Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo is a practical guide to the ancient practice of limpias, traditional cleansing rituals used to purify and revitalize people and spaces. Drawing from Mesoamerican traditions, Erika Buenaflor explores the practices and sacred stories behind curanderismo and its indigenous roots.

The book provides step-by-step guidance for different types of limpia ceremonies, including fire rites for transformation, water rites for cleansing and influencing, and sweeping rites for divination. It also explores the use of herbs, flowers, eggs, feathers, fire, and water, along with medicinal chants and platicas, or heart-straightening talks.

Buenaflor draws on 20 years of experience as a curandera and her graduate studies in Mesoamerican shamanism to provide a practical exploration of these traditional practices.