Yerbatero: Eight Years with a Maya Healer
What if the ancient secrets of Maya magic were still alive, hidden in the jungles of the Yucatán, waiting to be discovered?
 
For eight extraordinary years, author Laura LaBrie had the rare privilege of learning from Don Everisto, a traditional Maya yerbatero whose knowledge of healing, magic, and the unseen world had been passed down through generations.
 
Step into a world where mysterious stones reveal hidden illnesses, jungle plants hold extraordinary powers, prayers and rituals summon unseen forces, and the boundaries between the ordinary and the impossible begin to disappear.
 
Through firsthand accounts of remarkable ceremonies, mysterious encounters, ancient healing practices, and experiences that defy easy explanation, Laura takes readers on a journey deep into the magical world of the Maya.
 
But this is more than a collection of extraordinary experiences. It is also the story of an unlikely friendship, filled with laughter, curiosity, unexpected lessons, and the generosity of a remarkable man who opened his world to an inquisitive outsider.
 
Combining stories written as these adventures unfolded with new memories and reflections, Yerbatero offers a rare and intimate glimpse into a living tradition of Maya magic and the mysteries that continue to thrive in the jungles of Mexico.
 
Eight years. One extraordinary teacher. And a world of magic beyond anything Laura could have imagined.