Miss Beatrice Waight, Yucatec Maya Traditional Healer
Miss Beatrice was born in the caul on January 18th, 1948 in the village of Santa Familia, Belize. Her family migrated from Yucatan, Mexico during the caste war in the late 1800s.
In Yucatec Maya culture, being born in the caul (amniotic sac) is the sign of a healer. As far back as she could remember, Miss Beatrice was connected to the spiritual world and always interested in healing plants.
Her Grandmother and her mother were midwives from whom she learned herbal remedies and massage. Her father was the village curandero.
As the mother of nine children, she was a traditional village healer in Santa Familia. She relieved the physical, emotional, and spiritual pain of those who came to her Healing Hut. Miss Beatrice also taught her Yucatec Maya healing ways to students from all over the world. She truly believed earth-centered healing benefitted all people.
Miss Beatrice raised her children to believe in themselves and be proud of their Maya heritage. Her radiant smile, outrageous sense of humor, vast wisdom, deep strength, keen intuition, and enormous heart are still cherished. Miss Beatrice passed away on October 3rd, 2010, but her love and teachings are forever alive.
You can learn more about Miss B in her book Fire Heart (Can be purchased online here or through me)
Full Circle Project
Miss Beatrice (1948-2010) arranged for Ann Drucker and a small appointed group of her long-term students to bring back the Yucatec Maya healing traditions to her family in Belize, now that they've come of age. She had a clear vision for the next generations to receive these healing traditions, which she so generously shared with us.
2025 marks the 7th year of this process, and Miss Beatrice's children and grandchildren are totally on board! In fact, in 2021 ten of them visited Boulder, Colorado for our annual Healing Hut. In 2022, the tradition returned to Belize.
You can learn more about supporting the Full Circle Project here.
