How does anyone birth a child without taking Kelly's class?? In her empowering and grounded way,…read moreKelly would say you don't NEED the class, you will birth your baby no matter what! But let me tell you, I feel infinitely more confident and informed after taking this class, and much calmer about the process. I can't imagine heading into birth without the wisdom I gained. The content is so relevant, evidence-based, unbiased, captivating... the time flew by. Even my husband, who was a little skeptical heading into it, totally had his mind blown and is a much more informed partner about his role in labor. Kelly herself is a godsend. She has a wealth of knowledge on this complex topic and presents it in the most digestible way. She is a brilliant educator, not just a brilliant birth educator. I wish we all had a Kelly to teach us about this when we were children. Five stars does not do this justice. If you're on the fence about whether you need a birth class, just sign up. You, your partner, and your baby will all benefit tremendously.

I was anxious about taking a birthing class virtually, but Kelly really knocks it out of the park…read more She keeps the class small and conversational, covers a wide variety of topics, and ultimately helped me and my partner feel so much better prepared for the birth of our first baby. After class she sends out some great materials and reading to further prepare. Most of the class mentioned they were doing hospital births, so she was able to tailor her material to the experience we would be having at a hospital. Lots of time for questions and quality things to take away. Highly recommend!

I am so incredibly happy that Becca was our doula for our hospital birth. This was my first baby,…read moreand I knew that all I wanted was for the baby to be healthy and to avoid an emergency C-section if I could. We met with Becca and knew right away that she was the perfect person to help us in preparing for and giving birth. She immediately set us at ease by assuring us that the hospital we chose had an excellent Labor and Delivery team. She was 100% right about that, and everything else. She helped me trust myself and my body. I never thought I would have such an amazing and thoroughly happy birth experience. Becca really cares. It meant a lot to us that she also visited us after the birth to check in and provide some very welcome support. If we have another baby, we will definitely work with Becca, again!

I could not imagine my first birth without Becca! From the very first phone call, I felt an instant…read moreconnection with her--she's such a kind, caring soul and a true expert in her field. One of the things that impressed me most was how seamlessly she read the dynamic between me and my husband. She always knew when to step in with support and when to step back and give us space. That balance was invaluable during such an emotional, vulnerable time. When my birth plan didn't go the way I had envisioned, Becca's expert advice and calm presence gave me so much security in the decisions I had to make. She helped me feel grounded, informed, and confident every step of the way and encouraged me to listen to my instinct and body. Another aspect of her support that you simply can't put a price on is how connected she is at Kaiser. She knew nearly every midwife and nurse, and because of her strong relationships there, I felt reassured that the care I was receiving was exactly what I needed. Her presence gave me an extra layer of trust in the whole process. Becca communicated beautifully, supported us with such compassion, and helped make my first birth experience one that I will cherish forever. I can't recommend her enough--if you're considering a doula, Becca is truly one of a kind! Thank you so much Becca!

My husband and I loved working with Sophia. From the beginning, she helped us feel at ease and…read morealways had the most helpful stories/ information we needed to make important decisions. I appreciated Sophia's more "hands-off" approach and that she helped me feel empowered to listen to my own body and intuition. We felt extremely comfortable and safe having our baby at home and will miss seeing her so frequently!

No words can describe how honored and blessed my family was to have Sophia as our midwife duribg…read moreour prenatal/birth/postnatal care. She understands how to listen and nuture anyone whose been around western medicine/practices their whole life, like myself, and made us feel so comfortable during the whole process. Each visit was filled with love, time to answer our excitement and concerns since we were the first in our generation to consider/have a home birth. This experience I know my husband, now little 3 month old son, and I will cherish for the rest of our lives as I'm so thankful I found her and would recommend her in a heartbeat. She's very professional and loving at the same time including her Team Emma and Clover. Wow even more amazing to have them support her and they compliment one another yet they're so different in their own unique ways! They bring a calm ambience to wherever they go and when things needed medical attention (prenatal/birth/postnatal) I felt they did an amazing job and better than what any provider/clinic/hospital could've done. She also took amazing photos and videos during my birth and I have these for the rest of my life! I did the placenta encapsulation and tincture as this is something you can do and purchase and it was such a new idea I never thought of and I would do this and the whole process all over again! Her biller is on top of it if you end up using insurance and made the process smooth and in my eyes better than what providers offer. I feel like I gained a new perspective on homebirths/midwifery and also a new family with her Team. Do not miss out on this midwife gem team or in my light, my midwife goddess!

Aly is a peaceful and strong force, exactly the energy you want by your side during child birth. As…read morea first time mom I was nervous, uneducated and unsure what was best for me and baby. Aly put me at ease and guided me through the entire journey from pregnancy, child birth and postpartum. It is such an intimate time and I felt completely comfortable and supported every step of the way. Aly was by our side from laboring at home to the hospital birth. I don't know what me and my husband would have done without her. Eternally grateful for her wisdom, dedication and advocacy. Thank you Aly!!

I can highly recommend Aly as both a delivery AND postpartum doula!…read more Two of my friends had worked with Aly. One had her as their postpartum night doula, and the other to help with delivery. So I didn't think twice about hiring her, based on their recommendations. Our whole experience with her from start to finish was wonderful. To prep us for delivery, Aly shared some great resources and sat with us patiently and calmly asking questions, educating us about options, and helping us figure out what we wanted (which was a natural as possible and very intentional birth experience, but in a hospital setting). Aly arrived at the perfect time, right as things were ramping up, and coached me beautifully through the end of my delivery. After a few sleepless nights, we decided to bring her in for nighttime help 2x/week and her support helped us get through those first few weeks feeling pretty good! She is also a total sweetheart, thoughtful, warm, and just a joy to be around. Thank you again Aly!

Thank you Sarah and Lauren. You both were a plethora of info and were always available. Lauren, I…read morewish you were on call when I went to the hospital! However I loved Sarah too! Sarah, labor was so focused because of you! Thank you for supporting me and I felt listened to! I had the best birth, the best memories. What a great collective!

Lauren is a godsend. 3 weeks before our due date, it became very clear that our homebirth midwife…read morewas not the right fit for us. We found Lauren through a friend and she met us at a local coffee shop. She had a gentle kindness and grace and she really listened to our concerns and seemed to understand what we were looking for in a doula. During my 53 hour labor, Lauren remained present, calm and supportive. I cannot remember much of the labor, I just know that it was the most intensely challenging two days of my life. Each time I wanted to give up, Lauren was there with her kind eyes and hands. She rubbed my feet and my back and supported both my partner and I emotionally and mentally. If I am lucky enough to have another little one, I would hope that Lauren could be our doula again.

Tara (at Hello Sunshine Doula) is terrific. She was my birth doula in 2022 and worked with me…read morepostpartum as well. My husband and I are so grateful for Tara. She was there to prepare me for labor and was by my side during the delivery. The prenatal appointments helped my husband and me know what to expect and how to prepare best. I was especially appreciative of her explanations of the different options I would have when giving birth. She provided the knowledge for me to make those decisions and gave me total agency in figuring out how to make each decision (for example, did I want an epidural and/or what medical interventions were okay or not okay with me). I was then prepared during the birth when challenges arose to have a sense of what I wanted to do. During the labor, she helped create a more soothing environment (I chose a hospital birth). Tara also worked with us during daytime postpartum hours as we adjusted to caring for our newborn. Her postpartum care was excellent and supportive. She places no judgment on the parents. I could ask her anything about parenting and my postpartum recovery! Tara has a calming and caring presence. She loves babies and was so sweet and gentle with our newborn. We got great tips on caring for our little one. She supported us with guidance on a bedtime routine, bathing our son, nail trimming, ways to soothe our baby, infant massage, and more. She also had great ideas and referrals for me, as a new mom, to receive additional support as I transitioned to motherhood. I would 100% recommend working with Tara!

Tara is amazing. She really made my birth so much better than I could have ever imagined. The…read moreentire time I worked with her she had great communication skills, was patient, kind, easy to talk to and very knowledgeable. I felt confident and well taken care of going into my birth because she was by my side. I would absolutely hire her again for my next birth.

Melanie is an amazing educator and I walked away feeling confident and prepared for the birth of…read moreour little girl. I'm really glad that we took Melanie's childbirth education course. Roy P. Sebastopol, CA

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Working with Erin is 100% hands down the best decision we've made in our birth journey. Erin's…read moreextensive knowledge, calming presence, fierce advocacy, & non-judgmental, inclusive approach have helped us to navigate all of the overwhelming aspects of pregnancy, birth, & post-partum life with our first child. When we found out that our baby was breech at 36 weeks, Erin's response was immediate while also compassionate and caring - validating our concerns, bringing us resources, teaching us spinning baby techniques, giving us language to request help from traditional & homeopathic practitioners, and helping us to feel confident that we would make the best decisions for the health and well-being of our baby. Also as large bodied, queer people, working with a queer, large bodied doula has been an absolute dream. All of her materials & language felt inclusive and representative of us. In birthing spaces, heterosexual relationships are typically the default, so it was so refreshing to feel seen in our queerness & not exist on the fringe. We felt fully seen in all of our identities and that made all the difference. To say Erin has been an absolute gift is an understatement. My wife and I often reflect on how fortunate we are to have met Erin & to have had her by our side during this experience. 10s across the board - we highly, highly recommend working with Erin - her support will elevate your experience 100 fold.

From the owner: Sonoma County based doula. Here to support all bodies and…read moreall folks who are pregnant. Inclusive and human centered. I am queer, gender expansive, large bodied and disabled. I bring all of this intersection to my work as a doula. I am a strong advocate and have worked in the medical field for 12 years.

I wasn't sure what to expect. I heard about encapsulation from a friend and looked in to it…read more Jenna was great and answered my questions quickly and in a timely way. Coordinating the placenta pick up was easy and she delivered it with photos, instructions and a dried cord piece shaped into a heart.

Really professional and fast pick up and delivery. Loved how she did my placenta painting and sent…read moreme photo of my placenta. Got her transportation package in few days. Easy to follow instruction. She dried my remaining of my umbilical cord in shape of heart. Lovely to keep and reminder of my lovely moments of my birth. Thank you again!

Being cocooned by Maze dropped me into a state of deep transformation that invited me to explore my…read moreinner being, my fears, my dreams, myself while being held and supported. Maze held such a safe and beautifully healing space for me to explore surrendering into deep physic states - I felt the gentleness and power of this state was reaching beyond my conscious awareness. And all of this while being guided with a personally designed musical journey that they created with their own voice and instruments!! What an exquisite experience! This is truly a a unique and beautiful gift from Maze that creates a space for deep rest and transformation.

"It's been about 4 months since the rebirthing experience I had with Maze Knight. Thinking that it…read morewould be but a pleasant and calming experience, I find myself surprised that the profound positive impact from that day continues in my life. Like a deep psychic muscle memory, I find myself returning, time and again, to a moment when the outside universe dissolved as did the bindings that constricted my body and the sounds of the circulatory system that filled my ears (a wry smile emerges as I continue to puzzle on how Maze mastered that). In that dissolving, I was pure energy adrift and alone in a vast black void --and it was perfect! We are all, at core, alone as we follow our human experience, and so often that concept-the very essence of what it is to be human-fills us with fear labeled "loneliness." Rather than succumb to this existential terror, I now have a very intimate, very real, very influential alternative reference in which my energetic consciousness is perfect by itself. The power of the experience is potent and durable, and I recommend it with all my heart." - AllanR