Despertando
A six-month journey back to your body, your food, and the wisdom already living inside you.
What is Despertando?
An awakening rooted in food as medicine
Despertando — the act of waking up — is a six-month conscious eating coaching cohort for those who feel the call to return to a more intentional relationship with what they eat, how they nourish themselves, and where that healing begins.
This is not a diet program. It is not a quick fix. It is an honest, gentle, and deeply rooted process of learning to listen — to your body, your ancestral food wisdom, and the quiet signals your symptoms have been sending you.
Guided by Berenis Vargas Luna, conscious eating coach and founder of Raíces Mágicas, each participant moves through a personally tailored journey grounded in ancestral food traditions, food as medicine, and a lifestyle that makes your plate a place of healing.
Who this is for
If any of these truths feel familiar, you are exactly who Despertando was built for.
"I was recently diagnosed with chronic illness and seeking lifestyle changes to support my wellness and treatment."
"I know food matters, but I'm stuck between wanting to eat better and the guilt that shows up when I'm not perfect about it."
"I grew up watching my abuela use plants to heal — and somewhere along the way, I lost that connection. I want it back."
"I feed everyone else first. By the time I sit down, it's whatever's left — if anything. That's just how it's always been."
"My body has been trying to tell me something for a long time. I'm finally ready to listen instead of just managing symptoms."
"I don't want another diet. I want a way of eating that feels like mine — rooted in my culture, not built on restriction and shame."
"I want community — mujeres who get it, who are doing the work alongside me. That circle doesn't exist in my life yet."
Your Guide
I reversed my own Type 2 diabetes — moving my A1C from 9.3 to 4.3 in one year. My partner healed from diverticulitis without surgery. We did it with plants, intention, and the ancestral wisdom that had been in our family all along. With real food. Food our abuelas would recognize.
That experience didn't just change what I eat. It changed how I understand my body, my cultura, and what it means to truly care for myself. I started showing up for myself at the table.
I co-founded El Hongo Mágico, a plant-based taqueria rooted in the same belief — that food made with plants and intention heals. And I built Raíces Mágicas for the mujeres who are ready to heal their relationship with food.
The Program
Despertando — Spanish for awakening — is a six-month guided journey for mujeres who are ready to change their relationship with food. Not through restriction. Not through a protocol. Through remembering.
We go back to what our ancestors knew. We name the conditioning that put us last at our own tables. We learn to cook with intention, move through a world that doesn't always support our choices, and build the kind of community that holds us when we need it.
Every other week we meet live on Zoom — a teaching, a cooking demonstration, and a circle conversation that goes somewhere real. Between sessions you have reflection prompts, a private community, and optional one-on-one time with Berenis.
This is conscious eating not as discipline, but as lifestyle. One of the most grounded, loving ways you can show up — every single day.
Program Logistics
Format: Virtual via Zoom · biweekly live sessions
Duration: 6 months · 12 live sessions total
Session Length: 90 minutes each
Cohort Size: Max 10 mujeres — intentionally intimate
Community: Private group chat · weekly reflection prompts
1-on-1 Support: Optional 30-minute check-ins · up to 6 per cohort
Language: English · bilingual warmth throughout
Next Cohort: July 2026
Investment Pricing
Despertando is a six-month commitment to yourself.
Pay in Full $997
One investment, six months of transformation.
Payment Plan $369
3 monthly payments of $369. Begin your journey with automatic payments spread across the first three months.
Begin Here.
Ready to Awaken?
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Share Your Story and what brings you here
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Schedule your discovery call with Bere
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Together, decide if Despertando is for you
Questions & Answers
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Not at all. We come as we are. This journey is designed for mujeres at every point on the path — from those just waking up to those who have been in this practice for years and want to go deeper in community. Wherever you are is exactly the right place to start.
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No. This is not about labels. The foundation is whole, plant-forward foods — and the spirit is inclusive, non-judgmental, and deeply personal. You define your path. We support you in walking it consciously, with intention and without shame.
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Sessions are recorded and available for replay after each gathering. The live circle carries an energy that can't be replicated — but life happens, and we want every mujer to stay connected to the work even when she can't show up in real time.
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Session weeks: 90 minutes live. In-between weeks: as much or as little as you want to give to your reflection prompt and community space. This was designed for mujeres with full lives. The minimum investment is small — the return is not.
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Just Zoom on any device — phone, tablet, or computer. You'll also receive an invitation to our private community space on WhatsApp. No other apps or subscriptions required at this time.
Your body has been asking for this.
Conscious eating isn't a diet. It isn't a program you finish and leave behind. It is one of the most grounded, loving ways you can show up for yourself — a daily practice of remembering that you matter, your body matters, and the wisdom of your lineage was never lost. Just waiting.
There is a circle of mujeres waiting for you. Come home to yourself.
Let’s Work Together
If you're interested in the cohort experience but have questions, complete the form and I'll respond to you within 48 hours.