Woven Earth Traditions

Cycles of Birth

"Every birth echoes the ancient rhythm of creation: death to what was, surrender to what is, and emergence into what will be."

Preconception : Pregnancy : Postpartum : Pregnancy Release & Bereavement

Available support

  • 1:1 Preconception and fertility support

  • FULL PACKAGE - Prenatal, birth and immediate postpartum support

  • Postpartum bundle (4 sessions. A total of 12 hrs)

  • Placenta art and encapsulation

  • 1:1 Pregnancy release & bereavement support {for parents and doulas}

  • Ceremony

    • Mother’s Blessing

    • Closing of the Bones

Ceremony
Pregnancy Release & Bereavement Support
Preconception & Fertility Support

Local to Corbett + Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas. {Virtual + in person sessions available}

Womb to World

  • A deeper exploration of how body-psyche symptoms manifest within the body and shape the internal environment.

    • Virtual somatic sessions gently unwinding patterns held in the body and lineage.

    • Deepen awareness before pregnancy

    • Attuned guidance through sensation and memory, allowing the nervous system to reorganize toward spaciousness and coherence.

    • Nourishment & Herbal remedies

    • Integrative support via signal between sessions

  • Holistic preparation and embodied support for the thresholds of pregnancy, labor, birth, and immediate postpartum.

    Prenatal consultations and birth preparation support 

    • (9) 75-minute, in depth prenatal sessions

      • Somatic exploration and integration

      • Explore birth preferences, priorities, hopes, desires, fears and concerns

      • Discern how to best support leading up to and during labor

      • Integrative support via signal between sessions

    • Educational and informational resources regarding pregnancy, birth, postpartum

    • Resource guide to local and trusted practitioners

    Support during Labor and Delivery

    • On call support during your due range and early labor

    • Emotional, mental, physical and somatic support during labor and birth

      • Physical comfort measures (positioning guidance, breath support, presence)

      • Advocacy and informational support to assist you in making informed decisions

    Immediate Postpartum

    • Support and integration at minimum, for the first (2) hours after delivery

    • Breastfeeding guidance and newborn support as desired

    • One (2 hr) follow up visit at 1 week postpartum

    • Integrative support via signal between sessions

  • Six weeks of in-home postpartum care (10) visits to be used across six weeks + integrative support via signal between sessions

    A responsive continuum of care for the early weeks after birth, tending to the mother, baby, and family through physical recovery, nourishment, feeding, rest, and the emotional transition of birth.

    Care begins more frequently in the immediate postpartum period and gently tapers as the mother recovers and the family finds its rhythm.

    Suggested weekly rhythm: (26) total hrs

    Weeks 1-2
    2 (3hr) visits each week

    • Early visits center the immediate needs of mother and baby: nourishment, breastfeeding support, rest, herbal care, newborn tending, and light household support.

    Weeks 3–4
    2 (2hr) visits each week, allowing care to deepen as the immediate intensity of recovery begins to soften

    • Continued nourishment, breastfeeding support, and practical care. Bringing in more space for emotional tending, nervous system support, and beginning to integrate the birth experience

    Weeks 5–6
    one (3hr) visit each week

    • With care oriented toward integration, replenishment, bodywork, continued feeding support, and supporting the family’s emerging postpartum rhythm

    Weeks 8-12
    Optional add on -donation based

    • Available via phone for support as needed.

    Throughout Our Time Together

    Care may include:

    • Breastfeeding and newborn feeding support

    • Postpartum nourishment and meal preparation

    • Herbal teas, baths, steams, and other traditional postpartum preparations

    • Gentle postpartum bodywork

    • Rebozo & belly binding

    • Physical comfort and nervous system support

    • Newborn and family tending

    • Light household support

    • Rest and recovery support

    • Birth story listening, processing, and integration

    • Emotional companionship through the postpartum transition

    • Referrals to trusted clinical or specialized practitioners when additional care is needed

    • Integrative support via signal between sessions

  • Integration and support for parents and doulas

    Suggested: (3) 60-min session bundle - for fuller support and integration

    Folks navigating:

    • Pregnancy loss, pregnancy release, stillbirth / infant loss

    • Traumatic or complicated births

    And needing

    • Practical support for planning and decision-making

    • Partner/family communication support & local resources

    • At home and/or in clinic support

    • Ritual and remembrance practices 

    • Herbal remedies and nutritional support

    • Integrative storytelling and somatic support for deep emotional processing, nervous system regulation, embodied release, and postpartum integration

    • Integrative support via signal between sessions

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Ritual & Remembrance

  • A facilitated circle of storytelling and intentional ritual, gathering family and loved ones into a relational field of love, connection, and presence. Together, we honor the journey into motherhood, strengthen the web of support surrounding the family, and anchor a sense of steadiness and belonging for the threshold of birth.

    Pre-Ceremony Planning (60 min)

    • Intention-setting dialogue

    • Theme + ritual design

    • Food organization

    • Guest invitations

    • Ongoing communication and coordination

    Facilitated Ceremony (2 hours)

    • Altar set up and music

    • Opening circle + intention

    • Story sharing and affirmations

    • Ritual elements (may include song, flower crown, red thread prayer, foot washing, anointing, hair braiding, gifts, rebozo, guided meditation and somatic grounding)

    Integration + Closing

    • Grounding in collective blessing

    • Birth affirmation keepsake

    • Light refreshments

    (Total) Preparation and Follow Through - 18 hours

  • A space to process and integrate your birth and postpartum experience

    Session Preparation (30 mins)

    • Intention-setting conversation, clarifying what is ready to be honored, released, and integrated

    Ceremony & Bodywork (2 hours)

    • Warm, private in-home setup

    • Altar, candles, textiles, music, calming atmosphere

    • Herbal tea and vaginal steam

    • Space for storytelling, emotional release, or quiet integration

    • Gentle abdominal massage and warming oil application

    • Rebozo wrapping and rhythmic holding of the body (feet, legs, hips, belly, torso, shoulders, head)

    Integration & Sealing (30-45 mins)

    • Resting period

    • Grounding touch and gentle re-emergence

    • Closing blessing or intentional sealing ritual

    • Optional herbal bath

  • A carefully tended process of preparing the placenta through steaming, dehydration, and encapsulation, transforming it into capsules for personal postpartum use as part of a restorative care practice.

    • Completed over a 48-hour period

    • Safe + sanitary handling and preparation

    • Clear storage and dosage guidance

    • Pick up and drop off services

      • delivered upon the third or fourth day after receiving

    • Placenta prints included as a keepsake to honor this life-giving organ.

    • Umbilical cord spiral

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  • "Working with Carriese was one of the most grounding and transformative experiences. Her presence is so calm and intuitive."

    Alyssa

  • "I felt seen, held and honored in my whole being. She knew exactly when to listen, when to guide, and when to simply hold space."

    Sara

  • "She followed my wisdom as lead and supported me in finding my own voice."

    Bri

  • "Her sessions during pregnancy helped me release tension I didn’t even realize I was carrying. Her support in preparing myself to birth was spiritually and emotionally nourishing."

    Nika

  • "If you are seeking someone who combines skilled hands, a wise heart, and a reverence for birth and womanhood, I cannot reccommend her enough. Carriese’s care is so medicinal and embodied.”

    Sage

  • Beloved,

    While this portal is deeply personal, it is also communal. Whether you are welcoming life or navigating loss, you do not carry this alone. You are part of a lineage of women who have walked before you, and a living thread for those yet to come.

    To me, a birth and bereavement companion is to simply be with women as they walk through transformational thresholds. Offering a steady hand and medicinal humor along the way. Rooted in community, relationship, and devotion to the sacred art of witnessing and lovingly tending.

    My understanding of birth and loss is carried through ancestral wisdom, lived experience, self-study, and mentorship. Descendant from midwives, witches, medicine women, psychics, and healers.

    I tend to the body while honoring the unseen moving beneath the surface. A living evolution of ritual and prayer braided through the physical, emotional, and spiritual layers of the reproductive and bereavement continuum.

    You already carry the strength and wisdom required for this passage, whatever form it takes. My role offers reflection and presence. Opening space for rest, nourishment, and integration.

    To walk this path is to hold a reverent and revolutionary responsibility.

    With love,

    Carriese

  • I am not a licensed medical professional and do not provide medical care, diagnosis, treatment, or intervention. My role is that of a traditional birth companion, offering emotional, physical, educational, and spiritual support. Any information shared is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice.