04/30/2026
I don’t consider myself a doula or birth worker. I did begin taking classes, but shortly after starting, I realized it wasn’t for me at that time.
I consider myself a bodyworker who offers Indigenous postpartum care—inherited by birthright and guided by beloved elders and mentors.
Postpartum care may include a mother’s choice of a floral or herbal bath, a yoni steam, or a full-body sauna (only one, as the body can overheat). Each session also includes a full-body massage, featuring a sobada—womb and abdominal massage—followed by a cerrada de caderas and full-body cierre, where the mother is lovingly cocooned and held with care.
What I love most about these care sessions is that they become a ceremony the whole family can be a part of. Fathers take part in the sealing, older daughters hold and watch over the baby, and younger daughters take photos and witness.
Each ceremony looks different, as every mother carries her own story. The beauty lies in witnessing a mother relax, soften, and return to herself—so she can continue nurturing and caring for her baby and family from a place of fullness.
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