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In 1983, the American-born author and her husband Greg were discouraged, almost ready to give up their farm and natural healing practice in a remote, roadless area in western Belize. By chance, Arvigo met 87-year-old Elijoio Panti, the best-known Maya medicine man in Central America. She persuaded him to teach her about the medicinal plants of the rain forest and the Maya art of healing. With freelance writer Epstein, Arvigo presents an engaging account of her five-year association with Panti and his patients, affording an interesting glimpse of traditional healing. Ultimately, Arvigo obtained the support of the American Cancer Institue and the New York Botanical Garden for her study of natural healing; she is now director of research of Terra Nova, a 6000-acre plant reserve in Belize. Photos. Author tour.
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Trained in naprapathy (the treatment of disease using natural healing processes), American-born Arvigo and her husband opened a natural healing practice in San Ignacio, Belize. The encroaching jungle threatened their homestead and resolve, but life took an unexpected turn after they met Elijio Panti, a respected Maya healer. Believing that his vast knowledge of medicinal plants would be their salvation, Arvigo set out to learn Elijio's dying art of natural healing. This enjoyable story is one of cross-cultural friendship and commitment to preserving native plants and traditional Mayan healing remedies. In the same vein Mark Plotkin, who detailed his work with Conservation International in Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice ( LJ 7/93), Arvigo created the Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation to send plants to research laboratories for further study. Both narratives remind one that the destruction of native cultures and rain forest vegetation, with its unknown healing potential, is a loss to all humankind. Recommended for all libraries. --Teresa Elberson, Lafayette P.L., La.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: HarperOne (February 3, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006250259X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062502599
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,881 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Alternative medicine at it's best, December 20, 1999
By Noel Ramos (Florida) - See all my reviews
Rosita Arvigo and Dr. Balick have written a very good book about the her experiences with a Mayan shaman in Belize. It gives great insights about the vanishing breed of "bush" doctors. Good for anyone who wants to study the ethnobotany of Mayas or alternative medicines in general especially those made with tropical plants and herbs.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank goodness Sastun is back in print!, April 29, 2006
I read this title when it came out years ago and have collected a few extra copies for loaning out over the years...now my hoarding is over.
This is truly a breathtaking story about the fragile links between traditional healing and current day healing. Truly, one of the most remarkable books I have ever read.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book... beautifully written... could not put this down., September 6, 2005
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This book is a work of peace and beauty. Each chapter starts with a quick note on unique Mayan herbs and identifies their healing properties. This alone is a treasure. Sastun also gives an insightful, sensitive look into the character a true healer who deeply cares for his patients, mourns his lonliness, yet is energized by his spiritual support he receives in his healing and the thankfulness of his humble, hard-working and trusting Mayan patients. Personally, I loved this book... it reads quickly and easily, is beautifully written with touching humor and is remarkably uplifting.
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4.0 out of 5 stars very interesting !
Anyone interested in alternative med should read.
I have Endometrosis and considering the Arvigo massage. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Shonna Hoback

5.0 out of 5 stars Indigenous healing at its best.
This is a great book documenting an apprenticship with a Maya Healer. The most important lesson taken from the book is the destruction of the Balizian Rain forest and thus the... Read more
Published on June 24, 2007 by C. DeGetmon

2.0 out of 5 stars Cue the violins...
This was some of the most self-serving, melodramtic drivel I've read, well, ever. I usually put garbage like this aside, but I'd just been to Belize and promised a friend I'd... Read more
Published on April 11, 2007 by Charles B. Griffin

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully interesting and easy to read, I couldn't put it down!
This book was written very well, but was still packed with ethnobotanical information and experiences. It read like a novel. Read more
Published on February 13, 2007 by Meghan McCormick

4.0 out of 5 stars The healers and ecology
I really enjoyed this book. It tells about Arvigo's true life experiences with a healer. She shows us that it is up to all of us to save our planet. Read more
Published on February 24, 2006 by Cecilia Santiago

5.0 out of 5 stars Great one on one documentation
I have had the pleasure to meet Rosita and tour her interuptive trail. She makes me want to go back to Chaa Creek for more.
Published on September 5, 2005 by Sandra F. Neely

5.0 out of 5 stars Chiropractor enjoyed this engaging tale.
I purchased this book as a prerequisite for a Mayan Self Abdominal Massage class. It is inspiring to read the story and struggles of Rosita Arvigo as she comes to apprentice for... Read more
Published on July 7, 2005 by Christine Anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars Save our Rainforests...
This book is about Rosita Arvigo's life in Belize and her apprenticeship with a Maya healer. This is a Spectacular True story. Read more
Published on March 3, 2005 by Joanne Tanner

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written, interesting, important book
I picked up this book after visiting Ix Chel Farm and purchasing some "Rainforest Remedies." The book was very well-written and extremely interesting, offering valuable... Read more
Published on February 8, 2004 by Penelope S. Young

5.0 out of 5 stars The rainforest has never yielded more ...
Rosita Arvigo narrates a moving and captivating journey through the rainforest to a higher plain. Her record of Elijio Panti is priceless, and the science behind the ethnobotany... Read more
Published on July 29, 2001 by P. Foulkes-Arellano

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