Dear friends,

Do you know why I created Sacred Rhythms? Its the reason so many of the women who are in this field did: because I had a powerful birth experience that made me want to help other women be empowered by birth!

I want to protect the birth space

I want to prepare women for the initiation

I want to hold hands - and hips - with women and they bring their babies down to earth!

Way back in 2014 I trained to be a Birth Doula. And even with my own small children in the picture, I attended births... until the pandemic.

I found other ways to support pregnant and postpartum women through yoga, Childbirth Education, MotherCircle and 1:1 sessions.

But now I'm ready and eager to start supporting women again as a Birth Doula and Postpartum Doula.

What is a doula and why would you want one?

I like to say that a midwife or OB attends to you between the legs. A doula attends to you at your heart and mind.

As your Birth Doula, I will:

Assist you in preparing for and carrying out your plans for a your birth, while honoring any spiritual or religious traditions you carry
Stay with you throughout your labor, beginning at your home if you choose, and moving with you to where you've chosen to birth
Suggest comfort measures, labor positions and movement
Facilitate your experience of moving inward through breath techniques, visualization, positive affirmations and/or guided meditation as you prefer
Facilitate your partner's participation at their comfort level and collaborate with the rest of your birth team
Assist you in your transition to becoming a (new) parent

As your Postpartum Doula, I will:

Assist you in preparing for and carrying out your plans for a your fourth trimester recovery, while honoring any spiritual or religious traditions you carry
Care for you like a mother, taking care of your physical, emotional, energetic and spiritual needs
Hold space for you to move through the initiatory process of becoming a new mother (even if this is not your first birth)
Facilitate the recovery of your body with nourishing foods, deep rest, gentle movement and nervous system attunement.

I am making space for one birth client per month and one postpartum client per month.

Hit reply to this message if you are in need of support in birth and postpartum! Or, if you know someone who needs support, please pass along this message.

I am ready to stand with you!

Blessings,
Dawn

PS. We are on week 5 of 8 in Yoga for Motherhood. Join us Wednesday at 2pm for a gentle class with amazing mamas!!