As a Newborn Mother, the care and nurturance you receive in the first 6 weeks of your postpartum journey is foundational to your healing and whole body wellness for both short & long-term health and vitality.
Postpartum Wellness
Around the globe, all traditional postpartum practices are similar because they are rooted in our physiological design as women. While the expression of these practices vary based on the different landscapes, they follow a recipe for providing the biological imperatives for Mothers to feel nurtured, special and proud in order to recover from birth and carry out their role as Caretakers of Life.
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Each postpartum offering at Connection Continuum has been intentionally curated to rejuvenate Newborn Mothers by providing whole-body care through nutritional, emotional and hands-on support following the five universal prescriptions of postpartum wellness by Rachelle Garcia of INNATE Traditions: rest, warmth, specific foods, body work and community.
Postpartum care is not a luxury; it is a necessity.
What Mothers are saying...
In-home Traditional
Postpartum Care
Recover. Nurture. Rejuvenate.
Mothering the Mother
Postpartum EDUCATION happens prenatally:
At the end of our 2hr prenatal visit you will:
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Have an understanding of INNATE's system of care and why the 5 requirements for postpartum care assures health and vitality for mothers, fathers, relationships, family systems, communities and the world at large
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A complete postpartum care plan as preventative medicine for: perinatal mood disorders, divorce, digestive health, pelvic floor health and so much more.
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Understand the true role of fathers during this time (spoiler alert: fathers are not a postpartum plan!)
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Feel confident and at ease knowing you have the layers of support needed for a thriving family system
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Postpartum CARE happens postnatally:
Each 4-5 hr visit is held in the comfort of your own home and includes the healing medicine of:​
WARMTH
to facilitate the release of oxytocin which is essential for optimal healing, breastmilk production (baby's life-line), bonding and attachment & contentment with the early monotony of Motherhood (moxa treatments, warm oil application, herbal baths, vaginal steams, etc)
NOURISHING FOODS
warm, nutrient-rich, easy-to-digest foods to support your body in its massive resource intensive job of growing human life without becoming depleted. (This is my fav way to support mamas! Get ready for some divine dishes!!)
DEEP REST
for vital restoration of your uterine ligaments which is essential for uterine health and the prevention of prolapse and other pelvic issues (baby care, grocery shopping, light house duties, etc)
GENTLE BODYWORK
to ensure the uterus returns to its centred place within the pelvic bowl and to restore health and reduce tension patterns in the mind & body (womb massage, warm oil massage, belly binding, etc.)
COMMUNITY CARE
help in curating a "village" of support, a biological imperative during the postpartum time (think meal trains, mother helpers, nesting party, child care, local resources, etc)
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Continuous virtual support via
text and voice messaging or WhatsApp
In addition to the above, my expertise also provide support for:
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*1-on-1 breastfeeding support and intro to holistic breast health
*Infant support based on the physiological design of human babies
*Natural Infant Hygiene support (aka Elimination Communication)
*application of the Evolved Nest principles
*Closing of the Bones Ceremony (click here for more info)
You are also welcome to have access to my lending library ​​​
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Sessions are valid within a 6 week period after birth, reflecting the importance of this timeframe for restorative healing and bonding.
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Serving women in the Greater Victoria, BC and surrounding Area
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Please note that I do not work during my bleed on my menstrual cycle in order to honour this time of deep rest and continue to offer this work in a regenerative way.
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Rest & Receive
Women caring for one another during life's thresholds is as old as time. Aunties, sisters, and grandmothers gathered around the Newborn Mother with healing hands, nourishing elixirs and grounded presence, singing her back after traversing the world between worlds to bring down her baby earth-side. Today, many of us are left with only a fragment of this village, so it is with great Honour that I step into this role in picking up the old bones of these traditional practices to weave them back into our collective culture during this time of re-membering.
Six (6) Visits
$2,595
✓ Prenatal Visit (2hrs)
✓ 6 in-home visits (4-5hrs each)
✓ Continuous support via text or WhatsApp
​✓Access to my MotherBaby Dyad Registry & Postpartum Recipe Guide
✓ Postpartum healing supplies (bellybind, moxa, yoni steams, etc.)
Eight (8) Visits
$3,395
​✓ Prenatal Visit (2 hrs)
✓ 8 In-home visits (4-5hrs each)
​✓ Continuous support via text or WhatsApp
​✓Access to my MotherBaby Dyad Registry & Postpartum Recipe Guide
✓ Postpartum healing supplies (bellybind, moxa, herbal yoni steam & tea blends, etc.)
✓ Postpartum Gift Box
✓ 50% off 10 Moons Mentoring Calls
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$500 non-refundable deposit at time of booking
(Remaining balance due by etransfer before first postpartum visit)
Closing the Bones
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It is with deep gratitude that I give credit to and acknowledge the lineage in which I was shown how to offer this ceremony. To my teacher Rachelle Garcia, who was taught by her Mother-in-law, Clara Alfaro Peña who comes from a family of traditional medicine people from Guanajuato and Hidalgo, Mexico.
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Click here to read more about this cross-cultural practice.
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​The final visit includes a Closing of the Bones Ceremony. This traditional ceremony is used to complete the Rite of Passage of Birth while giving honour and reverence to your womb and body for growing, birthing and nurturing life. This ceremony is very grounding providing a safe container to release any emotions associated with pregnancy, birth and your initiation into Motherhood. Rebozo closings offer the opportunity for gentle healing in a grounded way. Along with the physical closing of the body, the ceremony is used to call the Mother's spirit back home after walking the threshold between worlds during labor and birth. This is an opportunity to slow down, integrate, and be witnessed in your transition into Motherhood with beauty, intention and honour.
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The ceremony will be 3-5 hours in length to allow for plenty of spaciousness for you and your little one to continue your natural rhythm while we weave the ceremony around you. A series of physical support is offered at the beginning to help re-align your body and support the closure of the open birthing pattern of the pelvis. You will also receive a warm oil womb massage prior to the closing ceremony and an oat milk herbal bath for afterwards. Mothers are gifted a delicious decadent cake (quinoa chocolate or oat flour ginger) and elixir to savour. Close friends and partners are most welcome.
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Postpartum care as preventative medicine
Becoming a mother is not a pathology.
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Among many traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurvedic Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine to name a few, it is said that the postpartum period is an opportunity for a woman's health to improve with adequate care and nourishment. Conversely, with improper care throughout the postpartum period a woman's health can severely decline which, unfortunately, is what we commonly see amongst modern mothers. Common ailments we see today that have become "normalized" (although not normal at all!) in regards to postpartum women are:
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Pelvic issues such as incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pain during lovemaking
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Digestive issues post-birth including constipation, bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, painful elimination
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Perinatal mood disorders
​What if these dysfunctions were not the problem, but rather cries of help from our intelligent, innate design as Mothers? What if we looked at these "problems" as symptoms to a much larger issue? Newborn Mothers are one of our most vulnerable populations and are truly canaries in the collective coal mine screaming to get our attention in order to change how we show up for Mothers during this time. I believe that all dysfunctions that show up in a woman during postpartum, including perinatal mood disorders, are in fact healthy, normal responses to a dysfunctional environment.
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Our Mothers deserve better. YOU deserve better. And it is our job as a collective to start re-membering how to support Her.​
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INNATE's postpartum system of care I provide follows an ancient map that has been known and followed for the entirety of human existence designed to support a women's and baby's physiology during this tender time. When we follow this map, mother's recover from birth and fortify their health in order to care for their infant and the greater community at large.
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"All the dis-ease that shows up and manifests in a postpartum women's body is a symptom, not the problem. The roots of this dis-ease is the dysfunction and disharmony of our human environments."
-Rachelle Seliga, INNATE Traditions
After birth, there's a sacred window of time. A time for complete rejuvenation of a woman's physical, mental, and spiritual health. A time for deep, extended bonding with her newborn. The first forty-two days after birth set the stage for her next forty-two years.
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-Ysha Oakes, postpartum Ayurvedic doula, founder of the Sacred Window School
About the Food and Products
The matriarchs of traditional societies knew that food was medicine and that this is how you heal the people you love. Specialty dishes specific for the season of life a woman was in, whether the onset of her menses, pregnancy, postpartum or menopause, were considered pure common sense- just as obvious as putting on a wool hat in the winter and cotton in the summer. At Connection Continuum, food is intentionally curated for Newborn Mothers to rebuild blood, repair tissues, support hormones, and enrich and boost the flow of breastmilk.
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All food and elixirs are prepared from scratch using whole, organic, local ingredients inspired by the season. Items are properly prepared for digestibility. Food and elixirs are curated to be warm in temperature, warming in nature, easily digestible and nutrient-rich to support a Newborn Mother's physiology in the early postpartum. ​​
NO refined sugars or starches. NO GMO ingredients. NO factory farm meats. NO seed oils.
Some of our local partners include: Wind Whipped Farm, Bayside Farm, The Bison Guy, Parry Bay Farm, Nootka Rose Mills and many more!
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All herbal products are handmade with certified organic ingredients from ethical sources. All herbal oils are handcrafted with love and care using slow infusion techniques that ensure potency and freshness.
Looking for the perfect gift for the Newborn Mothers in your life? ​Let's revolutionize the "Baby Shower" items on their list and gift them the opportunity to receive deep nourishment to support their postpartum healing and wellness. Newborn babies don't need much; some second hand clothes and choice of diapers. What babies truly need is a mother who is deeply resourced to be able to care for her infant.
Certifications & Training:
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Certified INNATE Postpartum Practitioner- Rachelle Garcia of INNATE Traditions
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Pregnancy Dialogues ™ Facilitator- Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology & Health
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Certified Pre- and Perinatal Educator (PPNE)- Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology & Health
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Birth Sequencing Imprints- Tara Blasco (PhD, RCST) & Mary Jackson (RN, LM, RCST)
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Evolved Nest Ambassador- Darcia Narvaez, PhD, co-founder of The Evolved Nest
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Physiologic Baby Care- Rachelle Garcia of INNATE Traditions
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Certified Breastfeeding Counsellor-Douglas College, Vancouver, BC
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Birth Doula-Mothering Touch, Victoria, BC
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La Leche League Leader
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Psychology, BA (Hons)-York University, Toronto, ON
"When Mothers are flourishing, whole families will flourish. When whole families living together in common-unity flourish, humanity flourishes."
-Rachelle Garcia of Innate Traditions
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