Wendolyne Omaña (she/her/ella) was born in Almoloya de Juárez, Mexico, and carries forward a lineage of birthwork and healing arts rooted in her Mazahua, Otomí, and Mixteca ancestries. Her calling to holistic practices began under the gentle guidance of her grandmother Consuelo, teachings from elders, and deepened through a ceremonial blessing in 2019 from Maya elder Don Reginaldo Chayax.
Wendolyne is the founder of Construyendo Poder, a grassroots organization born in 2018 out of the needs of monolingual Spanish-speaking parents and children deeply impacted by systemic oppression and trauma. Built without institutional backing, Construyendo Poder was created by and for the immigrant community to reclaim health through healing practices and support resilience through ancestral methods, therapeutics, herbalism, acupuncture, yoga therapy, movement and culturally rooted mental health workshops.
Wendolyne is a dedicated Director of Construyendo Poder, and Reproductive Justice advocate with Tewa Women United; she is well known in her Durango community for her constant home visits to offer healing arts at no cost to families, free clinics in Spanish, and her program “Nutrition to Reclaim Health after Trauma”. She is a former journalist, a fertility and full-spectrum community doula with the Yiya Vi Kagingdi Doula Program, has more than ten years experience as a certified massage therapist trained and over twenty years as a sobadora tradicional mexicana. She is also currently pursuing a master’s degree at the University of New Mexico.
Rooted in prayer, silence, and the sacred, she honors the divine in every being.