of Color Conference, Panel April 2022, Berkeley, CA

• Fairy Congress Online Summit Jan 2022

• Latino Community Foundation, Ceremony for Donor Giving Circle March 2022 and grantees April 2022

• One Project Retreat, Ceremony and Facilitation, December 2021

• Fall Gathering Commonweal, Ceremony Oct 2021 & November 2022

• Intro Toltec Breath & Energy Practices, California Institute of Integral Studies Oct 9-10, 2021

• Rites of Passage 20/20 Vision, Ceremony, Soul Support Mama Team, Massachusetts, Aug 2021

• Lunar Eclipse Toltec Ceremony & Retreat, Four Springs, Middletown CA, May 24-28, 2021

• 21st Annual Fairy and Human Relations Congress Salem, OR July 2021 and 2022

• Plant Spirit Herbalism Summit, Opening Speaker, March 2021

• Decolonizing Wealth Healing Summit, Online Healing Practitioner March 2021

• Reimaigine: National Covid-19 Memorial Day, Online Fire Ceremony, March 2021

• Speaker, Glide Memorial: Women's History Month. March 2021

• Time of the Sixth Sun: Toltec Teachings Course Series, Chicago Healer Collective, Feb-March 2021

• Time of the Sixth Sun: Toltec Workshop 2021-2026 & Beyond, Rites of Passage Project, January 2021

• School of Women's Activism. Healing thru Generations Intergenerational Panel, AF3IRM, January 2021

• Genesis Healing Institute Liberation Aceademy, Healer Interview & Online Workshop, January 2021

• Commonweal Online Winter Solstice Fire Ceremony, December 2020

• Love Wins: A Time to Heal, A Time to Build, Thrive East Bay, December 2020

• Gratitude Gathering, Reimagine & Marked by COVID, November 2020

• School of Becoming, Indigenous and Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Life, November 2020

• Feminine Frequency Festival: Live Presentations Toltec Calendar/Practices, Aug 2020 & Jan 2021

• Healing Summit: Ceremony for BIPOC Grantmakers, Decolonizing Wealth, October 2020

• Death and Dying, Science and Non-Duality Online Conference Oct 2020

• TRACC 4 MOVEMENTS Healer Training Program Instructor, LEVEL 1 Sept-Nov 2020

• On Indigenous Wisdom for Healing Trauma, Sherri Mitchell in conversation with

Brenda Salgado, CIIS Public Programs, August 2020

• Honor Lives Lost, candle-lighting ritual for incarcerated people lost to COVID-19, multiple dates 2020

• Opening blessing, "Somethin’ Ain’t Right”, online reading of play by Kelly Curry, August 2020

• Mind Oasis, Author Spotlight and Bookclub, July 2020

• Future of Religion and Interspirituality Online Gathering, Spiritual Guidance, June 2020

• Teaching Well, Online Staff Rose and Blessing Ceremony, June 2020

• Wilds Beyond Climate Justice, Opening/Closing Ceremony and Workshop Presenter, June 2020

• Planting Yams: Sustaining Resiliency Through Healing, moderator, Sonya Renee & Mona Haydar

• Ford Foundation, Online Workshop, Coping with Grief and Uncertainty, May 2020

• Thrive East Bay, Pandemic as Portal: A Conversation on Transformation and Liberation, April 2020

• Sonoma State University, Indigenous Wisdom & Well-Being, Online workshop, April 2020

• Herbal Highway Interview, Answering the Call of Our Ancestors, March 2020

• Volunteer Training, Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic, March, 2020

• Farrelly Pond Neighborhood, Neighbor Meet and Greet Dinner, March 2020

• Latino Community Foundation, Roots of Latino Power Retreat, Ceremony and Training, February 2020

• Community Elder Blessing Ceremony for Samsarah Morgan, February 2020

• MLK Lead to Life Community Rose Healing Ceremony, January 2020

• Sagrada processional, Virgen de Guadalupe Ceremony, December 2019

• Sonoma State University, Hub. Student Year End Clearing Ceremony, December 2019

• Restorative Circle for Planting Justice, November 2019

• Invited Spiritual Leader/Participant, The Future of Religion and (Inter)Spirituality,  October 2019

• Graphic Mural / Timeline, Planting Justice 10 Year Anniversary Event, September 2019

• Presenter, Life Force Conference, Sept 2019

• Wild Woman Fest, New Lebanon NY, August 2019

• Core Faculty, Creating Freedom Movements, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020

• Invited Spiritual Leader/Participant, The Future of Religion and (Inter)Spirituality,  June 2019

• Community Ceremony with Maritza Centeno, Indigenous Leader from Nicaragua, May 2019

• "Hands, Head, Heart" Retreat: Gandhi in Today's World - April 2019

• Dharma and the Evolution of Conflict Tele Summit - March 2019

• Self Care for Community Healers and Activists, Wild Woman School, February 2019

• Opening Blessing, Reimagine Violence: Guns to Shovel Ceremony to Reclaim MLK, January 2019

• Panelist, Applying Ancient Wisdom to Innovation, Ignite Institute at PSR, November 2018

• Presenter and Panelist, Women Rising Conference,  CIIS, October 2018

• Presenter, Society for the Study of Shamanism Conference, Sonoma State Univ, October 2018
• Curanderismo Course: Ancestral Spiritual Healing Traditions, CIIS, Fall 2018
• Friday Cafe Facilitator and Speaker, August 2018
• Presenter, Wild Woman Fest, Abode of the Message, New Lebanon NY, August 2018
• Traditional Medicine Trainings, Chicago Community Healers Collective, August 2018
• Women's Spirit Renewal Retreat, Four Springs Resort, Middletown CA, May 2018
• Panelist, International Women’s Day live broadcast, SHE Studio 825, Berkeley CA, March 2018

• Harmonizing and Healing with Roses workshop, SHE Studio 825, Berkeley CA, March 2018

• Facilitation and Mindfulness Teachings, Sierra Club EJ Leader Retreat, Burlingame, CA, March 2018
• Opening Prayer and Ceremony, Book launch for Your Body is Not an Apology, February 2018
• Volunteer Training, Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic, February and July 2018
• Mindfulness for Beginners Workshop, Chill Chicago Meditation Center, Chicago IL, January 2018

• Curanderismo, Prophecy & Mindfulness for Beginners Workshop, Chicago IL, January 2018

• Interview for Sana, Sana Podcast, Despierta Program, Full Circle Collective, Chicago IL, January 2018

• Traditional Medicine Trainings, Community Healers Collective, Olin Studios, Chicago IL, January 2018

• Speaker/Workshop Leader on Mindfulness, Dist. 4 Toastmasters Conference, November 2017

• Speaker, A Day of Healing: A wellness and wisdom event, CIIIS Women’s Spirituality, November 2017

• Mindfulness Speaker/Book Signing, Genentech corporate offices, October 2017

• Ceremony, We Will Dance with Mountains: Re/membering Home Online Course, Sept-Dec 2017

• MoonWise podcast interviewee: Compassion in Troubled Times, August 2017

• Invited Spiritual Leader/Participant, The Future of Religion and (Inter)Spirituality, FNM Interspiritual
Dialogues, Abode of the Message, Lebanon NY, June 2017
• Leader and Facilitator, WisdomWomen & the Earth Visionary Gathering, Costa Rica, May 2017

• Leader and Facilitator, Women’s Spirit Renewal Retreat, May 2017
• Speaker: Mindfulness and Student Success, California State University, Los Angeles, April 2017

• People’s Yoga Community events (Mindfulness, Traditional Medicine), Los Angeles, April 2017

• Freed Bodyworks Community Events (Mindfulness, Traditional Medicine) Washington DC, April 2017

• Healing Ceremony, Sacred Resistance Nationwide Day of Action: Oakland, CA, April 2017
• "Social Justice Sunday Matinee" Post Screening POC Conversation and Ceremony March 2017
• Consulting and staff circle work: Sierra Club, Planting Justice March 2017

• Speaker / Conversation Catalyst, “Cultivating Community Through Trust” Friday CAFÉ, February 2017

• Guest Speaker, California Institute of Integral Studies, Spiritual Activism Course, February 2017
• WisdomWomen Visionary Gathering at Esalen, Ceremony and Council Steward, January 2017
• An Evening with Roshi Joan Halifax and Brenda Salgado, CIIS Public Programs, November 2016
• A Moment for Movements: Justice, Commons, Spirit. Sonoma State University, November 2016

• Ceremony, Sierra Club EJ Leadership Retreat November 2016
• CTZNWELL Mindful Mondays guest speaker, November 2016

• Clergy Standing with Standing Rock, November 2016

• Ceremony, Oakland Mural Dedication Ceremonies in August and September 2016

• Commencement Speaker, Naropa University May 2016

• Speaker and Panelist on Diversity in Mindfulness, Mindful Life Conference Washington DC, 2016 & 2017

• Healing Earth, Healing Ourselves, Keynote Speaker, Thrive East Bay April 2016

• Founding Member and Ceremony Leader, WisdomWomen Visionary Gathering at Esalen January 2016

• Bioneers Conference - Spirit in Action: How Spirituality Can Transform Social Movements October 2015
• Podcast, Secular Buddhist: Creating diverse sanghas with Brenda Salgado and Mushim Ikeda
• Plenary Panelist: Leadership for Social Change, Extraordinary Callings 2014, Pacific School of Religion
• Panelist: Movement Building in the Bay Area: Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges, UC Berkeley
• Speaker, Soul Food for the Activist Retreat, UC Berkeley 
• Participant, Deep Change National Gathering: Transforming the Practice of Social Justice
• Participant, State of Contemplative Practice in America, Fetzer Institute
• Participant, Standing in Our Power National Gatherings, Spirit in Action

PAST WORK and SERVICE
• Associate Director, Wisdom & Money

• Board Member, Movement Strategy Center

• Board Member, Lions Roar Foundation

• Center Director, East Bay Meditation Center

• Senior Fellow, Movement Strategy Center
• Program Manager, Breast Cancer Action
• Associate Director, Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ)
• Program Director, KIDS for the BAY
• Director and Field Biologist, Lamanai Field Research Center, Belize

• Coordinator, 1st Wedcnesdays Community Healing Clinic, Unity San Leandro

• Fundraiser and Volunteer, Peace and Dignity Journeys Nicaragua, 2012

• Volunteer, East Bay Meditation Center

• Volunteer Cook, Building Futures with Women and Children

• Board Member, Unity Church of San Leandro
• Board Member, Farrelly Pond Neighborhood Association

• Board Member, KIDS for the BAY

• Volunteer Interpreter, Festival of Traditional Medicine, Tecate Mexico

 

EDUCATION AND SELECTED TRAININGS

• BA Biology & BA Developmental Psychology,  San Francisco State University;
• MS Animal Behavior, University of California, Davis
• Women’s Foundation/SCOPE Training on Power Analysis
• Compass Point: Intro to Coaching Skills for Managers and Leaders; Successful Project Management
• Beyond Heroics: Reinventing Nonprofit Leadership (3rd Annual East Bay Nonprofit Conference)
• Community at Work: Group Facilitation Skills Training
• B Coaching and Consulting: Coaching Training for Social Justice Consultants
• Forward Together/Norma Wong: Forward Stance Leadership Initiative trainings

• Landmark Forum: Curriculum for Living
• Training with Purepecha and Xochimilco elders and teachers in indigenous healing practices
  Festival of Traditional Medicine, Tecate Mexico

• The Toltec Healer's Path School of Mastery with Sergio Magana