Traditional Wixárika (Huichol) healing

A living tradition.

Traditional Wixárika (Huichol) healing, carried forward through trusted relationships and more than twenty-five years of service.

Alan Kerner
More than twenty five years in service to a sacred path
About & Alan’s Legacy

Alan Kerner is an initiated Mara’akame—a traditional healer in the Wixárika (Huichol) tradition—who has dedicated more than twenty-five years to serving others.

Through his devotion to Tatewarí (Grandfather Fire), Alan has carried forward teachings of humility, prayer, and respect for all of life. For decades, he has tended Sacred Fire and supported individuals and communities through ceremony and traditional healing practices.

His commitment in his life has also included pilgrimages to sacred Wixárika sites and the homelands in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico, maintaining a living relationship with the land, the traditions, and the responsibilities of this sacred path.

Alan’s legacy lives in the many people he has served and the communities he has helped nurture.

Sacred fire ceremony
A New Chapter

Care, transition and continuity.

Changes in Alan’s health mean he is no longer able to offer traditional Wixárika (Huichol) healing in the same way. This transition is not a departure from the path that has shaped his life. It is a time for Alan to care for himself while thoughtfully transitioning his practice and continuing to support the community he has served.

Alan has stepped down from his position on the Elder Council (Kawitero) of Group Tatewari and his role as an Elder of the Temple of Sacred Fire Healing. He continues to serve as a Trustee of Sacred Fire.

Come into a space of care.

July 26–27, 2026Susan Skinner
October 18–19, 2026Patrick Hanaway
January 10–11, 2027Lisa Lichtig
March 2027 · TBADon David Wiley

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