Herbal Medicine for Birth Support
The next course begins in December, 2024. Apply below.
ONLINE herbal education for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
In this 3-Month journey, we will be learning different herbal medicines that can be used to support people through their birth journey. Every week we will be joined by a birthworker in the community that will share their journey with plant medicine as well as ways they use plants when supporting gestating folks.
Our goal is to help you feel supported, grounded, and equipped with basic herbal knowledge to help you care for folks you support through your birthwork.
The details:
Only open to BIPOC Doulas & Birthworkers. The course is offered via Zoom live stream for full participation.
Deadline to apply is November 29, 2024!
WHEN: Wednesdays 5-7:30pm PST
DATES: December 4th, 11th & 18th, January 8th, 15th & 22nd
OFFERING: $400
*Payment plans and accommodations/support are definitely available for folks that need it.
IMPORTANT:
This is a Queer and Trans friendly space. We use gender neutral language when addressing the entire class. We are also super thoughtful with people's pronouns. We ask, we remember, and we respect the pronouns people use.
About your facilitator
Hi, my name is Berenice. I am a queer herbalist who was born in Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and grew up on Tongva lands (El Monte, CA) since I was 3 years old. My mother was my first herbal teacher. She raised my two sisters and I with herbal medicine. The classes are informed by my mother's teachings, wisdom that many teachers have shared with me along the way, and the long relationship I've had with plants. In class, my facilitation style is very hands on, collective, and engaging. I share what I know and I am also invested in providing a mutual learning experience where people are encouraged to share their own knowledge and contribute what they know.
In 2014, I got accepted into the East Bay Community Birth Support Project, a comprehensive nine-month doula training program designed specifically for formerly incarcerated and low-income women of color. We were paired with a Doula Mentor who helped us in providing culturally relevant doula care in own communities. Since then, this program has become the Roots of Labor Birth Collective. In 2019, I witnessed the birth of my friend’s child and got the calling to become a midwife. I enrolled in midwifery school a year later. In this class, I bring a decade of experience supporting families through the birth journey. I am currently in my last year of the midwifery licensing process in California.
Ready to join us?
