Entering the Moon Lodge to find Fertile Ground - A Conversation with Sara Brody, Doula and Women's Health Educator and Coach

February 25, 2020Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.

In this episode we talk with Sara Brody, a doula, a reproductive health coach, and an evolving student of spiritual midwifery and founder of Moon-Lodge a platform for reproductive education and coaching.

Sara attended Birthingway College of Midwifery, where she gained much knowledge of the reproductive sciences, while also mastering important clinical skills and the ways of nonviolent communication. She’s traveled to Ina May Gaskin’s, ‘The Farm’ where she was able to learn how to trust the beauty of the reproductive process from the spiritual midwives themselves. She’s also apprenticed the art of midwifery by several midwives who have continued the tradition of the ancient apprenticeship model, passing down their knowledge to her, so I can continue to teach their lessons to the next people who decides to walk a similar path.

“I think the birth is such a dance between mama and baby, and it's two people trying to figure out how to make this this huge transition and, and opening that threshold the door of the life that's about to breathe their first gasp of air. “

We cover topics like:

How and why Sara created Moon Lodge, an educational resource about the female reproductive system.

What it means to prepare for parenthood physically, emotionally, and spiritually and why it’s so important.

“I've learned that the families have been my biggest teacher when it comes to my work now. And what I realized is that through pregnancy, for most of the people that I have helped, they are overwhelmed with being pregnant. And that although there might be a consciousness around all the, all the stuff that had that the transition is stirring in them, there isn't a lot of space to address it.”

What is “the new midwife” and what is her role?

“I think getting in touch, touch with your true sense of self before entering into a transition that is extremely life changing is an incredible way to prepare.”

You can learn more and connect with Sara at Moon-Lodge.com and on Instagram.

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Entering the Moon Lodge to find Fertile Ground - A Conversation with Sara Brody, Doula and Women's Health Educator and Coach

February 25, 2020Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.

In this episode we talk with Sara Brody, a doula, a reproductive health coach, and an evolving student of spiritual midwifery and founder of Moon-Lodge a platform for reproductive education and coaching.

In this honest conversation, Noah and Hannah Kinderlehrer talk about the path to embodied wholeness and how to cultivate the qualities necessary to stay the course.

In this episode, we talk to Lopa van Der Mersch, founder of Rasa, a company that’s created medicinal herbal brews that can serve as a coffee substitute. The blends are chock-full of adaptogens and hence support emotional resilience one of our themes throughout.

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Entering the Moon Lodge to find Fertile Ground - A Conversation with Sara Brody, Doula and Women's Health Educator and Coach

February 25, 2020Dr. Noah K. Goldstein, DACM L.Ac.

In this episode we talk with Sara Brody, a doula, a reproductive health coach, and an evolving student of spiritual midwifery and founder of Moon-Lodge a platform for reproductive education and coaching.

In this honest conversation, Noah and Hannah Kinderlehrer talk about the path to embodied wholeness and how to cultivate the qualities necessary to stay the course.

In this episode, we talk to Lopa van Der Mersch, founder of Rasa, a company that’s created medicinal herbal brews that can serve as a coffee substitute. The blends are chock-full of adaptogens and hence support emotional resilience one of our themes throughout.