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Astrid Grove is a home birth midwife, wise woman herbalist, and practitioner of Maya Abdominal Massage in Santa Cruz, California.
Her life’s passion is to create sacred space for healing to occur. She travels extensively offering workshops and healing sessions.
Astrid Grove teaches at the Wise Woman University:
Conscious Menstruation – Online Course
This course is for all women in any stage of her life cycle. We delve into many aspects of reclaiming our menstruation as sacred. In these times we are being called as women to step into our power, to reclaim our sacredness as women who bleed without dying, and to teach the next generation to honor menstruation, our moon time. Through deep understanding of our cycle, self care through herbs, nutrition and exercise, ceremony and alternative ways to catch our blood we bring our consciousness to the beauty and power of our menstruation.
Creating a Moon Lodge – Online Course
In this course we will redefine Moonlodge for the modern woman while remembering the ways of our Grandmothers in order to create women’s ritual in our home communities. Let’s journey together through time and gather ancient women’s wisdom.
We will support the paradigm shift into the present by honoring our cycles as women. We will learn the basics of inviting women, preparing a sacred space, priestessing ritual, and the specific elements and songs of Moonlodge ritual that I have developed over the past nine years. My goal is to assist you in facilitating Moonlodge in your home communities.
Astrid Grove teaches in Woodstock NY at the Wise Woman Center:
Return to the Sacred Circle- A Women’s Council – June 12th, 2010
It is time for women to gather in sacred women’s council. The calling is clear and persistent…do you hear it? Can you feel it? Women… let’s gather together for a full day of breathing and journeying, healing and releasing, remembering and visioning, sharing and celebration. Feel free to wear your ceremonial clothing and bring an item for our temporary alter.
Individual Maya Abdominal Massage Sessions – June 13th, 2010
Astrid will be offering Maya Abdominal Massage in Woodstock NY on June 13th–book ahead–contact Astrid at: ph. 831.331.6134 or theredtemple@gmail.com. One hour treatment includes uterine findings, abdominal/uterine massage, and spinal alignment treatment. Two hour treatment includes all the one hour treatment includes as well as full intake and discussion, supplemental therapies (which may include castor oil packs, herbal recommendations, and instructions in wearing a faha) as well as instruction in self care massage.
Symptoms of a Displaced Uterus:
Menstrual Symptoms:
Painful or irregular menses; dark, thick fluids at the beginning and end of menses, blood clots and heavy bleeding, absence of menses, headaches, dizziness and migraines with menses, premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Urinary Symptoms:
Frequent urination, urinary tract infections, bladder infections, incontinence
Circulatory Symptoms:
Tired legs, numb feet, sore heals, varicose veins, hemorrhoids
Musculoskeletal symptoms:
Sore heels and low back ache
Ovulatory Symptoms:
Painful ovulation, absence of ovulation, irregular ovulation, infertility, ovarian cysts
Symptoms of Congestion:
Endometriosis, endometritis, uterine polyps, vaginitis, painful intercourse, uterine fibroids, uterine infections
Other Symptoms:
Hormonal imbalances; difficult menopause; cancer of the cervix, uterus, colon or bladder; constipation; uterine prolapse, cystocele
Pregnancy Symptoms:
Sciatic pain, pelvic pain, long labors, malposition of the baby, pubic symphysis pain, hip pain, back pain, ligament pain, post-dates pregnancy, lack of descent of the baby, persistent posterior lie, cystocele, frequent urination, prolapse, hyperemisis gravidarum
More about Astrid Grove
I received my BA in Eastern Medicine and Philosophy from UMass at Amherst in 2000 and am a graduate of Birthwise Midwifery School, an institution that trains direct-entry midwives. During my training, I traveled throughout the United States and Africa and served many different communities. I have been witness to an assortment of styles and techniques and have acquired pieces of wisdom from many amazing and talented midwives.
I am a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) and a Licensed Midwife (LM). I am a member of MANA (Midwives Alliance of North America) and CAM (California Association of Midwives). I am trained as a doula through DONA (Doulas of North America).
I have studied herbalism extensively with teachers including Ellen Evert Hopman, Pam Montgomery and Susun S. Weed. Herbs are an integral part of my life and my practice, and I enjoy sharing this wisdom with my clients and students.
I love being a midwife and look forward to each new experience! It is such a gift to support families and to welcome the next generation onto the earth.
Visit Astrid Grove online at: www.birthrootmidwife.com
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