JOURNEYS: Sarah Journeys
YOU & YOUR HEALTH
JOURNEYS:
Richardson
When the pandemic restrictions came into play, I knew women would feel alone
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Spiritual midwife and founder of the Sisterhood of the Rose Sarah Richardson shares her journey so far so far…
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grew up in Dublin, Ireland in the 90s. From a young age, I was always highly connected to spirit and energy. To numb my sensitivity I began drinking, taking drugs and rebelling! I found myself pregnant at age 19, in an extremely abusive relationship. At the time, I’d just begun my studies to become a Midwife, and at the time my spiritual connection was growing stronger and stronger as I was numbing it more and more. I felt called to midwifery. I’d always been fascinated with the topic of birth and death growing up. There was something mystical and magical about both these times. I would ask questions that people couldn’t seem to answer. My soul was lit up working in the Labour & Delivery ward. I felt most connected to my soul and spirit when I was with a woman birthing her baby. In those beautiful labour rooms, I witnessed many things, from the soul of a new life entering the room at birth and the room filling with joy, to supporting the parents of a baby whose soul has not chosen to stay, and the grief that comes with that. What I felt was missing from Midwifery and the medical system was the holistic approach to a time in a woman’s life that is most sacred. Combining mind,
body and spirit. Pregnancy and childbirth is a powerful time in a woman’s life. The transition from woman to mother involves pushing past her deepest fears and reclaiming her primal power. It is an initiation and a highly spiritual and sacred rite of passage. However this is not what I was witnessing. I knew I had to leave the medical system to go forward and support women the way I felt women needed and deserved. In a holistic
way - combining my medical and mystical wisdom. When the pandemic restrictions came into play, I knew women would feel alone. Connection is vital for us as human beings and social distancing was causing a lot of emotional pain. I created the Sisterhood of the Rose Community which is an online community for spiritual women to gather, learn and heal and be supported. The Sisters have become a tribe and it is ever expanding. We gather multiple times each month with incredible masterclasses, teachings and workshops on all things spirituality, healing and womb wisdom. We work closely with the lunar cycle and astrology as well as the sacred plant medicine cacao. My work has always passionately been around the topic of womb wisdom - including the menstrual cycle and conscious conception so I have also created a new method of manifesting our dream lives working with our menstrual cycle - ‘Wo-Manifesting!’ This is a powerful technique that has allowed me to create heaven on earth! Over the next few years, I would like to see the Sisterhood of the Rose expand, creating a large tribe and community around the world, and guiding groups around the world to different sacred sites to receive healings. If there’s one thing I’ve come to realise, it’s that we are powerful creators. We can literally create the miracle that is life in the form of a baby, so we can create any kind of life we wish for. It’s in our hands! n
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You can find out more about Sarah, her work, upcoming events
and the Sisterhood of the Rose at
www.
sarahrichardson.ie or follow her on Instagram at @sarahrichardson.ie.
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