If you are just beginning to explore ways to care for your root, you're in the right place. If you already have some familiarity with your cycle, herbs, and holistic root care, this course is designed for you too!

Sovereign Vagina spans beginner to intermediate-advanced material, deepening in complexity as we explore constitutional assessment through the lens of Chinese medicine, strategies for creating our own treatment plans, and utilizing powerful hands-on care.

We explore A TON of practical information to help us tend our uterus, cervix, ovaries, pelvic bowl, pussy, vulva and vagina using strategies from Western herbalism, classical Chinese medicine, naturopathic, osteopathic and functional medicine, and time-tested indigenous healing practices from around the world.

We also explore how we can be free in our bodies and inhabit our physicality with the fullness of our heart and our consciousness. If we focus just on logistics, we can start to mimic conventional medical care: "There's an issue, and we are going to apply X to 'fix' it."

SV explores how we can be anchored in our bodies and in our lives, and engage dynamic, nourishing pelvic care as a potent path to access and tend our emotions, unwind our restrictive patterning, and amplify the truth of our purpose.

I very much work on a spiritual and soul level, but I have what I call a "new-age allergy": if something we practice is not helping us be more articulate and clear and effective in life, I question if it's worth engaging at all.

It's easy to take offense at the term vagina, because the original Latin root means "sheath" or "scabbard". A common Latin word for penis was gladius, meaning "sword". We can infer this original Latin was insinuating that a vagina’s purpose is to hold a penis, but let’s dig deeper. Etymology often reveals hidden truths, and if we are taking back gynecology, we need to take back vagina too.

About that "sheath": we keep in a sheath what is prized or delicate. Without a sheath, an instrument becomes dull and damaged and loses its power. Instruments of fine craftsmanship or rare materials lose their value. A sheath is a place where preciousness is kept and maintained. That which is held in a sheath is important only because of the sheath itself. What exists within us in this space is sacred. That which enters here is made sacred.

Modern use of the word vagina technically refers to the "passageway" into the body, through which we can meet our pelvic bowl, cervix (entrance to the uterus) and urethral sponge (g-spot!). Not only are we inherently sovereign in our bodies and in our generative organs, our organs themselves are sovereign: they hold supreme power and wisdom. Our path to knowing ourselves and our organs is sovereign. The path is the way.

Pussy is a word that I think beautifully conveys the sensuality and sass of our erectile tissues and arousal response. Asia Suler of One Willow Apothecaries writes, “Like the big cats from which they were named, pussies hold the same sense of autonomy, elegance, softness, and power. Pussies grace us with their purring presence, and yet with a single hiss can set a non-negotiable boundary. Pussies enjoy themselves thoroughly, take pleasure whenever they want it, and yet answer to no one. Pussies belong to themselves, give only when they feel like it, and yet are adored. Pussies are innately sensual, sovereign, mysterious, and mystical.”

Also, have you ever TRIED to get your pussy interested in something it didn't want? It's like trying to herd cats. The pussy don't lie.

SOVEREIGN is a word that's getting a lot of attention these days.

From the Oxford dictionary, sovereign is "possessing supreme or ultimate power." Sovereignty is our personal authority to live our lives in the way we see fit. It is our self-agency and autonomy to think, act and live freely.

There is inherent wisdom and power in the root of our body, and there is inherent power in our path to be in relationship with the wholeness of ourselves. No one else has claim or control over our vagina/pussy/pelvis; no cultural narratives or past traumas have power over the force of our own essence inhabiting our body. And, it is our right to exercise full control over what we choose to do, and not do with our womb, vagina, pussy and pelvis.

Every person deserves sovereignty.

One person's sovereignty can't override another's.

One collective's sovereignty can't outrank another group's sovereignty.

Sovereignty isn't a special pass to do whatever we please at the cost or suffering of others. Sovereignty is not a weapon to wield against others. Sovereignty is sacred.

Modern gynecology as we know it was developed through the torture and experimentation of enslaved Black women and under-resourced poor white women in the 1800's. (Source: *Medical Bondage* by Deidre Cooper Owens)

This horrific history continues to impact modern gynecology whenever we do not have personal agency in the exam room, whenever we do not have bodily autonomy, whenever we do not have the opportunity to consent. Modern gynecology is often unecessarily traumatizing, and it also often fails to provide relief when we need it.

Gynecology can and should be a branch of medicine dedicated to helping us understand our bodies and empowering us in our own health. When we claim gynecology as OUR medicine, we set the stage to change the entire profession into something that truly serves us.

Discounted 1:1 consultations are available for folks enrolled in the course. If there's something you want to explore more fully with me we can do an in-depth intake and make a comprehensive plan tailored just for you, and clarify how you can best apply workshop material to your unique situation.