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RAICES Y ALAS (ROOTS AND WINGS) WEBINAR

Produced, Directed and Edited by: 
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW,
Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
Instagram @resiliencesocialwork     TikTok @resilience.socialwork

SESSION FACILITATORS
Session 1: Fundamentals
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW, Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
 https://resiliencesocialwork.com

Amanda Guevara, Founder and Director of The Phoenix Rise Project
https://www.phoenixriseproject.com

Session 2: Fire
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW, Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
 https://resiliencesocialwork.com

Melina Chavarria, Mujer Medicina, from Rising Heartbeats Drumming Circle
TikTok @cuidatemija

Amanda Guevara, Founder and Director of The Phoenix Rise Project
https://www.phoenixriseproject.com

Dulce Martinez Salinas, Medicine of the Drum, from Rising Heartbeats Drumming Circle
Instagram @blessed_be_111

Yesenia Ventura, LCSW, Holistic Healer
https://www.ajourneyintotheheart.com/

Session 3: Earth
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW, Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
 https://resiliencesocialwork.com
 
Irelia Ozaeta, Artisan Herbalist and Owner of Cosmic Rose Apothecary
Instagram @cosmic_rose_apothecary 

Session 4: Water
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW, Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
 https://resiliencesocialwork.com

Eliu Chavajay, Mayan Storyteller, Jewelry maker, Medicine Man and Owner of Eliu Art
https://www.instagram.com/eliuchavajay/ 

Milagros Ruiz Bello, Intuitive Healer/Curandera, Ceremonialist and Drum Medicine Woman from Rising Heartbeats Drum Circle 
Instagram @conamormilagros

Session 5: Wind 
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW, Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
 https://resiliencesocialwork.com

Martin Espino, Traditional and Ceremonial Musician and Aztec Sound Bath facilitator

Session 6: Incorporating the 4 Elements for Emotional Wellbeing
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW, Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
 https://resiliencesocialwork.com
 
Adanna Kenlow, Master Level Reiki Practitioner
Instagram @Back21wellness

Handout creators and consultants for this session 
Ehiliana Guerrero, Reiki Master
Instagram @310_brujamagic
Natalie Guerrero, Reiki Master and Artist
Instagram @g.nats.art
 
Session 7: Celebration
Marilyn Mejia-Peña, LCSW, Founder and CEO of Resilience Social Work Inc.
 https://resiliencesocialwork.com

Other Collaborators:
Helpline Youth Counseling
14181 Telegraph Rd, Whittier, CA 90604
https://www.hycinc.org
Provided location for facilitation and filming of session 2-Fire

Long Beach Forward Office
2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach,  CA 90813 
https://lbforward.org
Provided location for facilitation and filming of session 5 Aztec Sound Bath.

Funding and support: 
This webinar was developed with financial support from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, led by the USCC Latino Department. The content reflects a healing-centered and trauma-informed approach and is intended to support mental health wellness, community resilience and prevention efforts within the Latino community.

Legal notice:
The opinions and content expressed in this webinar are those of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the USCC Latino Department.

Community recognition: 
We honor ancestral wisdom, lived experiences and community voices that informed this work. This guide was created in the spirit of collective healing, cultural humility and community care.


Reconocimiento de Tierras/ 
Land Acknowledgement
(Condado de Los Ángeles/ LA County)
 
Reconocemos respetuosamente que esta guía de taller fue creada y compartida en las tierras ancestrales no cedidas de los pueblos Tongva, Gabrielino, Kizh, Tataviam, Serrano y Chumash, quienes son los cuidadores originales de las tierras que ahora se conocen como el Condado de Los Ángeles.Honramos su relación continua con esta tierra, su presencia viva y la resiliencia de las comunidades i ndígenas del pasado, presente y futuro. 

Muchas de las prácticas de sanación reflejadas en esta guía tienen sus raíces en los sistemas de conocimiento indígenas, y ofrecemos este trabajo con gratitud, humildad y respeto por la soberanía y la sabiduría indígena. Esperamos que este trabajo contribuya a la sanación colectiva, al recuerdo y al respeto por la soberanía indígena y la resiliencia continua.

Para obtener más información sobre los Primeros Pueblos del Condado de Los Ángeles, visite el sitio web de la Comisión Indígena Nativa Americana de la Ciudad/Condado de Los Ángeles en www.lanaic.lacounty.gov.
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We respectfully acknowledge that this workshop guide was created and shared on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Tongva, Gabrielino, Kizh, Tataviam, Serrano, and Chumash peoples, who are the original caretakers of the lands now known as Los Angeles County. We honor their ongoing relationship with this land, their living presence, and the resilience of Indigenous communities past, present, and future. 

Many of the healing practices reflected in this guide are rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems, and we offer this work with gratitude, humility, and respect for Indigenous sovereignty and wisdom. We hope that this work will contribute to collective healing, remembrance and respect for indigenous sovereignty and continued resilience.

To learn more about the First Peoples of Los Angeles County, please visit the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission website at lanaic.lacounty.gov.