THE ETERNAL WOMB: THE NEXT FRONTIER

By Lucy Mitchella

We Women gather together whether we know it or not. The moon conducts our meeting times in the unknown. The tides within the ocean of our wombs bring us together as we ebb and flow. Waves, like brain emanating messages, connect woman to woman. Is it time yet? Is it safe yet? The garden awaits our emergence from the ocean.

Every human being emerged from the ocean. She quietly holds each of us, as we become who we are. Feeding us with her plankton into our bellies.

The full moon in the sky whispers in the dark night. Songs, words, hands reach out to my sisters. She is waiting for us to drink from the Chalice. From the Cauldron inside our bellies, the soup has been brewing, stirring and is about to spill over.

Come let us discover her mysteries. Let us be nourished by her food. Her story is ready to be told as we close our eyes and listen to the moon.

As a practitioner of the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage, I have had the opportunity to do hands on massage work applied topically to the belly, and to the Uterus. Each session is accompanied by a meditative journey into the uterus undertaken by the client with my guidance.

After participating in hundreds of these sessions remarkable experiences from the journeys have led me to share my inspiration with you.

We, as women, carry magic within our bodies. That magic has allowed the human race to continue. The miracle of conception and birth is awe-inspiring. It is not surprising that it would be considered “the Sacred Feminine”.

While journeying into the uterus (a meditative process) women have discovered that there is a “Spirit” or “Consciousness” that contains the intelligence of the Uterus. The Uterus actually feels and can communicate to us about her feelings, needs and gifts.

She exists within the tissues of the female reproductive sysem, much like our personalities inhabiting our bodies.

“The Reunion”

Tears flow from the hearts of women as they first encounter the Spirit of the Uterus. Oftentimes there is a deep grief that accompanies the message, “Why has it taken so long for you to connect with me?”

Sometimes it takes a little coaxing or reassurance to bring the Spirit of the Uterus out for a visit. She may be hiding away distrustful of the woman she inhabits. Decisions made by the woman can oftentimes alienate her own body from herself. These women often speak of feeling “disconnected” from the pelvis or lower half of their bodies.

Trauma can put the Uterine Spirit into shock. She may hide out and not feel safe living in a body that has been invaded by uncaring people.

“A Time for Healing”

In situations of alienation or shock, we have an opportunity to envision healing within the journey format. Combining deep breathing, soothing massage and inner dialog, women have been able to bring the Spirit of the Uterus out of her hiding place and revitalize her damaged state of being. Listening closely and being attentive to the feelings of the Uterine Sprit can bring great comfort.

(I can’t help but wonder if there is a symbolic representation here of the Earth Mother’s Spirit feeling dejected, neglected and abused by unthinking beings who are raping and pillaging the Planet.)

“Discovering our Stories”

What have we been telling ourselves, and our reproductive organs about procreation? Is it possible that these can be affecting our/ their behavior? As one client who has been trying to get pregnant for years journeyed into her womb, the Spirit of the Uterus showed her a storybook of her life. In it there were pages containing images of Nuns she had as teachers telling her of the dangers of sex. She saw a picture of her little guilty self that shouldn’t think about or even feel sexual impulses. Her Uterine Spirit felt the directions from her mind to not feel sexual, making it difficult for her to totally let go while making love with her husband.

Deeply ingrained beliefs can take time to heal and let go. New nurturing messages encouraging healthy sexual feelings and expression are planted inside the uterus while the old messages are forgiven and released. When the garden is planted with thorny plants the gardener needs to clear them out, replenish the soil and seed new plants of choice.

“Preparing the First Home”

Women often come to me seeking healing for fertility issues. Having oftentimes tried to conceive for years there may be feelings of inadequacy, resentment or sadness carried in the hearts and wombs of these women. Opening the connection to the womb brings such deep revelation directly from the inner core.

“This is the first home. Every person on this planet has come through a Uterus, the Mother. We are Mothers to all who inhabit this Earth. Know the opportunity we have to create the home we would want for ourselves. Is that home a habitable environment or does it need some remodeling?”

“Hope for those who have had a Hysterectomy “

Some women have come to me after having a hysterectomy. They may have physical symptoms resulting from the surgery that can be helped with Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage. The emotional impact of a hysterectomy is often shock or grief from having the uterus removed. “Why can’t I get over this?” Or “I don’t understand why I feel so sad since the surgery.” These expressions often accompany the tears and hopelessness that they carry in with them.

One client who went through hysterectomy wasn’t feeling any particular remorse or difficulty from her surgery. She just felt that Maya Abdominal Massage would be good for her. She was inspired to write her story for you:

January 21, 2004

The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage align and position the pelvic and abdominal organs. The protocol was developed by Dr. Rosita Arvigo, D. N., who’d has spent the past thirty years studying, teaching and practicing Maya medicine. Lucy Mitchella, L.M.T., trained with Dr. Arvigo and was my massage therapist.

After an evaluation, I lay on her table fully clothed. As she began gentle, non-invasive motions with her hands, she asked me to participate with her in active imagination. I closed my eyes. As I drew in breath deep into my belly, she asked that I visualize each inhalation clearing a path through a dense jungle, removing the debris with each exhalation.

I was in a clearing deep within a forest, surrounded by trees.

She asked me to greet the Spirit of the Uterus, the feminine deep within.

I saw a woman in a loose robe emerge from the trees. I looked at her for a while and then held out my hand. As she took it I began to cry and she gathered me into her embrace. I told her I never knew she had been there and sorrowed for the years I did not know her.

Lucy took my hand and held it against her womb as she continued to work.

I asked the inner woman to not leave me and realized she could not, she was always there with me and it calmed me.

I was to ask her what she wanted to do and she began to clean with me inside, getting into the corners and behind the organs. I laughed.

Lucy told me to watch for a spirit guide to come.

I could see a figure begin to emerge on the left from behind the trees. As it came closer, I could see it was a man bathed in brilliant white light. He was the man from my “initiation dream”. He did not speak but watched our work.

As I lay with my eyes closed, light green patches began to appear in the blue/blackness. Lucy asked me to visualize squatting down over the earth and releasing into it all we had cleaned out, fertilizing the earth.

I squatted over the earth and a stream of waste and debris poured from my body into the ground where it was swallowed up. Lucy rooted my feet in the Great Mother and massaged debris down my legs where She accepted it back into Herself.

Lucy asked if there was a ritual that I wanted to do with the inner woman and Spirit Guide.

As I watched, the man in light and the inner woman merged together in a coniunctio.

Lucy moved to the area above the womb.

My womb felt large and clean and spacious. I began to weep for the baby that it would never hold. The inner woman held me and comforted me. A voice said that it was not my task this lifetime. I slowly felt an acceptance. I asked the inner woman again to stay with me always, not to leave me.

As Lucy continued the massage to my upper body,

My heart opened and warmth flooded my body.

I moved to my stomach and Lucy massaged material down my spine, back and sciatica.

I was looking down into a great fog or cloud cover. Patches began to open up and beyond it I could see green. I told Lucy: “It’s becoming green.” She said: “Yes, it’s green.” The green had a yellowness to it, like early spring green. It was also marked through with lines as if I had been parched.

As the journey ended, Lucy told me to ask my spirit guide and Spirit of the Uterus for any messages. They had none but for me to know they are always there with me.

The feminine is green. She is fertile.

Tess Torrey

Many such women have shared their stories of reunion, healing and making Peace. In

a time when many are faced with alienation from our Earth Mother we have a tool. The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage come to us from an ancient culture, which recognized that the human spirit is as often in need of healing as the human body. Through this healing process may we not only make Peace with our own bodies, but also help bring Peace to our Planet…one Uterus at a time.

May Peace and Good Health be with you, Lucy Mitchella

A special Thank You to Tess Torrey and Rosita Arvigo, D.N.

Lucy Mitchella, L.M.T., D. Ay. Is a Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage Certified Practitioner and Self-Care Teacher.

She is available at offices in

Manchester, CT and Marlboro, MA (Earthsong Yoga Center)

860-295-8879

860-478-9585’

or e-mail her at LucyMitchella@Comcast.net