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This post follows on from what I was saying yesterday in my stories. I love watching other women show themselves even when they feel vulnerable. I love watching women come out of their shell and share their dreams, even though those dreams or ideas may not be fully formed yet. I love watching women become whole, animated, comedic, wild and unabashedly themselves. It is one of my fetishes. I just love watching women explode into love for themselves and encourage them to follow their passions. Standing together, not against each other. .

On the weekend, one of my new friends @nessvoigt called me Can Opener Astrid. 😂 It’s because I listen in a way that goes below the surface. I’m not just listening to your story, I’m listening to the source. I’m listening in an abstract way, I’m listening visually and on a kinaesthetic level. Which allows me to find the thing that’s in the way of the healing. .

This is what makes me a powerful storyteller through music and in my other creations. The practice of deep listening makes me more available to myself, to the magic of creation, to the people I serve, and to my children. .

What an incredible weekend of remembering myself home. Thank you @the_angela_gallo @the_rachael_rose for facilitating such a powerful space. I felt like I’d gone to another dimension.
#goldtracksuits #redhairdreams #serpentine #canopeners #deeplistening

Last weekend, the Visibility for Visionaries course with @the_angela_gallo cracked me open! Angel managed to extract the essence of what I’ll be working towards in the next evolution of me, in a way I never would have expected. She is a witch, a poet and a vision extractor. A crab metaphorist 😂 and a magic woman. I fucking love her magic and enthusiasm. You are incredible. This amazing photo by @michelle_kate_photography captures me leading the group in a sound/body unfolding. That’s all I’m saying for now. I’m working on something magic to bring to you. I can’t wait. #goldtracksuits #magic #visionary #epicshit #amazingstuff

This weekend on the Visibility for Visionaries training with @the_angela_gallo in Melbourne, I was given the time and space to freely express and be myself. I was given the space to open to my potential and to the next evolution of me and my business. I am blown over by how easy it was to tune into it and show people what I can do and will do. I can’t wait to share it with you.
I heard the stories of 20 other women and reminded me of my 4SJ with @schoolofshamanicwomancraft in 2017. Being held and heard so lovingly is an absolute privilege and I’m so grateful. .

I’m at the airport in Melbourne about to return back to my life with my boys, confident that as I head into my 40’s, that my career is just beginning. I have a deep knowing that I will be a wealthy woman in more ways than one, when I commit to following my passions, dreams and intuition.
I will be in awareness of my habit to rely on the patriarchal systems that keep me trapped and small and keep leaning into the uncomfortable things because I like confrontation. I like talking things through. I like resolution and facing things. We miss out on so much growth when we avoid and bottle our shit. .
I beyond grateful for staying with @nessvoigt and hearing her stories about her Maori culture. You are fucking epic!!! I can’t wait to watch you explode into people’s spaces!!! @the_angela_gallo Thank you for drawing it out of me. What came about was so natural! I can’t wait!!! Thank you again. 💕

Thank you also to the @thequeenofconfidence for sharing your wisdom. I fucking love you and all you do!
Stay tuned and pls tag your friends in if you think they would love to join me on this next evolution of me and work.
Think powerful re imagining of who you are. Think full expression in the form of movement and voice. Think transformation on a level beyond your imagination. I know this because I’ve been there. Let’s go!!!! #goldtracksuits #redhair #yourvoiceisyourpower #feelingitall #uncomfortablegrowth

41 today!! Feeling so many things. Today the moon is in Gemini. I have felt like I’ve been torn between worlds. Who am I stepping forward as? What am I taking with me and what am I leaving behind? I sure as hell am not taking self criticism and judgement. I’m sure as hell not taking low self worth and staying quiet. I’m sure as hell not going to remain small. .

I have a sacred purpose to fulfil in this lifetime and each day I get new downloads on what that might look like. Each day I stay present with the idea that what I will be doing will have its divine timing. I don’t need to rush or force anything. It’s coming for me. It’s not just for my immediate community, but it’s global. I’ve known this since I was a kid but I didn’t know what it was and still don’t. But I’m feeling the changes it will require to step up and into it. The world needs perimenopausal women to step up! .

I was born by induction and have always pushed and forced things. Today, I make the choice to step away from that way of birthing things so I can become more present to what needs to be.
Thank you to @mikailahstarwitch for your epic readings each year and especially the recent one that has given me so much inspiration and hope. I can’t wait to go to @the_angela_gallo Visibility for Visionaries course this weekend. I’m so pumped! So excited to be spending time with a group of women who want to step it up!!! #goldtracksuits #newlife #freshstart #41 #girlonfire #change #transformation #epic

It’s by donation, there’s no bookings. Just turn up, with an open mind and be held by @bec.lee_ and yours truly. We have planned a sharing circle, a meditation and the rest will arise for us as we go. We’ll listen deeply to what you need and offer it up in a way that serves you best. .
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FIRST ONE - TUES 15th OCTOBER 7-9pm
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Tag some friends who need it!
#womenscircle #meditation #stillness #youtime #sacredwomensbusiness

Greta is right, we are destroying their dreams and their future by not listening and not doing enough to convince our leaders that we won’t stand for this. Why and how did we become so apathetic? Why have kids had to lead this? Where are we in all this? .

As I’ve said in earlier posts, denying climate change is in direct alignment with denying the healing of the divine feminine. The resurrection of womens rights and rites must continue and the inner work must be done on ourselves to heal the wounds of shame relating to menstruation and birth. Otherwise what planet are we leaving our children? One in which we all submit because we are too afraid to speak up? Well, that’s already a reality. .

What do you model at home that doesn’t allow them to love and express themselves fully? How do you speak to them about menstruation and birth? What is their relationship to their body?
Their bodies ARE the earth.
#climatestrike #climatechange #divinefeminine #earth #unitednations #womensrites #womensrights
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“Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not.”
My full speech in United Nations General Assembly. #howdareyou
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☪︎ Waking the Witches ~ please share this far and wide and quickly⁠ ☽⁠
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“Around the world, girls and women resort to using rags, mattress stuffing, banana leaves, feathers, and even cow dung to manage their menstruation.”⁠
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https://www.daysforgirls.org/ or LINK IN BIO⁠
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#truthalert ⁠
#witchesofinstagram⁠
#janehardwickecollings⁠
#daysforgirls⁠
#turningperiodsintopathways⁠
#daysforgirlsinternational⁠
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#everyGirl.everywhere.period⁠
#TA015⁠

An opportunity for black women to share their story for BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK STARTING 25th August.
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Mama Glow- As a doula and educator who seeks to empower women to reclaim their bodies as sacred ground, I know how important it is for us to breastfeed our babies and that it’s not only an act of nurturing, it’s a deeply healing and it’s a political act. It’s about self-preservation and protecting the future that lies in our hands- in a world where our bodies are under attack. It’s about savoring and reclaiming the closeness, connection, and healing of breastfeeding that was once robbed from us and denied from our ancestors.
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In a few days we celebrate BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK August 25-31st I wanted to share some words about my breastfeeding journey and the importance of restoring the legacy of black breastfeeding in our communities. Our foremothers wet-nursed this nation. And today, out of all ethnic groups, Black women have the lowest breastfeeding initiation rates at 64% and the shortest breastfeeding duration, around six weeks.
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I nursed my son until he was 3 years old. I had a powerful examples of breastfeeding success and a mother who supported me in he process. She had breastfed both me and my younger sister. I dive into historical context and the need to uplift and create space for this political and healing expression for black women.
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The piece is on ZORA @zora, where @vanessa_kdeluca has curated a space for us, where we are centered and we can dive deep into a world where issues that matter to us are centered. See stories to swipe and read.
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Tell me about your journey. If you want to share your story for Black Breastfeeding Week this year, tag us on @mamaglow or email - info@mamaglow.com to submit your story.
#blackbreastfeeding #blackbreastfeedingweek2019 #zora #breastfeeding #womenshealth #wellness #healing #maternalhealth #motherhood #breastmilk #blackgirlmagic #doula #policy #birthwork

6 week Prenatal course starting soon. Bookings essential. ❤️🤰🏼🤰🏿🤰🏾🤰🏻 #Repost @modern_organic with @get_repost
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PRENATAL // Prepare to awaken the powerful & confident woman within! 🤰🏼 Prenatal Yoga with Astrid is a unique fusion of yoga (yoga poses, breathing practices, meditation & relaxation), childbirth education and mentoring for birth. You will prepare for the intensity of labour by learning several multi sensory pain coping and breathing practices that will allow you to be open and ready for the unexpected nature of birth. You will strengthen your body and mind, and make a strong connection with your baby for birth and into motherhood. You'll also learn ideal positioning for a comfortable labour, valuable birth tips for all types of births, in all locations (hospital, birth centres or at home), and gain insights for preparing for the challenges of labour, one breath at a time.
Prenatal Yoga on Sundays is for pregnant women from 12-42 weeks gestation.
No yoga experience necessary & all equipment is provided. Please wear something comfortable.
Astrid is an experienced prenatal/postnatal yoga teacher, Birthing from Within Mentor®️, graduate of the School of Shamanic Womancraft and trained doula (birth support person). @astrid.serpentine 🤰🏼 *|6 week course|*
Sundays 10:30-11:45am
Start date: 8th September
Investment $144
Book via the link in the Facebook event or see our website

True beauty is in the acceptance of the whole. .

I was walking down the street last night and I started to think about the saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. What it simply means is, beauty is subjective. But from my perspective it can also mean, beauty is validated by someone external to yourself.
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If we allow others to approve of our beauty by looks alone, we can become fixated on proving our worth in the way we look rather than by the way we are. Which is, pure consciousness. .

We start a story within that says we will only belong when we look, act and behave a certain way. .

If beauty really is subjective, then what it really means is that a person can only see beauty from where they are at in their evolution as a human. They may be looking at something with a wounded lens. .

Beauty is not physical. It is energetic. It’s how a person shows up in the world. It’s a feeling you get in being with that person. It’s a reflection of your own beauty, whether it’s conscious or unconscious. .

Do you judge a sunset? Do you say hey sunset that wasn’t good enough. Shine brighter and go pinker next time? Nope. We accept the whole experience as it is. .

The beautiful mess that you might be right now is the beauty. I know what it feels like to not accept the mess and to want everything to be shinier and better. But forcing another outcome or another person to see your beauty within, is like trying to force your way out of a traffic jam. The beauty is in being with yourself and honouring your way. .

This post comes from years of not seeing my true beauty unless someone else told me. I mean this with my creative gifts, my work, my mind, my whole being in fact. .

So this is as much for me as it is for you. .

What inner work do you need to do to show up just as you are? Without needing to visually validate your existence, or to please others? To prove your worth on any level. What if you could truly accept your whole package despite what culture, patriarchy, politics, society says. What would that feel like? What do you need to be able to be vulnerable? .
#beauty #truebeauty #acceptance #gratitude #yoga #innerwork

As a doula, I used to see labours stop when a women were uncomfortable with their care providers. When they left the room, the labour would start up again. It shows how important it is for a woman to feel safe during birth. .

It is a must to speak up when things are feeling right for you. Bring out the inner rebel, and claim your birth on your terms.
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☪︎ Waking the Witches ~ please share this far and wide and quickly⁠ ☽⁠
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“Midwives and Doctors MUST be kind and gentle with women at their births - if they are not then ask for a replacement and make a complaint, so they can learn this.”⁠
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Jane Hardwicke Collings⁠
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#wakingthewitches ⁠
#truthalert ⁠
#witchesofinstagram⁠
#janehardwickecollings⁠
#whykindnessmatters⁠
#healtheearthonebirthatatime⁠
#jeanninepavartibaker⁠
#speakup⁠
#activism⁠
#TA011⁠
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