Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit & Joy in the Female Body Book

Foreword Sarah J. Buckley XIII

Opening: Reclaiming the Wild XVII

Introduction: Coming Home XIX

1 Beginning Your Journey 1

The Wild Feminine Landscape 4

Ecology of Woman 10

Art, Ritual, and the Flow of Pelvic Energy 13

How to Begin 21

2 Exploring Your Feminine Ground 29

Take Care of Your Root 30

The Pelvic Bowl: Your Root Place 36

Make a Pelvic Map 41

Vaginal Massage: The Way to a Vibrant Root 51

Engage Your Core Vitality 66

3 Embodying Your Womanhood 83

Redefine Your Feminine Identity 84

Find Your Root Voice 93

Shame: Reclaim Your Ground 101

Renew the Feminine Spirit 114

Restore Your Sacred Center 117

4 Expressing Your Wild Femininity 125

Ovarian Energy and Your Creative Fire 127

Left Ovary: Muse and Receptive Nature 138

Right Ovary: Cowgirl and Projective Nature 152

Sadness: Reveal Your Radiance 162

Cultivate the Fire in Your Belly 166

5 Returning to the Mother Place 179

Uterine Energy and Your Feminine Power 184

Grief: Lighten Your Load 189

Own Your Pelvic Bowl 195

Recognize Patterns of Power Loss 201

Hone the Power in Your Womb 210

6 Transforming Your Inheritance 225

Fear: Find Your Faith 231

Give Life to Your Creations 240

Create Pelvic Boundaries 245

Do Your Lineage Work 253

Expand Your Creative Range 269

7 Discovering Your Full Feminine Range 283

Reclaim Your Desire 285

Rage: Voice Your Needs 290

Vaginal Energy and Your Wild Feminine 302

Use Your Root Medicine 314

Joy: Celebrate Your Wild Femininity 337

Closing: A Woman's Prayer 351

Acknowledgments 353

Appendix: Starting a Wild Feminine Book Club 357

List of Exercises 364

Starting a Wild Feminine Practice 367