Reclaiming Birth October 2024
A healing and birth preparation journey for mothers. This is a holistic journey that will touch mind (facts and truth about birth) body (somatic exercises and breathwork) and spirit (birth art, reflection and enquiry)
A birth preparation and healing journey that applies to many.
For those that have experienced a traumatic or disappointing birth and want a different experience next time.
For those that feel drawn to undisturbed physiological birth but feel doubt about the process or their body, whether there is a fracture in their mother line, or the impact of living in a culture that over medicalises birth.
For birthworkers that would like to integrate previous experiences so they can be a clear channel in the birth space
Or, for anyone craving a physiological birth experience and resonates with my approach
There is no one timing, this is open to pregnant women and those that are hoping to conceive (one day), whether you are a mother yet or not. It's never too early or too late to start!
This will be an intimate group journey to ensure I can be attentive to each woman and ensure there is space for story telling, sharing and debriefing. 20 places are available.
It will run across 4 months beginning on Tuesday October 8th 2024
7 x live calls (2hrs each) will alternate Tuesday mornings 10am to 12pm and Sunday evenings 7pm to 9pm AEDST
The calls will be spaced out every 3 weeks or so, giving ample time for integration.
There will be a bigger break through December and early January. However I will be available through the Whatsapp group for continual support.
Calls will be recorded and available for 4 weeks after the call.
Whatsapp chat group for connection, community, mutual support and integration- open indefinitely
Investment: $480
To apply, please contact carla.wellnessgarden@gmail.com with a few sentences or paragraphs about yourself and why you feel drawn to this journey.
Once your place is confirmed, there will be an exchange of deposit of $100
Flexible payment plans are available
There is also the possibility of solidarity discount for single mothers and First Nations women. Please let me know if you would like to apply
I welcome questions and enquiries before committing to the journey.
1 x 1:1 session (90mins) with me is an optional extra at the discounted rate of $80, either prior to the start date if you wish to closely debrief a previous birth. Otherwise you may choose to use this session for integration of the journey afterwards.
All of the calls are for the participants except for one, where partners will be allowed to join in a session especially for them
Physiology of Postpartum
Herbal Supports for Postpartum
Using birth art, processes and embodiment, all in line with the approach of inner work, this journey is angled towards the pathway of undisturbed physiological birth. This is the pathway I wholeheartedly believe in, so this journey will most benefit those that are also aligned with freebirth, or at least, birthing at home.
This is my unique approach that has been developed through my own healing journey and the work I do with the families I walk beside in my local area.
Inner work for birth prep is crucial if we want to free ourselves of a culture that over-medicalises and devalues birth.
This is how we integrate the wounds, stories, doubts and fears that hold us back. There is a focus on remembering how to reconnect to intuition and inherent wisdom, as these are a woman's biggest strength in the birthing journey and beyond.
My approach steers clear of programs or 'education'. I believe that women already carry the knowing of how to birth. They don't necessarily need to be taught. In the context of homebirth & unassisted birth, there's no need for education about the hospital setting or policy, though of course this will be touched on to truly understand how this environment sabotages birth.
My wish for each woman that participates is that she comes home to the wisdom inherent to her body and that what she learns about herself and birth will positively impact her life ongoingly.
What you will gain:
a greater sense of self, direction on what you need to do to have the birth you desire
community, support and solidarity with women who are on a similar path. This is essential, in my opinion!
the opportunity to rewrite birth for your family line
confidence and clarity to walk the path of sovereign birth
understanding around physiological postpartum
access to different guest speakers
Call 1
Birth Imprints
Herstory of childbirth
The potential of taking full responsibility
Call 2
Deep dive into physiological birth and the energetics of the birth space
The potential of taking full responsibility
Call 3
Breathwork with guest speaker for embodied integration
Call 4
Embracing Intensity and the Labyrinth of birth
Call 5
Placenta healing and connection
Call 6
Partners session
Call 7
Postpartum nourishment for birth integration
About Carla:
I am a mother to two beautiful children and live, work, relate and parent on beautiful Bundjalung Country NSW.
Birthwork called me after the birth of my second child, an empowering, insightful reclamation after my first birth was interrupted by a private homebirth midwife.
I had two very contrasting experiences of birth that were rich in lessons and meaning. You can listen to them here
https://open.spotify.com/episode/75wgeqmQyl9sCIAIG9ZVAt?si=NJt13uYcSluVp-J2a6QN-A
Birthing undisturbed, outside of the system showed me the potential of the birthing experience. I felt an overwhelming longing for all women and babies to experience this, their birth rite.
I am fortunate enough to have followed the threads and be guided by traditional birthwork and postpartum care. I have been immersed in this for the last 5 years. In 2020 I trained as a birth mentor with Birthing from Within. There are some tools and processes I have kept with me and find relevant to the home birth/freebirth journey. I bring this and the experience of my own birthing journeys as well facilitation and skills to the circle. I am so passionate about reclaiming birth for our communities and sharing what I've learned with anyone that is keen.
Testimonials:
Carla's Reclaiming Birth Journey helped prepare me for the freebirth of my second baby. The course offered a blend of inner work, reflection on personal beliefs, and an understanding of the history of obstetrics and physiological birth. Carla guided me through exploring my own birth imprints, as well as the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. The gentle pace allowed me the time to digest the material and begin integrating what I needed into my own experience. After a "disturbed" freebirth with my first, I believe that the inner work and knowledge gained from this journey helped lay the foundation for the powerful, undisturbed freebirth of my second.
- Jess
I completed this container with Carla before the birth of my second child.
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect and how something like this would change my journey, but I can surely say that I am deeply appreciative of the time Carla spent with all of us.
I left feeling incredibly confident in my ability to birth my baby, I felt lifted and energised. The time spent together was used to explore our inner tools and innate ability to grow, nurture and birth our children, as well as navigate barriers and care for ourselves in the immediate postpartum.
I loved this time learning about me and connecting with other like-minded women, an experience I won’t forget.
-Bianca
The birth was perfectly as it was meant to be. A real dream come true for me Carla. It wasn’t orgasmic or psychedelic. It was real, raw, without interference, supported. I was in my animal brain, and birthed my little girl into my arms. Magic. It was the hardest thing in the world again. About 6 hours of full on sensations after 20 hours or so of more mild cramping. But this time I was so aware and so present for the whole thing. A different experience to my forst where I know I was in stress response and not able to be fully present with sensations and feelings. Whereas with this birth I was right there with my baby as a team and felt so present to the immense ecstatic experience of her coming through my pelvis. I had my hand on her head the whole way. She took some time to breathe when she came out, and I held her and breathed trust and love her way and eventually she took breath. Apparently the midwives were taking some steps to possibly intervene which I was completely unaware of. I had no fear I knew she would breathe in her own time.
Thanks for being such a support for me Carla. I really felt your deep trust in me which I needed this time around. And I did it. I got to birth my baby in total freedom in my bathroom. The midwives and doula spent most of the time out in the lounge while me and my partner were together. They came in at one stage and I asked them all to leave. I found my voice so strongly this pregnancy and birth, and I feel it now in my mothering imprint too. And I’m sure will continue in other areas of my life too.
I did so much inner work this pregnancy which was so hard and painful at times. But I really believe that’s what opened the clear pathway for me to birth in the way I did. I was clear and strong and in trust. Our relationship has healed a lot too, and him as an individual I see so much more trust and belief from him. He was such a steady rock in the birth. I knew he could do it!
So much love to you Carla. The work you do is literally changing the world- one mumma and babe at a time.
-Sian
To apply, please contact carla.wellnessgarden@gmail.com with a few sentences or
paragraphs about yourself and why you feel drawn to this journey.
