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I'm so glad these stories and secrets - which have been known orally by our culture for ages - are finally down on paper.\" --Julia Alvarez, author of \u003ci\u003eHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Avila shatters myths about curanderismo and reminds us that it's just as important today as it was centuries ago.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Austin Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"In this age of impersonal and technologic health care, Elena Avila's book gives the reader permission to rely on what has all too often been forgotten. Her message--that healing cannot occur without the heart, instincts, wisdom, and compassion of the healer--is given with grace and simplicity.\"--Barbara Dossey, R.N., M.S., HNC, FAAN, Director, Holistic Nursing Associates\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Truthful, often painful, always riveting, WOMAN WHO GLOWS IN THE DARK reveals how the practices of curanderismo can heal the soul sickness not addressed by Western medicine.\"--Rudolfo Anaya, author of \u003ci\u003eBless Me, Ultima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Grounded in the earth, at home in both modern and indigenous medicine, Elena Avila is a true emissary of healing, casting a brilliant glow into the dark of all medicine that denies the soul. As a human, I cherish Elena's light. As a psychiatrist, I welcome her insight.\"--Judith Orloff, M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eSecond Sight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Empathy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Avila is entertaining and often humorous...Without climbing on a soapbox, [her] narrative demonstrates what's missing from most American medical practices, and how many patients could be helped so much more than they are now.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49752309793041,"sku":"CIN1585420220G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50206941577489,"sku":"CIN1585420220A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50859988091153,"sku":"GOR002694852","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50932299759889,"sku":"GOR011712440","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51108386013457,"sku":"NIN9781585420223","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52106700652817,"sku":"CIN1585420220VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53157973131537,"sku":"GOR008606691","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1585420220.jpg?v=1757413134"},{"product_id":"woman-who-glows-in-the-dark-book-elena-avila-9780722540312","title":"Woman Who Glows in the Dark","description":"Based on the practices of a cureander, who reveals aztec secrets of physical and spiritual health, this text is a guide guide to healing mind, body and spirit. 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