Be the Medicine
Natalia Gianella
Natalia and Gustavo Fernandez are joining us for Chapter 4
on "Indigenous relationships to land, self, and community."
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Natalia will also be with us for Chapter 11 - "The Practitioners Compass"​
Natalia Gianella was born in Lima, Peru and migrated to New York with a scholarship to complete a Master’s in Human Geography at Syracuse University. She then worked for 22 years as a community organizer, advocate, family counselor and case coordinator in NYC, specializing in immigration, human trafficking and child welfare.
In her personal and spiritual journey Natalia learned herbalism, birth and postpartum care, Indigenous knowledge and community care guided by elders and leaders of the Americas. Natalia is a mother, musician and community leader and the co-founder of the Indigenous cultural center of Munay Wasi rooted in Wawarsing, NY.