Dona Flordemayo is a Mayan elder born in a small village on the Nicaragua-Honduras border. Flordemayo's father was a local shaman, and her mother was a midwife and healer. As her children grew, Flordemayo began to work as a healer/curandera. Flordemayo is a sundancer who considers her Mayan heritage a keystone of her work. She studies under Don Alejandro Oxlaj, a leader of the Mayan Council of Elders, who convened the first Gathering of Indigenous Priests and Elders of America in1994. Learn more about the Grandmothers Council at www.Grandmotherscouncil.com.