You will want to read all the details below. You are welcome to join us August 9th 11-1pm at Woodhaven Healing Home & Retreat Center if you are:
🌸pregnant or post partum
🌸a birth worker or want to get into it
🌸a Doula, midwife, OBGYN, nurse, ILBC
🌸a family advocate in your commUnity
🌸family planning
🌸have young, grown kids or Angel babies
🌸are a partner or friend
🌸you want to help round children while mom gets her mom on
🌸You want to offer a service, your own insight or wisdom on any related topics.
(Please pitch your offering to me at least 24 hours before our gathering. For example, a doula may feel inspired to share info. A massage therapist may demo prenatal massages. A reiki practitioner may want to help you feel like you’re floating on a cloud. A mother who sells or crafts, or provides childcare may want to share etc)
Please come if you
🌸Want to try gentle yoga (mods avail)
🌸want to engage in maternal fellowship and support
🌸want to get together and gush all things birth, babies, healing, parenting and womanhood.
🌸or if you’re just curious
WHAT TO BRING? Please consider 5 things
🌸your beautiful self (child willing 🤞)
🌸seasonal comfy clothing. it’s not our first midwest rodeo 😜 please keep an eye on the event for updates for potential schedule/location changes
🌸a blanket and or bolster to sit on.
If you’re pregnant and need help getting up, we gotchu girl.
There is an indoor and outdoor area to sit and eat as well with bathroom facilities.
🌸a healthy snack or dish to share. Something you’d feel confident feeding your child or pregnant self with 😁 Think good fats, proteins, hydrating fruits, etc. All about that balance.
🗣DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT EACH MEETING. Right now, we are fundraising to open Connect Collaborative - a CommUnity for Independent education. That includes birth education, homeschool enrichment, yoga and more. From birth to beyond! Not sure how much to offer? $10 an hour is a common exchange. Whatever you are willing to share is so appreciated. If you do not have extra funds at a given time, you can always reach out to me. Please come. But for those able to…Cash at the event or a direct donation to the GofundMe Link can be found here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-build-connect-collaborative
Optional Cash, check, PayPal or direction donation to fundraiser link at any time would be so appreciated. Thank you for your continued support!
This is a place to story tell, myth dispel, raise and power each-other up, speak up to birth desires, throw fear to the pire, empower, educate, re-educate, process, listen, witness, practice, unwind, connect, network, and share commUNITY. This is what it can mean to “circle”. Whatever you need, we got you sister. Please RSVP and invite other birds of a feather. Locations can change, but please come and enjoy prenatal/post natal yoga, relaxation practice, talk babies, birth, birth prep and healing no matter what season of life you are in. It will be lovely to see whomever can make it child willing! Nurslings welcome🤞
This is for past and current hospital birthers. Home birthers. Side of the road and wild birthers. Assisted, unassisted and free birthers. Vaginal and cesarean birthers. Those with traumatic and empowering stories to tell. Resources and wisdom to share. You’re all invited. This is a no mama drama zone! We’re free to frolic and play the bada** mothering way. 🤘
It wasn’t until I had children that I realized how being nurtured influences our ability to nurture. The support system many long for used to be engrained in societies. Back in the day it was, “the tribe”, because everyone knew it, “took a village”. But our fast paced production based digital lifestyles have at times disconnected us from meaningful support systems. It’d be nice to get together once in awhile face to face to connect in ways social media groups can’t always provide, though both service a purpose. So let’s get back to basics . See you somewhere soon.
Love,
-Angelina Uhren McNeela
Mama, Birth Doula, Student midwife Yoga teacher, and student of life. 🦋✨
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