In-Depth Bio
I have been a birth doula since 1998. I was first intrigued about birth as a traveling teenager. While reading Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin one hot summer in my tent in Maine, I was amazed at the miracle of birth and the beauty that women possess when surrendering to the power of birth.
Feeling that I was too young and inexperienced to take on the holy responsibility of helping to bring babies into the world, I began to study herbalism as a way to begin to work with women and their bodies. I completed an intensive course of study at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine in Ithaca, NY. I continued to work with and study medicinal plants until my life path brought me to Israel to study Jewish Mysticism.
I began my original intention of being involved with birthing women through the Birth Education Program at the Misgav Ladach Birthing Hospital in Jerusalem. I attended a comprehensive doula-training program and worked on the labor and delivery floor assisting at many births.
Upon returning to the states, I became a DONA- and CAPPA-certified labor doula and began my professional practice in the New York area. My family moved to Amherst MA where I continued to teach and learn about birth. Recently I have finished a three year long apprenticeship with honored midwives at River Valley Midwifery. I has also completed a year long Midwifery Study course with Elizabeth Mazanec at Heaven and Earth Midwifery School.
I am currently pursuing my CPM certification. I am the mother of four wonderful children who I raise with my husband Rafael.
