Village Doula

Come check out the free childbirth class next Sunday March 17th! Lots of videos of home and hospital births with discussion. Get all your questions answered!
https://sierranvbirths.as.me/ to rsvp

There’s still time to rsvp! This Sunday at the Northwest library, instead of downtown, where I usually host my workshops.

A free workshop in Reno on physiologic birth and why our bodies have designed it to be safe. Perfect for the family who wants to take their power back and have a beautiful natural birth at home or even in the hospital. Our bodies have all they need to birth in most cases—come ask your questions and find community in your birthing time ❤️
Pictured is a beautiful first time mama that I worked with back in July, who truly put in the work to have the birth of her dreams. You can look just as peaceful as she did during her birth! Rsvp required: https://thevillagedoula.as.me/workshop

love your yoni🌼✨🌬️💕
ask me about steaming prenatally, during birth, postpartum and beyond!

If you’ve been to a workshop of mine over the last year or I’ve done a ceremony with you, shoot me a message and update me on where you’re at and what’s changed for you. I’d love to hear your birth story too!

A free workshop in Reno on physiologic birth and why our bodies have designed it to be safe. Perfect for the family who wants to take their power back and have a beautiful natural birth at home or even in the hospital. Our bodies have all they need to birth in most cases—come ask your questions and find community in your birthing time ❤️
Pictured is a beautiful first time mama that I worked with back in July, who truly put in the work to have the birth of her dreams. You can look just as peaceful as she did during her birth! Rsvp required: https://thevillagedoula.as.me/workshop

Moms and babes! This is who I do it for. If you know me you know I’m always talking about how special these souls are that are coming in right now. Thanks for choosing me to walk with you. I’m honored 💙

Love being able to honor the sacred messenger that connects and protects mom and baby. There is only 4 cell layers between you and your baby in the womb. This is the closest you’ll ever be to another person…
Here is the placenta art I created for a sweet mama and baby I adore! As a tradition, mom has kept the umbilical cord of all her babies. 💙

Beautiful morning for a birth
11.22.23 ❤️‍🔥

This is the heart of my work!
You need support in the postpartum, as you reintegrate the new you. I have been honored to walk with women in this time, sharing these traditions from all over the world that have been passed down to me.
Since I don’t have a website, I wanted a place to show you all that I offer with my traditional postpartum care—and of course there is much more to it. There’s birth story medicine, help around the house, bonding, and deep love + vulnerability shared. There’s a sister for life and motherly hugs.

Serving mamas within a 2 hour radius of Reno!

cute lil basket from when i was invited to cleanse a friends new space. smoke prayer wand, raw milk and my elderberry syrup 💕 all gifts of the sierras we call home. my basket left completely full of pie apples and pears 💚 love my tribe

How are you listening to your babe? Did you know there’s other options other than doppler? Your midwife probably would love to pull out her fetoscope and your baby will love not being blasted with sound waves. This is why babies often wiggle away during US and doppler, it isn’t super pleasant for them. Much like ultrasound, doppler involves exposure to a form of energy, so there is potential for biological changes to baby. Dopplers can be a very useful tool, so I’m not saying throw them out. I’m saying, find what feels good for you and your family. Informed choices are the best choices.

Old me! Seems like another life… Sometimes I miss this version of myself, and then I remember how the rite of passage that is birth changes you. For the better. I brushed my hair and freshened up the energy in my life to welcome that new soul that is now Kai, into the world.

love these last fleeting moments of summer :)

Visits from your doula 🌞 bone broth, local fruit, Nora tea and fresh picked flowers

Things feel really full of life right now. Abundant harvests and deep love being cultivated 🌻
Looking forward to all of the fall babies and my Birth Undisturbed workshop tomorrow! See you there ✨

Gone foraging! ✌🏽
It was magical to discover elder. Don’t the vines remind you of a placenta? We are nature, I’m reminded again and again 💙

The medicine you need is right outside your front door

Honor your placenta through ceremony, artwork, raw preparation, and/or encapsulation. This one felt really special because I grew those flowers, which were my maternal great grandmothers favorite flowers.
Thanks to the mama for letting me share 💜 head to my link tree to inquire about your placenta medicine, however that looks. We can talk all the options over the phone and get you on my calendar to pick it up wherever you birth!

A mother warming postpartum visit~
I arrive with fresh flowers and a basket full of different herbal creations of mine. A slow infused rose oil to connect with your body and reflect on why you love yourself. A bum butter for your bum or baby’s. My nourishing bliss milk for replenishment and empowerment. You try the bliss milk during your ceremonial bath after we smudge your home and do a baby blessing. You get comfortable and I place warmed stones and herbs on the vessel where your baby grew for the last year. This is so sacred, to see how wise our bodies are in changing to allow a new life to grow. After that, I apply my warm belly firming/healing paste and I bind you with the bengkung wrap. In the midst of this you might feed your baby, I might do some light laundry or cleaning and little bits of your birth story unfold organically and passionately. It’s so beautiful to see a mother reflect on her rite of passage. It’s so beautiful to see mothers born as well.
Postpartum work is so special to me. I love sharing my heart through nourishment. It’s amazing when I have the honor of attending your birth as well, but it’s definitely not necessary. You can work with me just for your postpartum. I’m also open to taking virtual clients as well in whatever capacity I can- for my distant friends. Dm me with any questions!
Love,
Tay

Leo season feels ✨☄️🌹❤️‍🔥🌞🌙🥀❤️‍🩹

Tea is love!❤️

Is breakfast sacred to you?
When we can slow down and intentionally feed ourselves, it shows in our nervous system + fertility.
Some advice you didn’t ask for but might need to hear 😅:
Try not to drink caffeine before you eat. This is a sure way to throw your body off. I did this for years as a single, working mom and I’m still trying to recover from it.
Start your day mainly with protein. Skip the oats + bread. Those are good occasionally, after you’ve already had a solid foundation of protein to start your day.
Don’t skip meals, especially breakfast. Intermittent fasting isn’t very beneficial to women because we a very delicate flow of hormones on a daily basis.
Nervous system regulation is something I think a lot of us are trying to get the hang of right now. Always love to share my knowledge with my people so reach out if you have any questions about this kind of stuff and how it can relate to your fertility 💛

My sons, you are as wise as ancient trees.
Silas truly embodies the meaning of his name, man of the trees. But he flows through them on his own terms and at his timing only. A truly autonomous being he is.
Kai has the depths of an Ocean, but grounds us all with his earth sun + moon placements. His water rising gives him this sensitive exterior and his essence is to love all.
They are my biggest teachers. Every day lessons come with raising these two very individually unique boys, that will some day be men leading our the next generation. May they always know the depths of their mothers love for them as we journey this realm together 💚

Oh the rites of passages of becoming a birth attendant. Let’s be real, there is so much that you must work through so you can bring the purest energy into birth spaces. I am a different woman than I was a year ago when I dove into this work. In the best way.
On another note, I’m off call for now. spending time working on myself every day, so that I can be a better Doula, mother, wife, sister, and friend. I’m also working on a new website. I have gone back and forth about whether I even want one. The business side of all of this has been the most difficult part. Showing up for women is easy for me. It feels beautiful and organic when you work with women you align with.
I have a workshop this Sunday! Lots of amazing women I’m looking forward to meeting or seeing again. This feels like it will be a very potent circle for all of us. Can’t wait to share stories, wisdom, hugs, and space with you all. This is your reminder to cancel your rsvp if you can’t make it, or snag a last minute spot! You won’t regret it. Rsvp for my free birth class in my workshop highlight. ✨

Love & light,

Tay

Bottling tinctures up today. These are for my postpartum mummas 🫶🏼 3 different blends- pain relieving, mood lifting, and lactation support.

My fireweed planner leaves subtle messages. So I wanted to shout out all of the lovely and brave women I know and those that find their way to me. I love you! I see you! I feel you! You’re amazing for taking your power back and birthing and living on your own terms. It is brave to be radical and responsible. Wear it like a badge of honor, because in this day and age it truly is!
Love you,
Tay