When one in every hundred people on this planet knows the five things a woman who has given birth needs — our work will be done.
Five cross-cultural prescriptions for postpartum care
● REST● WARMTH● NOURISHMENT● BODYWORK● COMMUNITY
These five prescriptions cross every culture, every language, every century. When you encounter a woman who has given birth, these are the five things she needs. No special training required — just awareness and willingness.
Ways to learn
04 pathways
01
In-Person Retreats
A weekend of immersion — two nights, one full day. Cook, receive bodywork, rest, and practice the five pillars together in a small group.
02
Self-Healing Educational Experiences
Entry-level practices from each of the five pillars. Light-touch snippets you can administer yourself — somatic, bodywork, movement, sensory practices designed to open the door.
03
Book Reviews
Curated reading on female physiology, postpartum care, and ancient wisdom. Books that go deeper into the pillars for those who want more.
04
Products & Offerings
Courses, certifications, and curated products that support the five pillars. Tools for practitioners and caregivers who want to go deeper.
Our muse
She has always known the way
The Khoisan woman of Southern Africa is our muse. Not because she is exceptional — but because she is an example. She is us, living in a different context. And if you were to observe her daily life, you would see all five pillars at work: rest, warmth, nourishment, bodywork, community.
These prescriptions are not new. They are not Western. They are not alternative. They are human. Ancient, cross-cultural, and universal. She may not know our language. We may not know hers. But if you enacted any one of these pillars in her presence, she would recognize your intent, immediately.
We came from resilient people. We are 8 billion strong because of it. These five things helped us get here. Let’s be sure we don’t forget them by re-enacting them.
Khoisan woman · Southern Africa · Our muse
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A weekend — two nights, one full day
The Retreat
A place to learn what a postpartum woman might need — and how to offer it.
H.Hungry● Nourishment
A.Angry● Bodywork & Community
L.Lonely● Community
T.Tired● Rest & Warmth
A map of possible states
A postpartum woman may be experiencing any of these.
H.A.L.T. is a framework used in wellness to name four states that quietly compound when unaddressed: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired. A postpartum woman may be carrying one of these — or all four. So might her partner. So might her caregiver.
You are here to observe, to understand, and to know that for each of these states, there is a pillar response. No diagnosis required. No crisis assumed. Just awareness — and willingness to act on it.
Everything we do falls into one of five pillars
● REST● WARMTH● NOURISHMENT● BODYWORK● COMMUNITY
What to expect
your 24 hours
The night before
A night of rest
We treat you to a night of rest. No guarantees — but at least a helpful tool left in your room. We want you at your best for our groovy day. Arrive, exhale.
The morning
Music & movement
Music is part of the experience — for sure. Some soft, some loud. We move, we breathe, we wake the body up gently and joyfully. Hello… it’s a party :-)
Together
We cook & feast
Together, we cook our food for the day. Foods that warm us up and cool us down. Some dishes are African in origination. Lots of food. You should not leave hungry.
The work
Anger, loneliness & fire
We will share how we deal with our anger. You should leave with strategies for handling it. After the retreat, you will know what to do the next time you are lonely.
Tiredness & restoration
Rejuvenate yourself
Tips to deal with tiredness and sapped feelings will be shared, and tools used so you can experience how to rejuvenate yourself — in your own hands, in your own time, in your own body.
How we send you home
Better equipped to help a Mama, experience grooviness.
Go home. Continue to tend to yourself and share your knowledge with others… especially any Mamas in your life.
That is the MGx9.global way. We do not keep helpfulness to ourselves — we send it out with you. By now you’ve realized: The way we tend to the babies in our lives is by tending to their mamas. Everyone who crosses this threshold becomes a carrier of something ancient and something new.
Rest-awe. · Restore.
Rest-awe.·Restore.
What participants said
Our first retreats
Massachusetts, USA — Summer 2026. Two retreats completed. Two honest reviews.
June 12–13, 2026
★★★★★4.5 / 5
"Anonymous Yogi" — via BookRetreats.com
Location ★★★★☆
Value ★★★★★
Teachers ★★★★★
Food ★★★★★
Communication ★★★★★
Accommodation ★★★★★
July 10–11, 2026
★★★★★4.0 / 5
"I wanted to spend time with like-minded women in an informal, relaxed setting. I admire the host's commitment to being of service to women and all aspects of their growth."
Two nights, one full day held in warmth, nourishment, movement, and ancient practice. Everything a post-partum woman needs — you get to experience so you know how to help.
What this is
The MGx9 Experience is a curated two-night, one-day immersion — from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning.
Your Weekend
Friday → Sunday
Five Pillars
● Rest● Warmth● Nourishment● Bodywork● Community
Friday & Saturday Night — Rest
From 3:00 pm
Hotel check-in
Settle in. Exhale. Ask the front desk for the relaxation body steaming spa experience that’s been chosen for you.
● REST
Evening
Dinner on your own
This evening is yours. Rest, wander, or sit quietly with yourself. No agenda. Rest to prepare yourself — for tomorrow the grooviness begins.
● REST
Evening
Your sleep aid arrives
Your Retreat Host or representative will deliver a sleep aid to your room and answer any questions you may have.
● REST
Saturday Morning
Hotel breakfast included
No check-out pressure. Dress comfortably but for a party. Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then meet in the lobby at 9:45 am. We will leave together for our cooking experiential at 10:00 am.
● COMMUNITY
10:00– 10:30
Travel to the cooking experiential
We travel together.
● COMMUNITY
Sunday Morning
Breakfast & check-out
A second hotel breakfast included. We sit together and talk about the weekend — what landed, what shifted, what you’re taking home. Your retreat gift will be given to you after breakfast. Check out Sunday morning, rested, nourished, and restored.
● COMMUNITY
Saturday — The Full Day
10:30am– 2:30pm
Cook, share & feast
We cook various foods together and talk about ingredients — warm in temperature, warm in nature, easy to digest, nutrient-dense foods that form the basis for nutritional support for post-partum women. Music plays as we cook, laugh, and dance. We eat the lunch we prepare together.
● NOURISHMENT
2:30– 3:00pm
Travel back to the hotel
We return to the hotel together.
● COMMUNITY
3pm– 4pm
Bodywork video
Slow, intentional movements to aid digestion. No experience needed — just a willingness to move gently. An introduction to body wrapping: a practice of warmth, containment, and postural support rooted in global traditions. Red Light Therapy conversation and demonstration.
● BODYWORK
4pm– 5pm
Warmth — Oxytocin Boosting Hour
Massage provided by the hotel spa.
● WARMTH
5pm– 6pm
Your Hour of Power
Get ready for dinner. Be comfortable. Dress for a groovy party. Your individual expression is welcome.
● REST
7pm– 9pm
Wellness Practices — Dinner Discussion
Meet for dinner at the Hotel Restaurant. If another locale is chosen, we will travel there together.
● COMMUNITY
Retreat Host or Retreat Representative will be available for one-on-one conversation after Sunday breakfast.
You’ve experienced grooviness — go home — practice on yourself. Share with others.
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The meaning behind the name
Our Story
A repository of practices that honour female physiology, drawn from global traditions and offered to the world.
What the name means
MGx9.global
M
Mama
A polite but informal way of referring to a person with female physiology. Warm, grounded, universal.
G
Groove
A compelling, rhythmic feel or vibe in music that induces movement. To dance, enjoy oneself, or interact well. The body in its natural flow.
X · 9 · .global
Experience
To undergo, feel, encounter, go through. Active participation in transformation. 9 for September — the month of founding. .global for worldwide reach.
MGx9.global captures, stores and shares experiences that vibe with the female body.
Abra & her Mama
Founder, MGx9.global · The inspiration behind it all
How this began
A text that changed everything
While engaged in Rachelle Seliga’s Innate Traditions Post-Partum Care Certification process, I encountered a text that made me realise there were cross-cultural prescriptions for caring for the uniqueness of the female body that I knew nothing about.
I have never been pregnant. I did not personally put all my lady parts to the human birthing test. But as I look back on my decades of life, I wish my Mama had access to the text I was reviewing — 7 Times a Woman by Dr. Lia Andrews. I also wished she had access to the Ghana Ewe community she had grown up in, where the rites of passage she went through could have been more readily available to her, so that she could offer them to me.
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I’m pretty sure I would have declined to participate, choosing instead to read a text or something like that. But still — there are enough women and girls around the world who would like access to this information that I think it would be wonderful to create such a repository.
I use the word ‘threshold’ repeatedly on this site because I intend to knock on doors and ask permission to receive knowledge of practices supportive of female physiology — to store them and share them globally.
On the design of care
“They are the skills of presence. Of touch. Of holding space. Of understanding the physiology of a woman’s body well enough to meet her exactly where she is. Of knowing that warmth, rest, nourishment, and community are not soft additions to care. They are the DESIGN.”
— Rachelle Seliga, Innate Traditions
Our vision
The Five Pillars
● Rest● Warmth● Nourishment● Bodywork● Community
Beyond birth — whole female care
MGx9.global intends to draw on global traditions to create a repository where practices that honour female physiology can be reviewed, shared, and applied. While we begin with a focus on post-partum care, our intent will ultimately extend to whole female care.
Our model is a day-long gathering of small groups of humans who cook, eat, and receive, perceive and experience physical and educational care and nourishment from each other — all preceded by a night or two of rest. We imagine this as a way to restore and regain resilience through reciprocity.
Our experiences tend towards the simple: experiences that can be had in a small group format, setting aside the complex for a time of the individual’s choosing.
Since we are based in the USA, this site models how it may work in the western world — and we encourage you to share how these practices translate in your own context.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about The Mama Groove Experience. Please subscribe to our social media platforms to stay up to date and engage with our offerings, which will vary by season and locale.
Yours In Resilience, Abra
Khoisan woman · Southern Africa · Ancient lineage
What participants said & what’s coming next
Retreats & waitlist
Completed — June 12–13, 2026
Massachusetts, USA
★★★★★4.5 / 5
Value ★★★★★ Teachers ★★★★★ Food ★★★★★
Completed — July 10–11, 2026
Massachusetts, USA
★★★★★4.0 / 5
"I admire the host’s commitment to being of service to women and all aspects of their growth."
Review of 2 Day Celebration of Female Physiology in Massachusetts, USA
★★★★★
Overall 4.5 / 5
Location★★★★★
Teachers★★★★★
Accuracy★★★★★
Communication★★★★★
Value★★★★★
Accommodation★★★★★
Food★★★★★
Anonymous Yogi
Posted on BookRetreats · July 20, 2026
Review of 2 Day Celebration of Female Physiology in Massachusetts, US
★★★★★
Overall 4.0 / 5
"I wanted to spend time with like-minded women in an informal, relaxed setting. I admire the host's commitment to being of service to women and all aspects of their growth, and wished to be a part of her journey. The goals of the program very much resonated with my desire to build community that is woman-focused."
Location★★★★★
Teachers★★★★★
Accuracy★★★★★
Communication★★★★★
Value★★★★★
Accommodation★★★★★
Food★★★★★
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Deepen Your Practice
Certification
9-Month Program
Innate Traditions Postpartum Care Certification
The 9-month training that changed how I see postpartum care — and ultimately led to MGx9.global. Taught by Rachelle Garcia Seliga of Innate Traditions.
Use the link below — it supports MGx9.global at no extra cost to you.
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What you will learn
✦ The five cross-cultural prescriptions: Rest, Warmth, Specific Foods, Bodywork, Community
✦ Physiologic postpartum care protocols rooted in global traditions
✦ How to hold space for women in the weeks and months after birth
✦ Skills of presence, touch, nourishment, and community care
Physiologic Baby Care
Innate Traditions Course
For new parents & caregivers
Innate Traditions Physiologic Baby Care Course
Taught by Rachelle Garcia Seliga of Innate Traditions — practical, embodied knowledge for caring for a new baby rooted in physiologic, cross-cultural wisdom. A natural companion to postpartum care for the mother.
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Who this is for
✦ Expecting parents preparing for life with a newborn
✦ Grandparents, doulas, and family members supporting a new mother
✦ Healthcare providers seeking a physiologic lens on newborn care
✦ Anyone wanting to understand what a baby actually needs in those first weeks
The Fourth Trimester Course
5–6 classes
Innate Postpartum Care Planning
Care Planning for the Fourth Trimester
A 5–6 class series — mostly pre-birth, one post-birth — taught by Innate Traditions practitioners in their own time zones. Designed to be taken by an expecting woman and her chosen companion together.
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