Music is Everywhere, and We are All the Hummingbirds of These Times w/ Artist, Therapist, and Educator Claudia Cuentas

Welcome to Río Cósmico, a podcast about healing brought to you by Yaya Erin Rivera & Río Cósmico Homestead. In this short and sweet episode we are joined once again by Peruvian born, bilingual and bicultural artist, licensed marriage and family therapist, researcher and educator, Claudia Cuentas. Claudia is currently in private practice in Portland Oregon, and specializes in the intersectionality of art, trauma recovery, cultural identity, indigenous knowledge and the decolonization of healing. In this episode we share a personal update on where we are at on our own healing journey as it relates to what we share through the podcast and the school. We go on to continue the conversation from episode 9 about navigating the way layers of family, history, and culture show up in our bodies and relationships as patterns to be healed, and how it is that this healing actually takes place. Be sure to listen all the way to the end where you can hear more of the original healing songs we discuss in this episode. Together we also explore: • The multiverse within and it’s many layers • Music’s ability to transmute and transform energies in the body, changing the very composition of the matter that we are working with • Viewing the body as made up of channels of water, and how music can open channels and unblock life force energy so we can flow, feel our feelings, find release, and allow ourselves to come back into balance. • How music is actually everywhere • Advice and encouragement for those who desire to write their own original songs • The story/ inspiration behind 2 of Claudia’s favorite songs from her album Alma. The first is titled simply "Aguita", and is a medicine song for the waters. the second song is called Canta Colibri, and is about finding our voice and being fiercely joyful and fully present again after trauma. ▼LINKS▼: If you would like to learn more about Claudia’s work please visit: https://www.claudiacuentas.com and @claudiacuentasoficial on Instagagram. Intro music by Luis Mojica: http://www.luismojica.com Featured Music: Aguita & Canta Colibri by Claudia Cuentas from her album Alma. Podcast art custom created for us by Geens Archenti Flores: https://www.instagram.com/geenssarchenti/?hl=en Learn more about Medicine Mandala, our year long Folk Medicine Apprenticeship click here: https://www.riocosmico.org Learn More about our commitments to our learning community by visiting https://www.riocosmico.org/pages/diversity-equity-at-rio-cosmico Support the show in producing new episodes by becoming a member of our Library of Earth Magic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/riocosmico Thank you for listening, it is a pleasure getting well with you!