ALUNA TEMPLE MAGAZINE Edition No2 'HONOURING LIFE' | Page 14

DEANNA L’AM (Sebastopol, CA) [email protected] www.deannalam.com www.deannalam.com/global-network IMAGINE... Imagine driving home from work, deciding to change course, and heading toward your neighborhood's Red Tent for the evening. Your period is about to start, and all you want to do is curl up in a quiet space. You enter the Red Tent, and feel like you stepped into a womb... The lights are soft and diffused, velvety red fabrics are draped in luscious folds all around you, candle flames gently flicker, raspberry-leaf tea is brewing, perfuming the air. A cup of it will soon soothe and nourish your body and soul. Imagine lying down in front of a beautiful altar, embellished with flowers, sea shells, feathers, and crystals. Exquisite images of the Divine Feminine welcome you. Looking at them you feel embraced, reminded of your own divinity... You pull a red blanket and curl up, feeling the Earth supporting you, letting the tension in your muscles dissolve, deepening your breath, sighing with relief... You are Home! A woman is sitting in deep meditation at the far corner of the Tent. Behind a red curtain you hear the soft whisper of women talking. If you wish for company you could join them, and be welcomed into their conversation. Staying curled up here, your privacy will be fully respected. For now, you just wish to close your eyes and let your mind drift. You remember your sister giving birth in the Tent less than a year ago… Altar; DeAnna L’am © ‘Red Tents In Every Neighborhood - Global Network’ Materials; Women’s Herbal Symposium You were here with her, together with your mother, your community midwife, and close women friends supporting, encouraging, helping... Welcoming a new life to Earth, and a sister into Motherhood. 14