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Lorena Saavedra Smith

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Lorena Saavedra Smith is a Peruvian-born author, ecopsychologist, and Pacha philosopher whose work explores how nature, ancestry, and cultural traditions help us find belonging in a fast-paced world. Her debut book, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call, blends memoir, psychology, and ancestral wisdom to guide readers toward emotional autonomy, reconnection with the natural world, and recovery from intergenerational trauma.

After migrating from Peru to the United States, Lorena learned firsthand what it means to “re-plant” yourself in new soil without losing who you are. Her multidisciplinary background and nature-based therapeutic approach inform her original frameworks, including the KARE Met
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Why The Holidays Awaken Cultural Grief & How To Find Your Way Back To Belonging

If you’ve ever felt torn between the traditions you grew up with and the ones that surround you now, this is for you. A gentle reflection on what gets stirred inside replanted people during the holidays, and how to find your way back to belonging without losing yourself. WHEN MEMORY KNOCKS SOFTLY AND YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR BONESAmiga, Amigo, let me tell you something tender and true: every Decembe Read more of this blog post »
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“I wish for you, beloved friend, to practice moving through anger in ways that support all of us to create the world we want for our grandchildren.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

“We are a totality made of many interlocking parts. This is why we must remember that our individual healing is directly connected to our collective healing.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

“When I became intimate with my wounding, I learned to validate the parts of me that were waiting for my attention.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

“Even if we have never met, we belong to each other. And how do I know we belong to each other? Because I have been weaving you into my braids since the times before my time.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

“Ultimately, it’s not enough to simply understand where we’ve been. We also have to consider where we are going. If we want to heal, that means we must learn to move beyond the roles of victim and perpetrator.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

“When I became intimate with my wounding, I learned to validate the parts of me that were waiting for my attention.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

“Many of us are awakening to the potency of the ways and wisdom of our ancestors. Many of us are awakening to the beauty of our cultural traditions. At the same time, we cannot make the mistake of romanticizing ancestral work; reconciliation with our roots can only happen because something got broken! This means that ancestral work can be painful— whether the people in our lineages were victims or perpetrators.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

“We may have a lot of romantic ideas about Nature, but it has both a heavy and light aspect. Nature, as our primal ancestor and source of life, has the power to devour, destroy, and even abort us. We must learn to discern when we are approaching Nature with arrogance or the need to dominate, even if these attitudes lie beneath the surface.”
Lorena Saavedra Smith, Awaken Your Roots: Reclaim Your Ancestry and Sovereignty by Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

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