You are pregnant, and are jumping on the natural birthing band wagon. Why wouldn't you? Ideally we don't want a bunch of interventions trying to control what our bodies were naturally meant to do. Give birth. Childbirth is your own personal Olympics. Physical and mental preparation is necessary! Here are some tips I share with my pregnant mamas: Are you supported? Choose a provider who is enthusiastic about your vision of a natural birth! Trust your gut feeling about ho

Last weekend my girlfriend came over with her 7 year old daughter to have a girl’s night. As we were doing facials and playing with dolls, friend's daughter Surem asked me if I would set up a vaginal steam bath for her. I was thrilled! Her mother told me she had put on her long ceremonial skirt all on her own, in case I had said yes. I let her choose from a variety a few different gentle flowers, rose, calendula and sage. We opened the bags inhaling the aromas, praising the

Ancient Central American technique is rapidly gaining acceptance among the medical community, and results for its patients Monique Davis knows about pain. She has suffered from severe Scoliosis, nuerosystem problems, and Chrons’ Disease all her life; she would, at times, black out from the pain in high school. Despite being skeptical of so-called alternative medicines, Davis eventually decided to turn to Mayan abdominal therapy as practiced by Joanna Yañez. Ms.