livinginlove.ca - Pregnancy Birth & Beyond

* PLEASE NOTE: I am currently only accepting a VERY LIMITED number of clients. Please follow links below and fill out application (or contact me) if you are interested in any of these services. ONLINE packages are in the process of being created. Love!

Divine Mother Birthing Guidance and Consultation:

If you have a desire to use your pregnancy and birth experience as an initiation and powerful rite of passage for your own Rebirth, Sasha has personally walked the path of becoming a Divine Mother, (she actually free-birthed her own little goddess ON Mother's Day!) and is honoured to have the opportunity to be Your guide. It is her deepest desire to support women to Love and Trust Birth, themSelves, their Bodies, their Babies, their partners/birth team, 'The Divine Mother' and the Divine Intelligence of Life.

Sasha has experienced and created 'Divine Mother Birthing' as An Evolutionary Journey for Birthing our Selves...from real-life baby beings to whole new ways of being! ~ A Conscious Birthing Journey honoring the transition, initiation and sacred rite of passage into Motherhood.

The journey of pregnancy and birthing is one of the most profound and monumental transitions a woman can go through in her life. And though it is a natural and normal process of life, it is also an enormous initiation and sacred rite of passage if a woman chooses to honor it as such. Sashie facilitates your journey as an inspirational guide for consciously transitioning into motherhood; She leads you on your creative journey of exploration and excavation, preparation and education, as a powerful companion and catalyst for transformation and self-realization.
Going through all areas of life and levels of being, from the mental to the emotional, the physical to the spiritual, the mundane to the magical and miraculous, no stone in one’s life is left unturned. You will also create your own workbook-style journal through writings, prompts, poems, experiential exercises, assignments and sketches, & an abundance of space for reflections and visions, all intended to initiate the creative expression and self-exploration so necessary to fully honour the amazing transition each woman undergoes in her journey of pregnancy, birth and beyond.

In taking time to reflect on who she has been, who she is now, and who she is becoming, every new mother has the opportunity to think, feel and act according to her own heart, to create and experience the gifts and joys of conscious birthing she deserves, and to honor the rite of passage into motherhood she is undergoing.

No matter who a woman chooses to have support her or where or how her birth takes place, Sashie-Star accompanies all women on an evolutionary journey for “self” birthing - from real-life baby beings to whole new ways of being!

Divine Mother Birthing
Guidance and Consultation :
Private Package Program $1799
includes 22 hours of (program-structured and go-with-your-flow) private 1-1 time (in person sessions and/or via Skype)
PLUS email support and weekly online check-ins AND your very own private online study, learning and processing site.

DMB private work is also available by the hour. $100/hour

*Contact Sashie for more info and/or for upcoming group offering dates.

*DMB Weekend group workshops series - $299/ea
*Online Self Study Package available soon.

Divine Mother Birthing
~The Exquisite Mama Package~
Guidance, Consultation & Ceremonial Pampering
for the Goddess You ARE:
Private Package $2199

Includes as above PLUS
Belly Painting and Photography (value$299)
and a personalized BlessingWay Ceremony
Facilitated Mama/Baby Blessing Circle (pre-birth)
-A day of facilitation custom-designed to suit Mama's desires. Can include sacred space set-up, guided meditations and visualizations, prayers, songs, dancing, painting, activities, rose petals, the facilitation of friends and loved ones supporting and "loving-up the mama-to-be" in many ways, and so much more! (value $499)

APPLICATION FORM LINK
for Divine Mother Birthing Packages:

https://www.jigsawbox.com/signup/Alchemy Of Love/13467/21658

PLEASE NOTE: we have been experiencing issues with this link so you may need to copy and paste it. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Loving Doula Assistance and other Sacred Services
for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond:

* PLEASE NOTE: i am currently only accepting a VERY LIMITED number of clients. Please contact me for an application if you are interested.

Sashie~Star LOVES empowering women and their families through the birthing process. She has always felt passionate about supporting the ancient and natural process of birth, and sees it as a powerful rite of passage in which each woman's unique journey needs to be supported and honoured. She trained with Dona International, the world's premier Doula Association and is delighted to combine her natural gifts and services with those of being a birth doula.
She strives to create a supportive, loving and positive experience for babies,women and their families, and is truly grateful to be part of such a sacred and miraculous thing as birth! If you desire to have the support of a trained doula, (who has also been called "a born natural"), Sasha-Star will work with you and she is absolutely committed to giving her whole-hearted attention to helping you have your best possible birthing experience.

What does the birth of your dreams look and feel like?

Standard Base Package
and Custom-Created Packages
are available to suit individual needs and desires.

Sashie~Star's Loving Doula services
include a variety of offerings.
~ Standard Base Package $1799. (see details below)

* Extra Options for Custom-Created Packages
are available to suit individual needs and desires,
based on SBP $1799 + $100/hr per add-on unless otherwise noted. (see details below)

*NO LONGER AVAILABLE*: Just Birth! Option for Divine Mother Birthing workshop/private clients : (includes one 2-4 hour private post-natal session and presence and support at Birth)

Please Contact Sashie for your
complimentary initial consultation
and find out if she may be
the Doula of your Dreams!

If in your no-obligation initial 30 min consultation you decide Sashie is the Doula for you, the next step is the Base Package...

Base Package includes:
~ 2 Pre-Natal Visits (1-2 hours each)
~24/7 on-call availability
(2 weeks before and 2 weeks after your due date)
~ please note: back-up Doula *No Longer Avail.
~ Full Labour/Birth Support from the time you call
until 1-2 hours after your baby is born
~2 Follow-Up Post Partum Visits (1-2 hours each)
~ 6 weeks of phone/email support availability

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Custom packages are created
by adding to the Base Package
any combination of what is available.

Pre-Natal:

* Complimentary pre-consultation

* Info, meeting with parent(s), q&a, birth plan exploration and general intake session. (This first session is included in the base package. A second visit is also included.)

*Counseling and guided inner journeys (part of DivineMotherBirthing)

*Exploration of emotional, spiritual & mental realms (fears, dreams, desires etc.) (part of DMB) *Highly Recommended

*Guided inner journey to meet/connect with baby (part of DMB)

*Couple's session to explore emotional world, fears, needs, appreciations etc. Includes facilitated exercises to catalyze support and intimacy. (separate)

*Family session with siblings (separate)

*Guided Art Therapy Work (part of DMB)

*Belly Painting and Photography Day ($299 (or +- varying)

*Massage/Reiki etc.
(See "Private Sessions" page for more info)

*BlessingWay Ceremonies
Facilitated Mama/Baby Blessing Circle (pre-birth)
-A day of facilitation custom-designed to suit Mama's desires. Can include sacred space set-up, guided meditations and visualizations, prayers, songs, dancing, painting, activities, rose petals, the facilitation of friends and loved ones supporting and "loving-up the mama-to-be" in many ways, and so much more! ($499)

Early/Active Labour Support, Birthing Support Services:
(all part of the base package)

*Includes
Physical Support (massage, pain management etc)
Emotional Support,
Informational Support,
Coaching, Positive Encouragement (and Cheerleading!),
Breathwork if desired,
Guided Meditations and Visualizations,
Pampering and taking care of details such as music etc..,
Guiding and supporting Mama's Partner (and/or friends & family),
Providing Information about hospital Choices (re: procedures and medications etc..),
Working With midwife or medical staff for Mama's best interest,
Being By Mama's side and meeting her needs in any way possible!
Specializing in Sacred Home Birth

Post-Birth:

*Breastfeeding support (included in Base Package)

*Follow-up visits -(Two are included in Base Package.)

*Postpartum support - assistance with light housework, meal planning and preparation, errands, older siblings, information, breastfeeding, and other emotional/physical support etc..

*Written Story of Birth Experience

Also Available:

*Personalized Meditation Cds for pre and post birth

Please Contact Sashie for your complimentary initial consultation and find out if she may be the Doula of your Dreams!

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Information from Dona International's Website:

Women across the globe appreciate and value the experience of having a doula – a knowledgeable, experienced companion – who stays with them through labor, birth and beyond. Birth doulas offer emotional support, encouragement and wisdom throughout labor and birth. Postpartum doulas support women and families through the transformation that a new baby brings to a family.

What is a doula?

The word "doula" comes from the ancient Greek meaning "a woman who serves" and is now used to refer to a trained and experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth; or who provides emotional and practical support during the postpartum period.

Studies have shown that when doulas attend birth, labors are shorter with fewer complications, babies are healthier and they breastfeed more easily.

A Birth Doula

Recognizes birth as a key experience the mother will remember all her life
Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor
Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth
Stays with the woman throughout the labor
Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make informed decision
Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers
Perceives her role as nurturing and protecting the woman's memory of the birth experience
Allows the woman's partner to participate at his/her comfort level

Research evidence shows that the quality services of a postpartum doula can ease the transition that comes with the addition of a baby to a family, improve parental satisfaction and reduce the risk of mood disorders.

A Postpartum Doula

Offers education, companionship and nonjudgmental support during the postpartum fourth trimester
Assists with newborn care, family adjustment, meal preparation and light household tidying
Offers evidence-based information on infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, infant soothing and coping skills for new parents and makes appropriate referrals when necessary

Why use a doula?

DONA International doulas mother the mother

Women have complex needs during childbirth and the weeks that follow. In addition to medical care and the love and companionship provided by their partners, women need consistent, continuous reassurance, comfort, encouragement and respect. They need individualized care based on their circumstances and preferences.

DONA International doulas are educated and experienced in childbirth and the postpartum period. We are prepared to provide physical (non-medical), emotional and informational support to women and their partners during labor and birth, as well as to families in the weeks following childbirth. We offer a loving touch, positioning and comfort measures that make childbearing women and families feel nurtured and cared for.

Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula’s presence at birth

tends to result in shorter labors with fewer complications
reduces negative feelings about one’s childbirth experience
reduces the need for pitocin (a labor-inducing drug), forceps or vacuum extraction and cesareans
reduces the mother’s request for pain medication and/or epidurals

Research shows parents who receive support can:

Feel more secure and cared for
Are more successful in adapting to new family dynamics
Have greater success with breastfeeding
Have greater self-confidence
Have less postpartum depression
Have lower incidence of abuse

If you are interested in having a doula with you for your precious birthing experience, please contact Sasha-Star directly to explore options or for other information.
She can be reached by phone at 250-267-8287 or by email at sashiestar@gmail.com