WiseWomanhood School

Supporting Women - Body, Mind, & Soul

Soul Nurture

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

Shamanism with Terra

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Shamanism is about nurturing the soul, our most prized self, the only self that comes with us after we die. It helps strengthen our soul, protecting it from invasion by other powers, and retrieving parts that may have been scared away by traumas. As such, shamanism is a precious tool, a birthright of all humans, that has been colonized by religions, by capitalists, and by media and tech.

Reclaiming our direct connection with our soul, with nature, and with higher powers is the basis of shamanism. For a full explanation of the history of shamanism and its basic map listen to Flight of the Spirit by Jyoti Wind (for free). After that you are ready to go on a journey to meet your Power Animal, an excellent way to begin your shamanic path.

If you want further learning with shamanism check out these UPCOMING SHAMANIC MEETINGS:

On-going Study group 2nd  Sunday with Jyoti – The 2nd Sunday Shamanic Study Group at 10AM/MT will have various themes. Please contact Jyoti for more info and to receive the link.

On- going Study group 4th Sunday with Terra -10 am/ mountain time – various themes –-contact Terra to register.

LIVE AND RECORDED SESSIONS WITH TERRA

RITE OF THE WOMB  with Terra – Live,web class, next session TBD

In this beautiful ceremony we will cleanse our wombs of old emotional baggage, allowing for more radiant health of our physical AND our spiritual wombs. This will support our creativity on all levels. (Especially helpful if you’ve had a hysterectomy.)

You’ll receive further instructions on how to continue the ceremony to fully empower yourself and pass it on to other women.

To register (free) email Terra Be sure the name of the class you’re interested is in the subject line.

YOUR SACRED GARDEN with Terra – Live, web class, next session TBD

Imagine a place in Nature that’s special to you – real or imaginary. We will use this in creating a Sacred, Safe place in the Middle/Dream World  to do Shamanic work.  It is another technique for accessing and interacting with the Spirit World.

  • This is a place to begin and end journeys.
  • Meet helpful spirits here, ancestors & saints, gods & goddesses.
  • Participate in healing work here.
  • Increase your personal power and spiritual immunity.
  • Initiate changes in your personality and habits.
  • Keep gifts and tools from spirit journeys here.

REGISTER HERE

CONNECTING TO THE FEMININE POWER OF THE MOON

In this session we began with talking about the Feminine Power of the Moon and went on two journeys to the Moon:  One to meet an embodiment of the Feminine Power for direct, personal teachings and another journey to fill and empty and fill again with the Light of the Moon, entraining to the spiritual as well as physical light.

The audio and narrative are in the PDF for this free product.

Register here

YOUR ALTAR AND THE DIRECTIONS

Terra will share her altar and how she uses it to invoke the directions before doing shamanic work.  This evolved from the teachings of Itzak Beery from South American shamanic tradition.

Journey:  Travel to a Direction to meet the Benevolent Spirit(s) there, ask for teaching, offer gratitude action in the “real” world.

The link to video is in the PDF you’ll receive when you sign up for free.

JOURNEY TO THE POWER OF ROSE

Intro–

The many faces of Rose: scent ( rosewater spritzer), flower essence, tea of petals to drink or bathe, rose petal jam, rose petal elixir,  rose brandy-tincture, planting and caring for in your yard, seeking wild rose in the untamed area, rose hips in the fall, and medicinal uses.

               Medicinal uses –

– Woman’s Ally – heavy menses tea (with hibiscus), spritzer during hot flashes, rose water is moisturizing and good for the skin;   Maiden= flower bud, Mother=bloom, Crone= rose hip (full of nourishment gathered over life): The Rose is beautiful AND has thorns to protect herself

               -Heart Medicine – grief, heartbreak, anger all soothed by rose

               -Balancing Energies – overcoming excess heat of various kinds;  a Cooling Brew – hibiscus, rose tea w a pinch of cinnamon, let it cool then add some organic grape juice

(Be sure to only use organic roses when using internally or on your skin!)

Journey to the Spirit of Rose

The link to this audio session if free via PDF when you REGISTER HERE.

MAYA HEALING INTRODUCTION & JOURNEY TO GODDESS IX CHEL

Introduction to Maya Spiritual Healing, and Spiritual Baths

Journey to Ix Chel, Moon Goddess for Blessings and Questions

Terra apprenticed with Miss Beatrice Waight, a Maya midwife and healer from a healing lineage in Belize, as well as Rosita Arvigo and classes from curanderas online. Much of this knowledge is very useful in everyday life as a shamanic practitioner and Terra has been charged with sharing that with you.

The link to audio of this session is in free PDF you receive when you REGISTER HERE.

Terra’s SHAMANIC TOOLS & JOURNEY TO YOUR SACRED GARDEN

This session Terra shares some of her shamanic tools that help her ground her practice.

Then there is a journey to your sacred garden.

The link to the video of this session is in free PDF you receive when you REGISTER HERE.

SHAMANIC JOURNEY TO DEEP LIGHT AND LOVE with Terra

Zoom class, TBD  $20

A guided journey to your deep self, your light and love self, your Atman, Guardian Angel, or Oversoul. In this way, you can more easily remember it and reconnect to it. Sandra Ingerman calls it Transfiguration.

Part One – Getting Acquainted with Your Atman, Oversoul, Aumakua, Or Guardian Angel

Part Two – Shamanic Journey and Meditation Practices To Strengthen Your Connection

REGISTER HERE

PRIVATE SHAMANIC MENTORING with Terra

Starting on your Shamanic path? Want some structured guidance? Meet privately with Terra via zoom for teachings and journey. Contact Terra to start the conversation.

Terra Rafael has been exploring shamanism spontaneously for decades. During the last 7 years she’s practiced more consciously with mentor, Jyoti Wind. And in the 5 years Terra took classes with Sandra Ingerman, Alberto Villaldo, Itzhak Beery, Hank Wesselman, and Paul Francis.

Ayurveda and Shamanism

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As an Ayurveda & Shamanism Practitioner, I’ve been asked how they go together.

Shamanic Roots of Ayurveda?

I’m quite confident that the sages who originally received the teachings of Ayurveda did so from the unseen world. Shamanism is an ancient tradition throughout most of the world…we all have shamanic ancestors. Hunter gatherers seem to have tuned into Nature (as the Ayurveda Sages did) to know what was safe to eat, where to find their food, and how to heal those with disease.

Subtle causes of disease addressed

Ayurveda makes it clear that most disease starts with disturbances of the mental, emotional, and/or spiritual bodies. Shamanic healing follows time-tested processes to strengthen our spiritual energies to repel such assaults. And when that doesn’t happen, shamanism give us ways to repair the energetic template. It does not require a person to subscribe to spiritual practices outside their own religion.

Connecting to our Highest

Shamanism is best practiced as self care on a daily basis. It is about connecting to the highest in ourselves and in Nature, just as Ayurveda is. Simple ceremonies focus us on the forces of our lives. Inner journeys can connect with the Lower World of Nature, the Middle World of Human, and the Upper World of Spirit and Soul. Our spiritual life is then based on our personal direct experience, rather than belief in what others tell us.

Progressing through our Experiences

Shamanism realizes the blessing of being incarnated here on Earth and facing our challenges here to learn what we came here to learn and progress – the experience of the senses, responsibility, respect, and Love. Journeying is much like a guided meditation, while ceremonies abound in both Vedic and Shamanic realms.

Connecting

Through journeys we can tune into ourselves and others on a subtle level. Slowing down enough and being quiet enough we can hear the wise spirits of plants to support the physical beings. The Spirits of the Elements can speak to us – guiding everyday choices. We can meet our Atman or other spiritual beings in the Upper World. All this I have done.

This is why I am sharing shamanism with people – it has strengthened my life and feels in accord with using Ayurveda techniques to support them.

For More about on-going shamanic experience group

For a Basic Shamanic Journey

Ancestor Season

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Ancestor season is now. So many cultures find the veils to be thin between the land of living and those gone from Earth in this season. From the roots of Halloween in Europe to Mexican Day of the Dead to Hindu Pitru Paksha – all are about honoring those who have died before us, especially our beloved ancestors.

We can remember them.

One simple way is to make an Ancestor Altar. With photos, objects reminiscent of them, even their favorite foods and drinks, we can create space to remember.

We can honor them.

One tradition is to deck their graves with flowers and decorations. Another is to contribute or work for a charity in their name. And certainly we may send our best love and wishes to them, to sustain them in the Other World they are now in.

We can commune with them.

Whether you might use a Ouiji board or go on a shamanic inner journey to the land of the dead, you can still contact you ancestors , now in spirit form. They may give you a sign, showing up symbolically to you in the form of an animal, a rainbow, or finding a coin like those they often gave you when you were a child. Your love for them is a pathway between you.

However you choose to relate to your ancestors, this is the prime time for it. Know that you are the result of hundreds and hundreds of ancestors, known and unknown. And they can be there for you now.

For more about Shamanic Journeying contact Terra.

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