Remember Your Roots - by Christine Olivia Hernandez (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Supported by Mayan traditions, this book shows you how to embrace gratitude in every area of your life so that you may find ultimate bliss, happiness, and connection to all things.

In Remember Your Roots, Mayan Spiritual Guide Christine Olivia Hernandez draws upon her lineage's wisdom and cosmovision. She bridges these ancient teachings to the modern day so you can connect to your roots and live with greater wholeness, regardless of your specific ancestry. However, there is a problem. Many people do not feel connected to their roots, but rather, a sense of loss, mistrust, and unsafety in the world.

By speaking to the core issues we all face, Christine guides you through an intentional 13 chapter journey to help you access gratitude in every area of your life. Gratitude is a state of being that brings health, abundance, and enlightenment, for it's the key that unlocks all doors in your life. When we remember this truth, we find that we are connected to the wisdom of the trees, the light of stars, the elements, and to each other. Realizing this, we can overcome any adversity.

From accessing the wisdom of your body and creating a positive mental environment, to resolving unhealthy generational patterns and embracing the importance of ceremony and celebration, this book guides you to feel wholeness and gratitude in every area of your life.

Review Quotes

"Remember Your Roots is an incredible book that makes timeless Indigenous wisdom accessible to the descendants of any lineage so they can awaken their inner ancestral knowledge and be guided back home to their highest selves."
-- Sahara Rose, bestselling author and host of Highest Self Podcast

"Remember Your Roots is a profound exploration of our collective lineage, intricately woven with the ancient wisdom of the Mayan people. The power of this book lies in its ability to transcend the boundaries of time and culture. It's not just about understanding Mayan wisdom; it's about rekindling a relationship with our own primal heritage, a journey toward wholeness in a fragmented world. This book is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the interconnectedness of all life and the importance of honoring our past to navigate our future. Remember Your Roots is indeed a testament to the enduring power of Indigenous wisdom in shaping our collective consciousness."
-- Ana Flores, founder of We All Grow Latina

"This brilliant book is a divine offering of pure love and deep ancestral wisdom. It's a generous gift to the world and one that blends ancient Indigenous wisdom with our modern times. The Mayan teachings shared throughout awaken all that is waiting to be reclaimed and remembered. Remember Your Roots invites us to heal in a way that our bones and blood remember--a potent journey indeed."
-- Asha Frost, Indigenous Medicine Woman and author of You are the Medicine

"Remember Your Roots is an invitation to go to the depth. This book reminds you that you are more powerful than you know, and wiser than you give yourself credit for. It's a must read for those ready to transform from the roots up."
-- Christine Gutiérrez, Latina therapist and author of I Am Diosa and Wisdom del Alma

"The ancestral Maya honored their elders and had a cosmovision that surrounded them with many powerful gods that inhabited the sky, the jungle, and the underworld of caves. Christine, in Remember Your Roots, manages to connect her maya roots and our modern world with her personal relationship with the divine developed in a narrative of life as a medicine woman and guide for her peers."
-- Fernando Paiz Andrade, President of La Ruta Maya Conservation Foundation

In a complicated world, with clashing ideas, visions, and directions, going back to go forward is key to Remember Your Roots. Ancestral wisdom is for healing as well as for growth. The advanced capitalist society we are in, imagined and imposed over millennia, is itself a source of trauma, alienation, stress, and loss. Here, Hernandez provides us with codes and practices to find our centering, our medicine, and our liberation. Drawing on Mayan ways that have lasted despite conquest, colonization, and erasure, Hernandez makes this work meaningful in the context of the modern world. I recommend this highly--Hernandez has walked the walk, and she's done the work. - Luis J. Rodriguez, co-founder of Tia Chuchas and author of Hearts & Hands and From Our Land to Our Land

About the Author

Christine Olivia Hernandez is the author of A Child of Magic, many other children's books, and screenplays. She is a cacao ceremonialist, and a Mayan Spiritual Guide. Through her programs, the Maltyox (Gratitude) Method and the Revival, she helps thousands with ancestral healing, supporting body, mind, and soul connection. She supports the creation and development of Indigenous cacao farms and women's collectives in Guatemala and Mexico, where her lineages are from.