Synopsis "Maidens by His Design - Student Workbook"
Don't miss the accompanying Teacher's Guide for using this title in a learning, or workshop setting!Maidens by His Design... is a must-have for young women! It will help you develop a positive view of your body and your monthly cycle. This book explores the anatomy and physiology of your body in depth to help you grow an appreciation of its beauty and how you were created. Chapters include the history of menstruation; recent ideological and material strides forward that will help you navigate this time in your life. This guide is also packed with information about numerous topics including diet, exercise, alternative health options, awareness of other cultural norms (cultural competency), peer influences, and how body alignment is essential for whole health. It includes diagrams and charts to help you understand and visualize the magnificent way God has created you-uniquely and intimately-from the inside out. We live in a culture that views menstruation as a derogatory event in our lives, when it is actuality a blessing to us, God's way! By teaching you how to take thoughts captive, focus on affirmations, and see your cycle as a blessing, this book will equip you for the other phases of womanhood, maternity and menopause. This is such a great curriculum for young girls and their mothers. As a midwife, I'm so grateful for something available to share with women long before they become pregnant, so they understand how our bodies are wonderfully made to function, before they come to me. "Maidens by His Design beautifully takes the fear of the unknown and misunderstood away from everyone." -A.H. "I wish I had this knowledge when I was growing up! Nevertheless, I'm very grateful that I've come across it now so I can bless my daughter, other women and their daughters. This curriculum reveals the glorious beauty of God's design in the body of women and removes the shame that it has always been associated with." -S.C.Doran Richards, CPM, LM, M-HYI Doran lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and six children. She created Blessing God's Way Ministry 18 years ago to help women see the beauty in pregnancy and childbirth. This ministry has expanded to include encouragement, inspiration and education of Maidenhood and Menopause. Doran teaches mothers, daughters and mentors that our phases and cycles are blessings to us by a good creator! She is a Midwife and Yogi, who loves God and enjoys helping others through the work of her ministry.
