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MEDICINA OPEN MIC | MARCH 28
Join us for Medicina Open Mic happening on March 28, 2025, 7pm-9:30pm at Mercado del Pueblo (5463 Huntington Drive, Los Angeles CA,...
Colectivo Cihuateotl
Mar 19, 20251 min read
WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST GRANT!
We are excited to officially announce that we were selected as the recipient of the Rizos Curls Small Business Grant! This is such a huge...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Dec 21, 20213 min read


ADORACIÓN, OUR BRAND, HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!
“Honoring Body Adornment as a Radical Sacred Practice” Given that our bodies have been a place of conquest for centuries, reclaiming and...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jun 1, 20211 min read


MEDITATION GUIDE
1. Set up your environment. It can be indoors or outdoors just make sure you're safe and can close your eyes for a few minutes without...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jan 7, 20211 min read


MOON CYCLES
In some traditions, the moon cycles are believed to be in correlation to life cycles. It has been a source of energy, femininity, and...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jan 6, 20211 min read


MEDICINA: FEATURING POET ASTRID
Blanketed by the darkness daylight savings offered, we gathered in a small intimate group to hold our final Medicina Open Mic of 2020....

Monica Hurtado Torres
Nov 19, 20202 min read


DIVINE CONNECTION
Una conexión inexplicable La cual existía antes de avernos conocido Though you found yourself hiding in the comfort of your darkness You...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jul 17, 20201 min read


SALON - Q26
Back in January, Q26 announced their new program, SALON, that they were going to launch this year. Q26 is a Black and Womxn Owned Digital...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jul 17, 20202 min read


COMPULSIVE PICKING
The urge feels irresistible My fingers run through the entirety of my face Picking at any little thing possible It's never ending I feel...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jun 6, 20202 min read


500+ YEARS OF COLONIZATION
500+ years of colonization characterized by white supremacy, institutional racism, corruption, police brutality, capitalism, patriarchy,...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jun 5, 20201 min read


LATINAS WHO BRUNCH
December 15, 2019 Though embarking on my entrepreneurial journey has been beyond challenging and isolating, it has been incredibly...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Apr 17, 20202 min read


SACRED CIRCLE
December 15, 2019 Connecting with Dr. Rocío Rosales Meza and her powerful work has been incredibly affirming. The moment I connected with...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Mar 18, 20203 min read


LATIN BURLESQUE
January 11, 2020 I had lost complete track of time and space that before I knew it, everyone had left. As I walked towards my car- I...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Mar 14, 20204 min read


PAINFUL SHEDDING
I thought I was losing it all Thing is- I was I was losing all that no longer served me

Monica Hurtado Torres
Mar 13, 20201 min read


SUICIDE PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION
The Mental Wellness Gathering, "Suicide Prevention and Harm Reduction" took place on January 11, 2020 at Rudy Ortega Sr. Park in the San...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jan 20, 20205 min read


ON BETRAYAL
After experiencing what I had considered to be betrayal in various relationships in my life- suddenly it became so clear. I saw the...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Jan 12, 20201 min read


GUANAJUATO
Esperando el camion Emocionadas Llegamos a una casa hermosisima Cubierta de todos colores Una terraza con vista increíble En el centro de...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Dec 21, 20191 min read


LOVE LANGUAGES
You said you never felt so undesired in a relationship But, I had never felt so alone in a relationship I wanted to be loved in the way I...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Dec 17, 20191 min read


ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
I've never wanted to take anti-depressants. This resistance was something I have battled with most of my life. Given that I have been on...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Dec 2, 20195 min read


QUIERO VOLAR
Quiero volar Libre Sin restricciones No estar atrapada en una jaula Volar sin que nada me detenga Sin que nada me tumbe O por los menos...

Monica Hurtado Torres
Nov 28, 20191 min read
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