Though this may be an exciting part of your journey, at times it may also feel overwhelming. I am so exciting you are here, and seeking the support that you need. Society often tells us that postpartum care is a luxury, but in reality it is a necessity in order for families to thrive andfor parents to feel empowered during this transformative event.

As a Full-Spectrum Postpartum Doula, Lactation Educator and ancestral healing practitioner, with a trauma-informed lens, I weave traditional holistic healing practices with modern-day postpartum care to encourage restoration and balance, creating a space for the body to heal naturally after birth, while inviting an environment where baby and birthing parent can thrive. 

I believe in addressing the physical, emotional, and practical needs of new parents, supporting overall well-being during this transformative time.

Throughout many traditions the first 40 days after birth are honored and encouraged, providing the body with an opportunity to sink into the “sacred window” of healing. Allowing for the reset of the entire system. This is a tradition that has often been denied in modern society, as the reigns of capitalism have taken over the importance of the slow down and stillness needed to properly heal the body after this remarkable rite of passage has been experienced.

I offer Basic Postpartum Care which includes: an assessment, and a customized plan. With a focus on the birth parents' physical and emotional healing, well-being; rest, recovery, and nourishment, we are able to support an environment where baby can thrive. Ancestral Healing practices can be weaved into this care model if the client chooses.

I also offer a variety of modalities to encourage deep physical and spiritual healing during the sacred window of postpartum, known as Traditional Postpartum Care, which has been passed down for centuries. This includes ceremonies and body work, along with traditional folk herbalism.

I also offer Basic Postpartum Care which includes: an assessment, and a customized plan. With a focus on the birth parents' physical and emotional healing, well-being; rest, recovery, and nourishment, we are able to support an environment where baby can thrive. Ancestral Healing practices can be weaved into this care model if the client chooses.

Just to list a few highlights of Basic Postpartum Care:

• Newborn Education

• Feeding Support

• Birth processing

• Partner and sibling support. 

Whether you identify as a new birth mother, parent, or are an adopted mother/parent, these offerings are for you if you are seeking empowered support, education and assistance in creating an environment for more intentional living and bonding with your new baby.

Schedule a chat with me to begin your postpartum care journey, or fill out my Postpartum Intake Form to get started.

If you are interested in Basic Postpartum Care and would like to see my offerings for in-home support with package options, keep scrolling toward the bottom of the page. If you are interested in learning more about Traditional Postpartum Care and Holistic Healing Therapies for Postpartum Bodies in all stages of Motherhood, information is listed below.

All services provided are offered with a trauma-Informed lens with a focus on creating a safe and inclusive space for healing.

I am partnered with Mountain High Doulas, for more info visit this link.

I am also partnered with Birth Advocacy Doulas where birth and activism go hand in hand.

Holistic Healing Practices for the Postpartum Body

It is an honor to hold space for mothers during the 40-day sacred window of healing—weaving together traditional holistic healing practices with modern-day postpartum care.

Closing of the Bones

This treatment of ancestral Mexican origin is also called “La Cerrada”. It’s generally offered to mark an important event in life (wedding, birth, death of loved one, change in career, change in living situations). It has historically been a ceremony honoring the rites of passages for women, but is also an offering that can be beneficial for anyone experiencing imbalance after going through a major life event.

This is a medicine that can be provided during the sacred window of postpartum right after giving birth, while also extremely beneficial during any season of motherhood, closing not only the physical openings of the body experienced during birth, but also a closing of the energetic portals opened during this time. The energy and, sometimes trauma, we experience during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum time lingers for years until it is addressed and healed.

During pregnancy and birth, the physical body opens and widens to accommodate the baby, this beautiful and sacred practice provides the return of proper alignment of the pelvis, sacrum, & bones - encouraging optimal body mechanics. While the act of childbirth is a powerful moment of connection between the physical and spiritual realms, acting as a gateway where a new soul enters the world, spiritual portals are also open during this time. During labor, the "veil" between dimensions is believed to be particularly thin, allowing for a deeper connection to the spiritual realm.

When the body remains open it is easy for our animistic forces to leave the body, leaving a void for illness and imbalance to occur.

Women often experience discomfort with an overall imbalanced feeling years after giving birth, this can be an indication of the emotional body holding onto types of trauma experienced during birth. Closing these openings brings a sense of honoring of the experience and the release of any emotions that are ready to be freed from the body, providing a sense of closure and restoration to the entire body system, while also calling missing pieces of your soul back to your body, allowing for wholeness and vitality after birth. Giving back to your body, after all it has done for you. 

Together we will create a safe space to allow emotions, feelings, and thoughts to flow.

La Cerrada is traditionally paired with a Sobada (body work) to calm and relax, offering an opportunity to drop into the body before the ceremony. Read more about the practice of Sobada and womb massage, below.

Pricing Options

After booking a session, a confirmation message will be sent out with more information and how to prepare for our time together.

La Cerrada Ceremony only

This option is for anyone wanting to receive the medicine of the Closing of the Bones Ceremony only. Please plan for this session to be about an hour and a half.

Investment: $150

Sobada y La cerrada

This option is for anyone wanting to experience the full medicine of Body Work and Closing of the Bones ceremony. An abdominal massage (info listed below) can also be added in, if needed, or as its own offering. Please plan for 2.5 hours. Organic & homemade herbal oil infusion will be used during your session.

Investment: $250

In my practice I want you to have access to these offerings even if you are not as financially resourced as others, right now. Money is such a stigmatized topic, talking about it helps to change that dynamic. Sliding scale rates for special circumstances available. BIPOC, and LGBTQ +A receive an automatic 15% discount.

Sobada (postpartum bodywork)

An ancient ancestral practice of Mexican Traditional Medicine as a remedy to assist the changes experienced during birth. As the hormones recalibrate and the organs return to their optimal positioning, bodywork is an integral part of a woman's/birthing-person's recovery. During the massage, often times a release of repressed emotions may occur. A womb massage is also provided during the sobada session, a traditional womb massage releases tension held by the fascia during pregnancy and supports and stimulates the uterus after birth. You can read more about the womb massage below.

This bodywork is done with customized herbal oil blends to assist in the healing process, offering lymph support and a reset for the nervous system, restoring balance in the body.

Womb Massage 

In Mexican Traditional Medicine womb massage is called sobada de la matriz. The womb is seen as a sacred portal and special attention is given after birth, to ensure proper healing.

The womb needs warmth to heal, and this gentle spiral womb massage is warming and nourishing. It can be done during the second half of the 40-day period, as the womb recovers and works toward repairing itself. This soft practice helps the uterus and muscles return to their pre-pregnancy state, providing nourishment to relax the womb, and allowing deeper healing. Every spiral rotation helps you transform your matriz (womb) and life.

This practice can be offered alone, or as part of the sobada session. When booking your session please indicate what your preference is.

*There is a deeper womb massage that helps to reset the uterus, this massage can be offered after the sacred 40-day window. 

Herbal Remedies

The sacred art of folk herbalism involves the ritual application of herbal remedies to aid in the healing and restoration of the postpartum body. Offering blood-building, nutritive, anti-inflammatory tonic herbs helps support the body’s natural healing process. Each Postpartum visit will include a personalized, homemade blend to help the body mend and reset after the birthing process.

These remedies include and are not limited to: teas, baths, vaginal compress, and steams, body oils for mom and baby, salves, and herbal cleansing sweeps. Each blend is lovingly created in a ceremonial space with intention—customized for each client's needs.

Nutritional Support

During the first 40 days, it is imperative to feed the body well for optimal healing. This organized support for the birthing parent encourages prescribed food to be eaten or prohibited, utilizing gastronomy—the art of selecting, preparing, serving, and enjoying nutritious and nourishing, warming foods for the body and womb to heal. Gastronomy is grounded in relationships between food, culture, and tradition. Homemade soups, stews, and teas are recommended, along with fresh fruits, vegetables, and oatmeals. A menu will be provided for you to choose from. Meals can be provided and prepared in the home or given as a care package, dropped off at a scheduled time. 

Please let me know if this is a service you are interested in learning more about.

Lactation Education

As a Full Spectrum Lactation Educator, I provide basic lactation education and support to a wide variety of birthing people and families. I am passionate about educating families during the postpartum time while providing a space for healing & wellness. In-person or virtual support related to all facets of nursing.

Some subjects we may discuss

• body feeding vs bottle feeding

• latching

• pain/discomfort

• nursing positions

• pumping & storing milk

• breast care

• nutrition

• herbal remedies

For the Baby

Though this support is primarily for the birthing parent, there are a few offerings para el bebe (for the baby). Below are the offerings we support for the baby.

Gentle massage for baby

This soothing massage flow is an offering that can be provided for the baby and/or taught to the parent(s). It has been known to calm: 

• colic fussiness

• trauma

• gas

• restlessness 

Baby Water Blessing 

As an ancestral healing practitioner I offer a ritual bath for babies' first contact with water outside of the womb. This practice is rooted in Mesoamerican tradition & honors the baby's transition to the earth realm from the water realm.

Package One

24 - 30 hours

This package can be spread out to offer postpartum support for 6-8 weeks with each session either 2-4 hrs, with multiple visits per week, depending on the need. Basic postpartum care will be provided: assessment, customized plan with a weaving of ancestral practices of the client's choosing. With a focus on the birth parents' physical and emotional healing and well-being, the baby thriving, parents learning how to understand the baby’s ‘language’, rest, recovery, and nourishment. If needed partner and sibling support. 

Package Two

12 hours

This package can be spread out for up to 6 weeks with multiple visits in the first 2 weeks to help the family get settled into their new life together, with the remaining hours as maintenance visits. This package can be customized to fit the needs of the birthing parent, baby, and family. 

Package Three

4-8 hours

This package can be used as one full visit to help the birthing parent and baby get off to a great start with the basics: healing techniques and tips for the body, breastfeeding support, and baby soothing techniques with resources and recommendations provided such as menus. It can also be used to provide an assessment and a plan that will be self-implemented with the help of the partner and/or family/friends support. Additional hours can be purchased at a later time if needed.