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Upcoming Programs

A Council of Women


April 4-6 in Augusta, GA.  Details are below.  Proceeds will go to support THE MILLENNIUM CHILD PROJECT.  Please visit www.myspace.com/millenniumchildmedia.


Holistic Doula Series in Asheville, NC 


Four weekends, starting April 12 and 13.  We have a few spaces left.  For details, call Whapio at (828) 242-2188.


Women's Ayahuasca Journey to Peru


Journey with us to the Amazon!  Our Women's Ayahuasca Journey for this year will be October 15 to 23.  Full details are coming soon to the Matrona's website,  www.thematrona.com.

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A Council of Women - Augusta, GA - April 4-6, 2008

Come and travel the woman's Medicine Wheel Journey, as we visit the elemental points in the cycles of our lives. 


Beginning Friday evening and closing on Sunday evening, cost for this transformational weekend is $150.  Proceeds go to support The Millennium Child Project, www.myspace.com/millenniumchildmedia.


Presented by Whapio and The Matrona, in cooperation with Lynn Reed and BABE (Better Augusta Birth Experience). 


Please read on for further information.  To register, contact Lynn at 706-833-5101 or rainbowsbylynn (at) comcast (dot) net, or Whapio at belovedpilgrim (at) yahoo (dot) com.


THE WOMAN'S MEDICINE WHEEL JOURNEY


We'll create a container to raise elemental power and visit the realms of the Maiden and the Mother, the Matriarch and the Elder Sister.


Friday evening:


The Center... Time... The Womb: BEGINNINGS


We'll call the Directions and create our circle.  We'll sing and chant and raise the energy as we introduce ourselves.  We'll invoke the Feminine Principle, watch how it has crystallized on the planet, and we'll ask to claim and participate in this unleashed power.


Saturday morning:


The East... Air... Clarity: THE MAIDEN


We'll sing to the Moon Lodge and share the story of Buffalo Woman.  We'll answer the questions Buffalo Woman is asking as she travels the globe speaking to the hearts of all women.  We'll learn the wisdom of the moon in our bodies.  We'll learn to grow power in our bellies and in our voices.


Saturday afternoon:


The South...Fire...Passion: MATRESCENCE


Let's have an authentic discussion of Mothermaking.  We'll discuss the beauty and power of birth, the ease and grace of bringing forth life on this planet.  We'll discuss how all the power of the universe flows through the birthing mother and why we should trust birth and ourselves in this sacred realm.  We can be self directed and safe on our planet, and spiral this consciousness into the world whenever we want.


Saturday evening:


The West...Water...Dreams: THE MIDWIFE


Tales from the lore of the Ancient Midwife... powerful stories of how life began and how consciousness shifts.  Intimate knowledge of Women's Mysteries to be revealed.  Sexual Wisdom to be shared.  We'll learn new songs and sing to the elements... Sky and Stars, Fire and Wood.  We'll drink from the Cup of Wisdom and share what we believe to be true.


Sunday morning:


The North...Earth...Wisdom: THE MATRIARCH


We'll each bring a Grandmother story... one of our own.  We'll allow the wise words of powerful women who have changed our lives to ring forth again through us.  We will each create a Grandmother Moon necklace as we hear the stories of Wise Women who have created the fabric of this planet.  We will sing to their memory and their effort.


Sunday afternoon:


The Edge...Ether...Compassion: THE ELDER SISTER


We'll resonate the charge we wish to hold and the change we wish to be.  As we grow through this weekend, we go forth with collected power.  We create a Council and sit as Elder Sisters for each other.  We witness the truth and skills, the growth and the gifts that each of us bring and we exchange heartfelt treasures we have brought.


Closing the Circle at 5 pm.


WHAT TO BRING



  • A story of a Grandmother figure in your life... someone you admire and respect who has shaped your beliefs.
  • A bead that represents your Grandmother figure that can be strung for the Grandmother Moon necklace.
  • A small gift for another sister in the circle.  Choose something of your own that you cherish and would offer to another sister in love and friendship.
  • Drums, rattles and instruments for The Fire Circle on Saturday night.
  • Songs to share and teach.  (You will also receive a songbook of Council of Women songs.)
  • Food for a potluck on Saturday evening.

Please join us in this Journey...


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Matrona Holistic Doula Training in Asheville, NC - Spring '08

Four weekends... April 12th and 13th

May 3rd and 4th

May 31 and June 1

June 28th and 29th

 

Class times...

Saturday and Sunday -- 9:30 am till 5:30 pm


 

Learn the Art of Birth

and how to assist women and families

in the transformative experience of childbearing.


 

Our philosophy at The Matrona is 'Returning Birth to the Family'

and our classes endeavor to teach the Art of Birth, integrating the

academic and the spiritual, the intuitive and the practical.


 

Our program is comprehensive in scope and includes instruction on

the entire Childbearing Continuum from pregnancy through postpartum.


 

You will learn...


An Integrated Model of Birth

The Art and Practice of the Doula

How to calculate a mom's Estimated Date of Birth

How conception and placentation takes place

The hormones of pregnancy

How pregnancy evolves and how labor begins

The Holistic stages of Labor

How to Catch a Baby and assist the Mother

Waterbirth and Positions for Labor

Comfort Measures for Labor

The Birth of the Placenta and Placenta Medicine

Assisting Postpartum and Breastfeeding

The Normal Newborn

Homeopathy and Herbs for the Childbearing Continuum

Birth Politics and Win/Win Solutions

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This series includes 64 hours of Doula Training and

certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the program.


 

Classes will be held at The Viriditas Healing Center

8 Bay Street in downtown Asheville


 

Cost $600 for the series


 

To register:

Email Whapio at belovedpilgrim(at)yahoo(dot)com

or for more information on the curriculum and scope of the classes...

 


Visit www.thematrona.com for complete curriculum
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THE TAO OF MIDWIFERY

And so, the midwife performs her work by doing nothing.

She teaches without speaking a word.

Things arise and she lets them come.

Things leave and she lets them go.

Creating, not possessing.  Working, but laying no claim.

And then, when her work is done, she forgets about it.

And so, it lasts forever.



from the Tao Te Ching




2008-01-24 18:59:42 GMTComments: 0 |Permanent Link
Additional Offerings: Bellingham, WA

While I am in Bellingham for the Holistic Midwifery program, I will be offering some additional courses on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  These classes are open to students and to the public for a small fee.


MARCH 2008: Entheogens as a Path to the Divine


JULY 2008: Egyptology and Medical Astrology


NOVEMBER 2008: Peace-Keeping and Conflict Resolution Skills


MARCH 2009: Medical Alchemy


For more information about any of these programs, contact me by email at belovedpilgrim (at) yahoo (dot) com or by phone at (828) 242-2188.


Love, 



Whapio


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