Limpias     Herbal baths of the Andean Highlands                          When the past stays with you, it can sometimes harm you, so the teaching goes. In Ecuador, a person may ask for plants from curanderas  for emotional reasons as well as physical. This shining light of a woman gives you exactly what you need. Herbs, along with prayers of intention, can help one cleanse in a powerful way. Here is an Andean Highland herbal bath recipe. The herbs of Pachamama  have been given for us to honor and utilize in many ways. First, do the Sour Bath, then, wait one day and do the Sweet. Kneel in a tub. Pour bath over your head, front and back of body while praying to let go of the past. Do not rinse off these cleansing waters. Allow yourself to air dry.    For each bath, boil herbs in plenty of water until steeped. Cool to a comfortable hot temperature before using. Use as many herbs as you can find. Sour Bath                                       Rosemary                                          Lemon verbena                               Carnation                                           Mallow                                                Bay leaf                                              Lupine                                                Sweet woodruff                               Pigweed (Amaranthe)                    Sauwtoe                                                                                            Sweet Bath Rosemary Lemon Grass Chamomile Castor Sweet Woodruff Plantain Anise (Tilo) Carnation Sauwtoe Mateeko