MISSION AND VALUES

From my very unique perspective as a female bipoc / mestizo Ayurvedic practitioner, a fundamental principle of my work and dharma is guided by the urgent need to decolonizing wellness and healthcare. This is a transformative journey that requires collective action, cultural humility, and a commitment to social justice.

In our hands, the responsibility falls into these categories:

Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledge

Decolonization involves reclaiming and honoring indigenous knowledge systems that have been marginalized or suppressed. For a female mestizo Ayurvedic practitioner, this means recognizing the rich wisdom of Ayurveda as a holistic healing tradition rooted in ancient Indian culture from a rematriation perspective. It also involves acknowledging the contributions of non white female practitioners and spiritual leaders throughout history whose voices and expertise have often been overlooked.

Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation:

Decolonizing wellness requires distinguishing between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. While it's important to share healing practices across cultures in a respectful and ethical manner, it's equally crucial to avoid commodifying or misrepresenting indigenous traditions for profit or personal gain. Female indigenous tradition advocate for honoring the cultural integrity and sacredness of healing plants, ancient oral traditions, shamanism and ritual space while making it accessible to those who genuinely seek healing and transformation.

Centering Indigenous Voices

Decolonization involves centering indigenous voices, perspectives, and experiences in discussions and practices related to wellness and health. This can be done by creating inclusive and empowering spaces where indigenous women can share their knowledge and stories.

Addressing Power Dynamics

Decolonizing wellness requires addressing power dynamics and inequalities within the healthcare system by challenging Western-centric, capitalist, imperialist models that prioritize profit over patient well-being marginalizing indigenous healing traditions.

Holistic and Integrative Approaches

Decolonizing wellness involves embracing holistic and integrative approaches to health that honor the interconnectedness of mind, body, spirit, and environment emphasizing the importance of personalized, preventive, and sustainable healthcare practices that align with the principles of Ayurveda, such as balance, harmony, and alignment with natural rhythms.

CORE VALUES

I am committed to serve my community and I see my work as a gift and great responsibility towards mother earth, mother water, father fire and brother wind; towards my ancestors and towards my lineage. My practice is also a profound tool for my own healing, self realization, and evolution.

Adela’s main core value is the Andean concept of AYNI or Sacred Reciprocity. In nature everything is an exchange. Ayni involves all the relationships that exist among the people as well as their relationship with Mother Earth, Pachamama, sentient beings and the unseen.

Ayni is about lifting each other up so that everyone grows. We live in ‘Kausay Pacha’ – the world of living energy. Everything in the universe is living and mutually connected – from the smallest creature on earth to the stars in the sky. “Kausay” means abundance and “Pacha” means living so for my people the name of our planet and our universe is “the world of living abundance”.

I am committed to make an income ethically, with integrity and absolute fairness while raising the voice of marginalized groups like the indigenous people of my country.

I am committed to work daily on myself, to maintain a daily routine, a healthy diet and practices of mindfulness and restorative health in order to offer the best of me to my clients.

I am dedicated to offering free clinics and educational opportunities. I work on a sliding scale for clients in need. I am part of a collective initiative called Low Cost Ayurvedic Clinic where twice a year and for a whole week I see clients from all over the world via telemedicine for $20 per 30 minute session.

Seva is an act of compassion, service, and care for others above oneself. I serve my community, tribe, family and anyone who is looking to grow, to evolve, to improve their health and to live longer and more fulfilling years. Seva extends beyond individual acts of kindness to encompass community service and social responsibility. It involves actively contributing to the welfare of society, addressing social issues, and promoting justice, equality, and compassion.

I specialize in holding space for anyone who needs spiritual support while going through major life transitions emphasizes respecting the inherent worth and potential of every person and supporting them in realizing their full potential.

A large part of my service is the commitment is towards women, mothers, daughters ready to have a transformational journey by aligning their rhythms with those of the moon cycles in support of their full fledged womanhood, embodiment, empowerment and in support to their menstrual blood, their fertility, their pregnancy, post pregnancy and menopause.

Giving due mention and absolute gratitude to the traditions and cultures that are not of my ancestral lineage, mother India and my teachers and mentors of the past eight years: Dr. Anupama Kizhakkeveettil and Vaidya Jay, Shantala Sriramaiana, Steven Highburger, and many others that have supported in mentoring me with their immense wisdom and noble, giving, hearts.

Supporting environmental organizations that protect the Amazon rainforest like Rainforest Alliance, I donate monthly to Ocean Conservancy and I support a non profit organization in Otavalo, Ecuador in charge of upleveling and empowering small indigenous community/female business in Ecuador.