Faith

Meet the Presenter!

Dr. Monica Lucero DOM (she/her) is a Doctor of Oriental medicine and Traditional Medicine Practitioner. Native New Mexican of Nahuatl, Spanish, Apache and Diné ancestry. Dr. Monica is the owner of Red Root Acupuncture & Herbs, an herbal apothecary, community healing space and Zen center north of Old Town. Raised with the traditions of curanderismo, she walks in the footsteps of her grandmothers; weaving together her Indigenous medicines with Traditional Chinese Medicine. Both NADA and POCA certified, Dr. Lucero believes in making traditional medicines available, affordable and culturally relevant to the community she serves. Dr. Lucero teaches Traditional Chinese Medicine at ASHA (Albuquerque School of Healing Arts). She also teaches for the Tribal Canoe Journey Herbalists Indigenous herbal pathways, sharing her knowledge of Mexican, Chinese, Western and Indigenous herbal medicines. As a ceremonial birth-worker Dr. Monica serves our community’s birthing families, while also serving on the board of CWI-Changing Woman Initiative, an indigenous organization revitalizing traditional birth in Indian Country. It brings Dr. Monica great joy to be able to care for our local community and works tirelessly to preserve and help make traditional medicines accessible.