Sacred Womb Services

Pregnancy & Birth Loss Healing Circle

with Katie Spataro and June BlueSpruce

 

This circle is held twice each year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall.

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Next Circle:

Mondays 5pm - 7pm Pacific Time

March 8 - April 5, 2021

Online

The Spring 2021 Circle is currently FULL. To learn about upcoming

loss offerings contact me here.

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Fee for the 5-week series:

$175 - early bird rate before Feb. 15

$225 - after Feb. 15

Scholarships available.  

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Pregnancy loss is very common:

• 1 in 3 people who experience pregnancy will have an abortion at some point in their lives

• Between 15% - 20% of all pregnant people experience miscarriage

• Full term losses affect about 1% of pregnancies

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In addition, growing research confirms that infant mortality rates for black families in the U.S. are more than double the rates for white families due to higher rates of preterm labor, inequities in health care and the impacts of systemic oppression.

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Despite these staggering statistics, we rarely acknowledge the personal and collective impacts these events can have. Sometimes they happen in the early stages of pregnancy before a person has let friends, family, or co-workers know they are pregnant. When they are more visible, these losses can be shrouded in shame and unacknowledged as significant experiences for our bodies and within our families and communities. Because these losses are hard to talk about, many people lack the support they need to grieve and seek healing.

 

In a safe and supportive circle, we can share our full stories and allow the wide range of experiences that surround pregnancy and birth losses. These might include sadness, guilt, anger, and emptiness. Sometimes they also include experiences of relief, courage, connection, and insight. They always include experiences of initiation.

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While experiences of pregnancy loss and birth loss are rites of passage, too often they are not recognized as such. In our circle, we honor the deep meaning of these events.

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The group will gather weekly for five weeks in sacred circle to:

• Share and witness our stories

• Plan and participate in ritual together to honor our experiences of loss

 

Each week’s gathering will be shaped by those called to the circle. It may include guided visualization, meditation and journeying; family constellations; and creative exercises to help hold the truth of these experiences, acknowledge the pregnancy through ritual, and renew the heart-womb connection. No prior experience with any of these practices is necessary. We invite you to participate whether your experience of pregnancy or birth loss occurred recently or decades ago. 

 

These gatherings do not take the place of professional counseling. Rather, they can complement it by tapping into the powerful healing that can happen within a sacred circle.

 

Who is this Circle for?

 

Because we will be focusing on the womb and the embodied aspects of carrying a pregnancy, this circle is open to people who have been pregnant and have experienced a pregnancy loss or birth loss. We especially welcome queer and transgender parents and parents who are Black, Indigenous and people of color. June and Katie, who are both white, queer parents/grandparents, endeavor to create an inclusive and trauma-informed space facilitated through the lens of social and reproductive justice.

 

Space is limited to 8 -10 participants. 

To find out about scholarships, contact me here.