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What does “savvy” mean anyway?

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“Basically it’s practical intelligence, which I believe we all have.”

Posted bymamastobeSeptember 12, 2017August 13, 2020Posted ininformativeTags:definition, expecting, history, intelligent, mamas, moms, savvy, toronto, women, wordsLeave a comment on What does “savvy” mean anyway?

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#repost @neramniminde “I always find it amazing that right there, in the center of our body, sits so much power. The power to enjoy, to create, to grow, to birth and that not only physically but also spiritually, emotionally and intellectually. Right there sits so much power but we’re told to close it, hold it, don’t show it, and that from early on. Imagine if we were told the opposite from a young age ? How incredibly amazing our womb and yoni is and that on so many levels ? Am definitely sharing this narrative with my daughter and what is unfolding from that, what I am already seeing from it, makes me so happy because it’s a little person who is at ease and in peace with herself and who will hopefully not associated shame with her inner power 🧡”

Sometimes this is what doulas do, out in the forest 😊😊

The quietly waking winter bushes were like.... where did you get those fresh raspberries??

That time a Quichua partera #traditionalmidwife in Ecuador did an assessment of my uterus. We walked through Lucimila’s family land & garden learning the qualities, harvesting time, and woman-related usages of all the plants we passed along the way. While my uterus was determined to be in a good position, my digestive tract not so much. She plucked a few big of these big green leaves to help soothe my inflammation (names lost in translation), all done with under the breath prayer in her ancestral language and quick precision skill of hand, heart moving as one. She wrapped the leaves around my abdomen and secured them in place with the shawl. Two rounds of this and I felt like yes, this is true care. Herbalism and a wise woman’s touch with healthy doses of storytelling, lunch, tea, plant walks and sitting around. I’ll never forget this day and the lessons it taught me, her story was also incredible. All about the self-trust journey and ultimately finding her own ceremony for healing some past wounds by sitting in meditation with the bushes, trees and plants of her forest. When we are ready to ask, the answer will come. Doing my part to remember what it means to be a wise woman on this day and all others. #iwd2021 @mamastobeto @wombsoftheworld 🌿

A moment every woman can relate to.....

The definition of radical, if you Google it, will first tell you it’s an adjective.

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