The Foundation of Sana Sana con Hanna

Three truths influence the lens through which I see healing. They're the seeds of how I understand this work, why I practice the way I do and the kind of space I hope to create for others walking a similar path.

Growing Up Between Worlds

I was born and raised in McAllen, Texas. A first-generation Mexican-American from the Valley.

Growing up between two cultures created a specific complexity that's hard to articulate. Navigating different spaces, different languages, different customs was tricky.

But I also learned about healing from my culture. The understanding that healing happens in connection, through love and presence, not isolation. That healing requires patience and trust in the process.

This shapes everything about how I work. I don't see people separate from their context, their culture, their relationships. Wholeness is reflected in community, it’s something we remember together.

Asking the Right Questions

One of the side quests explored with my therapist is that of my late-diagnosis of neurodivergence (AuDHD).

I've come to understand this means my brain is designed and operates differently. This way of functioning is what makes me feel good and aligned in my work.

There's high pattern recognition, a strong sense of justice, and an obsession with the "why" behind everything.

I had to learn somatic work from scratch because emotions didn't make sense to me at first.

The way has been messy and confusing. Reconnecting to your body is no joke and I find only by walking it that I am then able to meet others on this path so that we can figure it out together.

Integration Over Separation

Over the years, I've reclaimed spirituality on my own terms. I’ll offer words of ancient wisdom and evidence-based research in session as we make sense of things.

The more I learn, the more I discover how our nervous systems function as this gateway between our internal world and external reality.

How our senses can literally help us make sense of things. Where neuroscience meets lived experience.

I see creativity and artistry as proof that we generate good ideas, solutions, art, music, beauty. We are all on our own journeys, each expressing our own unique complexity. You can't reduce that to a diagnosis. We are so much more than disease.

“Sana sana colita de rana, si no sana hoy, sanara mañana”

Meet Hanna

A Few Things About Me

  • Sagittarius, INFJ, 4w5 (also 4w3)

  • Currently reading "How to Love Better" by Yung Pueblo

  • If a good song is playing, I will dance. Even at HEB.

  • My grandma's enfrijoladas are unmatched

  • LOVE a good iced vanilla latte

  • Ideal day: near water under Texas sun with a good book and a great album playing

  • How I reset: journaling, iced water, going for a walk, deep breathing, singing/playing music, being out in nature, doom scrolling on TikTok, punching a pillow, screaming into the void… whatever works on the day