Sacred Motherhood Circle
Motherhood is a deeply transformative experience. It is a time when we are pulled open and invited to connect to our deepest soul-longing. Motherhood is a spiritual journey during which we are asked to become radically honest with ourselves about who we want to be. We must face the loss of one identity and traverse sacred terrain to claim a new one that reconnects us to our soul, our voice, and our power.
sacred transformation
Motherhood involves moving from the Maiden archetype to the Mother archetype. Unfortunately, the predatory systems we live in prevent us from being truly seen and held on this journey. They deny us the space we need to dissolve on our way to being reborn into the new energies awaiting us. It is not an accident that these systems have enforced a reality where birthing folx and parents are not resourced and supported, where the nervous system does not have time to integrate the tremendous changes that come with birth and postpartum. We’ve forgotten our essence, and being forced to focus on survival within these systems has meant succumbing to unhelpful illusions and barriers.
But giving birth and/or becoming a mother shatters them, allowing us a fresh opportunity to grow in foundational ways. Transformation takes time and patience. It requires tending and deep acknowledgment. It requires rituals and ceremonies to honor the death of who we once were and the birth of who emerges. The space between nothing and becoming is sacred and vital to the transformation process.
opening the channel
The Sacred Motherhood Circle is where we come together in a circle to create communal rituals and ceremonies to honor the massive transitions and transformations of motherhood. We gather to celebrate, to mourn, to connect to our radical truths. To move the fears and dense emotions so we are better able to hear our intuition, and to connect with our voice and our power. Together, we channel all the ways that mothering is a revolutionary act in the service of manifesting a new, expansive, inclusive world.
the sacred motherhood circle pathway
Week 1: We meet in an opening circle to set our collective intentions.
Week 2: We honor the ceremonial path of motherhood by holding a blessing way and a ritual.
Week 3: We connect to our ancestral lineages and the ancient wisdom within our blood.
Week 4: We connect to the archetypal energies of Maiden and Mother, feeling into how they differ and how they inform our roles in partnership, family, and community.
Week 5: We perform a Maiden-to-Mother ritual to help facilitate our transition between archetypes.
Week 6: We connect to our original Mother—Earth—and to the ancient guidance and wisdom She holds and makes available to us.
Week 7: We engage in movement and sound to shift the heavy and dense energies within us.
Week 8: We meet in a closing ceremony to bring resolution to our time together and to set intentions for moving forward in our lives.
The Sacred Motherhood Circle container is intentionally and carefully cultivated to create a safe space for everyone. Each person is invited to bring their full courageous Self into the space as it is a co-creation of the community.
benefit to you
The intention of this circle is to connect you to your identity and your purpose as a mother. It is a deep and healing container for you to explore and authentically connect with your intention, your voice, and your power in an effective way. It is a community space for meeting like-hearted mothers, parents, and caregivers.
This Is for You If
You want to mother in a new way, connected to your intuition and your voice.
You want to connect more deeply with your intuition and your voice.
You seek a community of like-minded people walking a similar path.
You are a generational cycle-breaker and want to create new ways of relating within family.
You want to heal generational wounds and traumas.
You want to connect to the sacredness of mothering.
You understand that mothering is a deeply personal journey and a portal to connecting with your true essence.
You understand that mothering is an act of resistance against the predatory energies in the service of creating a new and different world.
You are curious and open (-minded and -hearted).
You crave connection through ritual and ceremony.
You crave connection to the lost ancient ways of honoring transitions and transformation.
What This Is Not
A traditional therapy space. Although there will be space and time to share, process, and relate, this circle is specifically curated as a transformational journey.
A space in which to extract from others. This circle invites you to step in fully and connect from your heart space. It requires you to bring all of yourself and help co-create the intentionality of the circle.
A postpartum support group. If you are looking for postpartum support in California, please check out our Postpartum Support Group and/or the other therapy services we offer parents and caregivers.
commitment
We will meet in person weekly for eight weeks.
When: September 28 - November 16
Time: 6pm-8pm
cost
We have created an equitable pay structure because we recognize that the systems we live in do not support all people in equal and deserving ways. And at the same time we recognize that when we invest in ourselves we invest in our lives in every way possible. We offer a three-tier pricing system, outlined below. Please read through and honestly assess what is the best choice for you. Race, ethnicity, and gender have an impact on your financial and economic stability as well as on your earning potential. This model was borrowed with gratitude from Hadassah Damien and Alexis J. Cunningfolk.
Full – $400
I am comfortably able to meet my basic needs.
I have expendable income.
I have regular access to health care.
I have access to family savings/investments or personal savings/investments.
I can afford to take time off or go on vacation.
I may have some debt, but it is not prohibitive in meeting my basic needs.
I own my home/property or rent a higher-end home/property.
I am employed or do not need to work to meet my needs.
I own or lease a car.
Supporting — $325
I may stress about meeting my basic needs, but I’m still able to achieve them.
I may have some debt, but it is not prohibitive in meeting my basic needs.
I own or lease a car.
I am employed.
I am able to buy some new items and to thrift others.
I have some expendable income.
I have student loans for professional or post-secondary education.
My career is stable and moving forward.
Paying this price may mean that I have to make some financial sacrifice, but it will not bring financial hardship.
Reduced — $250
I frequently stress about meeting my basic needs.
I am currently accruing survival credit card debt.
I rent a lower-end property or have unstable housing.
I have student loans, and I am the first in my family to go to college.
I am sick and/or disabled and that impacts my ability to work.
I have no access to savings.
I have no or very little expendable income.
I cannot afford to take a vacation or take time off without financial burden.