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Musings on women's health, sexuality, and empowerment.
My clients do not generally come to see me due to hip or knee pain. They usually come in because of an ailment that relates to their reproductive or urogenital system. Time after time, in our check ins, folks tell me that in addition to the primary reason they chose to see me, they also…
Read MoreHow are our menstrual products and reproductive reproductive health related? I remember my teacher, Rosita Arvigo, saying, “Nothing goes in during menstruation. It is a time of outflow.” Menstrual Product Industry On average, in her lifetime, a women will use over 14,000 tampons, or a comparable number of pads. For one woman this cost is…
Read MoreI trust we have all had all sorts of ups and downs in our romantic relationships. I know I have! On some level, I think we all need to go through relationships that are clearly what we DO NOT want, before we can know what we DO want. Through my own relationship journey, I have…
Read MoreIt’s one of those days, the kind where you have been noticing your beloveds sending their children to college the last week, and thinking, “I can’t imagine, that must be so HARD!” The kind of day when you drop off your baby, your big boy at kindergarten for the first time ever. The kind of…
Read MoreI feel the tenderness and fragility of life right now. My son just turned 5. We had a beautiful celebration of his life. It is a gift to witness him grow and evolve into who he is. About a week ago at bedtime, Birch said, “You know one of the reasons I love you mom?”…
Read MoreThis is the first bellydance performance I have offered in over a year and a half to a song called From the Ground Up by Ayla Nereo. Performing bellydance for me has always been a pathway to offer my heart and passion. This piece is about the vulnerability it takes to work towards creating the…
Read MoreGet your tail out from between your legs! I do not say this in crassness or to instill shame! I am truly talking about the anatomical tail between our legs, our tailbones, otherwise known as our coccyx. How many of us have had a serious fall to the sacrum or tailbone?! Many of us have…
Read MoreWhat is a cystocele? In this article we are going to discuss causes of a cystocele, conventional medical treatments for a cystocele and how to heal a cystocele naturally. Healing a cystocele naturally takes some effort, but in the long run, your pelvic and sexual health will thank you for it. A cystocele occurs when…
Read MoreWhat are root causes of chronic pelvic pain and how do we heal and reconnect with our bodies? Chronic pelvic pain affects many aspects of our lives, including daily functioning, work, exercise and sexuality. In the journey to healing chronic pelvic pain, it is helpful to identify some of the potential underlying causes and steps…
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