Mentorship & Apprenticeship
Deepen your studies in Curanderismo & Ancestral Medicine as you step onto the path of a practicing healer.
The 1 year mentorship is offered online and the 2 year apprenticeship is a local, in person apprenticeship.
Both circles are offered biennially for past 9 Moons students only. This work will be guided by Nana Xochiketzalli & guest teachers.
1 Year Online Mentorship program 2024
2 Year Curanderismo Apprenticeship Circle for local residents of Humboldt County
(2021, 2023, 2025)
- Requirements to “Apply” -
Have participated in the 9 Moons Series
+ For the Apprenticeship you must Live in Humboldt County (No exceptions!)
9 Moons Cosmic Rebirthing Series focus is healing oneself thru shadow work and soul retrieval. To step into leadership and onto the path of a healer, one must first heal themselves by confronting all of their inner Tezcatlipoca’s. At 9 moons the main rituals of Curanderismo are taught during each full moon ceremony, yet the classes are designed to do these healings only on oneself.
In the mentorship & apprenticeship circles you go deeper into the different healing modalities of Curanderismo, while learning from 10 “guest teachers” and practicing the different healing rituals on one another.
- Basic Outline of each Class -
Opening the Space
Platicas / Heart to Heart Talking Circles
Discussion on Book of the Month
Platica of Aire of the Month
Monthly Teaching Circles
Closing the Space
Each class is designed to learn new modalities of healing in Curanderismo or go deeper into ones introduced during 9 moons. Everyone will learn skills in leadership and practice holding platicas; which are one of the foundations of this ancestral healing work. To conclude, you are asked to lead a full moon ritual (online for the mentorship & in person for the apprenticeship) to complete your initiation and rites of passage as a healer stepping onto the path.
Online Mentorship
1 Year Mentorship & Commitment
We meet each month online for a 3+ hour teaching circle for 13 moons.
*Attend all 13 Monthly Teaching Circles*
*Attendance for these monthly circles are required & you must show up. There will be no recordings, as one of the main teachings in this work is discipline, dedication, & time.
At Spirit Medicines an online mentorship requires an exchange. An exchange is important and honors the teachers & original ways. The exchange required in this “school” is both time and a monthly donation.
You are asked to come in good will, respect, and discipline + a willingness to learn is needed. At the end of the mentorship, you will be asked to lead a online 9 Moons full moon circle. This will mark your initiation and show your leadership as then you are welcome to begin working on your own.
If you are interested in this work, you are welcome to let it be known, yet generally you will be invited.
Local aPPRENTICESHIP
2 Year Apprenticeship & Commitment
We meet each month in the tipi for a 5 hour teaching circle for 20 moons.
*Attend all 20 Monthly Teaching Circles*
*Attendance for these monthly circles are required & you must show up. There will be no recordings, as one of the main teachings in this work is discipline, dedication, & time.
Besides your monthly commitment of teaching circles, you are also asked to participate with the following below.
+ Help with set up & clean up of Ceremonies or Classes
+ Attend monthly Full Moon Dreamlodge ceremonies to be the firekeeper
+ Attend the 4 quarterly Mayan fire ceremonies and monthly Sweats
+ Help organization/hosting of special events
+ Assist for 9 months in the live 9 moon series as a Fire Keeper
With this specific circle, its required you live in Humboldt county and can dedicate 2 years of time for this deep apprenticeship. This traditional apprenticeship is free & does not require money, yet you cannot simply just register or apply.
In Curanderismo an exchange is important and honors the teachers & original ways. The main exchange required in this “school” is time. Besides just time, good will, respect, and a willingness to learn. You will be asked to lead a full moon ceremony at the end of your apprenticeship and commit to working with Xochi offering limpias during the special Community Limpia Clinics.
If you are interested, you are welcome to let it be known, but it is my invitation. You will need to have participated as a student in the live 9 moons series and should participate in as many ceremonies or classes as possible.
