Latina Health Activist-Healers Bridging Body and Spirit Irene Lara SUMMARY. This essay addresses the work of four Latina health activ- ist-healers to show how they challenge the western body/spirit dichot- omy from indigenous inspired perspectives that bridge body and spirit, sexuality and spirituality. It discusses some of the ways that Concepción Saucedo, Luz Álvarez Martínez, Angelina Borbón, and Haydeé Rivera Morales forward decolonizing feminist perspectives about sexuality and spirituality through their work as health organization directors, educators, and/or support group leaders. An interview-based analysis, it draws on decolonial feminist methodologies to center these women’s voices and interpret their healing work. It concludes with a discussion of the relevance of their health activist-healer work for clinical practice. KEYWORDS. Latina health activist-healers, body/spirit, sexuality, spiri- tuality, decolonizing feminist perspective Dr. Irene Lara is Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at San Diego State University. Address correspondence to: Dr. Irene Lara, Department of Women’s Studies, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182-8138 (E-mail: ilara@mail.sdsu.edu). [Haworth co-indexing entry note]: “Latina Health Activist-Healers Bridging Body and Spirit.” Lara, Irene. Co-published simultaneously in Women & Therapy (The Haworth Press) Vol. 31, No. 1, 2008, pp. 21-40; and: Sin or Salvation: The Relationship Between Sexuality and Spirituality in Psychotherapy (ed: Amy Mahoney and Oliva M. Espín) The Haworth Press, 2008, pp. 21-40. Available online at http://wt.haworthpress.com 2008 by The Haworth Press. All rights reserved. doi:10.1080/02703140802145169 21