Embodied Initiations

Insights and observations on the sacred nature of fertility, pregnancy, birth, loss and motherhood

Motherhood, Community, Prenatal, Postpartum Dawn Leonard Motherhood, Community, Prenatal, Postpartum Dawn Leonard

An Invitation…

I have learned that creating and nurturing community is part of my life purpose. I know that this community will be centered around nurturing the Divine Feminine within us individually and collectively. Esoterically, that means the rising of self-knowledge within the initiatory cycles built into a woman-identifying person’s life. Practically, that means sharing about menstrual cycle awareness; creating a space for the emergence of peri-menopausal experience and all of the phases of womanhood; sitting together in circle; dancing together; and supporting each other with the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of parenting, cycling with awareness, and living life.

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Birth, Doula, Fertility, Reiki, Motherhood, Postpartum Dawn Leonard Birth, Doula, Fertility, Reiki, Motherhood, Postpartum Dawn Leonard

Maturation of a Healer: Intro

Hello friends of Sacred Rhythms. I know it has been a long time since I’ve written, primarily because I am pregnant and I’m focusing on my pregnancy….It has been made clear to me that this time in my life is for education and maturation so that I may confidently offer the service of my life's work: to serve as a healer and catalyst for women and families to embrace the power of the Feminine in their own lives.

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Yoga, Motherhood, Prenatal Dawn Leonard Yoga, Motherhood, Prenatal Dawn Leonard

Yoga for First Trimester Fatigue

The first trimester of pregnancy is notorious for "morning sickness." While anyone who has been pregnant knows that the sickness is not contained to the morning, you may also be aware that there are many other symptoms in the first trimester that we also have to contend with, one of the other tough ones is fatigue. All-encompassing fatigue!

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Doula, Motherhood Dawn Leonard Doula, Motherhood Dawn Leonard

Blessing Ceremonies

I love doing ceremony! Which is funny because a few years ago, I kind of hated the rote following of the leader aspects of ritual and ceremony. But then I was introduced to ceremonies and rituals that actually had meaning for me, and after developing a habit of performing rituals, I came to love the intent and purposeful actions.

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