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For more than 20 consecutive summers, Eliseo “Cheo” Torres and Mario Del Angel Guevara, University of New Mexico Chicana/o Studies professors, have hosted “Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico.” This two-week...

One of the most unique, popular courses at the University of New Mexico is back fully in-person this summer. Curanderismo, the art of Mexican folk healing, is a tradition passed down through generations both in New Mexico and beyond. With Professor...

It’s an extraordinary way to heal, that’s been mentioned in history books and headlines for generations. Now, after 500 years, the teaching of curanderismo is continuing to expand across the Southwest and at The University of New Mexico.  “You know, we...

For the 19th consecutive summer, Dr. Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, vice president for Student Affairs and professor of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies, hosts the “Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico,”...

Although my mother wasn’t a curandera — or traditional healer — she should have been one. Growing up on a rural farm away from populated areas made healthcare harder to come by. “Don’t you dare get sick,” she would say to me and my siblings. “And if you...

Eliseo “Cheo” Torres is once again taking his popular two-week in person summer Mexican Traditional Healing, or Curanderismo class, to the world-wide stage through Coursera online learning.  For the past 18 years, Torres has been teaching an in person...

Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, vice president for Student Affairs and professor of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies at The University of New Mexico, in conjunction with the UNM Women’s Resource Center, will host the “Traditional Medicine without...

The 2017 Traditional Health Fair, in conjunction with the Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico course, is being held on UNM’s main campus, northwest of Zimmerman Library in Tall Tree Grove, this Wednesday, ...

This summer, the start of the 17th annual Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico class, coincides with the release of a new supplemental textbook and photobook on the subject, deeply rooted in the teachings and...

For the 16th consecutive summer at The University of New Mexico, Eliseo ‘Cheo’ Torres, UNM vice president for Student Affairs and professor of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies—in conjunction with the UNM Women’s Resource Center, hosts the...