Indigenous Menopause Practice Returns
Across the globe, menopause has long been held in reverence, ritual, and remembrance—rooted in practices shaped by ancestral knowledge, community care, and cultural memory. This panel brings together wisdom keepers and practitioners from the Global Majority to explore how menopause has been honored in Indigenous traditions across time and place. From rites of passage to ceremonial practices, from storytelling to spiritual stewardship, our panelists will speak to what has been remembered, what has been lost, and what is being reclaimed. Together, they will help us understand how ancestral frameworks can support the re-emergence of menopause as a sacred threshold, not a clinical condition. This conversation will offer grounding for those seeking to restore their connection to embodied, intergenerational healing practices—especially in a world that has tried to forget.
PANEL DETAILS
Oct 10, 2025
Iris Ballroom
1pm
PANELISTS
adrienne maree brown
Vivette Jeffries
Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens
Midwife Tina Braimah
Sangoma Racha
Tahani Lawler