The most foolish thing I’ve ever done is pick up my family and move 745 miles from home to a ranch to live the best of my family’s legacy as a maverick in an unknown land. It was also the smartest risk I’ve ever taken, except those I’ve taken for love, and it probably falls into that category, too. Being here on this land has opened me to more intimate intelligence of what is happening in my body, and what has happened to it.
As I approach the later years of my life, beyond my fertile years of childbearing, I find that I’m a hermit by nature. One healer rightfully accused me of being an introvert who has masqueraded as an extrovert most of her life. It’s always amazing to me how we humans can adapt when called upon to do so. My body is changing, and my internal environment is now free to mimic my external one. If you’ve ever experienced this, you know how it’s a constant craving that hovers over us, desirous of the return.
One of the most important things I’ve done for my body is seek council through expert coaches and energetic healers. Because healers need healers, and mothers need mothers, and caregivers need caregiving, too. The whole woman’s body, and specifically, the womb, is deserving of our attention, prayers, release, restoration, and deep care. Many of our imbalances can be traced back to unintentional neglects and woundings of our sacred wombs, and when good medicine is brought to this area ritually, creative flow is restored.
We are now becoming brave to live in the way we were designed to. Instead of hustling at a pace which is not in keeping with the feminine way, we can go beyond slowing down and making time for tea, and bring deep ritual healing to our feminine.
Being on open land in deep nature lends itself to all kinds of good nakedness, as you can imagine. Our wombs have a chance to wake up and become clear- the holding which we do for our family lines can be released and healed, transmuting the pain of faith we’ve always carried there.
Image of Tiffanie Davis by Morgan Wade
Very interesting post, thank you for sharing all this links…
I have myself troubles with my womb (so much pains during my moons.) I tried to understand the meaning and notice how my education give me a pity view about my feminity (the funny part (yeah, not-so-funny) is that I live my childhood near place where women where judged and killed for witchcraft).
Since, I treat myself better but I didn’t notice any big change and didn’t have any more ressources until now 🙂
What a magical and wonderful perspective we have nowadays!
Aho!
I am grateful for where I have been led….though we live in a city suburb we choose our own life style…I am surprised at what a home body I have become…how much I love to be here, how much I love my bed, how much I love sleep, how much I love down time…these only came to me in the last number of years…but it was time and in fact it began to happen after I had a breakdown…lol…yes my body was trying to tell me something…busy was not nourishing me…have a full life would…it took a number of years to learn to recognize what that looked like, and I am still learning, but I am grateful for the peace and opportunity of peace that is within my life…I am grateful to “do” less and be more…love and light my dear sister
Love these thoughts. I am at a similar transition period in my life. Much of the healing you speak of comes from living on open land. I wonder what suggestions you have for those of us who live in a city? My daughter is heading into her senior year of high school, and my husband works at a good nonprofit focusing on global health–so we are here for awhile, at least. I pay attention to the nature at my doorstep, and take walks in the forested park near my home, but…But what more? Would love your thoughts for us urban earth mothers.
Fern,
There are many things you can do in an urban setting-plant flowers which butterflies and hummingbirds love and surround yourself with as much plant life as you can! Walking in the the forested park is a beautiful way to stay connected. Maybe become a member of your local farms and nature centers and attending their special events would be of interest to you?