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Mind, Body and Soul Skincare

Mind, Body and Soul Skincare

Mama to mama.

What are you putting on your skin these days? Do your skin care products align with your conscious lifestyle and vision of sustainability?

As conscious women, nurturers, lovers, and dedicated mothers- we may strive for un-adulterated nutrient dense delicacies to deck our tables come mealtime. We may find ourselves endlessly checking and rechecking nutrition labels. We may even commit to buying products with no more than five ingredients, assuring that that those ingredients are easy to pronounce. Yet to what standards do we hold our soaps, scrubs, lotions, creams, toners, shampoos, cleansers and perfumes?

Avoiding Stress in Pregnancy

Avoiding Stress in Pregnancy

This is a topic that I've been pondering since the time when I was pregnant with my Wilder, who is now 4.5 years old. After he was born, I wasn't totally sure if I wanted to have another child or not, but I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't do it again if I was experiencing stress and anxiety in my day to day life. 

A Volcanic Birthing

A Volcanic Birthing

About 70 million years ago, Pele-honua-mea (Pele of the Sacred Earth); the goddess of fire, lightning, wind and volcanoes, left her homeland of Tahiti where she lived with her brothers, sisters, and earth goddess mother Haumea, on a canoe carrying the egg of her unborn youngest sister Hi’iaka. As she journeyed the seas, from land to land, she eventually came upon what we now know as the Hawaiian Islands.

BlessingWays: Honoring the Transition into Motherhood

BlessingWays: Honoring the Transition into Motherhood

I attended my first blessingway after I had already become a mother and was apprenticing with my midwife teachers. I was deeply touched by this ceremony.  It was so different compared to the baby showers I went to with my mother. Here I was in a circle of women who were all singing to a mother who was preparing for birth. We fed her with nurturing, nourishing goodness as we gathered to honor her and the nine-month journey of growing a child. We did our best to feed her spirit with strength and sustenance for the coming birth. We anointed her so she may walk fearlessly toward the initiation of Birth, a powerful rite of passage into Motherhood. 

The Many Marks of Motherhood

The Many Marks of Motherhood

When I was blessed to set my eyes upon my firstborn daughter I feel deeply and irrevocably in love. The magnitude of love, which was awakened within me, was something I never imagined possible.  It expanded my heart and softened my soul. I became a new woman devoted to her child’s unfolding. 

Adventures in Breastfeeding: Night Weaning

Adventures in Breastfeeding: Night Weaning

On the epic & eventful journey of breast feeding there comes a time when you NEED TO GET MORE SLEEP.  In fact you know beyond a doubt you have to have it.  Night weaning is simply choosing not to nurse your baby at night. I am writing this for all the momma’s who practice attachment parenting, co-sleeping, and nursing on demand as well as others who may be interested in the practice of night weaning. Here are some of the signs that you are ready. 

The Nurturing Wisdom of Water

The Nurturing Wisdom of Water

Water informs. As we observe the patterns and flow of water (as well as feeling them), we are subtly encouraged to notice the patterns and flow of ourselves—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. We are encouraged to notice the patterns and flow of our own consciousness—of its motivations, joys, fascinations, creativity, longings, knowings, and sometimes even fears. We can observe the arising of these things, as well as of their patterns and flow. We can tune in deeply to what is true for us.

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