Born in the Mayaland of Yucatan, Mexico, Abuela Sara received teachings from her Mayan grandfather “Don Teul” a traditional herbal healer who taught her how to farm and take care of Mother Earth. 

Abuela Sara immigrated to California when she 15 years old. She joined her father Enrique, a bracero that worked in the California fields.  As a young adult, in absence of the Maya ancestral ceremonies in Los Angeles, she found herself participating in Lakota sweat lodges and learning to walk the “red road” meaning living life with purpose while on a path to positive change and experiencing and attending Sundances. She practices circles of healing through “la palabra/the word” in the Latino/indigenous communities and her teachings are open to all. A true believer in the In Lak’ech Ala K’in "I am you, you are me", Abuela Sara loves to share her experiences with women in particular young ones, praying to the Four Directions and the Sacred Elements. Nowadays, she practices Temazcales and what her Mayan ancestors called “walking the Sacbé” (sakbej) the White Road (Sac=white, beh=road) always in search of personal, family and community balance.  Abuela Sara is founder of Mundo Maya Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles.