Ancestral Traditions is the love (passion) project of Iyanna Betaudier, a New York City-based practitioner of Traditional Chinese and Asian Medicine: the project was sprung from her intrinsic understanding of the necessity of exercise, purpose and intention in realizing one’s goals. As a result, Iyanna felt compelled to observe and explore the ancestral spirituality and restorative customs of the ancient Chinese and East Asians. That exploration was the genesis of her sojourn as both healer and a receptor of healing. Serendipitously, Ancestral Traditions pays homage to her Afro-Caribbean lineage of healers. Iyanna’s great-grandfathers were self-taught master healers, body workers and herbalists. Growing up in Trinidad, Iyanna loved hearing her great-grandfather's retelling of stories about their dynamic healing experiences and the spirit of community which imbued their work. She was perennially captivated by the respect and reverence her elders paid to the trees and plants they used for medicine. This devotion prompted Iyanna to realize and conceptualize their profound attachment to the earth's natural and cyclical rhythms, and how it informed their work. This fascinating legacy has informed Iyanna’s practice-her work is a testament and an unequivocal honor to her beloved ascendants.