June 28, 2026
Maria Sabina's Traditional Velada — Mazatec Healing with the Holy Children
Maria Sabina (1894–1985) was a Mazatec curandera from Huautla de Jiménez in Oaxaca. For her, the sacred mushrooms — Niños Santos — were not recreational but a sacrament for prayer, healing, and communion with the divine. Step into the velada: the night-long ceremony, the sacred chants, the healing work, and the principles that can still inspire ceremonial spaces today.