Ongoing Offerings:
Sacred Pregnancy and Birth Journey:
Childbirth Preparation for your Heart and Soul
Preparing for a new life is a sacred honor. It is also full of joys, fears, doubts, and transcendence.
Sacred Pregnancy groups are circles of women who walk the path of pregnancy together, honoring, supporting, witnessing one another’s pregnancy journeys. Each of us has our own journey yet can benefit from sharing experiences with others who hold us in sacred space.
Through art, movement, meditation, conversation, sharing, tears, and laughter, we explore our expectations of parenthood, our own beliefs, and remind ourselves of who we are as women, and as people.
Honoring one another in sisterhood, we uncover different aspects of womanhood and motherhood, viewing our own lives with new perspective, and bringing out the deep inner whole woman mama person we are for us to protect, honor, support, and celebrate. Sacred Pregnancy brings an element of community that many of us lack and wish for deeply.
Sacred Pregnancy circles meet for 8 weeks in early pregnancy, beginning four times per year. Birth Journey, for couples, meets for 4 weeks in later pregnancy, beginning, also four times per year. Please see the calendar for the next starting date.
Dancing for Birth
Come dance with other women who embrace the joy of pregnancy and womanhood and enjoy dancing as a spiritual and physical practice. Besides having fun, you will learn about good labor positions and comfort measures for pregnancy, labor, and birth. It’s a wonderful way to exercise and bond with your baby and other women. Dancing is good for your baby, your body, your heart, and your soul.
Love, Milk, and Infant Massage
LMIM is a postpartum support group for moms and babies, supporting breastfeeding, and teaching and supporting Infant Massage while continuing community for new mamas and their families.
Infant Massage
Learn a traditional mothering skill practiced throughout the world. Infant Massage promotes communication, bonding, and nurturing touch by teaching parents ways to soothe, comfort, and play with their babies through massage. Babies and parents love it! Click http://www.iaim.net/ for more information.
Monthly Offerings:
Meet the Doulas!
An opportunity for expecting families to meet different doulas and learn about their specialties, skills, and why you may want to hire a doula. An opportunity, also, to experience some different personalities to help you know what to look for in the best doula for YOU!
Movie and Speaker Nights
Movies and speakers on topics related to pregnancy, birth, parenting, breastfeeding, women’s health care, and holistic health care. Topics will be listed in the blog and on the calendar. Come experience some of the latest information and discussion on topics pertinent to new families and those who support them.
As Scheduled:
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Welcoming Baby and Honoring Mama
Enjoy the community ritual of preparing for your baby. Much like a Hope Chest of past times, women gather to prepare for their babies by making a baby blanket, burp cloths and other baby clothes and accessories as well as rebozo, comfort measures and self care recipes for mama.
Birth Art Practice
An opportunity to explore your own beliefs regarding birth and pregnancy and recognize and appreciate your own strengths: a wonderful process for listening to your heart and soul as you open into parenthood. Learn more about your vision and strengths through art. No art experience necessary. Group or private sessions.
SoulCollage® for Pregnancy
A collage art process for exploring within your soul in order to listen to your own heart’s guidance. Make cards to access your own inner wisdom and learn about your concerns and strengths regarding pregnancy, birth, and parenthood.
Make your Own Medicine/Home Medicine Making
Make your own medicines at home for use with your family. Classes include specific herbs and formulations (salves, tinctures, etc) for specific conditions. Classes will be listed in the events calendar.
SoulCollage®
SoulCollage is not just for pregnancy. SoulCollage is a collage art process for exploring within your soul to listen to your own heart’s guidance. Make cards to access your own inner wisdom and guidance and learn about your concerns and strengths in all areas of your life.
Dancing for Joy
Dancing as a spiritual and physical practice….come dance with other women who embrace the joy of womanhood. A wonderful way to exercise and bond with your soul and with other women. Dancing is wonderful for your mind, body, heart, and soul. You don’t even have to be pregnant to dance with us!