It is important for women to support each other now.
You may be wondering why you may need sister support. Before the industrial and technology age, women lived tribally and in community for thousands of years. They did this to assist in child raising, birthing rituals, sisterhood, emotional support and celebration. For most indigenous cultures, women did gather in circle as a way of life. In ancient Egypt, women would gather around a pregnant women and celebrate her spirit by dancing. The dance would assist her in child labor and for her to deal with contractions. This was how the art of belly dancing has come about, through moving the body and getting ready for birth. What a beautiful practice!
In Native American traditions, women were considered the healers and visionaries for the communities. They would commune together during the new moon, sit in circle and access their body wisdom during their bleeding time. They would pay attention to their bodies, and bring this wisdom to the community for insight and healing for what was happening in the world around them. I engaged in this practice personally with a group of women for a year, and I continue this beautiful wisdom practice each month. My relationship to my body has forever changed.
These lost traditions are now coming back, and this is time for you to get the sister support you need.
The old ways in which we learned to compete with each other, put each other down, be jealous and say negative things about each other is no longer cool. What the media is teaching you is unhealthy, unsatisfying and makes you feel “good” for a short period of time.
Now, we can co-create new ways of relating by celebrating our bodies, supporting each other, sharing our deepest desires and fears and inspiring each other to be our highest potential.
You can make great changes in the world by making changes to the way you relate to yourself and each other. You CAN have satisfying relationships in your life, including the one that you have with your sisters.
Join a Women’s Wisdom Circle to access this new way of life. Contact me at info@antoinettecabral for more information. Another great reasource would be http://hotwomenforacoolplanet.com/.
Have a beautiful day and looking forward to connecting soon! 
Hi its just me Nicole and I want to uplift what you are doing and send you some wonderful vibrations. I just would like to add to your commentary about Ancient Egypt and bellydancing if I may. Women throughout antiquity used the dance for various reasons and on various occasions. In ancient Egypt (Kemet) they had what we call a “birthing chair” that used gravity to assist in bringing the baby through the birth canal (the most natural way versus lying on one’s back). The women would surround her in a circle and would begin to perform undulating movements of the belly (belly rolling) from top to bottom bringing the energy downward which collectively would create a force that inevitably eased the process and in turn the woman in labor would do the same. In the Ottoman Empire (Turkey, Greece, etc.) women who were kept in a Harem would dance for eachother because they competed for the Sultan’s affection and attention and so because they were rarely allowed in public they spent hours perfecting the dance and entertaining ONE ANOTHER. Also in rural villages and even today throughout the Middle East you will see the dance performed in people’s homes in a very casual and celebratory way, its just how they dance unlike for us here in the west, a type of dance. It was just some FYI for you in case you may want to expand or incorporate it into your lectures
There are some great books you can check out: Serpent and the Nile by Wendy Buonaventura; Grandmother’s Secrets (forgot the author); and a great video by Aisha Ali “Dances of Egypt” Peace and One Love…
Another inspiring post. It almost makes me wish I was female so I could participate in some women circles. hahaha Seriously though, this is really important. All women would benefit from having this in their lives. Men need supportive groups of men, women need supportive groups of women. We all need each other. Modern society has taught us to be overly independent. It’s not natural and it’s not healthy to live our lives in separation.
These posts inspired me to look at my life and explore my feminine side. I have found them intriguing and wish to search deeper “that’s what she said”. If there is someway to accomplish this? Please let me know how to proceed.
I believe in you Antoinette! You got the power woman, and your good energy is contagious… please keep it up, you are an inspiration to us men too – as you already know, i imagine…! ; ) – xo
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Very inspiring. Makes me want to take a belly dancing class. This need for more sisterhood is what inspired me to create Creative Woman USA. Sister Artist Sellers and Sister Shoppers come together to support one another’s creative talents, passions and financial growth. The Sisters also give (thru their purchases) to educate and end domestic abuse in America. Together we can create positive change for women, men and our children.