July 21, 2026
The Aromatic Language of the Latin American Biomes: Toward Reciprocal Sustainability
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT
Webinar Summary
Join us on a journey to Latin America, where we will hear from Elizângela Rúbia Ramos Pinto (Brazil), Claudia Codriansky (Chile), and Nayla Holgado (Argentina), and meet special plants like palo santo (‘Bursera graveolens’) and rosewood (‘Aniba rosaeodora’) through the work of Dra. Miguel Puescas Chully (northern Peru) and Adler Pacaya Paredes (central Peru).
This special webinar examines the intersection of Latin American ethnobotanical traditions and modern biopsychology. By analyzing the ecological intelligence of diverse biomes and their native medicinal and aromatic species, we will explore how ancestral practices serve as sophisticated frameworks for emotional regulation and self-nurturing.
Central to this exploration is the principle of reciprocal sustainability: our personal well being depends on the active conservation of these fragile ecosystems. We will address the vital importance of ethical sourcing and the protection of biodiversity, ensuring that our search for healing supports, rather than depletes, the cultural and environmental landscapes of Latin America. Participants will learn to apply these “biomic lessons” to restore autonomic homeostasis and enhance the body’s innate capacity for self-compassion.
Know to Love, Love to Care.
Schedule (PT)
10:30–11:30 am
Elizângela Rúbia Ramos Pinto (Brazil), Claudia Codriansky (Chile), and Nayla Holgado (Argentina) present.
11:30 am–12:00 pm
Dra. Miguel Puescas Chully (northern Peru) will guide us through his work on palo santo (Bursera graveolens), including his collaboration with the women of Casitas on palo santo essential oil, within the framework of university social responsibility. He will also explore the essential oil’s chemistry and the management of wild populations under the Sustainable Forestry Development Model (SFDM).
12:00–12:30 pm
Adler Pacaya Paredes (central Peru) will share and strengthen dialogue on social and environmental responsibility related to the Shipibo-Konibo indigenous communities and the sustainable use of medicinal and aromatic species of the Peruvian Amazon, such as palo rosa (Aniba rosaeodora), as well as other plants of great ethnobotanical, medicinal, and cultural value.
Biographies
Elizângela Rúbia Ramos Pinto
Airmid Ambassador for Brazil
- Integrative Therapist
- Clinical Aromatherapist
- Death Doula
- Educator
- Translator and Interpreter
Claudia Codriansky
Airmid Ambassador for Chile
- Clinical and Holistic Aromatherapist
- Researcher
- Educator
- Author
Nayla Holgado
Airmid Ambassador for Argentina
- Psychoaromatherapist
- Educator
- Therapeutic Companion
- Clinical Social Psychologist
Dr. Miguel Puescas Chully
Representative from Northern Peru
Principal professor at the National University of Tumbes, currently Dean of the Faculty of Agrarian Sciences.
Adler Pacaya Paredes
Representative from Central Peru
Adler Pacaya Paredes is a Shipibo-Konibo native who resides in central Peru. Adler has dedicated much of his life to forest regeneration, permaculture, sustainable management of Amazonian plant species, and protection of threatened native Peruvian plants.
Join Us!
We hope you will join us for this exploration of aromatic plants, biocultural wisdom, emotional wellbeing, and the shared responsibility of protecting Latin America’s extraordinary ecosystems.
This webinar is open to the public, will be translated into Spanish during the live session, and will be recorded for Airmid Institute members.
“When we inhale the scent of a plant, we are listening to its story. The planet’s aromatic medicinal flora speaks a language of deep connection—one that invites us to receive its healing gifts with open, grateful hearts. Reciprocal sustainability is an open invitation to change how we relate to nature. It is a gentle reminder that for every drop of precious oil we harvest, we can give love, protection, and care back into the soil. An invitation to truly dance with these incredible beings in a shared ecosystem of healing”. Elizângela Rúbia Ramos Pinto
August 25, 2026
Baffled by Botanical Binomials?
Time: 10:30 AM PT
Webinar Summary
In her presentation, Ann will explore a brief history of plant naming and the role of Latin binomials in creating effective communication about plants across all cultures and disciplines. She will also examine how sustainability initiatives, ethical supply chains, and high-quality research all depend on correct botanical identification, supported by accepted Latin names, voucher specimens, and authoritative botanical reference materials. By understanding taxonomy as a critical component of conservation, sourcing decisions, and scientific reproducibility, participants gain insight into how accurate plant naming directly influences the protection of biodiversity, stronger supply chains, and long-term access to medicinal and aromatic plants.
Ann Harman
Ann Harman is an organic farmer, herbalist and distiller. Ann is the author of Harvest to Hydrosol, a how to book about distilling for hydrosols. She spent decades distilling, lecturing, teaching and researching hydrosols; their chemistry, microbiology, adulteration, heavy metals and performed many comparison experiments through Circle H Institute. She is mostly retired now but still loves sharing her knowledge of the world of plants, distillation and hydrosols through writing, lecturing and offering online courses.
