Links
Maree Lipschitz facilitates A Corporate Mothers Forum to help working mothers feel confident about their choices: www.workingmotherssecrets.com and www.howdoyoudoit.com.au and is the co-founder of a teenage girls rite-of-passage program. www.pathwaysfoundation.com.au
Jane Bennett offers these programs: A Celebration Day for Girls for 10-12 year-old girls, Cool on the Inside for 13-15 year-old girls, Fathers Celebrating Girls for fathers of daughters and Somatics and Metaphor of The Female Cycle for women. hijane@vic.chariot.net.au
Shushann Movsessian offers one–day Puberty Girl workshops, programs for parents of preteen girls; train the trainer programs for counsellors, health professionals and teachers and co- facilitates Lets Talk Growing Up, a weekend workshop for mothers and their nine to twelve-year-old girls. www.shushann.com
Amrita Hobbs offers Girls Growing Up! for mothers and daughters; workshops for women; Rites of Passage for teenagers, as well as programmes in schools. www.amritahobbs.com
Pathways Foundation offers a contemporary community based Rite of Passage into Womanhood. A 5–day programme for girls aged 13–15 years with their mothers or a woman mentor. www.pathwaysfoundation.com.au
Women’s Spirituality/Ritual/Ceremony
Barbara Monti works as a healer; runs workshops on the power of the feminine through meditation, self awareness and regenerative processes. www.barbaramonti.it
Marybeth Zang is a consultant and facilitator of all Rituals and Rites of Passage including Blessing Ways, Naming Ceremonies, Menstruation, Bridal Blessings/Showers, Handfastings, Meaningful Legal Wedding Ceremonies, Menopause and Funerals. www.ozcelebrant.com
Jane Harwicke Collings is an independent
midwife, teacher of the women's mysteries and runs the School of Shamanic Midwifery.
www.moonsong.com.au www.placentalremedy.com
The International College of Spiritual Midwifery offers a range of seminars, workshops, and individual sessions on fertility, conscious conception, childbirth preparation, spiritual midwifery, healing, women’s mysteries' retreats, adolescent programs and much more. www.womenofspirit.asn.au
Mysteries of Life Judith Barr works with individuals and groups worldwide. She teaches on the feminine and women’s mysteries. www.judithbarr.com
Persia Wildwood focuses on the meaning
of the Moon in the birth chart, giving insights into the emotional and security
needs and nature of the woman as well as the lunar fertile time. Each
interpretation individually prepared and presented on quality paper or as an
emailed PDF document.
www.astrologyofthemoon.com.au
Dawn Morgan has been practising 5 Rhythms™ Dancing meditation for 18 years, she is trained to work with birth, fertility and sexuality. Currently she is studying for an MA in Dance and Somatic Education at UCLA. Having trained to present the ‘Be the Change’ Symposium which looks at our situation concerning the environment, social justice and spiritual fulfilment, she weaves this awareness through her work. Her style holds a depth and lightness that allows space for celebration and healing. www.shapeshift.co.uk.
www.wisewomanwithin.co.uk - book and workshops of that title, caring for the deep intelligence of women
www.moondiary.com.au - tools for the journey from the wellspring of the feminine soul.
www.rainbowpathways.com - a shamanic centre in the UK, including specific programmes for women
www.mooninsideyou.com - a wonderful documentary about menstruation in English, Spanish and Slovakian
Lara Owen author of Her Blood Is Gold and Honoring Menstruation, two wonderful books on menstruation, Lara is an astrologer and teacher and runs an online course: A Guide To Independent Spiritual Practice. laraowen.com
www.shetime.com - encourages women to see their natural monthly cycle positively, to respond to it creatively and to share their experiences and tips.
www.menstruation.com.au - has lots of information and products, and offers an alternative and very positive viewpoint about menstruation.
Danielle Mendes Sales menstrual activist, feminist, publisher, mother and student of herbs. "Ciclos Naturais do Feminino" (Feminine Natural Cycles). http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/ciclosnaturaisfemininos/
Katherine Cunningham menstrual activist, Temple of the Blood - a CD to empower your Menstrual Life, release shame, heal symptoms and regain the wisdom within you written & spoken by Katherine. www.livinggently.com
www.redwebfoundation.org - promotes menstrual health through community and education.
www.yoni.com - discussion, celebration and products of all that is woman. Check out the gorgeous yoni, or vulva, puppets available from this site.
www.mum.org - Museum of Menstruation
www.gilliansanson.com - for good information about osteoporosis that is not commercially motivated, offers evidence-based perspectives on the safety and effectiveness of medical approaches to menopause, osteoporosis, contraception, infertility, etc. and also offers practical directions for staying healthy and preventing disease
Kathryn Colas, Menopause Awareness Consultant www.simplyhormones.com
Cabby Laffy registered psychotherapist, accredited psychosexual therapist; educator and group facilitator. She is currently writing a book about psychosexual health integrating 20 years of personal and professional development. cabbylaffy@inbox.com
Diana Richardson author of Tantric Orgasm for Women. www.love4couples.com and www.livinglove.com
www.chandrabindutantrainstitute.com
www.australianschooloftantra.com.au
The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy™ (ATMAT) - highly recommended for any menstrual problem. Hilary Lewin www.sulistherapies.co.uk (teacher and practitioner, London). Susi Kaiser www.calamus.co.uk zuzkaiser@googlemail.com (London). Adrienne Egan www.mayatherapy.ie adrienneegan@gmail.com (Dublin). Ruthellen Logan ruthellen.logan@googlemail.com (Belfast). Maria Rafferty mariarafferty17@hotmail.com (Derry). For more information on practitioners worldwide go to www.arvigomassage.com.
The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research a scientific organisation that studies the medicine and social science of menses. www.menstruationresearch.org
CEMCOR: Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research a research centre with a mandate to distribute information directly to women about changes through the life cycle, from adolescence to menopause. www.cemcor.ubc.ca
Ash Tree Publishing and the Wise Woman Centre excellent source for women’s health, provides classes, books, phone consultations. www.ashtreepublishing.com and www.susunweed.com
Dr Christiane Northrup medical practitioner and well known author, also produces a newsletter, information tapes and women’s health videos. www.DrNorthrup.com
Sherrill Sellman, N.D. educator, clinician, and journalist in the field of integrative health care. She is also a naturopathic doctor , an international lecturer, best-selling author, radio host, associate editor and contributing writer to numerous health publications. www.ssellman.com
Weston A Price Foundation an organisation dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism, including organic and biodynamic farming, honest and informative labeling, prepared parenting and nurturing therapies. www.westonaprice.org
What Doctors Don't Tell You is a comprehensive review of health problems and safer, proven ways of treating them, as well as a place for you to share your health experiences. www.wddty.com
www.bobbyclennell.com - yoga teacher and author of The Woman’s Yoga Book: Asana and Pranayama for All Phases of the Menstrual Cycle,
Drug Information – Drugwatch.com features up-to-date information on the drug side effects of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Current drug alerts for women include Accutane and Yaz due to accutane side effects such as birth defects and yaz side effects which include stroke, heart attack, and severe depression.
Women's Environmental Network - educating, empowering and informing women and men who care about the environment. Campaigning on environment and health issues from a female perspective. www.wen.org.uk
The Natural Woman Network aims to provide a platform to enable those involved to contribute to a cleaner, greener, healthier world for the sake of this generation and generations to come. www.naturalwomannetwork.com.au
The Jocelyn Centre for Natural Fertility Management and Holistic Health is a specialist naturopathic fertility clinic in Sydney, which offers natural contraception and programmes for preconception health care and treatments for fertility problems. You can also enquire about Natural Fertility Management (NFM) trained counsellors in your area as well as how to become an NFM Counsellor yourself. www.fertility.com.au
Kerry Hampton offers Fertility Awareness and Menstrual Cycle education to individuals and couples, women only groups, distance education, and mother and daughter evenings. www.wisewomanbusiness.com
Natural Fertility Management methods, articles and a free calculation service if you had a surprise conception you believe may have been the result of spontaneous ovulation. You can also purchase an NFM Contraception Kit from this site. www.nfmcontraception.com
Jo Barnet Natural Fertility Management in New Zealand. herbald@xtra.co.nz
Justisse Healthworks for Women offers Fertility Awareness education, holistic reproductive health, holistic reproductive health practitioner training, and theraputic counselling. www.justisse.ca
The Fertility Awareness Center provides instruction in secular, sympto-thermal Fertility Awareness. The Fertility Awareness Network is a coalition of teachers of Fertility Awareness, primarily in North America, but also other English-speaking instructors in other countries. www.fertaware.com
Taking Charge of Your Fertility is a website offering fertility awareness software, charts and discussions focused on fertility, health, and family. www.tcoyf.com and in Australia and New Zealand www.lullabyconceptions.com
The Garden of Fertility is a website offering fertility charts, amazing photographs of women's cervix during the menstrual cycle (including a woman on the Pill), discussions and articles, books and a study guide if you want to teach fertility awareness. www.gardenoffertility.com
Alternatives to disposable pads and tampons
www.thenaturalcompany.com.au - supports sustainable products designed by women for women and infants.
www.livinglegacies.co.nz/mooncup.html
www.mooncup.co.uk - a reusable menstrual cup as an alternative to tampons made from soft silicone rubber
Dr Sarah J Buckley GP/family physician, author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering; the wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. www.sarahjbuckley.com ,
www.womantomother.co.uk - prepare for the rite of passage from maiden to mother in a conscious, intuitive and empowering way. Workshops in holistic preconception, early pregnancy and childbirth preparation.
Sjanie Hugo is a clinical hypnotherapist
specialising in fertility and related issues. She has developed a unique approach
to treating fertility problems using hypnosis and other mind body approaches. www.hypnosisinfertility.com
www.thefertilebody.com
Resonance Repatterning Jenny Moalem. www.inspirall.com.au
Emotional Freedom Technique www.emofree.com
Thought Field Therapy www.tftrx.com
Voice Dialogue
Based in London, John Kent has studied Voice Dialogue with its creators Hal
and Sidra Stone. He runs workshops and private sessions with individuals
and couples.
www.voicedialogue.org.uk