Rosita Arvigo

A compelling drama of American herbologist Rosita Arvigo's quest to preserve the knowledge of Don Elijio Panti, one of the last surviving and most respected traditional healers in the rainforest of Belize.

A practical, highly useful guide to healthy living and traditional wisdom. Arvigo artfully blends an insightful view of common modern ailments with ancient treatments of Central America.

Rosita has written a book for city dwellers who long to know more about the healing gifts of nature. Here are 78 fascinating medicinal plants for you to discover right outside your door in your local neighborhood, city parks, and empty lots.

A bi-lingual book in English and Spanish featuring forty-seven common medicinal plants of Northern Mexico where Rosita spends one month of every year in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. There she spends her time lecturing and studying Aztec medicine with traditional healers.

Since ancient times, people have engaged in spiritual bathing—a soothing and restorative practice that rejuvenates the body, mind, and soul. Spiritual baths promote health and have been proven to aid in the treatment of anxiety, grief, insomnia, and depression.

Set in the ancient Maya city of Chichen, this novel tells the story of Jade Skirt, Oracle and High Priestess of the Goddess Ix Chel during a critical time in history when the Maya are turning away from peaceful worship of the goddess and embracing the brutal practice of human sacrifice.

A vegetarian cookbook with innovative ideas for every meals, snacks and drinks. Common ingredients found around the world.

A definitive resource on the many species of plants in Belize and their folklore, as well as the natural history of the region and a detailed discussion of “bush” uses of plants, including for traditional healing and life in the forest, past and present.