Blessings. My name is Kai Delgado Pfeifer (they / them pronouns).

I am descendant of ancestors from the Philippines, China, Ireland, Germany, and Lithuania. I was raised in the United States, in Jersey City, New Jersey which are the ancestral lands of the Harsimus Lenni-Lenape (NJ). I currently reside in New York City (Lenni Lenape) and am also based throughout the year in the Philippines & Berlin, Germany.

One of my life callings is to create spaces for our communities to reclaim freedom and wellbeing through relationship with the Earth. In my childhood upbringing, I was deeply aware of intergenerational struggles in my family including chronic illnesses, addictions, relational abuse, perpetual caregiving roles, and more. With roots in my early 20s as an organizer for Philippine liberation movements, I was able to understand that my early experiences were reflections of capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy that have historically placed us in a harmful relation with the Land.

While living with Lumad (indigenous) communities in the Philippines in 2018 and then learning from indigenous teachers of other lineages, I was taught that collective organizing towards genuine land sovereignty is central to transforming our personal lives, lineages, and society in lasting ways. Cultural mediums such as agriculture, food, medicine, ceremony, oral history, song, and dance can support us deeply as we create new paradigms of sovereignty, belonging, and inter-connection with our Ecology.

These learnings, along with my own health challenges, led me on a path to reclaim Philippine plant medicine (food & herbs), Hilot (Philippine body therapies & ancestral healing), and natural agriculture that are now the lens through which I serve community. The meditative and ritual practices of Buddhism (both Theravadan & Mahayana) are also at the forefront of my practice and approach. I also honor my Indigenous and African diaspora teachers of Turtle Island who have generously shared their political struggles and ancestral medicines with me.

It is my prayer that what I have been taught and given permission to expand upon can be meaningful resources for anyone who seeks liberation. I offer my learnings and practice through the following educational and healing programming:

Filipinx Food as Medicine— seasonal virtual courses and in person workshops where we reclaim ancestral foodways, herbalism, and spiritual healing practices through a decolonial, anti-imperialist analysis of Philippine and Amerikan society.

Hilot - In person and virtual healing support that draws from a range of modalities such as: divination, spiritual baths, smoke protection, astrological readings, massage therapy, cupping, emotional release rituals, shamanic meditation, and guidance for dietary and herbal routines.

Acknowledgment of Mentors and Organizations that have guided me on my path

Apu Rolando Gomez & Lakay Magbaya - Hilot Academy of Binabaylan

Mamerto Lagitan Tindongan - Ifugao Mumbaki

Phra Ajahn Poonsak Suwadhano — Monk of Wat Chom Thong Monastery

Don Luis & Dona Zaray - Witoto & Yagua Curanderos

Esperanza Martell - AfroTaino healer/organizer

Nay Melay - Subanen Farmer, educator, and organizer

Owen Taylor - Seed keeper & owner of Truelove Seeds

Urban Atabex Healing in Community Network

Farm School NYC

Soul Fire Farm

Sama Sama Cooperative

East Bay Meditation Center

Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Anakbayan & Migrante