Doulas & Ceremonialists

Doulas are non-medical professionals who offer support, guidance and advocacy for people experiencing major life transitions, such as birth and death. Doulas are guardians of the space, nurturing the physiological and emotional processes and deeply understanding the spiritual significance of these experiences.

This category includes birth doulas, death doulas, and rite-of-passage ceremonialists.

Caroline • Birth Doula

  • I offer doula services which cover prenatal appointments where I educate and help you prepare for birth. Support during labor and delivery at home, hospital, or birth center.  I have different packages, and accept Medi-Cal/Partnership insurance plans as well. 

  • Placenta medicine/encapsulation services. Options of capsules, and tincture and salve add ons. 

  • Closing of the Bones Ceremony (La Cerrada) which is typically done about 40 days after giving birth, but can be done any time, even years after giving birth. Not only limited to giving birth, but can be done after miscarriage, abortion, or any type of major life change or transformation (change of career, end of relationship, before embarking on something new in your life, etc). Includes yoni steam, body oiling, and the Cerrada itself. I learned from one of my teachers, Maria Maldonada who is an autonomous midwife in Colombia.

    • I travel to clients

    • I offer remote sessions

Kendall Nichole • Birth Doula

  • Kendall is passionate about the womb, about the deep mystery and powerful initiation of birth, and letting these times bring us into deeper connection with ourselves, our loved ones, and spirit.

    Her approach is integrative - blending backgrounds in Functional Medicine, energy work & somatic therapies, massage & pelvic care, and birth & postpartum support.

    She is a birth and postpartum doula, with a trauma informed background and a personal passion for herbs, cooking nourishing foods (think easy to digest, warming, nutrient-dense), hormonal health, and relaxing experiences.

    Accepts Medi-Cal.

    • I would out of my own space in downtown Nevada City or the Ridge

    • I travel to clients

    • I offer services remotely

Samantha • Doula

  • Offerings to support the birthing process:

    • Prenatal & Postpartum Therapeutic Treatments

    • ATMAT

    • Binding

    • Mama Roasting

    • Yoga with Infant Massage

  • Death Doula support and treatment:

    I support families with terminally ill loved ones, who’ve needed support for caregiver, and ailing one. One of the most poignant times of life to be supported, held, and heard, is at these moments.

    I offer spiritual healing, cranial sacral, reiki, and therapeutic body work to provide relief - lessening the necessity of medication for optimal comfort and quality of life.

    As part of hospice support, I offer custom herbal TCM and Ayurvedic therapies, oils and liniments

    • I practice out of my own space in Nevada City (and Half Moon Bay)

    • I travel when necessary to clients in pregnancy, labor and postpartum

    • I offer distance healing

Briana • Being with Brie

Amanda • Butterfly Waters

  • IndieBirth Doula supporting women through their journey of empowered physiological pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum & beyond.

    Offering prenatal sessions, birth support, full spectrum postpartum support including breastfeeding consults, bodywork & closing of the bones.

    I currently accept Medi-Cal for Doula services.

  • Offering postpartum bodywork and closing of the bones ceremony.

    The combination is so supportive to the mother's nervous system & to bring closure after this rite of passage transition.

    • I work out of my own space in Grass Valley

    • I travel to clients

Amy • GV Energy Medicine

  • I offer Death Rites from the Q’ero tradition.

    Death rites are performed at near death and dying stages. This  ceremony is an assurance that the soul has been welcomed and guided into the spirit realm.

    • I travel to clients

    • I offer services remotely