IMBA YAAMAI — The Shona Mother’s Room, Mbuya Mavhu’s Learning Circle
IMBA YAAMAI — The Shona Mother’s Room, Mbuya Mavhu’s Learning Circle
IMBA YAAMAI is an intimate learning circle rooted in Shona ancestral knowledge, exploring traditional African solutions to the modern challenges of female adulthood, partnering, motherhood, and parenting. Hosted at Oja Aje Apothecary & Botanica by Chimonera Mother, this gathering invites participants into the sacred wisdom of the Mother’s Room—a spiritual and architectural space historically centered on birth, nourishment, protection, and generational continuity.
In Shona tradition, Imba Yaamai is more than a physical structure—it is a spiritual container where women are supported through pregnancy, childbirth, and the rites of womanhood. This circle will explore how ancestral design, symbolism, and ritual practices supported maternal health and communal care, and how this wisdom can be thoughtfully integrated into modern birth spaces and family life.
Knowledge Shared in This Circle Includes:
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The symbolism and spiritual architecture of Imba Yaamai
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The role of this structure in childbirth and early life
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Practical ways to integrate ancestral wisdom into modern birthing and parenting practices
This learning circle is ideal for mothers, birth workers, doulas, healers, educators, and women seeking to reconnect with ancestral frameworks of care and woman-centered knowledge.
📅 Sunday, February 8
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 Oja Aje Apothecary & Botanica
101 Washington Blvd., Laurel, MD
💵 $50 | Limited space available
🔗 Reserve your space: www.chimoneramother.com
📧 Contact: mbuyamavhu@chimoneramother.com
Come sit in the Mother’s Room.
Come remember what our bodies and communities already know.
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