Meet Your Practitioner

The former administrator of a psychiatric partial hospitalization program, Grace has been in private practice as an energy healer and teacher since 1996. She has studied with several indigenous healers from Baja California, Mexico including Yaqui Medicine Man and Toltec Lineage Holder, Tezkalci Matorral Kachora.

As an agent of change and healing in the public arena, Grace actively participates in the social and political activities of Imperial Valley and San Diego.

She is the founder of MANA of Imperial Valley which promotes advocacy and leadership of Latinas and is a 1993 Fellow of the National Hispana Leadership Institute, a collaborative leadership project with Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Grace also serves as a public relations consultant and has had diverse leadership roles in community outreach and social action programs, helping organize grass-roots advocacy groups.

A humorous and inspiring speaker, she has lectured at the University of Southern California San Diego as well as San Diego State University's School of Social Work on Curanderismo healing practices. She has also presented the keynote address at various symposiums and special events on topics such as "Leading With Heart,"and "Spirituality & Leadership." Grace is adjunct Faculty at Arizona Western College where she teaches "Exploring Native American Medicine Ways: Learning from, and honoring, Indigenous Healing Traditions" in Yuma, Arizona. She is available for consultation and lectures.