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Deepening through Female Initiations

January 28, 2023 By Terra

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

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Childbearing Year, How Women's Bodies Work, Menopausal Change, Menstrual Health, Perimenopause and Beyond, Soul Nurture, Terra Rafael, Woman Body Tagged With: birth, perimenopause, postpartum, pregnancy, Self Care, women's health

ENHANCING THE CHILDBEARING YEAR with Ayurveda Class Series

October 1, 2018 By Terra

Symbol of Childbearing - A felt picture of a tree growing from a placenta with a full moon in the background

Enhancing the Childbearing Year with Ayurveda Class Series

With Terra Rafael

Ayurveda adds much to caring for the childbearing year. This class covers fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. and how Ayurveda supports health throughout.

  • Anatomy and physiology of the fertility/menstrual cycle
  • Basic understanding of the physiological view of conception and pregnancy according to Ayurveda
  • Ayurveda approaches to fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.
  • Natural family planning techniques with emphasis on fertility awareness
  • Helpful herbs and treatments for the childbearing year

This class series includes 20+ hours of video divided into 7 classes, each with a pdf of notes, slideshow pdfs, and an optional exam.

  1. Anatomy & Physiology of Female Reproduction
  2. Male Anatomy and Fertility
  3. Female Fertility Concerns
  4. Pregnancy I
  5. Pregnancy II
  6. Labor & Birth
  7. Postpartum

The text is Ayurveda for the Childbearing Years, by Terra Rafael , PACE approved class logo - National Ayurvedic Medical Associationavailable from amazon.

This class is approved by NAMA for PACE 24 CEUs can receive a Certificate of Completion after submitting their exams for review to Terra Rafael, at wisewomanhood@gmail.com

You may also be interested in Optimal Menstrual Health with Ayurveda.

Class 1: Female Anatomy and Physiology  

  • Video Part 1 – Introduction
  • Video Part 2 – Female Reproductive Anatomy
  • Female Reproductive Anatomy Slide Show PDF
  • Video Part 3 – Female Reproductive Physiology
  • Female Cycles Slide Show PDF
  • Video Part 4 – Ayurvedic View of Female Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
  • Exam Class 1 PDF

Class 2: Male A&P and Fertility;

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Male Anatomy and Physiology and Fertility Slide Show PDF 
  • Exam Class 2 PDF

Class 3 Female Fertility

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Exam Class 3 PDF

Class 4 Pregnancy 1 -Health

  • Video Part 1& and Video Part 1.5 Video Part 2
  • Exam Class 4 PDF

Class 5 Pregnancy 2 – Concerns&]

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Exam Class 5 – PDF

Class 6 Labor and Birth

  • Video Part 1 and Video Part 2
  • Class 6 – PDF

Class 7 Postpartum and Newborn

  • Video Part 1: Postpartum
  • Video Part 2: Routine PP Care of Mother
  • Video Part 3: PP Concerns of Mother
  • Ayurveda for PP Slideshow PDF
  • Video Part 4: Newborn PP and Concerns
  • Newborn Slide show PDF
  • Class 7 Exam

  • Symbol of Childbearing - A felt picture of a tree growing from a placenta with a full moon in the background

    ENHANCING the CHILDBEARING YEAR with AYURVEDA Series

    $150.00
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Optional Mentoring for professionals will support applying the teachings to your clients.

  • MENTORING with Terra Rafael – Single Session

    $72.00
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  • MENTORING with Terra Rafael – 3 Session Bundle

    $180.00
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Filed Under: Ayurveda, Ayurveda Categories, Ayurveda CEUs, Childbearing Year, Continuing Ed Classes, Fertility, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ayurveda, birth, fertility, labor, newborn, postpartum, pregnancy

PREGNANCY, BIRTH, & POSTPARTUM with Ayurveda

June 21, 2018 By Terra

Two very bare pregnant bellies touching

Pregnancy, Birth, & Postpartum with Ayurveda with Terra Rafael
This approx. 2 hour class covers Ayurvedic support for pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Ancient techniques are blended with Terra’s midwifery knowledge and experience. Originally presented to the Colorado Ayurvedic Medicine Association, it will make more sense if you know some Ayurveda.

If you’re new to Ayurveda, please first take the class Beginning Ayurveda.

For the whole class series, go to Women’s Health with Ayurveda.

  • Two very bare pregnant bellies touching

    PREGNANCY, BIRTH and POSTPARTUM with AYURVEDA

    $25.00
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Filed Under: Ayurveda, Childbearing Year, Self Care Tagged With: Ayurveda, birth, Childbirth, postpartum, pregnancy

AYURVEDA FOR EVERY WOMAN

June 21, 2018 By Terra

Women's Health for All Woman Phases

Series with Terra Rafael

This 6 hour class series will support greater women’s health for you. It  covers Ayurveda and midwifery Teachings on:

  • Menstrual & Fertility Health; (2 hours)
  • Supporting Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum (2 hours); and
  • Graceful Menopause (2 hours).

Slides from Women’s Health with Ayurveda included for your further study:

  • Session 1 -Female Anatomy Slides
  • Session 1 -Female Cycle Slides
  • Session 1 – Female Fertility Concerns Slides
  • Session 2 – Pregnancy Slides
  • Session 2 – Labor and Birth Slides
  • Session 3 – Menopause w Ayurveda Slides

(Also available as separate classes :  Menstrual & Fertility Health  Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum with Ayurveda  Graceful Menopause ) First offered at the Colorado Ayurvedic Medicine Association, some knowledge of Ayurveda recommended.

If you are new to Ayurveda first take Beginning Ayurveda to get the most out of this course.

  • Women's Health for All Woman Phases

    AYURVEDA for EVERY WOMAN

    $60.00
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Filed Under: Anatomy-Cycles-Sex, Ayurveda, Childbearing Year, Female Body, Fertility, How Women's Bodies Work, Menopausal Change, Menstrual Health, Perimenopause and Beyond, Supporting the Mother in You, Woman Body Tagged With: Ayurveda, birth, fertility, menopause, menstrual, postpartum, pregnancy, women's health

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