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Musings on women's health, sexuality, and empowerment.
I take my work seriously. And I laugh a lot at the absurdity of life. Given the depth and intimacy of this work, I wanted to share with you my own Chaya’s Pelvic story of the journey I have experienced in my pelvic health. As a small child of 5 years old, I had recurrent…
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I have shared these instructions with so many people! I realize how many times I have written out herbal infusion recipe instructions for clients, and finally decided, there must be a better solution. So here we are! Simple herbal infusion recipe instructions. First, you might wonder, why do we drink herbal infusions? I recommend herbal…
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Pleasure oppression is a great tool of our misogynistic culture. To heal, we must choose pleasure. When we oppress women’s pleasure, we oppress her power. (That’s true for all genders, and pleasure oppression for women has been a tool for centuries to keep women “in their place”.) In the case of s//xual violation or trauma…
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Why do we massage our yonis? Fascia, this magic buzz word. Why do we massage our yonis? For many reasons, one is that they are lined with fascia. What is fascia? Fascia is connective tissue that overlays every organ, muscle, nerve bundle, blood vessel in our bodies. It is coated with water. The wet web…
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I am realizing nowadays that It is important to share my political views in my business. As I have shifted into offering some of my work virtually, it offers me some opportunities that I do not have in my in person, one-on-one work. The opportunities virtual work offers me is generosity on a new level.…
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Did you know that cold and flu season can impact your pelvic health? First, we might ask if we *really* have a cold and flu season, or if the problem is really, Halloween candy season, followed by Thanksgiving pie season, followed by Christmas cookie season. Ultimately, just as the weather gets cold, we start to…
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Mother’s Day Reflections on Wildness I had a hard Mother’s Day this year. Mother’s Day can brings up all the things. Lost expectations, mother wounds from our own childhood. I must continuously remind myself of my / our inherent connection to the divine mother. I fear this photo will be sexualized. I share it despite…
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I live to seek more pelvic wisdom from within and without. My body is one of my greatest teachers. Living inside of a body is a profound spiritual journey. This body has experienced so much pain and so much pleasure. So much of this has been centered around my sacred pelvis. My sacred center. My…
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Who is Nikki Ananda? I met Nikki for the first time at the ALisa Starkweather’s event, the Women’s Belly and Womb Conference. I assisted in the organization and facilitation of the conference for some years. This one was atypical because I had had a house fire just a few days before the conference. What a…
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Who is Kay’aleya Hunnybee? Where to start with this Beauty? Kay’aleya Hunnybee is one of the most inspiring women I know. She holds so much embodied knowledge about birthing, womb health, herbal medicine, bodywork, Ayurveda and beyond. She is a walking body of knowledge. Kay’aleya is more of a colleague and a beloved friend than…
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