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July 2013

July 22, 2013

A Mother’s Nest

I am planning a mother blessing ceremony for a good friend in September and we...

July 17, 2013

A gallery of birth altars

A gallery of beautiful, inspiring, individually intimate birth altar photos.

July 13, 2013

Book Highlights: Birth, Breath, & Death

I just finished reading a lovely little book by Amy Wright Glenn. Lyrical, gentle, contemplative,...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

Paganism, pregnancy, & parenting link round-up

Link round-up at Pagan Families & around the web: last days of coupon code, conception,...

June 07, 2013

Book Birthday: And the winner is…

But enough of the grand vision, who won the prizes?

June 04, 2013

Book birthday party — Day 2: An excerpt

Today I want to gift you with a book excerpt about birth stories. The words...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Birth Guardians: Christine Vermeersch

Doula Christine Vermeersch says, "I strive to make a woman look like a Goddess during...

May 22, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Thunder

Do you see the body as sacred? How do we manifest the power to create...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Cesarean awareness month

April has been Cesarean Awareness Month. Why is there an awareness campaign for a common...

April 24, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Cycles

Mandalas, cycles, birth and death, seasons, tides, an unfolding life...

April 12, 2013

Birth Story: Alaina

This is the unassisted homebirth story of Molly's fourth child. This baby, her first daughter,...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Celebrating Doulas

Doulas often do very practical tasks, like bringing you water to drink, but doula work...

March 13, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Inhale

What happens when we slow down, when we breathe deep, when we pause in silence?

March 09, 2013

The magic of making a life

A brief reflection on the holiness and magic of creating a new human.

March 06, 2013

Wednesday wisdom: Storytelling

PS. I'd love to publish more Pagan birth stories here. Please send yours to [email protected]...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Of the Earth

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

February 13, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Blood

Meditations on blood, menstruation, and childbirth.

February 11, 2013

January link round-up

This is a doozy of a monthly round-up.

February 04, 2013

Birth centers

A new study out last week provides evidence for the safety of midwifery care in...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: The gates of life and death

How close is birth to death? What can death teach us about birth?

January 28, 2013

All about my Birth book

"I want to give kudos to the author for writing a text that recognizes that...

January 09, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Birthing bodies

Birthing bodies: What is this body? What can it do? What does it mean to...

January 02, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Altered states

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

How you envision birth at the deepest level

Birth art can be meditative, relaxing, problem solving and fun. You don’t have to be...

December 19, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom: Sacred Space

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

December 17, 2012

Dar a luz on Solstice

When we light the candles, and tell the story of the Mother goddess pushing out...

December 03, 2012

Hello Patheos!

Hello Patheos! I’m so excited to be writing this greeting. I can't wait to share...

November 2012

November 19, 2012

From the editor’s desk: Thanksgiving

In case you're just tuning in now, I've been experimenting with a weekly short message...

November 07, 2012

October link round-up

I share a lot of great links and pictures on Facebook and Twitter. Here's some...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

From the editor’s desk: Samhain

‎Let yourself love and be loved by your Ancestors, your Mighty Dead, your Beloved Dead,...