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Deepening through Female Initiations

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You can view a woman’s life cycles as a series of initiations into a new state of being, a higher consciousness. When you look at them this way, they become more than a troublesome change. They become an opportunity for your soul to grow.

The phases that women go through are:  Menarche, Menstrual cycling, Female Orgasm, Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause and Later Menopause.  Intertwined with these is Creativity.

These stages have been correlated by the author Uma Dinsmore-Tuli with the traditional Tantric Mahavidya or Wisdom Goddesses.  Most of these Goddesses are very fierce looking, ready to shock you out of your everyday patterns into a state of newness, making them excellent for Female Initiations.

This beautiful graph is from the amazing book Yoni Shakti,by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli,PhD. It clearly illustrates the relationship of the Mahavidyas to the Female Life Cycles:

We can use the teachings of the Mahavidya to bring more awareness to Female Cycles, making them more than physical experiences which are often uncomfortable.

If you’d like to learn from my research and journeys with the Female Cycles and the Mahavidyas, as well as from other women on the journey, join my upcoming live, zoom class in February. We’ll go beyond the mind and enter into the subtle worlds to contact each Goddess for personalized teachings.

I also highly recommend the amazing book Yoni Shakti by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli  , the major inspiration for my own work to learn more and share about her great paradigm.  She delves deeply into women and yoga and also offers wonderful womb yoga techniques for each cycle of womanhood.

Learn more about the Mahavidyas and Women’s Powers class

Seminar: Ayurveda for Women’s Health

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Why a Seminar on Ayurveda for Women’s Health?

I teach about Ayurveda and Women’s Health. As a teacher for student Ayurveda Practitioners, I am excited about sharing what I know. And I’m also learning so much from teaching. I realize my Vata nature tends to excess and using a shot-gun approach, giving so much information students may miss the key points. It’s also a challenge to cover all of Women’s Health in just 20 hours of class. Thus, the dilemma.

Students asked for more.  I realized what we need is a seminar format after the information is delivered.

A place to: *Discuss topics more in depth. *Hone skills of determining treatments. *Practice thinking with Ayurveda even when presented with western medical situations.

That’s what my new class with be. Offered in March, 2022 will be SEMINAR ON WOMEN’S HEALTH TOPICS, which will be open to those who have the prerequisite background.  This Seminar on Ayurveda for Women’s Health will be limited to maximum of 7 students per section. I will offer at least 2 sections, perhaps more if there is demand. We will meet 2 hours weekly for 10 weeks. While classes will be recorded, this class is about live interaction and you must commit to attending at least half the sessions in person and review the recording of what you missed.

At the first class we will decide as a group on topics we will cover, as well as share our backgrounds and goals about women’s health as a practitioner.

Section 1: Saturdays,Feb 18-April 22 , 1-3pm Mountain Time

Join us!  Register Here  

Check out Ayurveda Mentoring Group with Terra as an alternative.

About Terra Rafael

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Terra merged her passion for supporting women with feminism with her interest in holistic health as a midwife in 1981.

Since then Terra has:

-studied, was certified, and practiced midwifery, Reiki, Ayurveda, Maya Abdominal Therapy, and End of Life Care.

-created and taught an introduction to midwifery study course to over 100 students – before the internet.

-helped create the original certification program for home birth midwives in Colorado.

-created and edited the magazine Natural Transitions about alternative end of life and death care.

-taught women’s health and Ayurveda classes at four different Ayurveda schools.

-wrote and published several books on women’s health and of poetry.

Now Terra is fulfilling her dream of passing on what she’s learned in the form of classes and videos for both self care and for health professionals. She’s working to gather a great array of information and wisdom from other teachers at WiseWomanhood School as well, all to support women’s well being – body, mind, and spirit.

Terra’s Education & Training

I am a healing artist & teacher, not a physician, and will refer you when appropriate. Ayurveda is not licensed in any state. I practice legally under the Colorado Natural Health Care Consumers Act.  I am recognized as a practitioner by the National Ayurvedic Medicine Association; as a Professional Maya Abdominal Therapist by the Arvigo Institute.

  • Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner: Alandi Ayurvedic School, graduated 19 May, 2001, see www.alandiashram.org (>100 semester credits) Training includes herbs, diet, marma therapy, flower essences, cleansing, mantra, yoga, & meditation techniques ; advanced classes on women’s health with Ayurveda. Certified by the National Ayurvedic Medicine Association, www.ayurvedanama.org
  • Reiki Master: Level I, Apr.10,1994 & Level II, Sept.27, 1994 Master A committed Program of 12 weeks or 6 months yields long-term, sustainable results and is recommended in most cases. If you are promoting fertility and get pregnant – you can continue with care & coaching for natural pregnancy support. Level Initiation, Jan. 9, 1998
  • Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy™-certified professional therapist, practicing since Fall 2002; weeklong training in Belize on Maya Spiritual Healing; Also :Apprenticeship with Miss Beatrice Waight, Mayan traditional healer, midwife & shaman learning Maya spiritual healing, abdominal therapies & herbal techniques, focusing on women’s health, completed March 2003
  • Reflexology : two day workshop with Margot Hawk, Dec 26, & 27, 2005, training w Miss Beatrice, & ongoing experience.
  • Retired Registered Midwife: State of Colorado  More than 250 births experience over 15 yrs practice
  • Flower essences: ongoing self study & workshops & classes since 1980, including extensive work during Ayurveda training.
  • Therapeutic Shamanism: I have been studying & practicing shamanic healing with Jyoti Wind & my healing Guides since 2013. Now offering and attending shamanic study groups and healing circles. Workshops with Sandra Ingerman, Alberto Villaldo, and Itzak Beery.  9 monthlong weekly study with Hank Wesselman.
  • BA, Psychology: Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN, 1975.

If you want Mentoring Time with Terra via phone or webcam

You might also like a Personal Consultation with Terra to individualize your self care

Consultation with Terra Rafael

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Come closer for more personal support from Terra. Let’s talk in real time, on the phone or with webcam (my preference).

Smiling Terra RafaelMentoring is for support with learning from classes and consulting about your clients, when you are a practitioner.

Consultations are for support with your personal health situation.

Health Issues

  • Many, many women have experienced relief of menstrual cramping after treatments.
  • Women have been relieved of constant pelvic discomfort.
  • Heavy periods have been tamed.
  • Relief of irregular or missing ovulation and menses is a common result of consultations and treatments.
  • Uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts were greatly reduced through maya therapy and other natural therapies, avoiding the use of hormone-disrupting medication and surgery.
  • Women with unusually thickened uterine linings were relieved after 3 months.

Pregnancy and Pregnancy Challenges

  • Understanding if and when clients are fertile, to help them achieve pregnancy.
  • Many women have been rebalanced after miscarriages.
  • Healthy pregnancies– even with twins!
  • Understanding when clients are fertile to help them avoid pregnancy.
  • Babies, babies, babies!

Menopause

  • Women in their 50’s had prolapse of uterus relieved with Maya therapy, continued self massage and other recommended self care.
  • Many women have significantly reduced their hot flashes through herbs and lifestyle changes.  And they learned how to surf their sleep problems, libido changes, weight concerns.

Inner Work and Healing

  • Many women have received support in moving through transitions in their lives or processing traumas, especially around incest, rape, difficulties with fertility, pregnancy and birth trauma. (This is support in addition to any needed psychotherapy.)

Sex and Sexuality Concerns

  • Ayurvedic herbs and Maya therapy helped women overcome vaginal dryness and/or discomfort with sexual intercourse.

Schedule an Initial Consultation – terra@wisewomanhood.com

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FLIGHT OF THE SPIRIT- Basic Shamanism

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Shamanic Workshop with Jyoti Wind

Part I What Is Shamanism.This part explains the origins of the word “shaman”, the realms visited, and much more. 28:01

Part II Experience of a Shamanic Journey. In this part you will go on a shamanic journey yourself.

You are encouraged to write down what you experience on your journey and share it with Jyoti if you wish at windjyoti@gmail.com

Also available – Private shamanic mentorship and classes – contact Terra