I love my breasts.
Breasts are connected to our heart center which is where we access love, compassion, and vulnerability. When we're connected to our breasts, we can receive love as well as give it. And we can express our feelings more freely.
What is Shakti Yoga?
Like many Sanskrit words, Shakti is difficult to translate. I see it as the divine feminine life force. But really she transcends definition and you must feel her to know her. Read more here.
My Original Woman-ade Recipe
Woman-ade is half ginger lemonade and half magical tea infusion. A nutritious and refreshing drink for anyone, but especially for pregnant and postpartum moms.
The 5 Universal Postpartum Needs
There is a primal, spiritual, non-verbal need to be witnessed and touched with feminine presence and love after giving birth. Our ancestors showed up for their sisters, friends and neighbors in this way but that lineage of wisdom and knowledge on how to honor a new mama has been interrupted. We need to return to it.
What is the sister wound?
The sister wound lives in all of us. It is the silent, patriarchal force that tells us we won’t fit in with a new group of women. It is the reason we automatically make comparisons between ourselves and others. It’s the voice that tells us we aren’t good enough, we don’t have anything to offer, or we’ll never be as successful or as beautiful as she is.
What is Embodiment?
Embodiment to me is when we let our bodies lead completely. Embodiment is when we feel sensations before we label them as emotions. Embodiment practice helps us to tune into our innate physical, Earth-based wisdom.
Photo by Bryan Weber
Our Bodies Know How to Birth
Doctor Sarah J. Buckley is a pioneer for physiological, undisturbed, truly natural birth. Her work is the reason I know anything about how birth functions when it is left alone. I did not learn this stuff in my doula training, and I wish I had.
Client Closet for Fertility Goddess Sessions
I have a client closet of dresses that I lend for maternity sessions. I also rent them to other photographers. Photos and descriptions of each dress are included. Click title to read more.