The Cherished Mother’s Invitation

For so many mothers, it can be difficult to FEEL yourself beneath the demands of parenting.

So much of our time is spent giving out to others we can find it hard to stop and feel who we are, what we long for, what we need.

I was walking with a friend last week and she spoke of it feeling like emotion was stuck, in her throat.

This is such a common feeling with the ladies we work with, with the women, The Cherished Mother has come to support, to heal and to serve.

One of the things we begin with, in our Ceremonies, and in TCM’s Heart is to support women to ‘feel’ themselves again.

And we know how incredibly hard that can be - especially when we’ve been ‘on’ for so long, that our adrenal system will struggle to let go; we will struggle to feel ‘safe’ enough to stop and to ‘just be’.

Who knew, ‘just being’ could feel so dangerous, but it can when we’ve been doing for so long, our systems feel unsafe, ‘not doing’.

And so we invite women, first to perhaps just light a candle, or make a cup of tea. Something simple, but to do it mindfully, and with intention, even just for a moment, to acknowledge the need, the longing to feel themselvse again.

Emotion can come, resistance can come, and we invite them, you, to love and feel it all. You are safe, you are held, even if it doesn’t feel so at first. The Cherished Mother wants this for you because you deserve to feel soft and safe in your body. You deserve to want what you want. Which may not be what you have or feel right now.

Your body, it’s feelings are holy, they are sacred, you have them for a reason, and they will show you the way.

But first, tenderly oh so tenderly, The Cherished Mother invites you to open to the safety and the love available right here in her arms, your arms.