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Blessingways and the role of ritual
In this circle No Fear In this circle Deep Peace In this circle Great Happiness In this circle Rich Connection I saw this gorgeous blessingway image pinned on Pinterest a while ago. Love it! I’ve...
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Rites of Passage Resources for Daughters & Sons
“Childbirth is a rite of passage so intense physically, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually, that most other events in a woman’s life pale next to it. In our modern lives, there are few remaining...
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Ceremony Preparations!
My brother got married at my parents’ house early last month and it involved a surprisingly huge amount of work and preparation even though it was a small wedding. Now, we’re getting ready for an...
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New Baby Ritual (Plus Maruti Beads Review!)
One of my good friends recently had her family’s eighth baby. I’ve had mother blessing ceremonies for her with past babies and I meant to do so for this baby as well, but our unexpected trip to...
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Listen to the wise woman…
Mini mamapriestess sculpture I made to take with me for my medicine bundle. Last summer after I finished my priestess certification and I’d been facilitating women’s retreats for two years, I got a...
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Birthrites: Birth as a Rite of Passage
“Woman-to-woman help through the rites of passage that are important in every birth has significance not only for the individuals directly involved, but for the whole community. The task in which the...
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Thesis Tidbits: Feminism, Midwifery, and Motherhood
“Feminism catches fire when it draws upon its inherent spirituality. When it does not, it is just one more form of politics, and politics never fed our deepest hungers.” –Carol Lee Flinders (in The...
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100 Things List!
As part of Leonie Dawson’s Amazing Year workbook, I wrote a list of 100 things to do in 2014. My blog has been fairly quiet lately, but that doesn’t actually mean I have been! A lot of the energy...
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Rolla Red Tent Event!
On August 2, 2014 in conjunction with Rolla Birth Network’s annual MamaFest event, we will be hosting the Missouri Premiere of Things We Don’t Talk About: Women’s Voices from the Red Tent. I am...
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Tuesday Tidbits: Birth Blessings, Life, and Community
“I wish for you a life full of ritual and community.” –Flaming Rainbow Woman Last week we created some sweet, simple little birth spirals by request for a Sacred Pregnancy retreat in Illinois. After...
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Sacred Pregnancy Week 1, Part 1: Sacred Space
“Pregnancy often flies by before we have a chance to truly reflect on the miracle of it all.” –Bonnie Goldberg (in The Art of Pregnancy) Last week I started the online Sacred Pregnancy retreat...
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Red Tent!
In 2012, when we held our first Mamafest event, my eye was caught by this room within the beautiful setting of Tara Day Spa: I wanted to have a Red Tent in this room! I could just feel it calling to...
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Sacred Pregnancy Week 3, Part 1: Fears & Forgiveness
On Friday and Saturday this past week, I took the time for a Sacred Pregnancy weekend. I did many projects from the class and it was a fulfilling, fun time. Reflection, art, and self-care, for the win!...
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Sacred Pregnancy Week 3, Part 2: Empowerment and Self-Care
I told you I had a Sacred Pregnancy weekend! On Saturday of last week, after my fears and forgiveness work, I moved on to some empowerment and self-care exercises. I had been trying to find time to do...
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Sacred Pregnancy Week 4: Honoring, Sealing, & Postpartum Care
“I am the strength of all women who have ever birthed a baby and I am ready to join that tribe.” –Anni Daulter (Sacred Pregnancy) Me to my husband last night: “so, I know I might look like I’m just...
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Goddess Cookies!
You know you have people in your life who really love you when they make cookies like this for your mother blessing ceremony and carry them to you all the way from California! What a beautiful...
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Sacred Postpartum, Week 2: Ceremonial Bathing
My Sacred Postpartum class began last week, though this is my first post about it. One of the assignments this week was to prepare a ceremonial bath. Despite the deceptively simple sound of the...
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Mother Blessings and the Power of Ritual
You are the most powerful intelligent inspirational Woman Close to my heart. You continue to become exponentially more amazing. Always giving others the step UP. Force of the cosmos connecting the Web...
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Ceremonial Bath and Sealing Ceremony
At three days postpartum, my mom and my doula, Summer, came over to do a sealing ceremony for me based on what I’d learned during my Sacred Pregnancy and Sacred Postpartum certification trainings. A...
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Tuesday Tidbits: Ceremonializing Loss
When I am asked for resources for women experiencing miscarriage, my go-to link of choice is Stillbirthday, specifically their information on how to plan for a baby’s birth at any gestation and in any...
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