Dear friends and colleagues,
Every fall there comes a day with a crispness about it that inspires me to make chicken soup. That just happened this week and, after a summer full of change and upheaval, I was very grateful for this familiar signpost. My family and I spent our summer on a working vacation in Santa Fe, NM - long evenings enjoying the desert air, walking in the arroyo, and visiting old friends and loved ones. I had the opportunity to interview Katie Singer, author and sexuality educator. Her book The Garden of Fertility remains my very favorite resource to recommend to clients interested in fertility charting, and I was delighted to get the chance to meet her in person. Next blog post - you can look forward to a transcript of this interview!
In the last six weeks my family and I have traveled across country, said hello and goodbye to family and loved ones, started a new school year, and moved apartments - wow! My mind has often returned to this reflection on change:
“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn't understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.”
― Cynthia Occelli
I have needed this reminder that change is GOOD when it helps us take a step (or flying leap!) towards our goal. Ynanna Djehuty, midwife, author and activist, was the one who shared this quote with me via Facebook, and I am delighted to say that she’s soon moving back to the NYC/NJ area after completing her midwifery training at Maternidad La Luz in El Paso, TX where I also studied. Right now she is speaking with World Pulse LIVE tour to share her vision for improving US maternal health outcomes.
I invite you to join me this Saturday for a free screening of the film “MicroBirth” - Taking a look at childbirth in a whole new way - through the lens of a microscope. Join us and be a part of this exciting film release! Follow this link to our event page to get the details and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microbirth-film-screening-bergen-county-tickets-13017199795
"Could the way we are born determine our future health and even impact the future of humanity? These are questions explored in a new feature-length documentary “Microbirth” premiering in hundreds of grass-roots public screenings around the world on Saturday 20th September 2014. "
Thank you for taking the time to read this, to celebrate with me the coming of autumn, and to help me celebrate the launch of my business.
with gratitude,
Jill Allatta LM CPM
Every fall there comes a day with a crispness about it that inspires me to make chicken soup. That just happened this week and, after a summer full of change and upheaval, I was very grateful for this familiar signpost. My family and I spent our summer on a working vacation in Santa Fe, NM - long evenings enjoying the desert air, walking in the arroyo, and visiting old friends and loved ones. I had the opportunity to interview Katie Singer, author and sexuality educator. Her book The Garden of Fertility remains my very favorite resource to recommend to clients interested in fertility charting, and I was delighted to get the chance to meet her in person. Next blog post - you can look forward to a transcript of this interview!
In the last six weeks my family and I have traveled across country, said hello and goodbye to family and loved ones, started a new school year, and moved apartments - wow! My mind has often returned to this reflection on change:
“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn't understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.”
― Cynthia Occelli
I have needed this reminder that change is GOOD when it helps us take a step (or flying leap!) towards our goal. Ynanna Djehuty, midwife, author and activist, was the one who shared this quote with me via Facebook, and I am delighted to say that she’s soon moving back to the NYC/NJ area after completing her midwifery training at Maternidad La Luz in El Paso, TX where I also studied. Right now she is speaking with World Pulse LIVE tour to share her vision for improving US maternal health outcomes.
I invite you to join me this Saturday for a free screening of the film “MicroBirth” - Taking a look at childbirth in a whole new way - through the lens of a microscope. Join us and be a part of this exciting film release! Follow this link to our event page to get the details and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microbirth-film-screening-bergen-county-tickets-13017199795
"Could the way we are born determine our future health and even impact the future of humanity? These are questions explored in a new feature-length documentary “Microbirth” premiering in hundreds of grass-roots public screenings around the world on Saturday 20th September 2014. "
Thank you for taking the time to read this, to celebrate with me the coming of autumn, and to help me celebrate the launch of my business.
with gratitude,
Jill Allatta LM CPM