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SUMMARY:Special Guest Gallery Chat with Traditional Medicine Practitioner Batul True Heart
DESCRIPTION:Special Guest Gallery Chat with Traditional Medicine Practitioner Batul True Heart\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Guest Gallery Chat with Traditional Medicine Practitioner Batul True Heart\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of this year’s Día de los Muertos Community Celebration\, come sit with Batul True Heart (they/them) in OMCA’s Gallery of Natural Science as they share their personal experience of practicing traditional medicine in times of mourning. In this 30-minute talk\, Batul will speak about what has brought them to the path of earth-based ancestral medicine\, and what has been most supportive for them during times of deep emotional pain. You will learn about feelings from an Indigenous perspective and gain practical ways to connect with emotions\, the earth\, and all the elements. Honoring the traditions and practices of Día de los Muertos\, Batul will also introduce their favorite flower\, cempoalxóchitl\, and how to work with it when grieving. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVISIT Día de los MuertoS EVENT page\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Batul True Heart\n\n\n\nBatul True Heart (they/them) is a 2Spirit\, Yaqui-Chicane and Panamanian death & grief worker\, herbal medicine maker\, and emotional release specialist. As the co-creator of ‘Floripondio End of Life Planning and Services\,’ Batul provides traditional death care and education to QTBIPOC and comrades. Batul also grows plants and makes ancestrally inspired herbal remedies known as Maaso Medicina: Flower Medicine for Ancestral\, Generational\, and Personal Pain. You may know Batul for the Agua Florida that they’ve been providing to the community for 10 years. Most recently\, Batul has been offering inner child work through the body via Emotional Release Therapy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events
URL:https://museumca.org/event/special-guest-gallery-chat-with-traditional-medicine-practitioner-batul-true-heart/
LOCATION:Gallery of California Natural Sciences\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family
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