What are the mental health benefits of traditional indigenous medicine? How can these healing practices be integrated with holistic practices to care for your clients? 

MEET Caara Lovick

Caara Lovick serves as a healing facilitator and translator for a project called "Traditional Medicine'' based out of Miami, FL. "Traditional Medicine '' is a unique project with the Q'ero community to connect their world-renowned Q'ero healers with people who want their services. Caara is also the host of a podcast called "Traditional Medicine Podcast with Caara Lovick," which aims to educate and help people feel closer to these healing traditions. Caara has volunteered for various healers, including both Traditional Indigenous Amazonian and High Andean Healers of Peru, for over nine years. In addition, Caara builds community improvement projects in Miami, with a particular interest in developing worker-owned cooperative businesses.

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IN THIS PODCAST:

• What is traditional indigenous medicine? 5:33
• Who are the Q’ero? 10:53
• What kind of issues can traditional medicine help? 13:10
• How can you experience traditional indigenous healing? 17:02

What Is Traditional Indigenous Medicine?

• Why do people have reservations about traditional indigenous medicine?
• What are the limits of western medicine?
• The importance of having support from both western medicine and traditional medicine
• What is energetic vs. physical?

Who Are The Q’ero?

• Amazonian healer vs. Q’ero
• What are Coca readings?

What Kind Of Issues Can Traditional Medicine Help?

• Recognizing energetic complications before they become physical complications
• The importance of recognizing and acknowledging any discomforts that we feel
• What is Kambo?

How Can You Experience Traditional Indigenous Healing?

• The importance of getting to the root of your problem
• What are the many High Andean Healing Modalities?
• What is Ayahuasca and how is it different from Kambo?
• What should mental health providers know before referring clients to traditional indigenous medicine?

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