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Mother Tending Mothers

     Oftentimes, childbirth becomes the singular focus of pregnancy. A tremendous milestone and an opportunity to not only meet your baby, but also to birth yourself and your family into a new chapter. Preparing for and giving birth are powerful times to research your options, call in your support systems, and gather your strength.

Birth in itself is an all consuming act, requiring the full attention of mother, baby, and the team of specialists supporting them to make the passage safely. 

     Once baby is born earthside, the delicate dance of postpartum begins. Birthing your placenta, holding your baby for the first time, becoming a mother, or integrating a new soul into an already existing family structure. Breastfeeding, tending your healing body, learning to manage your daily tasks while caring for yourself and your baby. Powerful, intense, beautifuloverwhelmingpostpartum is one of the most formative times of a woman's life. The support she receives or does not receive during this time are crucial to her ability to bond with her child, to bond with her new self, to heal her body, and to emerge from the cocoon of labor, birth, and postpartum, whole and prepared for the next stage of life. Too often this support is overlooked, mother and baby left alone or in their nuclear family wrestling with all the newness. As a mother of three, birthed at home naturally, I experienced a drastic comparison between my first and second child. With my first, I was only just developing some sense of community, unsupported by my birth family in my choices to labor at home, and largely without resources to lean into besides my Spiritual Midwifery book, I experienced what felt like extreme isolation during my postpartum journey. Although I had a supportive partner, integrating all the newness was too much for just the two if us to manage. Beautiful moments shined in between the tears, but the yearning for supportive women around me was undeniable. 

     By the time I birthed my second child, I had developed a beautiful moon lodge circle of women. 15 women came twice each, every other day of my postpartum healing. Stretched out in this format, I was gifted 60 days of meals, listening ears, safe arms to hold my baby, and shoulders to cry on. This support changed my life, and instilled in me a fullness and gratitude that can never be matched. This tribal style of mothers tending mothers is invaluable to our society as it allows families a positive and empowered beginning to set the tone for all that they will offer to the world in the years to come. These experiences led me to passionately explore postpartum doula work, whose themes are often echoed in my work with plant medicine integration. These fragile times of new beginnings are worthy and requiring of support, I am so honored to be able to offer this to mothers as they heal.

My Offerings

Mother Sealing Ceremony

     This ritual can set mother and baby up for a successful healing process, stabilize emotions and energy, and bring supportive spirits and techniques for baby's first year.

In this 2 hour ceremony we begin with a full assessment of the individual mother's birth experience and discover where her body and soul need support. 

     Then we use heat, herbs, ritual, and sound healing to close the chakras of the body which have been opened by giving birth...followed by binding the belly in a traditional Bekung Belly Bind which facilitates healing by bring the abdomen muscles back together, supporting the back and stomach muscles, holding the uterus up and in the correct position for full health and wellness.

     I will teach you how to bind yourself with the wrap so that you can continue to wear it each day as your body comes back into balance. This was a common practice in many ancient cultures during the postpartum period and is one of the missing keys to maternal health in the west.

The optimal time for the mother sealing ceremony is anytime from 2 weeks to six months postpartum.

     Yet it is never too late, even if your baby is older many still need support and closure after the powerful and amazing process of birth. 

 

6 Week Postpartum Doula Care

     In some countries, postpartum care doulas are issued to each family for 6 weeks after the birth of a child. In many traditional communities the 40 days after childbirth are considered sacred, and the mother remains at rest with her baby, being cared for and fed by her female family members.

     This 6 week Postpartum program is designed to meet your needs as mother, while also factoring in the needs of your household, baby, and family. We will begin our time together a full assessment of your needs and preferences, and choose out of the following services how you would like to be supported:

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-Birth processing with guided prompts

-Herbal remedies for Mother and Baby Postpartum

-Breastfeeding support and guidance

-Co-sleeping and Baby wearing

-Household chores

-Mother's helper, holding baby and spending time with other children while the mother tends to herself

-Massage and Sound Healing for Mother and Baby

-Support re-entering the world

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My goal is to integrate into the tapestry of your life, anticipating your needs and intuitively acting on your preferences. I look forward to being a part of your family during this beautiful blossoming.

 

Pregnancy Loss Sealing Ceremony

Over the course of my child bearing years, I experienced 3 miscarriages and 1 abortion. These formative experiences taught me so much about the female body, psyche, and healing process.

These pregnancies deserve to be honored, as well as the body which held them.

I see my experiences as a source of wisdom, and I am happy to share from personal experience and extensive research refreshing perspectives on pregnancy loss.

     The pregnancy loss sealing ceremony is very similar to the mother sealing ceremony, having the components of  heat, herbs,  ritual, and sound healing to close the chakras of the body which have been opened by releasing the pregnancy. Based on the mother's preferences we can also discuss pregnancy loss as viewed by different traditional cultures, and make space for the natural grief that comes along with this process.

The optimal time for the pregnancy loss ceremony is anytime from 2 weeks to six months postpartum.

I look forward to supporting you in your healing journey with kindness and discretion.

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