The Art of Birthcare
The term "art" originates from the Latin word "ars," meaning "skill" or "craft," which in turn comes from the earlier Greek word "technē," signifying a specialized skill or art, particularly in relation to craftsmanship and technique.
In a time when it's evident that we collectively yearn for a more meaningful approach to the profound rite of passage of gestation and childbirthā€”one that honors our well-being, evolutionary potential and creativity, rather than viewing birth solely as a medical event or pathologyā€”we recognize that caring for birth is truly an art.
Itā€™s a diverse array of skills and techniques, ranging from the most physical and measurable to the most ephemeral, energetic, elemental, and spiritual that make up this art.
We will explore what Original Birth Arts are, and how and where we can learn them and apply them coherently to our unique realities.
This is a free
Seed to Body Community Seminar
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What we'll cover:
- Brief History of Parteria and Midwifery
- Defining Original Birth Arts
- Application of Techniques in Pregnancy, Intrapartum + Immediate Postpartum
- Cultural Appreciation vs. Appropriation
- Magic + mystery of birth art modalitiesĀ
- Understanding the transformative power of these experiences in shaping new ancestral birth culture.
Maria Jose Maldonado Leon ( AYA MARIA )Ā
CPM, TAAMP
I am a mother, an Autonomous Midwife-Partera and an Elemental Fertility Guide & Educator, creator of Guardians of Birth the Art of Birthcare
I work with women and families desiring to activate their cyclical-elemental memory and approach their reproductive care consciously and ceremoniously.Ā
I also organize in person retreats to connect with ancestral technologies & original birth arts for our collective empowerment and regeneration.Ā
I hold a BA from The New School and have focused on Somatic Art Therapy. After working with special needs children the path opened to begin accompanying gestational, birth and postpartum processes. Simultaneously, I developed a chronic disorder that occidental-allopathic medicine says has no cure. This catalyzed a reconnection to my ancestry and homelands in the Andes & Amazon.
Healing mentally, emotionally, and physically through ceremony and with plant medicine led me to meet traditional doctors and midwives with whom I apprentice(d). From there the need to wield skills and tools from the allopathic realms became clear and I entered a clinical midwifery program at Maternidad La Luz in El Paso Texas where I became a CPM (certified professional midwife).
Iā€™ve supported over 300 births, including VBACs and teen pregnancies, in birth centers and at home.
Since 2017 I've had over 400 women and families attend my online & in person immersions and formations.
If you're ready to elevateĀ your practice and reclaim the wisdom and knowledge needed to guardĀ birth back into the fabric of the family, we invite you to join us!
Guardians of Birth,Ā
a 4- Month Immersion
on the Art of Birth CareĀ
early enrollment has been extended through Feb 05 2025
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