What I have to offer…
Full spectrum Doula and infant care
As a doula my strongest skills are in supporting pregnant/birthing people and their families as they mindfully envision their birth or reproductive pathway and access the mind-body practices and evidence-based information they need to feel best prepared for their unique birth experience. My trauma-informed bodywork and mindfulness practices help birthing people to navigate the sensations of birth and emotions around reproductive thresholds with at least one foot on the ground. I also offer placenta encapsulation services ($200), belly casting ($100) and nutritional support (varies).
I completed my Full Circle Doula Training with the International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC) with Shafia Monroe in September of 2015. My work as a doula is informed by an awareness of the racial disparities in birth and reproductive healthcare and I strive to be accountable to a justice framework.
I’ve completed additional training toward certification through International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA).
In addition I’ve completed Nutrition for Pregnancy through Birth Arts International, workshops on trauma-informed doula care, attended Spinning Babies workshop in Minneapolis May of 2019, and am comfortable using Hypnobabies terminology for your birth.
Completed internship with Health Foundations Birth Center in St. Paul, MN in 2020.
$1,200 for Full Spectrum Package (3 prenatal visits, birth attendance, and 2 postpartum).
$38/hr for postpartum and overnight infant care support. $43/hr for multiples. Offered only for birth clients and within the first month postpartum
$700 for birth attendance only.
Abortion doula support offered sliding scale and donation-based.
Custom packages negotiable.
Bodywork
I am a CMT who specializes in traditional Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage, and have a background in both Swedish and Thai Massage and bodywork. I completed my trainings with kumu Jeana Iwalani Naluai of Ho’omana Spa in Maui, Hawaii in 2022, Sunshine Massage School in Chiang Mai, Thailand in September of 2017, and Swedish prenatal and postpartum massage training (200 CEU) with Jaina Portwood of Radiant Life Yoga in Minneapolis, MN in 2019. I am certified in Reiki level 1 through Shambakla Integral Therapias in the lineage of Micao Usui.
I have also completed training with La Matriz Birth under Pati Garcia for cesarean scar tissue for those who have had belly births and top surgery scar tissue remediation massage for trans, GNC folks and breast reduction.
120 minutes $170
90 minutes $140
60 minutes $100
30 min $60
Scar tissue remediation $170/hr
Outcall fee $20
On-call massage and positioning support for birth $250 down payment and $50/hr after first hour.
Sliding scale options available upon request for people of color, birth workers, and to accommodate economic need.
Nature connection
Reverence for birth and reverence for other-than-human life go hand-in-hand, and grounding in an ecological position of awakeness can help birthing people open to a deeper experience and richer reflection on their own story. I offer nature immersion activities and guided meditation as well as custom-made, wild-foraged body balms, tinctures, teas, placenta encapsulation, and bath soaks. Inquire for more information :-)