🌀 Talk Description

For centuries, mindful movement and Qigong have been used to support emotional balance, heart health, and nervous system regulation. In this session, Samara Hawthorn will guide participants through ancient movement practices that nourish the womb and heart, tending to the deep reservoirs of primal energy within the body. Through slow, embodied awareness, we will explore how these practices strengthen our connection to ourselves and to one another, cultivating vitality, presence, and inner harmony throughout the seasons of womanhood.

👤 Speaker Bio

Samara Hawthorn is a grandmother, elder, and traditional birthkeeper who has spent close to three decades living in deep communion with the land. As the founder of WellMama CIC, she has devoted 25 years to supporting women and families through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood, guiding hundreds through the journey of the childbearing year and beyond. Rooted in ancestral wisdom, her work weaves land tending, herbal lore, lay midwifery, and rites of passage to nurture women across the cycles of life. With experience spanning three continents, Samara embraces cultural diversity and the remembrance of traditions, rituals, and ceremonies that restore balance and belonging.

Website: wellmamaworld.com