Dancing Doula of the North (The Teaching Doula) Offerings
"Euphoria is the receiving that happens from giving." Daniele LaPorte
"
Prenatal + Birth Doula Supported Mama
Five in person (with Covid vaccination) or virtual prenatal visits during pregnancy.
What does this include? Knowledge Understanding the anatomy of pregnancy, the birth journey, and the fourth trimester.
Nutritional and Lifestyle Taking a deep look into diet, wellness (emotional, physical, spiritual), and lifestyle.
Comfort Measures Learn comfort measures during pregnancy (rebozo, Spinning babies techniques, bellydance, aromatherapy, just to name a few techniques), the birth journey, and the fourth trimester. Tools and techniques to help you integrate sensations, strong emotions, and stress and change. Recipes for nontoxic beauty care.
Emotional Resilience Learning to use tools of self care, active listening, and integrating techniques for emotional wellness. This is excellent to learn, integrate and use during pregnancy as preparation for birth and the fourth trimester.
Newborn care and Parenting Getting confident in basic baby care, baby's cues, and the benefits of breastfeeding. Learning comforting techniques, attachment parenting, diapering options and elimination communication and and have your parenting and newborn questions answered.
In Person and Virtual doula support In person for the visits. Virtual support offered by phone, text, and email communication to help support you on your journey into motherhood. Virtual support during the birth journey.
"Birth is a rite of passage of women. Their journey should be honored, their rights should be fiercely protected, and their stories should be shared." - Marcie Macari
$500
BLESSINGWAY/Celebrated Mama: A baby shower celebrates a baby's life by giving the baby material items. A Blessingway honors the woman's role as a mother and her maternal lineage. This ancient tradition comes from the Navajo tribe. There is a deep emphasis on friendship and cherishing the mother. Help closing emotional and physical boundaries by closing the birth circle, breastfeeding sanctuary and creating a postpartum sanctuary plan. Includes painting of belly with nontoxic body paint or henna. Gail Tully's suggested Bellymapping is optional. The creation of a belly cast is a fun way to celebrate your sacred journey! This can be done at the gathering. Another option is making a necklace or bracelet during this time, each person brings a bead and they are all strung together and worn at the birth. I will help celebrate your amazing journey, as a mother with this sacred celebration. I will help cook your favorite delicious and healthy recipes. Imagine your closest friends soaking your feet, scrubbing them, gently drying them off and then a gentle massage. Your scalp is gently massage and your hair is braided in a style of your choice with flowers. This is a day you will remember forever. You are the Queen.
"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh $25
HOT MAMA: Can be done in pregnancy or postpartum. 10 Bellydance sessions Create Your Own Choreography Yoga Sessions Included in Warm Up and Cool down Mama’s Asana (Quigong, Yoga and stretching to help reduce stress, promote balance in the body and mind)
“Bellydance is like glitter: It not only colors your life; it makes you sparkle. You find it everywhere, and in everything.” Unknown. $150
SEXY MAMA: Everything you need to know about why a sexual self care practice is crucial and how to do it. Naturally boost your mood, promote creativity, reduce stress, and promote self confidence. Excellent way to help prepare for the birth journey and a crucial part of self care. Helps women step into their own power, use their own voice, and grow into being the best version of themselves.
Includes: Sensual Bellydance (basic bellydance but with an emphasis on breath, sensuality, and movement). Can be used in the birth room and during your own sensual self care practice! Breast massage (why it is important, how to do it). Naturally boosts a deep connection to the heart. Orgasmic breath (how to). Great way to connect to yoni, relax jaw, and get deep in tune with your body. Good preparation for the birth journey. This practice is even excellent to use postpartum because it reduces stress, promotes emotional balance, and well being. Yoni massage and De-armorning (why it’s important and how to do it). A lovely part of self care and preparing for the birth journey. Jade egg (why to use it and how to, only postpartum). Yoni steaming/sitz baths (what herbs to use, how to, blend included)
“Beauty is to recognize how full of Love you are. Sensuality is to let Love shine through your body.” Unknown. $350
HONORED MAMA: “Dance is so important to the world. It needs no language. Our bodies speak a language of their own.” Ibrahim Farrah
Can be done in pregnancy or postpartum. 5 Yoga sessions 5 Bellydance sessions Diastasis recti specific exercises (only postpartum) $150
BABY BLISS: Can be taken in pregnancy or postpartum. Baby care basics Infant Massage Diaper 101 Diaper paste Baby Wearing Hunger Cues information Newborn Stomach diagram
“We get 18 delicious summers with our children. This is one of your 18. If that’s not perspective I don’t know what is.” Jessica Scott $60
NOURISHED MAMA: Help with meal planning, help setting up a meal train, basic postpartum nutrition, creating two meals together then freezing them and two healthy and tasty beverages, bone broth recipe, fermented foods/ beverages(recipes, how-to session in person), and healthy and tasty beverage recipes (non-caffeinated and non-alcoholic). "What you eat can truly transform your life." $40
Postpartum Doula Welcome Home Mama Learn what to do to help do to help boost your postpartum recovery emotionally and physically. Help processing your birth journey and learn about attachment parenting. Breastfeeding support, breastfeeding information, basic babycare, baby massage, diapering options and babywearing. Help to create a breastfeeding sanctuary and a postpartum sanctuary plan. Includes a Closing of the Bones Ceremony, basic optimal nutrition for breastfeeding, rebozo/bengunkg wrap (you provide and I will teach you how to use it), sitz bath/yoni steam blend, nipple salve, and promoting a more loving relationship with your partner and yourself (tips and tricks on how to do this). Six postpartum visits. Postpartum Doula: 6 visits (in person only with COVID vaccination)
FREE included my favorite gluten free lactation recipe, herbal postpartum nervine tea recipe, and bone broth recipe.
“Don’t make feeling better an option for yourself-make it your big dream. Don’t make self-care an option; make it your daily lifetime commitment. Don’t make becoming who you want to be- and loving who you are-goals for the future;start right now.” Aviva Romm, midwife, herbalist and doctor
$450
Placenta Encapsulation Includes information fact sheet, dosage, and of course, your sacred placenta encapsulated. Give the gift of an organ you made for you baby and let it nourish you postpartum. $200