Mindfulness & Ceremony-Informed Birth Education

I help conscious and psychedelic families bridge the gap in culturally and spiritually resonant birth education. Through ceremony-informed, mindfulness-based guidance, I provide tools and support that honor your culture, spirituality, and unique journey into parenthood.

Receive personalized support that honors your values and cultural practices, ensuring a meaningful and memorable birth. Contact me today to learn more about my services and how I can support you. Together, we can create a positive and empowering birthing experience for you and your family!

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Bringing life into the world is a sacred dance of strength and tenderness, beauty and transformation entwined.

The transition to parenthood brings a mix of emotions, adjustments, and learning as you experience all the “firsts” of welcoming a baby. Pregnancy and birth can feel unpredictable, and it’s normal to feel uncertain or overwhelmed at times.

Your body and mind undergo profound changes, shaping a birthing experience that is unique and transformative (Matrescence). You don’t have to navigate this journey alone.

With supportive guidance and practical tools, you can approach pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood with confidence, reduce stress, and feel empowered to make informed choices that honor your values and your baby’s needs.

I’ll hold your hand through all the unknowns!

I am here to walk alongside you through the uncertainties of your journey, empowering your birth experience with compassion, wisdom, and unwavering support. I believe that every birth is a sacred rite, deserving of honor and acknowledgment. My commitment is to mindful birthing, ceremonial practices, and advocating for the rights of all birthing individuals, ensuring that you feel respected and empowered every step of the way.

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Labor and Birth Doula Support

I provide comprehensive physical, emotional, and informational support throughout pregnancy, during labor, and in the early hours after birth. My priority is a nurturing environment where you feel empowered, safe, and informed at every step.

Investment: $2,500 (non-refundable; due at contract signing)

Medicaid: I’m a Medicaid-enrolled doula and may be able to serve Medicaid beneficiaries. Please reach out to confirm current availability and coverage. Learn more via Michigan’s Doula Registry (https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs-doula-registry).

What’s Included?

Six Prenatal Visits

We’ll create your personalized birth plan, practice comfort measures, and align expectations for your birth experience.

Unlimited Text Support (within business hours; urgent needs anytime during on-call). Ongoing guidance and reassurance when questions arise.

Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Education

Evidence-informed strategies—breathwork, mindset, and movement—to increase confidence and calm.

On-Call Support Window

I’m on call from 37 weeks until birth (or two weeks before your estimated due date, whichever you prefer), ready when labor begins.

Continuous Labor Support

I remain by your side throughout labor and birth and stay up to two hours postpartum to support initial recovery and bonding.

Six Postpartum Visits

Emotional check-ins, feeding support, newborn care guidance, and time to reflect on your birth story.

Guided Yoga & Meditation (Pre-recorded)

Short practices to build relaxation, resilience, and body awareness.

Resources & Referrals

Connections to trusted providers in acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, pelvic floor therapy, and lactation support.

Lending Library

Curated books to deepen your understanding of childbirth and early parenting.

Car Seat Safety Education (CPST)

On-site installation and inspection to ensure your baby travels safely from day one.

Self-Care “Push Present”

A thoughtful gift to honor your journey and encourage rest and replenishment.

Together, we’ll cultivate a meaningful, culturally rooted, and empowering birth experience that honors the uniqueness of your family.

Birth Blessing Ceremony

Shekita facilitates birth rites of passage ceremonies as a Wild Women's Project Circle Facilitator. With a passion for brining ritual back into modern life and community, and a goal of normalizing these rituals in society by honoring pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

A Birth Blessing, also known as a Blessing Way, is an opportunity to create a moment in time that celebrates and honors a birthing person and their journey into birth.

This ritual is derived from a Navajo tradition that recognizes and honors the journey of pregnancy and the transition of birth as a momentous occasion in a woman’s life. It is a celebration of pregnancy and birth as a sacred and unique journey where the collective energy of loving women can help guide the mother through birth.

Unlike most cultures, we don’t find many rituals in American culture these days. There’s rarely a coming of age or naming ceremony. For many, weddings and funerals are the extent to rituals that they experience in their everyday lives. But there is power in ritual. It marks transition, it affirms important values, and it provides an opportunity to connect with mothers in a sacred place free of distractions.

When mothers connect, we celebrate our femininity. And that subtle acknowledgement of a tribe is profound. Rituals are doorways between the spiritual and physical world. We experience a moment in time and then step back into our daily lives enriched by that experience.

Investment: Starting at $500

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Coming Soon (March 2026)! Mindfulness- Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) Course!

Join other expectant parents in this groundbreaking, 9 week line-online mindful birthing course.

Learn to engage the mind to work with pain, fear, and anxiety during labor while increasing confidence and courage for the experience of labor and delivery.

In this Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) Course, learn to

Access deep physical and mental relaxation
Engage the mind to work with pain during labor
Increase confidence and courage for the experience of labor and delivery
Practice Prenatal Yoga for strength and flexibility
Develop Skills for managing stress in pregnancy, parenting, and daily life
Enhance partner communication skills
Become more aware of your own approach to parenting

Full Payment Registration: $345 (Single), $495 (Couples)

Payment Plan Registration Available*

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"She was also always so upbeat/positive!"

Shekita was very supportive and made me feel so much more comfortable knowing she was there as part of my support team. She made creating my birth plan very simple and was very caring before, during and after birth. When I was feeling down during my complicated birth process she was there with those words of encouragement to make me and my child's dad feel better. I was also diagnosed with a rare illness called intraheptic cholestasis of pregnancy which made me high risk and she was very much in tune with me and the baby since day 1. I also felt comfortable as she's very relatable, understanding, and she's was also always so upbeat/positive. She's a great doula and very resourceful. She even encouraged me to follow my plan to be a doula one day.

Raemere Garrett
"She helped motivate me.."

She was respectful an very kind she did her job very well ,as well she helped motivate me in many ways possible, I really appreciate Shekita being there for me

ILieaha Conn-Crawford
"I had an amazing pregnancy experience with her...."

Shekita has been an amazing advocate /doola/friend . I had an amazing pregnancy experience with her in the birth of my baby girl, February 17, 2024 . OK, honestly I rather a four page story on how my pregnancy went! To you soon to be mommy choose Kita she’s amazing!

Aleigha Cann