Located in Huichin, Ohlone Land
AKA Oakland, CA
Culturally Relevant Mindfulness
As we realize that Mental Health Care is a primordial component for our well being, we may find that conventional therapy may not consider in entirety our beliefs, and cultural worldview.
It was from a personal need for a practice that included Ritual, Inquiry, and Meditation, that I created a model ground in Ancestral Medicine, inspiring our current times.
Ease with All That Is
Our services
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Limpias
Ancestral Care 1:1 in times of personal crisis. Unlike therapy, a limpia is a one time intervention meant to bring balance and centering to the one receiving it.
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Ritual Design
Individual and Collective Rituals designed to celebrate Life Changes. Whether there is Grief and Loss, a new Birth, or a Love Union, having a Ritual of celebration helps us to move forward mentally and spiritually.
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Speaking Engagements
We have a collection of talks to choose from, if you would like to have a Curandera speak in your class or workplace. Some of the most popular talks are: Your Body in Capitalism, and Keep Your Check and Keep Your Soul.
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Team Building Workshops
Work is a big part of our lives, we should feel as safe, as vulnerable, and as human as possible in the workplace. Having a workshop like Courageous Conversations, can elevate the spirit and improve the communications of your team.
About
Alma Rosa is a Mexican native Mindfulness Meditation Certified Teacher by the Greater Good Science Center in UC Berkeley, she has trained with Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield and Ajahn Amaro for the last 19 years. She also received Curandera training with Estela Román and Doña Queta, a well known and respected matriarch from Oaxaca, México.
In 2023 she studied the Foundations of Somatic Abolitionism with Resmaa Menakem and she will continue this work to bring it to her practice.
She has been actively providing culturally relevant workshops, interventions and events in the Ancestral Medicine Healing Arts known as Curanderismo, in Collaboration with the Unity Council of Fruitvale, Cultura y Bienestar from Clinica de la Raza, El/la Para Trans Latina in SF, and the annual Empowering Women of Color Conference in UC Berkeley; as well as lectured at different institutions as: California Institute for Integral Studies, Sonoma State University, California State University, East Bay, and San Leandro Public Library.
Alma Rosa is also a graduate from Interchange Counseling Institute, where she achieved 600 hrs of practice as a coach and counselor. She’s currently focused on bringing relief through workspace wholesome practices and mindfulness to the thousands of workers experiencing burnout at their workplace. She’s particularly interested in working with communities where people experience a greater power imbalance.
Limpias
“I reached out to Alma Rosa when I was facing a personal challenge that left me feeling real existential dread. Her initial response immediately calmed me, helping me feel accompanied even across the distance.”
KM, Brooklyn, NY
Team Building Workshops
“I had the pleasure of being part of one of the earliest iterations of Alma Rosa’s A Year of Risks Class and it was a truly transformative experience for me.
I was drawn to the class because I knew I needed to make many significant changes in my life but I really did not know where to begin or how to sift through the emotional chaos I always seemed to be in at that time. Alma's thoughtful questions and careful guidance supported clarity and courage and helped me articulate where I was and where I needed to be. I could never have made the recent changes in my life had I not participated in Alma's class.
Alma brings inspiring spiritual insight grounded in somatic wisdom. Through meditation, guided journaling and conversation, Alma creates a setting where one can reflect and share in a deeply meaningful and well-supported space.”
CM, Berkeley, CA
Ritual Design
“My session with Alma Rosa was transformative: she leads with such compassion, creativity, and deep listening. She instantly picked up on small cues from me that I wasn’t even aware of, shaping and guiding my session with her to connect me deeply with my own culture and cultural practices while introducing me to her spiritual expertise. It’s helped me make sense of the crisis I was facing, tap into something far beyond me, and ultimately move through spiritually transformed”
- NS, Baltimore, MD
