plants, pills, & practical magic
for autonomous fertility management
Aug 6th 11am-5pm at SOVERN in Los Angelos, CA
All proceeds after Sam’s travel expenses will go to the Northwest Abortion Access Fund
Please Bleed! Plants & Practical Magic ebook included in registration!
This offering is an invitation to step into deeper
ownership & intimacy
with our divine power as a
sovereign, fertile, sexual beings.
Fortify your medicine bundles, skills, & knowledge for autonomous fertility management
outside of a clinical paradigm,
rooted in wisdom healing traditions.
This offering will explore how we may utilize :
“Plan A”: fertility awareness methods (FAMs) as contraception!
Why?
Because using FAM to avoid pregnancy requires zero permission from daddy, zero consumption from the medical industrial complex, & does zero harm to our hormonal & holistic health. FAMs have been proven to be equally as effective as condoms or hormonal birth control when practiced correctly.
“Plans B & C”: options for safely & effectively avoiding &/or ending pregnancy in the case of an “oopsie” sperm exposure.
This will include an inclusive & integrated exploration of plants, pills & practical magic.
This offering will be purely informational, not instructional. All participants will receive a supplementary handout with journal prompts & trusted resources for deepening into study & practice.
Who is this for?
Individuals with cycling wombs seeking self care & sovereignty in their fertility, sex & cycles
Womb care-providers; professional & aspiring birthkeepers, bodyworkers, healing artists of all modalities who work with the womb continuum of fertility, cycles, sexuality, & pregnancy etc.
Lovers, allies, elders, & accomplices of all genders & sexual preferences seeking to deepen their allyship by sharing in the response-ability of wisdom keeping, care-giving, & mutual aid
We will explore the following questions (& more):
What is the Sacred Yes, & how can we use it to embody our deepest desire while avoiding or ending pregnancy?
How might we support the integrity of the menstrual cycle while avoiding pregnancy, even in the case of an “oops”?
What is the difference between contraception, implantation inhibition, & abortion? How can plants & pills be used for these purposes?
How did our ancestors manage their fertility?
Exactly how can both plants & pills interrupt & expel pregnancies? What are the strengths & weakness of both plants & pills for this purpose?
What is the ideal timing for use of plants &/or pills for avoiding & ending pregnancies?
How can we assess individual risks & benefits based on values, legality & physiologic realities?
How can we weave holistic healing practices & ritual containers with the process of contraception & abortion, working with plants &/or pills?
Lecture Will Include:
Reproductive Justice Framework
Ancestral & Indigenous Roots of Contraception & Abortion
The Sacred Yes
Body Ecology & Pussy Permaculture
Anatomy & Biochemistry
Ovarian & Menstrual Cycle / Fertility Awareness 101
Conception, Implantation, & Early Pregnancy
Conventional Contraception & Emergency Contraception Options
Herbal Allies as Emmenagogue, Implantation Inhibition, & Abortion
“Practical Magic” practices to support menstruation & abortion
Medication Abortion Care
Cultivating Connection, Joy & Power
Ritual container for subversive magic
Movement & Meal
Peer Counseling Instruction & Practice
Special Guest Teachers!
Vienna Farlow aka The Cuntsultant will be sharing about the Justisse Method of Fertility Awareness!
Alyssa Aparicio of Pussy Empowered will lead a Pussy Empowered Dance Activation to connect, awaken and ignite the physical womb space, through sensual movement & booty shaking.
Stephanie Colantonio, MD will be offering our medication abortion lesson! She is a physician who offers holistic reproductive health services & primary care, & integrates her medical training with backgrounds in mindfulness & herbalism, with the intention to support whole person healing.
Investment
Pay what you can $444 ~ $111
All proceeds after Sam’s travel costs will go to the Northwest Abortion Access Fund
Scholarships will be available after enough paying participants have registered to cover said travel costs.
Please Bleed! Plants & Practical Magic ebook included in registration costs.