Interventions and Birth: Understanding Our Physiologic Design

By Rachelle Garcia Seliga, CPM Banner photo credit to @knowingtracy When I was 20 years old, I was in the northern part of Thailand, living and learning from the people there. The people I was [...]

Ancestral grief comes in acknowledgement of the trauma that preceded us – the grief in acknowledging the genocides experienced by our respective lineages. Grief manifests in many different [...]

When applying for continuing education units, for mental health professionals within the United States, through the NASW (National Association of Social Workers), I had a brief phone [...]

Clearly we have an epidemic in maternal mental health. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports approximately 20% of women in the United States experience postpartum depression. And while a [...]

The epidemic levels of perinatal mood disorders being experienced in modern times, are most often a SYMPTOM of the underlying problem. The underlying problem being:  Interruption and violation of [...]

There has been a push, energetically upon our planet Gaia/Earth, for us to step into our power as the Sacred Feminine. We have been asked to step into our mission, the reason why we chose to [...]

Innate’ is that which is natural and inherent. ‘Traditions’ are those teachings that are passed down from one generation to the next. Our innate physiological design offers us a [...]

Many of the old medicine ways talk about ‘bad medicine’, and ‘bad medicine’ being ‘thrown’ at people and ‘lodged’ into people’s bodies. What exactly does this mean? Thoughts are energy. Emotions [...]

This past February I received 3-seperate grants, and was blessed with the opportunity of traveling to Belize to further my studies in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy. While I did [...]

Rachelle Garcia Seliga, CPM The original postpartum traditions throughout the world while specific to the cultural context in which they come—all share deep, common roots. Postpartum traditions [...]