Mariana Mae is an artist, cultural bridge and medicine arts practitioner native to Coyoacan, Tenochtitlan, Mexico. Her Life’s work is anchored in the core principle of recognizing Ethnicity, Ethics, Expression + Empowerment in the Creative, Ancestral, Healing Arts through a Holistic, Trauma-informed and Integrative approach. She is the founder of MAE Earth Medicine Arts School, MAI KAYA, and the co-founder of Tierra Viviente. Devoted to her path of Curanderismo, Mariana has been in study with the Plants for a decade, and a student of the Lopez-Sanchez Shipibo lineage for 3 years. Her walk is informed by her alliance with various Indigenous Traditions through their Healing Systems, Cultural Education and Craft Preservation. Her work intersects Traditional Earth-based Medicine and Somatic Integration with Self-Responsibility, Authentic Leadership + Collective Care.