Participants of the Wellness Congress of the Wellness Fest – Vilcabamba 2025

Workshop

Eleya Paredes

Spanish

The Andean worldview is deeply rooted in a profound understanding of nature and the cosmos. One of its most powerful symbols is the Chakana, often referred to as the Andean Cross. While the solar Chakana is widely recognized for representing the four cardinal points, the seasons, and cosmic balance, there is a lesser-known but equally significant interpretation: the Lunar Chakana. This symbol is intimately connected to the cycles of the moon, the feminine principle, and the wisdom of Andean women.

In Andean tradition, the moon (Killa) governs fertility, intuition, and emotional depth. Women, like the moon, experience constant transformations through menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause.

Perinatal Educator, Doula, Master in Andean Ancestral Medicine, Student of Andean Tropical Midwifery, Practitioner of Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, Walker of the Sacred Feminine Initiation (FSI) and Andean Traditions, Bhakti Yogi, Cultural Manager based in the city of Quito.

I am dedicated to the rescue and dissemination of ancestral female knowledge related to herbal gynecology, conscious pregnancy, menstruation, childbirth, postpartum, and parenting, integrating discoveries in scientific language with the traditions of indigenous peoples.

I am a mother, a spiritual soul in a human body. I have shared with many beautiful teachers from diverse cultures. This knowledge was passed on to me by a Yatiri friend from the south, along with other sisters from Peru, and now I share it with you for your benefit and that of all beings.