Did you know that just like birth, the postpartum period also has a physiological blueprint?

Clues of this blueprint have been left behind for us in all ancient cultures throughout the entire world. These ancient cultures tell us that the fourth trimester is a “golden opportunity” where women can restore, heal, transform and actually feel rejuvenated at the deepest level if this physiological design is respected and honored. 

The word “postpartum” in modern day society is now synonymous with depression. And the standard postpartum experience for most new moms today is certainly a depressing scene. 

The average woman is, at most, prepared with some postpartum pads and baby gear.  Her support system may include a few relatives coming over to visit, not to actually tend to her needs, but to hold the baby and completely interrupt the flow and bond between mother-baby. 

She may spend a few days in bed with her baby before jumping back into all of the normal day-to-day activities, completely ignoring her body’s need for deep rest. She’s not told anything about the immense changes that have taken place on literally every level - from the physical to the emotional, mental and spiritual. 

At 6 weeks postpartum, she’s given a nod from her doctor or midwife to start to exercise and have sex again and that is the extent of “postpartum care” in most women’s modern day life. 

Depressing is an understatement. 

This lack of care and reverence for the postpartum period in this common scenario leads to depression, depletion, pelvic floor issues, and a spiritual disconnect that manifests as low confidence in motherhood and all areas of the woman’s life. We don’t want this to be your experience. And it doesn't have to be!  

Meet Nancy Lucina 

Nancy is a mother of 3, a birth keeper, postpartum care provider, shamanic facilitator and sound healer, women's coach, blood mysteries school teacher, and ceremonial leader. She has over 12 years of experience walking women through the continuum of the female experience from conception to postpartum. She uses her gifts of voice, sound, sensitivity and connection to spirit to guide women from all around the world to awaken their ancient deep feminine wisdom, embody the Wise Woman within and live in truth and power. 

Meet Emilee Saldaya

Emilee Saldaya is a thought-leader, fiery truth-teller, and true powerhouse in the women’s liberation movement. She is the founder of Free Birth Society, a global women's community and education platform that has made massive waves in the birth world. Emilee is a radical birth educator, birth witness, the co-creator of the acclaimed Radical Birth Keeper School, and a self mastery coach. Her approach is warm, kind, ferocious, and transformational, and she teaches women the skills they need to take radical responsibility and up-level their life. Emilee is soon to freebirth her second child and looks forward to another blissful postpartum.

Imagine having your freshly born baby in your arms, while you fall deeply in love, knowing that the next few weeks that await you may be some of the most blissful of your life.

The oxytocin continues to flow for days on end because you learned the tools to prepare you for this transformational portal of time. 

You’ve learned the basics of postpartum care, you’ve put a plan into action and you know that your two main jobs are this: to bond with your baby and to nurse your baby.  

You’re set up to drop into those deep delicious brainwave states that the fourth trimester has to offer you which naturally help you to access healing on the physical and emotional level, as well as feel more spiritually connected and attuned to your intuition. 

You respect the keys to a peaceful postpartum. You rest deeply in bed with your baby for an extended period of time. Your partner, community and other team members feed you with nourishing food that restores your system. You stay warm and cozy with your baby, helping your body to slowly return to balance. You receive loving intentional touch from those around you. And you feel supported on every level. With all of these practices put into place you reach new heights within yourself. You feel at once powerful and strong and at ease and peace. 

This beautiful scene doesn’t have to be a far-off fantasy. We want the same for you. Too many women are blindsided by the intensity of postpartum, both the emotional rollercoaster and the physicality of the healing process. It’s not meant to be done alone.

We have walked this path before you and are grateful to say that our postpartum periods have been the most magical days of our lives.