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10/18/2026

Un mundo donde quepan muchos mundos.

La raíz puede ser muy poderosa, nos da comunidad, continuidad de nuestras tradiciones y legados, nos da pertenencia e identidad.

La raíz somos todos, la raíz es quienes somos, cómo portamos nuestros saberes, cómo nos relacionamos y qué mensaje mandamos al mundo cuando representamos nuestra cultura y a nuestra comunidad.

Somos los viajeros, somos los nómadas, somos los que migran cuando los sistemas desplazan pueblos enteros, entonces nos encontramos y creamos círculos para practicar nuestras danzas, para compartir conocimientos y ayudarnos entre nosotros.

Pertenecemos a esta tierra que no entiende de fronteras, y pertenecemos a la fortaleza que nos une.

Y somos los indígenas que no salen en los libros y que no cumplimos con criterios individualistas bajo el romanticismo de una identidad que no pedimos.

09/16/2026

Hispanic Heritage Month

Xochiquetzal Council, Inc.
Olmec Cosmology

For us, our heritage does not begin or end with a month.

It lives in our mothers and grandmothers. In the dance. In the rebozo. In the plants. In the temazcal. In the hands that heal through touch, in the women who accompany birth, and in those who cook, sing, pray, organize, and hold our communities together.

It also lives in our daughters and sons when they receive this knowledge and find within it something that should never have been taken from them.

At Xochiquetzal Council, Inc., we do not work to preserve our culture as something belonging to the past. We work to keep it alive, to reclaim its place, and to ensure that our knowledge is recognized, passed on, and once again placed in service of our communities.

Our heritage is not a thirty-day celebration.

It is continuity.
It is memory.
It is responsibility.
It is our future.

Xochiquetzal Council, Inc.
Indigenous knowledge. Community. Continuity.

09/15/2026

07/29/2026

Estamos procesando tanto que no habíamos podido responder o fijar fechas para nuestro siguiente grupo de certificaciones.
Las clases son en español y enfocadas en personas que nos han mandado mensajes para obtener esta información.
Por favor regístrate en el link del perfil para poder darte seguimiento y que formes parte de esta gran iniciativa.

07/05/2026

Some evenings remind us that our work is also about showing up where art, culture, and community come together.

We were honored to attend Midnight Moment, presented by the Queens Museum, Times Square Arts, and artist Sonia Boyce.

Thank you to our dear friend, Marve Romero for inviting us to share such a meaningful evening. It was inspiring to witness art transform one of the world’s most iconic public spaces and to spend time in community with people committed to culture and collective care.

At Xochiquetzal Council, we believe culture is not only something to preserve but it is something we continue to live, share, and carry forward.

Thank you to the Queens Museum and Times Square Arts for making these moments possible.
Queens Museum Times Square Arts

04/14/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the participants of the first Ticitl (doula) Ancestral Knowledge Certification. We also extend our gratitude to NJBEFA for supporting and making this process of training and community strengthening possible.

This project is designed to build infrastructure and protection for traditional knowledge passed down by our grandmothers wisdom that continues to sustain the physical, mental, and spiritual health of our communities.

Public health evidence shows that human connection is a key determinant of well-being: it regulates stress, strengthens the immune system, and supports mental health. Longitudinal studies such as the Harvard Study of Adult Development confirm that the quality of relationships is one of the strongest predictors of health and longevity, with higher survival rates among individuals with strong social bonds. From Attachment Theory, human contact physical, emotional, and social, is recognized as a fundamental regulator of human development and emotional stability.

This program is intended to complement, not replace, institutional healthcare systems, promoting collaboration and mutual respect between traditional knowledge systems and conventional medicine.

04/09/2026

I was born in Veracruz. My mother, my godmother, and the grandmothers in my community taught me to listen to the earth, to respect people, and to preserve the good things passed down from our ancestors. As a child, I witnessed the planting and harvesting of corn, beans, squash, and fruit trees, as well as the preparation of chocolate and bread in adobe ovens, among many other things. I listened to stories that still speak to me in my memories.

Life took me down paths I did not always choose: I married, had children, and crossed borders. Everything I learned, everything I am, lives on in my children and within our community.

Today, as President and one of the first certified in ancestral Ticitl (Doula) knowledge, I care for and share these teachings so they may bring strength, healing, and guidance to those who need them. I create spaces to talk, to listen, and to seek solutions together for what pains us: families who are struggling, women who are suffering, and our communities striving to live with dignity.

Every step I take is guided by those who entrusted us with these practices, by the earth, and by respect for what belongs to us. Our work is to protect life, memory, and culture, just as the generations before me did, and as the generations after me will continue to do.

04/08/2026

My name is Ana Lilia Lorenzo Varela. I am from México-Tenochtitlán. I would like to express my gratitude to Xochiquetzal Council for the Certification in Ancestral Knowledge Ticitl (Doula) for allowing me to be part of this project.

For me, it was a very beautiful experience to share with each one of you and to learn from you what we already carry within us, through the knowledge of our grandmothers. In Mexico and here, I have supported postpartum care by preparing herbal baths for family members and friends. I have a deep appreciation for plant medicine.

I also learned new techniques that I did not know before. Thank you, Xochiquetzal Council.✨💕🪴🌻🌷🌱🪻