Hygieia College

THE BIRTH OF HYGIEIA COLLEGE:

After gestating through the 1970s, within a community of stellar teachers and
students, the birth of Hygieia College International Home Study Course came
in 1980, when I was nominated for 'Woman of the Year Award for
Contributions to Medicine' by WHO's WHO of Cambridge, England. By then I
had keynoted at many conferences – not just midwifery or birth conferences,
but at the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health, Education
Conferences, Genital Integrity Congresses, Herbal and Natural Healing
Conferences and was a guest teacher of lay midwifery at many universities.
My books were being called "classics" and I appeared on TV, radio, and was
widely anthologized in an array of publications.

It would be this topic that would draw me out of my garden in the summer
and my book-lined study in the winter, to share my word medicine about
healing the Earth by healing birth and the importance of lay midwifery. By
then I had six children of my own and was soon to be a grandmother.

In the latter part of 2001, there were about 1000 students on almost every
continent in the world enrolled in HYGIEIA COLLEGE. Some also have their own
midwifery schools and many are midwives already. Most of those have been
trained medically to attend birth and find their education lacking now that
the focus has shifted to a home-based practice. My purpose is to be midwife
to each student. Thus, the Course is modeled to be resonant with birthing
energy: It is self-paced with a rhythm to the personal dialogue set by each
student. This evaluative dialogue is analogous to the maiutic method in
philosophy – education in the manner of a midwife.

The premise of this idea, education in the manner of a midwife, is that each of
us has the entire truth within and by asking the right question at the right
time, this truth is delivered. Hence, the emphasis in HYGIEIA COLLEGE is on
word medicine – the distillation of language into an authentic investigation.
As perception of reality is shaped by language, midwives can participate in
miracles through a carefully chosen phrase. I liken this inward skill to learning
how to make word tinctures, which can be carried with a midwife anywhere
birth happens.

Ultimately, the vision of HYGIEIA COLLEGE is for every mother to be a midwife.
Lay midwifery is consistent with this ideal as it returns the power to give birth
back to the mother, baby and father. A lay midwife is not a member in the
cult of the expert but rather your best woman friend. She hasn’t necessarily an
office yet she has a testimony that birth is sacred and that she will do no
harm.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Welcome to WOMANCRAFT -- an education in midwifery without necessarily, that is, literally, attending births. Though many of Hygieia's students are midwives, intrapartum doulas, and doctors , there are many ways to midwife the Possible Family along with going to births.

In the beginning of 2005 the Tuition will increase so if you are inclined to commit to Hygieia's journey, this is the best time.

First I must inform you that I love Hygieia College Co-Respond-Dance above all and yet I am behind in the Lessons already recieived from students, due to my illness (initiated through a Rho Gam vaccincation after my only hospital birth). Therefore I am limiting new students with the stipulation that they must be patient to receive personal Responses to their Lessons.

My students write such gems as this -- the Home Study Course is about... "the power of female birth-blood trance for healing and human ecology". If the spirit moves you into our Mystery School, you will join over a thousand women dedicated to womancraft and who are birthkeepers-in-embryo. It is my honor to be your midwife. Please feel free to call me anytime for more information; (435) 527-3738

Hygieia College Home Study Course is a personalized journey in the matters of
Womancraft and Lay Midwifry, composed of Ten Lessons based elementally:

1. Innerview
2. Foundations of Healing Birth
3. Earth (Myths & Herbs)
4. Water (Dreams & Sexuality)
5. Fire (Politics, Lotus Birth & Visioning)
6. Air (Astrology & Touch)
7. Ether (Sound & Yoga)
8. Psyche's Midwife
9. Oral Interview - A Personal Evaluative Dialogue the Wise Woman Healer Within and
Lesson
10. Gathering for Ceremony (Workshop)

Jeannine Parvati responds to each student individually per Lesson by writing an original
series of questions and the co-respond-dance deepens through the dialogue, back
and forth, until you request the next Lesson. In the Mystery School tradition, the material
is non-medical/obstetrical -- each written Lesson is to be returned to Hygieia College
upon completion. A diploma at the end of the journey is offered and possible
apprenticeship.

This course also untrains pre & perinatal professionals who want to base their healing
practices at home and midwife the possible family. Midwifery is the metaphor to bring
to the light the essential healer, grounded in Earth-based and intuitive skills.

Phone queries welcomed to clarify if Hygieia College will serve you @ (435) 527-3738.

A Self-Paced Home Study Course, Hygieia College invites mothers and others who care
about birth to join us in deepening our gnosis & to celebrate life as
Sisters-in-the-Clan-of-Encouragement. All workshops and gatherings open to children
and babies of any gender.

TUITION & FEES - 2005

LESSON #1: Application & INNERVIEW is $399(US)
$350(US) each pay-as-you-go Lesson thereafter.

OR, Full Tuition: $3000(US)
Check, money order or bank draft/cash.

If you pay by credit card/PayPal, please add 5% to the tuition fee.
The Innerview/Lesson 1 is US$418.95.
Each Lesson through PayPal is US$367.50 and Full Tuition is US$3150.