This journey has been beautiful because of YOU, our grandmothers, our council, our families, and our friends. From my heart to yours: Merry, Merry Christmas. May blessings overflow, may love surround you, and may the spirit of community continue to guide us on this beautiful path we are walking together. With gratitude and joy,  With much Love Kalina Bains  Editor-in-Chief, GGCN Magazine   Kalina Digital Media

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A Curandera Espiritu, or a healer of divine spirit. As a seer, she has the ability to see other realms of color, light, and sound. In addition, she can see the effects of existing imbalances on the physical, emotional, and spiritual realms within a person's energy system. She was born in the highlands of Central America, specifically Nicaragua, and was the youngest of 15 children. Born under the Mayan astrology sign of Q’anilmeaning seed, Flordemayo sees her role as cosmic ge