A living story of healing and remembrance, where sacred arts guide us back to the Source of all life.
This is not just a series of images. It is a homecoming. A prayer in motion. A journey through the sacred arts of healing as we return to Source, to breath, to body, to land, to the Mother who has always held us.
Through the lens of ecosomatic healing, we notice what is quiet yet alive. Ecosomatic healing recognizes the deep interconnectedness of body, mind, and the natural world. It honors the intelligence of our nervous system mirroring the forest, the breath moving like wind over mountains, the heartbeat echoing the drum. Practices such as sylvotherapy, somatic movement, and earth-centered rituals reconnect us to ourselves and the living world, restoring balance, resilience, and wholeness.
Here, healing unfolds where bodywork meets prayer, where science meets spirit, and where ancestral wisdom speaks to contemporary care. Touch, movement, ritual, and song flow together like rivers in confluence, carrying us back into wholeness.
We witness rituals of body and land, somatic practices, and integrative healing pathways that weave Mazatec, Amazonian, and Filipino lineages with modern trauma care, mental health, and well-being.
Integrative healing bridges ancestral practices and contemporary therapies, blending counseling, somatic therapy, ritual, herbal medicine, and energy work. It creates a space where science and sacred wisdom coexist. Healing here does not divide; it unites. It bridges traditions and innovations, remembering that true care is always relational.
Rituals become a language of remembering. We begin with breath and fire, cleanse with herbs and song, share cacao to soften the heart, drum to call the spirit home, and pour libations to the land in gratitude. Movement, chant, prayer, and rest become offerings, each ritual a doorway back to presence, to wholeness, to Creator.
To heal is to remember. To remember is to rematriate—to return to a Mother-rooted way of being, where care, reciprocity, and Earth stewardship lead the way. Rematriation is the turning of our faces toward the soil, the returning of stories to the rivers, the restoring of culture to communities that keep it alive. It is the living promise that the future belongs to both children and land.
In this integrative space, pain is not a flaw but a threshold. Conversations around mental health, trauma, and recovery are held with tender presence for what longs to be seen. We walk slowly. We soften. We practice coherence—body, heart, and Earth remembering one another—until the unseen becomes felt, and the felt becomes whole.
To truly know who we are, we must know our roots. Our intangible heritage is the heart we protect. Every prayer is a bridge, every weave a story, every song a remembrance. Philippine culture lives not only in what we wear, but in what we plant, chant, and hold. It lives in the blessings of our elders, in hands meeting the soil, in gatherings where we witness each other’s return to life.
This is more than remembrance. It is a call to protect our heritage so the songs, stories, and prayers of our people can endure. May we walk with humility, open our hearts, and become living vessels of our culture, carrying this legacy forward for generations yet to come.
As Talajica holds space with reverence and Sitio Arya carries the stories with dignity, we walk beside culture bearers and guardians of tradition, amplifying their voices with respect. Guided by the spirit of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (RA 8371), we honor that preservation is not only memory—it is justice and responsibility. Storytelling becomes Seva, a selfless offering to humanity, to culture, and to the living Earth.
This documentary is a threshold. It asks us to slow down, to feel, to root, to remember. Healing arrives as both light and shadow, in stillness and in song, in the quiet of standing barefoot in the rain and realizing we were never disconnected.
Ecosomatic: A Documentary of the Unseen is a return to Source, a rematriation of belonging and a reweaving of culture with Earth. It is a ceremony of the ancestral cycle of life, calling us to walk with humility, listen deeply, and become vessels of remembrance, so that the songs, stories, and prayers of our people endure, and the Mother is honored in all we create.
The wisdom of our ancestors flows within us, guiding our journey back to the heart of Mother Earth. Our rematriation is a sacred reconnection with the natural cycles and timeless teachings passed down through generations. By embracing this heritage with gratitude and openness, we awaken the healing power within us and honor the roots that sustain us.
Honoring the Spring Equinox reminds us that balance is sacred. As day and night find equality, we are called to reflect on harmony within ourselves—between work and rest, giving and receiving, action and reflection. The Earth awakens, and so do we. This is a time to plant intentions, nurture growth, and embrace the natural rhythm of change. Just as seeds begin to sprout, so too can our hearts and lives bloom with new possibilities.
In this sacred transition, we are reminded: balance creates harmony, stillness cultivates growth, and as the light grows stronger, so does our capacity for healing, love, and transformation. May we honor the cycles of nature, our ancestors, and the Mother in all that we do.
Back to the Roots: Rematriation Ceremony 2025
