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| Traditional Midwifery is part of the original model of womancare handed down from the beginning of human time. This model has evolved and changed continuously over the centuries and is currently a vast and ever expanding tapestry of birthing consciousness. Mothers and midwives are the principle weavers. Working in concert, we preserve a model of bringing forth life with dignity and grace. Together we facilitate the creation of family and community on this planet. As midwives, we do not strive to control birth -- or each other. Rather, we allow birth to evolve freely and gracefully to its natural conclusion. In doing so, each of us -- mother, father, baby and midwife -- unfolds as a more whole and perfect human being. Midwifery calls each of us to our highest and best. In our quest to cultivate ourselves and serve others with love and respect, we facilitate important rites of passage. As midwives, we guard the doors of birth and death, healing and growing. We empower each other and ourselves by allowing the process of life to unfold according to individual divine plan. At The House of La Matrona, we come together to develop our innate spiritual selves. We experience the rites of passage attendant on becoming a Midwife, we seek realms of higher learning, and we learn to be comfortable and conversant with the body-mind-spirit continuum. The privilege to attend women and families in birth requires commitment and dedication to a lifestyle that embraces a desire to pursue the sacred. A midwife's practice reflects her experience of what is holy, what is honorable, what is generous, compassionate, noble and loving. From her ability to heal herself comes the power to facilitate healing in others. From self-respect flows respect for others. From connection with the Ancient Heart of Midwifery, the old and sacred traditions, comes the ability to remember the ways that have served families for centuries. From authentic spiritual practice and incorporation of the sacred as part of daily life comes her ability to practice midwifery with an appropriate balance of intuition and skills. From this perspective, all else flows. At The House of La Matrona, we make the distinction between religion and spirituality. We encourage each woman to cultivate a personal spiritual practice and to engage in that discipline at least one hour a day. A particular practice may include prayer, meditation, yoga, Qi Gong, spiritual readings, dance, journaling, singing, ritual and ceremony or any other aspect of connecting with the Divine. During our classes we share aspects of our spiritual beliefs and practices, yet we strive to develop our individual style and means of expression. |
| A Midwife's Practice |
| Holistic Midwifery and Doula Training Programs Asheville, NC (828) 242-2188 |
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