Mar 24 2009
Conscious Woman is up for some prizes at a site for woman-owned businesses. Please go vote!
http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-2009/contestant/5616/index.php
You can vote once a day, so bookmark it, and keep voting! Thanks!
Feb 06 2009
This is a shameless plug, folks.
A while back I did a series of webex classes on the basics of online communities, internet, and search, for the Conscious Woman organization. And I’m in great company; some real luminaries did courses on their areas of expertise too. The sessions were recorded, and are being reoffered for folks who missed ‘em live. I cannot say enough good about these sessions. So here’s the mail from Raquel:
Conscious Woman On Demand!Our pre-recorded programs are here! (Laura Possessky insists that they’re not old so they shouldn’t be called “archives.”) We’re still working on the editing, but here is an updated list of the edited and unedited programs that can be purchased on the CW website and viewed whenever you wish. More coming soon!Purchase includes all program ‘handouts’, and CEUs are available for most programs!Conscious Woman Online, with Laureen Hudson
Join Internet Marketing Expert Lauren Hudson in an ongoing series for those looking to bring traffic to their sites, get their name out, enhance their online presence and understand the goings-on in cyberspace. Learn cutting-edge internet marketing
strategies and more!Freedom of Expression: Supporting Breastfeeding Moms in the Workplace, with Cate Colburn-Smith (edited)Specific, practical steps employers
can take to support breastfeeding moms, and powerful advice for
moms to get the space, time and support they need to pump breastmilk at
work. Great format and information for Lactation Consultants who do presentations in their local communities!Unsure? Watch the Introduction for freeGentle Birth: The Science and the Wisdom, with Sarah Buckley, MDSarah J. Buckley, family physician, mother of four and author of the internationally-acclaimed book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering in a series of lectures on the natural processes of birth, and the impact
of interventions in pregnancy and birth on mothers and babies.Helping Children Find Resilience and Balance After Trauma, with Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.This workshop with Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.,
founder of the TARA Approach for the Resolution of Shock and Trauma,
focuses on teaching language and energy medicine that can be used
immediately and safely by parents and care providers.The Intact Boy Series
The United States has been a predominantly circumcising culture since
the mid 20th century, a time when childbirth and infancy began to be
heavily medicalized through childbirth interventions and the aggressive
marketing of infant formulas. Along with the loss of knowledge of
normal childbirth and breastfeeding, Americans have also lost their
knowledge of the normal intact (non-circumcised) penis. These lectures present a critical examination of the practice of infant male circumcision in North America.The Foreskin, with Gillian Longley, RN, BSNCircumcision: Surgical Methods and Complications, with Gillian Longley, RN, BSNMoving from Pain to Peace with EFT, with Eileen SullivanEmotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a powerful and effective tool for
resolving trauma and promoting healing at all levels: physical,
emotional, mental and spiritual. With Eileen Sullivan, childbirth educator, doula and EFT Advanced Practitioner.In this two-part program, Kathy Welter-Nichols
introduces participants to a number of new technologies and science
models that support gentle birthing practices, and explain why fear is
so deeply enhanced through suggestion during birth. Don’t miss out on the newest and most promising birthing trend. An essential course for all care providers and expecting moms.Pelvic Balance for Safer and Easier Births, with Jeanne Ohm, DCDr. Jeanne Ohm of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association presents the
three primary causes of dystocia: physiological, emotional and medical,
and their relationship to interventions and birth trauma. Includes an
overview of the Webster Technique and practical moves that all
practitioners can apply to women during pregnancy and labor.Restoration: Treating Adhesions, with Tanya Tarail, PT, MsT, CST
Following cesarean surgery, episiotomies and/or instrumental
deliveries, women may experience any number health problems. The ramifications of adhesions (scar tissue) can be very serious and are entirely preventable through
proper treatment.
What Would Mammals Do? with Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC (edited)The unforgettable inaugural Conscious Woman program – a surprising journey with our mammalian counterparts through labor,
birth, lactation, and beyond. Discover for yourselves the implications
our mammalian ancestry has for the way we give birth and begin the
process of mothering in modern America.Unsure? Watch the Introduction for freeComing Up….Essentials of Maternal-Infant Care, with Gloria LemayChildhood Vaccination: Questions All Parents Should Ask, with Tedd Koren, DCThe Intact Boy: How Circumcision Affects Sexuality, with Marilyn Milos, RN
Aug 19 2008
I am teaching a series over at Conscious Woman, “Conscious Woman Online“, to help encourage people who have good messages to offer to get online and start communicating with the Digital Natives who are already there.
Yesterday’s class was disappointingly small; only two registrants. Wah, right? Those two registrants were none other than Gloria Lemay, and Ina May Gaskin! WHOOT! I got to soapbox them both with my message; that women need to be able to find good information on birth *before* the Machine gets them. And apparently, I got my message across! WHOOT!!!! Check these review comments out!
I just had my mind expanded this morning by Laureen Hudson’s hour long online session on how to use the internet to get a message out. Laureen’s session “Creating an Online Presence,” gave me a wealth of information in a short time and impressed me with how many people are out there who completely rely on the internet for their information. I needed that, and maybe you do, too.
- Ina May Gaskin
I just hung up the phone from doing the hour long session with Laureen Hudson on “Creating an Online Presence”. Laureen’s know-how and expertise were enough to wake up even the birth oldtimers like me and Ina May to the many unused opportunities of the internet. Laureen’s engaging and easygoing teaching style made even those scary (to me) terms like “hypertext, streaming, wordpress, technorati, feedreader and trackback” start to make sense. Her passion is to reach the generation of young women who have not yet given birth BEFORE they fall into the black hole of aggressive obstetrics. I came away from the class today with lots of ways to improve my website and make it more modern, usable and interesting for readers. This class will run again this coming Friday (August 22) and I heartily recommend it.- Gloria Lemay
How incredibly spiffy is that?
I‘m teaching that class that they took one more time, and there are two more classes in the series, one on SEO and one on blogging, which I’m honestly more excited about than I was about the first two classes in the series. Hopefully I can drum up some more registrations… cause that means I’ve managed to convince more people to get out there and actually reach the folks who need the messages most.
Aug 05 2008
http://consciouswoman.org/2008/08/04/conscious-woman-of-the-month-august-2008/
Want to have your blood pressure raised? Want to realize yet again how incredibly lucky you are to have been born as you were? Read this month’s Conscious Woman article, about Dalit activist Manjula Pradeep.
Apr 01 2008
This link, from the inestimable Raquel:
http://www.consciouswoman.org/2008/04/01/conscious-woman-of-the-month-april-2008/
I knew about Tatia; when cesarean activism is your thing, you start seeing a lot of maternal mortality. And in ICAN’s world, cytotec is considered to be nothing short of the most evil chemical in the world. All my admiration goes out to Maddy and the work she’s doing.
