Empowering women through community, crafts, and ceremony during pregnancy, birth & motherhood
As a child of the former East of Germany I grew up drinking tea. Tea was served for breakfast and dinner and throughout the day at either kindergarten or school. I have always enjoyed teas, however my interest into herbal instead of fruit teas, being more aware of added aroma's, and organic quality herbs has …
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A Birth Story One year ago today I had the most profound experience of my life yet. My husband and I welcomed our third child on our terms. You can call it many ways, a homebirth, a water birth, a birth with power from within – but when it comes down to the basics, we …
One year ago I had a mother blessing two weeks exactly before the birth of our third. A profound time with 5 strong women as we sat on sheepskin on the mossy grounds of a forest floor of moss and fallen autumn leaves and filled with beautiful strong pine trees. This blessing, the women, and …
Ein neues Projekt fuer Frauen aus der Pfalz (deutsche und englische Version) You may submit your birth story in German or English. (English description below) Kraftvolle Geburtsberichte von Frauen wie Du und Ich Kraftvolle Geburtsberichte von Frauen wie Du und Ich. Stell dir vor du kannst während deiner Schwangerschaft positive und kraftvolle Geburtsberichte von Frauen …
Since having children knitting has become a self-care practice for me and a way to escape consumerism. My mother told me that back when she had me she needed to knit and sew because it was the only way to have something different than what was found in the stores. In todays days of online …
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Photography by Eva Maria Smith Photography. One thing I wanted to write about a little bit before I had our third baby how I was able to live a more mindful life for myself and my family. One may think that it comes with your first baby and you got it down, but with …
As an entrepreneur for Kinderbonnets & Aloha Workshop Gatherings, a Mama to two young children, and wife I have many things going on in my life. Our family moved frequently and not until this year (may it be age or that my body was telling me that it needs a break) did I realize the …
A few weeks before her birth my friend Eva approached me with the idea to make a beautiful “hospital” gown to keep her comfortable after the birth of her son. She planned on having a homebirth for her second child and remembered that what she missed during her first homebirth was a comfortable gown she …
I love to gather. This winter I organized an intimate and spiritual gathering for a friend of mine in her last weeks of pregnancy. A blessingway is a celebration of love and life, pregnancy, and motherhood, in a peaceful, sacred, and love-filled atmosphere. It has evolved from a traditional Native American ceremony focused on …
This year, in an effort to connect mama's and their children to Germany's beautiful summers I held craft gatherings each Wednesday in July. Since returning to Germany two years ago it has been the warm summers, growing wildflowers, herbs, and green landscapes that inspired me to create with nature even more. After living on Oahu, …
