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by Rosita Arvigo (Author), Nadine Epstein (Contributor), Marilyn Yaquinto (Contributor)
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The compelling drama of American herbologist Rosita Arvigo's quest to preserve the knowledge of Don Elijio Panti, one of the last surviving and most respected traditional healers in the rainforest of Belize.

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"Arvigo presents an engaging account of her five-year association with Panti and his patients." -- Publishers Weekly

"The rainforests of the world are an enormous repository of valuable medical knowledgeknowledge that is often overlooked by Western medicine. This book is an important attempt at trying to preserve some of that knowledge -- Howard Rheingold, Whole Earth Review

"While apprenticing with the respected shaman . . . [Arvigo] unearthed her life's work: the quest to study and sustain rainforest plants and to bridge the gap between traditional healers' wisdom and modern medical techniques." -- Chicago Tribune

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Rosita Arvigo was born in Chicago and trained in the United States as a doctor of naprapathy. In addition to her natural healing practice in Belize, Arvigo is the founder of Belize's six-thousand-acre Terra Nova Medicinal Plant Reserve, the founder of Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation, the cofounder of Rainforest Remedies, and the creator of the Panti Mayan Medicine Trail, a popular and educational tribute to Don Elijio

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperOne; Reprint edition (February 3, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006250259X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062502599
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.52 x 9.25 inches
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    Dr. Rosita Arvigo, DN, is a native of Chicago and a naprapathic physician, herbalist, international lecturer and author. She has lived in remote areas of Mexico and Belize for more than forty years. There, she studied with many traditional healers including Don Elijio Panti, the renowned Maya shaman of Belize, and midwife/herbalist Hortence Robinson. Both of her teachers were recipients of the coveted National Living Treasure Award.

    Rosita and her husband, Dr. Greg Shropshire, founded Ix Chel Tropical Research Centre in Belize. The organization is dedicated to the preservation and study of medicinal plants of the rainforest. They founded the Belize Association of Traditional Healers; Bush Medicine Camp for children; The Rainforest Medicine Trail; and Rainforest Remedies, an herbal concentrate company. In 1987, they founded the Belize Ethnobotany project with Dr. Michael Balick of the New York Botanical Garden

    Rosita is the founder of The Arvigo Institute, which trains practitioners in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy and Maya Spiritual Healing. Now retired from clinical practice, Rosita focuses on teaching and writing. She divides her time between Belize, Mexico and Chicago.

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    Nadine Epstein, Editor-in-Chief of Moment Magazine, is the founder and executive director of the Center for Creative Change and founder of the Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative. An award-winning journalist and author, she reported for the City News Bureau of Chicago and the Chicago Bureau of the New York Times and covered the U.S.-Mexico border. She was a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she also taught journalism. She is also an artist and the creator of the iShadow Project.

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Natalie
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Story
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I was a little skeptical about how well this biography would be written by a doctor, but it actually very well done. The friendship between the author and Don Panti is heart warming. Truly an incredible story. I also really appreciated learning more about jungle plants. Was a great read on my vacation in Belize.
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c.t. bradley
5.0 out of 5 stars I Love this Book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019
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I wanted to read this book 10 years ago after the first time I visited Belize. It is the story of a biologist who moved to Belize with her husband to farm the jungle and grow their own organic herbal remedies. By circumstance she meets this old traditional healer, gains his confidence and studies local herbal medicine with him for 20 years. It is a moving story, and over time most of the medicines were validated by scientific study back in the States and the active ingredients identified. It is an uplifting story and I made personal connections throughout the story because I have spent time in almost every location mentioned in the book. In fact, I couldn't have been any more than a couple miles from their farm on the Macal river. An easy read that is so intriguing you just keep turning the pages. This is a must read. It reminds us that we have lost so much important knowledge over the eons.
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M. Clifford
5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic and grounded
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017
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I've read quite a few books in the "apprentice to a master" genre, beginning with Carlos Casteneda's classics. In the past decades I haven't much cared for or trusted the authors; some of the books seem wildly exaggerated to me. Not so with Rosita Arvigo's book. It is told in a very believable, grounded way. No extraordinary claims are made; just a solid apprenticeship with an authentic healer. It is well written and held my attention very well; also it increased my appreciation for indigenous healers.
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Meghan McCormick
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully interesting and easy to read, I couldn't put it down!
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2007
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This book was written very well, but was still packed with ethnobotanical information and experiences. It read like a novel. I enjoyed witnessing the change in Arvigo as she became more accepting of Maya beliefs and less fixated on the thinking of american practitioners; the struggle she had with changing her thinking process and finally being able to kind of mush them together into her own way of healing. For example at first she would introduce a plant and what it was used for and how it had a certain chemical(s) in it that would give it that healing property. But as she learns more about the plants she has to adopt a spiritual understanding on how these plants work to heal. And I loved the ending!
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Mollie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
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I had to read this book for my Anthropology of Religion class. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a really amazing heartfelt read. I also loved the little informative parts of the book talking about specific medicinal plants and their uses.
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Jenni
4.0 out of 5 stars Delving into Mayan Medicine.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2011
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Interesting aspect of Mayan medicine, from a Chicago Doctor who became a shaman in Belize, Central America. For someone interested in natural medicine, this is a must read.
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MaryJo Kringas
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book... beautifully written... could not put this down.
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2005
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This book is a work of peace and beauty. Each chapter starts with a quick note on unique Mayan herbs and identifies their healing properties. This alone is a treasure. Sastun also gives an insightful, sensitive look into the character a true healer who deeply cares for his patients, mourns his lonliness, yet is energized by his spiritual support he receives in his healing and the thankfulness of his humble, hard-working and trusting Mayan patients. Personally, I loved this book... it reads quickly and easily, is beautifully written with touching humor and is remarkably uplifting.
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Sarah Seidelmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic and inspiring!
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2017
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What a beautiful and authentic story about two healers. If you work in the healing arts or are thinking about it as a career path- this book is touching and eye opening. So many beautiful lessons about working with love and compassion for all in harmony with the plants.
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jojomunmun
5.0 out of 5 stars great book, every chapter starts off with write up ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 12, 2015
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great book, every chapter starts off with write up on a medicinal plant and the chapter will be dedicated to explaining how it was used, awesome read
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Actiimel
4.0 out of 5 stars Un bien belle histoire
Reviewed in France on February 16, 2016
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Le livre broché n'est pas bien solide, la surface se décolle !

Le contenu est très agréable, on se laisse facilement entraîner par ces deux personnalités attachantes. Ça donne envie de les rejoindre ! J'ai beaucoup aimé et vous le recommande !
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Bozena
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing adventure and learning about the beautiful Amazon forest
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2015
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It is a wonderful book that just transported me into the Amazon forest, I walked the path with Rosita and her shaman teacher. I found a new path in my life, the teachings of ancient Maya and want to learn more. The book is full of knowledge and practical things and yet reading it it was an adventure, exploration into the green world of healing plants and special people. Thank you for it. I just loved it!
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Dani
5.0 out of 5 stars A story from the heart..
Reviewed in Germany on September 28, 2014
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A lovely book- a reminder of the connection between nature and human beings. Very well written - Thank you so much!
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Sasha Vaughan
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved every minute of this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2018
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Loved every minute of this book. I felt I was there watching them as I read each page and I would think about them during the day and after I finished the book.
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