Welcome beautiful,

My name is Jasmine Alicia Carter.

And Sacred Woman™ is the culmination of over 8 years of exploration and healing in the spiritual, wellness, and holistic fields.

My brand is my sacred hearth and a jewel in my heart that shines brightly for all who seek to connect with their true, deepest and rawest feminine selves.

I am a woman of Italian, North-European, Latin-American, and Nigerian descent, currently residing in the vibrant city of Barcelona with my loving husband, Hri Surya Cillo, a gifted meditation guide, and our two beautiful young sons Ravi and Mani.

From the moment of my conception...

I was enveloped in a container of spiritual lessons.

Conceived during the Gulf War in Saudi Arabia in 1991, and born in the Airforce Base of Virginia, my early life was marked by the complexities of rigid military family dynamics.

My parents’ divorce when I was just seven years old thrust me into a new harsh reality.

Growing up in Italy, and without my father, I felt the weight of a strict and emotionally unavailable mother, and I quickly learned to navigate the world alone, grappling with a profound sense of emptiness and disconnection. The taboo surrounding womanhood and pleasure loomed large in my lineage, creating an internal battleground within me.

Conversations about periods were hushed, and when they arrived, they were seen as a curse. Sexuality was shrouded in shame, viewed as a path to unintended motherhood, a punishment rather than a celebration of life. My body felt like a battleground—imperfect and constantly scrutinized, adhering to impossible societal standards.

The messages I absorbed about pleasure suggested that it must always come after hard work, and men were often portrayed as having mischievous intentions.

These deep-seated beliefs, coupled with an intense sexual drive from a young age, led me to manifest patterns of self-hatred and disassociation from my own body.

I made choices in intimate relationships that were misaligned with my true self, engaging in self-harm and grappling with emotional, psychological, and physical illness.

My teenage years, which should have been filled with carefree joy, were instead clouded by hopelessness.

I had never experienced an orgasm until the age of 21, using a synthetic rabbit vibrator that felt more like a desperate attempt than an act of pleasure. I battled recurrent yeast infections, PCOS, Endometriosis, HPV, and debilitating period pains that left me doubled over in agony.

My past is filled with countless stories of struggle and survival, each one shaping the woman I am today.

SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

But what is most important to share is that I healed.

My journey was long, winding, and remarkable, filled with lessons that would eventually lead me to the sacred journey I walk now.

Over the past decade, I have delved into the depths of my inner healing through powerful and authentic spiritual lineages.

From the ancient teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism and Dzogchen to the Shipibo wisdom of the Amazon, I explored Kashmiri Shaivism, Nei Qi Gong, Chinese medicine, Taoism, and Ayurveda.

Alongside these traditional millennial practices, I also embraced modern spirituality and holistic methods, including Neo Tantra and contemporary approaches like Somatic Therapy and Art Therapy.

I eventually turned to the realms of Epigenetics, Holistic Nutrition, and Neuroscience, which all illuminated the fog of confusion that clouded my mind during my darkest days.

As I peeled back the layers of my suffering, I began to glimpse who I truly was. I started to understand the roots of my pain and transformed those insights into wisdom.

MENSTRUAL ART MOVEMENT

In 2016, during an Ayahuasca ceremony, I channeled the practice of Menstrual Art—a pivotal moment that launched my path to womb healing and sacred feminine work. This ritual unlocked long-buried doors within me, leading to profound healing and a deeper embrace of my femininity.

Since then, my work has resonated worldwide, going viral on social media with over 20 million views, and appearing in global media, television, and international radio.

I've collaborated with impactful brands like Its August and Girl Boss, helping shift the narrative on periods and feminine wellness.

My work has been used as the foundation for university theses and inspires a diverse community of doulas, birth workers, and doctors, sparking both support and controversy.

To further this mission, I founded the non-profit Menstrual Art Movement, now with thousands of women creating period art together, uniting creativity, healing, empowerment and activism in a powerful celebration of feminine health and sacredness.

TODAY

My journey into womb work intensified as I pursued specialized training in Womb Continuum Care, allowing me to serve the full spectrum of womanhood with both hands-on and hands-in support, attuned to every stage of life.

With a background in holistic ketogenic nutrition and sex education, I bring a holistic approach to nurturing women’s health, emphasizing the interplay of body, nourishment, lifestyle and sexuality.

Today, as I walk this healing path, I remain deeply committed to my own growth while holding space for others.

I continue to gather wisdom along the way to evolve both personally and in service to my community. I am immensely grateful to all my teachers, past and present, who have helped shape my work, ethos, and expression.

Womb Continuum care

STANDARDS, ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Make yourself some tea, and come sit with us.

Let’s have a heart to heart conversation.

Someone has to say things as they are, and we have no fear of shining on uncomfortable truths in the name of integrity:

To date, there has not been any universally accepted criteria for the term “ethical sourcing”, nor is there any accrediting organization that regulates this term and audits businesses.

What this means is that this alone is quite problematic as it implies that it is up to each business to create their own definition of what ethical sourcing means… which we can deduce, it can vary significantly.

While ethical sourcing usually implies that products are made in sustainable and responsible ways, this term has been used so loosely in these times that nowadays… it does not hold much significance.

Especially in a time when anybody can use the phrase as a way to market their products and engage in the deceptive practice of greenwashing to increase their sales.

Almost 100% of the time if you were to ask a business if their items are “ethically sourced” they will say YES because they know if they say no they will probably lose the sale.

With no accountability behind this term, it makes it very difficult to sort through the businesses that are purposefully deceiving others for profits and those trying to make a positive impact on the people and planet (yes, like us).

The truth is... unless you know exactly where things come from and have direct connections to your sources it is impossible to know the real social and environmental impacts of the products you are purchasing.

For this reason we have dedicated a inconsiderable amount of time and research towards understanding the impacts of the mining industry and how it affects the people and environment:

And we learned very uncomfortable truths:

Landscapes, animals and natural habitats are often destroyed at the expense of human greed and consumption, especially when talking about crystals that are a billion dollar industry currently with the advent of the New Age...

So to find people who operate in sustainable ways and work to preserve ecosystems is exceptionally challenging.

However, the good news is that we have seen that mining does not always have to be a destructive process and it is possible to restore and regenerate lands with intelligent land use practices.

The goal of Sacred Woman is to focus on being a brand that is highly responsible and trustworthy and to slowly begin to make regular contributions to a number of organisations as an effort to minimise the environmental impact of extracting crystals, as the business grows and impacts and a percentage of funds from each sale can be utilised to move towards this direction.

As a first step we have already officially partnered up with Eden Reforestation Projects, a leading authority on the sacred mission of planting trees and giving back to the Earth what she is so generously and unconditionally giving to us.

We specifically are donating each month to where most of our crystals are being sourced, in Madagascar and Brazil.

Eden not only plants trees, but they bring labour to whole villages.

By hiring the local villagers to plant trees and maintain the grounds gives them a consistent income so they can provide food, money and safety for their families.

As the reforestation effort goes on, healthy forests begin to emerge and the negative effects of deforestation can begin to disappear.

Secondly, all the crystals you will find in this shop are uncompromisably mined in non-conflict, non-war zones, where moral principles are taken as much as possible into account throughout the entire process and where there is still an abundance of these specific types of crystals, Rose Quartz, Red Jasper, Carnelian, Amethyst, Obsidian, Sheen Obsidian, Clear Quartz, White Jade and Nephrite Jade.

You will find the list of which lands our crystals are sourced from and their specific mines scrolling more below.

It will be our responsibility to inform our clients and audience of the progress and achievements of our goals and accomplishments over time.

REGARDING PURITY OF OUR STONES

What makes our crystals truly special is the amount of time, energy and effort that has been devoted into finding collaborators that work according to our own standards and ethics, from the mining process to the finished product.

All our crystals are made with no additives, chemicals or oils.

When it comes to the carving process many use low-grade oils that are toxic in nature especially when used internally. Our crystals are carved and shaped only with high-pressure water and are polished one by one by hand.

Furthermore, at Sacred Woman we have undergone the process of sending one crystal specimen sample per each stone to be GIA certified by the Gemological Institute of America*

As the most established institute in this field, the GIA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the research, standardization and teaching of diamonds, gemstones and pearls since 1931.

The Gemology Institute of America offers a certification process through their on-site lab either in NY or California.

* Please note that there is no way for GIA to certify every single crystal from a whole mine, reason why we cannot provide the original copy of the certification, but only the sample.

 

 

What this GIA certificate guarantees is that the products are made of real, safe and authentic crystals, which have not been heated, dyed or modified in any way.

You can consult the individual certificates on the product detail pages.

ORIGIN OF SACRED WOMAN™ CRYSTALS

Nephrite Jade, White Jade: China, Qinghai-Golmud mines
Amethyst, Clear Quartz, Red Jasper, Carnelian: Brazil, Minas Gerais
Black Obsidian, Rare Obsidian: Mexico, La Revoltosa Mines
Rose Quartz, Red Jasper: Madagascar, Vakinankaratra mines
 

PROCESS OF THE CRYSTALS

The stones come from natural deposits listed above and then are quarried into rough pieces with pressurised water machine power and then cut into shape from a small qualified crystal company situated in the province of Golmud, China, very near Tibet, with around 25 employees and are treated with so much more care and value than huge corporate manufacturers.

 

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