Intuitive Evolution

12/01/2021

As a midwife x over 35 years now and a mom of 4 kiddos ages 27 to 36, and a grandma of two littles, this post shares one of the truest truths I know: we do not make or break our children. They come with their own stories and journeys and our job is to be there with wisdom, love, understanding, and resilience to support them on that journey for a lifetime.

So yes - all the things- home birth, extended breastfeeding, deeply connected parenting, co-sleeping, homeschooling- whatever of it you choose- do it because it’s right for you and your child, because you love it, and because it works for you- not to cultivate a perfect person or to overcompensate for trauma you may have had. Pay attention to what each child needs because that’s different for each, too. I promise I’ve worked with families who did all the things and no there’s no perfect recipe for the ever happy ever healthy child or adult. Life is more complex than that.

And if your kids do have health challenges, need that antibiotic you worked so hard to avoid to help them have a healthy gut, breastfeeding doesn’t go as planned and you need to use a bottle and formula, you need to have a cesarean- it’s all okay. It’s life’s journey. It’s not your failing and littles are so resilient.

I’ve midwifed so many mamas going crazy trying to get it so right, trying to avoid recreating traumas or protecting our kids from so much of modern living. Yes let’s nourish snd protect our littles and our teens and our adult children of course. But also find the inner peace that you are doing your best and it not only doesn’t have to be perfect- it won’t be.

Allowing ourselves this grace makes the journey easier, more joyous, and allows us to see our children for who they are and what they need rather than just as products of what we do. It allows us to parent more authentically and vulnerably and be more in the intuitive moment.

And it allows us to truly see our children in their fullness and gives the@ permission also, not to be perfect, but instead to be self-loving, resilient humans who understand that we are all humans doing our best and not perfect beings.

Be easier on yourself, mama. Every single day.

05/01/2020

Bringing care for our bodies into the home can be the most supportive thing we do for ourselves. In times of transition, being surrounded by the things, animals and people you love is the most valuable healing available.

This article focuses on what happens in an early pregnancy loss - a miscarriage before 13 weeks - and how to experience a miscarriage at home

04/04/2019

It isn't the outcome or the pathway your baby comes into this world by (home birth, birth center, hospital cesarean, roadside!), it is being informed, consenting to what you know and believe is best for your family, and being confident that you stood (or laid) in your power and birthed your baby!

"No matter how your baby ultimately enters the world, how you experience birth and how empowered you feel throughout the process does matter. Let's stop telling women that it doesn't." -Annie Reneau

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03/25/2019

Hmm, Ryder always hated the leg lift and would arch his back the opposite way, maybe this is why?

Could 99% of those who change diapers be doing it wrong? It is dumbfounding to learn that by pulling a babies legs up with one hand it can be causing nerve interference leading to colic in infants.

02/26/2019

One of my favorite facts to share with folks! 🥰😂😉

02/04/2019

Thinking of your child as misbehaving disposes you to think of punishment. Thinking of your child as struggling to handle something difficult encourages you to help them through their distress.

09/03/2018

It's not too late to register for Healing Touch Level 1 this weekend!!

08/21/2018

07/31/2018

Healing Touch Level 1 Class in Boulder, CO September 8-9
18 CEUs offered to Massage Therapist and Nurses

-Are you interested in learning more about the Human Energy System?

-Would you like hands-on tools for working with the chakras and aura?

-Do you want to take your massages to the next level of depth, connection, and healing?

-Would you like to learn grounding, centering and attunement practices to cultivate your intuition with yourself and your clients?

-Could you benefit from establishing and strengthening healthy energetic boundaries and clearing energy from others while keeping the love?

If you answered yes to any (or all!) of these questions then you would love Healing Touch! Healing Touch in an energy healing modality that uses the hands in a heart-centered way to facilitate healing in yourself and others.

I absolutely love the way that Healing Touch perfectly complements my massage techniques and I believe it is the key to getting the whole person to relax and move into a healing response. I constantly get feedback that my sessions are "the best massage I've ever had!" and I deeply believe it is the energy presence that I bring to each person that makes this so.

Join us for a two-day class in Boulder this September 8-9th! You will learn, play and experience life from a new perspective. You will also earn 18 CEU hours.

Please contact Aiyanah Katie Gerhard at IntuitiveEvolutionNow@gmail.com or call (303) 589-9666 for registration or any questions you may have.

Check out this short video I made that explains more about Healing Touch :

This is a documentary exploring the world of energy healing through the laying of hands therapy called Healing Touch. **Clarification: The interviewees in th...

07/29/2018

Birth is a huge transformation for body and soul, and getting support is essential for long term health.

Going to a physical therapist (PT) after pregnancy and childbirth isn’t standardized care in America, but it absolutely should be.I sat down with three therapists at Body Connect Health & Wellness (where I get treatment) to learn more about why every mom should check in with a pelvic PT at

06/26/2018

I encourage families to question everything regarding birth, health and life. Especially things that are "just routine".

Midwifery has changed considerably in the past fifty years. Along with its elevated profile and legitimacy, the profession has undergone a significant shift towards medicalization. In many cases, midwives work hand-in-hand with obstetricians and hospitals. For some women, this is a good thing, but f...

06/14/2018

Supporting the bacteria that make up our bodies and facilitate metabolism is essential to everyone at this time.

It might be linked to higher levels of allergies and asthma.

05/31/2018

Our blood is sacred, our bodies are sacred, what we use to honor this time should be as sacred as we can get.

Few of us realize that there’s a cocktail of chemicals used in the manufacture of menstrual products - especially tampons - that can be absorbed directly into your bloodstream, and can disrupt your hormones even causing major health concerns, like endometriosis, down the road. Here are some safe a...

05/27/2018

Becoming the doula (and midwife) my community needs.

05/08/2018

I love her perspective for those considering home versus hospital birth (birth center is somewhere in the middle). However, I do think there is even more space to release fear around birth and embrace this sacred, transformational portal.

05/07/2018

Birth is transformation and it often stirs up the deepest emotions, as you walk (or crawl) through them, remember you are not alone.

PATHOLOGIZING MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
Over the past 16 years, working within holistic women’s health, the women I have worked with, have shared with me the frequency in which they are prescribed anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medications or both from their Primary Care Physicians (PCPs), OBGYNs, and/or Psychiatrists for one or more of the following reasons:
-They feel ‘angry’ before they begin to menstruate each month
-They feel ‘depressed’ or ‘disconnected’ after giving birth
-They feel like they ‘don’t know who they are’ while peri-menopausal.
Women’s emotionality is a sign of HEALTH, NOT DISEASE. When we look at the symptoms – the ‘depression’, the ‘anger’, the ‘disorientation’ as a PROBLEM or DIS-EASE and then ‘treat’ the problem or dis-ease, WE ARE MISSING the deep, potent messages that are coming through the symptom.
WHY are we feeling ‘depressed’? WHY are we feeling ‘angry’? WHY are we feeling like ‘our lives don’t fit us any more’? When we are able to sift through these questions, we are able to encounter the ROOT of the manifesting symptom. It is here at the ROOT, which we are able to discover THROUGH our emotions (etymology meaning: to move out, to move away, to remove, to stir up), that we find our POWER to create change.
Our emotions are the energetic requirement to be able to create change in our lives.
Link for full blog article: http://www.innatetraditions.com/pathologizing-maternal-mental-health/

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04/13/2018

Life and death dance on the threshold of birth, and all deserves to be witnessed in love.

*Trigger warning: This video contains content about a mother who lost her baby boy one day after birth.