05/28/2026
AGRADECIDAS for ✨Braiding Mynopantla (menopause) in Community✨
Ceremonial Sacred Art de Cuerpo y Tierra
That took place last Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 at
Drawing from “mynopause” (menopause) and the vision of Las Maestras Center, this MyNopantla ofrenda brings together Xicana/ x Indigenous knowledge, body autonomy, and ancestral wellness.
About the workshop:
Drawing from Elisa Facio’s concept of “mynopause” and the vision of Las Maestras Center, under Celia Herrera Rodríguez and Cherríe Moraga, our “mynopantla” ofrenda braids Xicana/x Indigenous wisdom for body autonomy and ancestral wellness. This interactive workshop honors Indigenous approaches to bodymindspiritheart sovereignty in order to address the gap via Xicana/x decolonial feminist q***r approaches to reproductive health and justice. Together, we aim to co-create y entrezar “Xicana Teo(tl)ría,” inviting participants to ground themselves in sacred art practice, culminating in a collective art expression as a transformative rite of passage.
ABOUT the GUIDES:
✨Alicia Chavez-Arteaga is an artist, educator, and community practitioner whose work spans performance, arts education, and organizational leadership. She is Co-Founder and Director of Operations of Izcall.
✨Irene Lara has been a professor at SDSU’s Department of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, and an affiliate of Chicana and Chicano Studies and Latin American Studies for 20+ years
✨Dr. Patricia Herrera is an educator, scholar, and artist who cultivates spaces of healing, justice, and collective power.
✨María Figueroa is a professor of English Composition, Literature and Humanities at MiraCosta College and longtime danzante .
Thank you to the facilitators and all who joined us, it was a beautiful morning!
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