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Mothers Moon Natural Care

Mothers Moon:

offering gentle natural pre-pregnancy, pregnancy,birthing, post-partum, & breastfeeding support :: intuitive parenting classes :: bellycastings, blessingways & baby welcomings ::

women's reiki & meditation circles :: storytimes for children ::

home crafted organic soaps, beeswax candles,jewelry, silks, art & other natural products for nurturing mother, child & planet

Fees for services start at standard rates, but are evaluated on a case by case, needs by needs basis.(Including free birth doula services as well as postpartum consultations that are available to low-income, teen, and single moms who plan to give birth within thirty miles of my home.)

Dawnella Sutton: mothersmoon@fairpoint.net

member of: MELCA, The Birth Workers Alliance, MAID, Midwives of Maine, & LLLI

* schedule of meditation groups & womens retreats ongoing *

First Wednesday of the month:Attachment Parenting Group, Freedom Maine

Second Wednesday of the month:Trust Birth meeting, Freedom Maine

Third Wednesday of the month:Spiritual Parenting meeting, Freedom Maine Various dates:

BOLD meetings (under the red tent), Back Door to the Moon, Winslow Maine* & Mothers Moon, Freedom Maine.

Opening Yourself to Fertility, Back Door to the Moon, Winslow Maine*

Hypbirth, Hypnobirthing, and other Birthing Self-Hypnosis, Back Door to the Moon, Winslow Maine*

Women's Guided Meditation, Back Door to the Moon, Winslow Maine* & Mothers Moon, Freedom Maine

Women's Full Moon Drumming Circles, Freedom Maine

Summer Tea Over-looking the Pond, Freedom Maine

A chance to sample herbal teas & preview Mothers Moon products, ask questions about my doula services, find a private meditation spot, or talk with other moms.

Please contact me at mothersmoon@fairpoint.net for more information on any of these classes or events, including to schedule a tea for your own special group. *All Mothers Moon classes given at Back Door to the Moon have a five person minimum and are $25 per person. Pre-registration is required, please call Back Door to the Moon at 873 - MOON

Mothers Moon Soaps

Mothers Moon soaps are all natural, air-dried & hand carved.They are made with oils of olive, coconut & palm, essential oils, organic herbs & spices

4 ounce size $6

currently available in:

lavender oatmeal

almond oatmeal

comfrey & calendula

Mothers Baby Moon Soap: made with saponified oils of olive,coconut & palm, essential oil of lavender,shea butter,organic comfrey root,organic chammomile flowers,organic calendula flowers,organic goats milk & honey.

1 ounce $2 ~ 3 ounce $6.50

Mothers Moon Milk Soap is made with: all natural breast milk,olive oil,honey,and glycerin I create my soaps using my own breast milk. The soap is mixed and molded on the full moon,and then “rests” for two moons.

The very first batch of breast milk soap that I made was an unscented soap in honor of my son’s first birthday. It was made on the full “Hare” Moon of May (Mother’s Day this year), and wrapped on the full “Blessing” Moon of July. (which also happened to be my son’s birthday!) In honor of a special ceremony for my son,this soap I enhanced with essential oil of sage, long known as a purifying and protecting herb. It was made on the full “Harvest” Moon of September, and wrapped on the full “Snow” Moon of November,also an occasion of a lunar eclipse that year. And for the Winter Solstice Moon in December I made relaxing lavender soap.

I also started making comfrey & calendula.

now available in unscented ~ 3 ounce $2.50

Soap is available at:

Back Door to the Moon, Winslow Maine

Blessed Baby Boutique, Wilton Maine

on-line at http://www.abbycadabras.com/

or contact me at

mothersmoon@fairpoint.net

to order

Books

Barefoot Books

Settle into your comfiest story chair, grab a cup of faerie tea, tuck some dreams & wishes into a bundle just the right size for a ride on an elephant's back and you are ready to explore Barefoot Books. Barefoot Books celebrates art & story which opens the hearts & minds of children from all walks of life, inspiring them to read deeper, search further, and explore their own creative gifts.

In-home shopping, on-line shopping, fund raisers, and more.

http://www.BarefootOnTheMoon.com

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Please also visit Books by Lori Lite

Beautiful empowering books for children... & more.

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Blessingways

This is just a brief overview of Blessingways...

The Blessing Way ceremony is inspired from ancient customs and traditions that embrace the spirituality of motherhood with the collective power of a community of women's support. (this is concidered a "sacred circle" and is attended only by women...and often their young children too)

A blessingway ceremony,in any form,is a celebration of a rite of passage of some sort (blessingways in native american traditions include first menarche,and "croning" for women as well,and weaning from the breast for young children male or female,for example)... in this case,with the capitol "B",it's for the transition into motherhood,and includes blessings for a "good" labor & birthing experiance,and a healthy mother & child. It can include many customized parts,as I do belly castings,and henna art too...and if done here at my place it's usually done outside by the water and can include gentle swimming meditations or a drumming circle....but most all ceremonies include some interactive rituals,such as: weaving flowers in the woman's hair, giving her a massaging foot bath, beading her a keepsake necklace, candlelight blessings, poetry readings.

The ceremony begins by gathering everyone around the mom-to-be and all are focused on her while listening to the friend chosen to lead the ceremony. One person will weave flowers into her hair or place a floral wreath on her head; another is beading a necklace with beads everyone has brought. Everyone else can participate by massaging her feet in a foot bath and again by giving a wish and loving words of encouragement for her during the candle light segment. A "food train" list is made for any volunteers to bring a dinner to the family after the child is born,and the ceremony ends with a beautiful poetry reading. I usually ask everyone to bring a healthy "mama" snack to share...something the mama can actually eat and it benifits her & the child's health,usually grains or something "earthy"...and I supply the herbal tea :)

My fees vary depending upon what is to be included,anywhere between $40 and $200 most of the time.

My Baby Welcoming ceremonies are much the same,though citing different traditions and involving friends & family (read here: "male as well as female"),and the basic ceremony is $30...just in case you are interested :)

mothersmoon@fairpoint.net