Woven Earth Traditions

Cycles of Birth

“This journey will ask everything of you — and in turn, give you back to yourself”

Cycles of Birth - Preconception through Postpartum. Including Pregnancy Release & Bereavement

Offerings & Support

  • 1:1 Preconception and fertility support

  • A Mother’s Blessing Ceremony

  • FULL PACKAGE - Prenatal, Birth and Immediate Postpartum support

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

  • Placenta Encapsulation

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

  • A Closing of the Bones Ceremony

Ceremony
1:1 Pregnancy Release & Bereavement Support
1:1 Preconception & Fertility Support

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

Womb to World — Full Spectrum Care

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

    • Deepen awareness before pregnancy

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

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

    • Nourishment & Herbal remedies

  • Nurturing holistic preparation for the journey through pregnancy, labor, birth, and immediate postpartum.

    Prenatal consultations and birth preparation support 

    • (4) 90-minute prenatal sessions

      • Somatic exploration and integration

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

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

    • 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, 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) followup visit at 1 week postpartum

    • Phone, text, voice memo & email support

  • Emotional support, nourishment guidance, and intentional integration to process your birth experience and gently tend the transition into parenthood.

    • (4) 3-hour in-home postpartum wellness sessions (at 4, 6, 8 and 12 weeks) centered on your physical recovery, emotional wellbeing, and nervous system regulation.

    • Breastfeeding and newborn support, including latch guidance, positioning, feeding rhythms, and practical support as you build confidence in caring for your baby.

    • Birth story integration and emotional processing, creating space to unwind your experience.

    • Hands-on restorative care as desired, such as belly binding, gentle bodywork, warming practices, and grounding touch to support healing and alignment.

    • Herbal and nourishment support, which may include herbal baths, teas, salves, tinctures, and guidance around nutrient-dense postpartum foods to replenish and restore.

    • Phone, text, voice memo & email support

  • Integration and support for parents and doulas

    Folks navigating:

    • Pregnancy loss, pregnancy release, stillbirth / infant loss

    • Traumatic or complicated births

    And needing

    • Deep emotional processing

    • Nervous system regulation

    • Somatic release work

    • Ritual support and remembrance practices 

    • Herbal ally and nutrition support

    • At home and/or in clinic support

    • Local resources

    • Practical support for planning and decision-making

    • Partner/family support and communication support

    • Postpartum integration and grounding support

    • Phone, text, voice memo & email support

    • Suggested 3 bundle session for fuller support and integration

Book Services

Ritual & Remembrance

  • A facilitated circle of storytelling and intentional ritual weaving a relational field of love and presence that honors the motherhood journey and anchors steadiness for birth.

    Pre-Ceremony Planning (60 min)

    • Intention-setting conversation

    • Theme + ritual design tailored to your desire

    • Guest invitations

    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

  • 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

    • Gentle abdominal massage and warming oil application

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

    • Guided breath and somatic settling

    • Space for storytelling, emotional release, or quiet integration

    Integration & Sealing (30-45 mins)

    • Resting period

    • Grounding touch and gentle re-emergence

    • Optional herbal bath

    • Closing blessing or intentional sealing ritual

  • A mindful preparation process that steams, dehydrates, and encapsulates the placenta into capsules traditionally used to support postpartum recovery and replenishment.

    • Safe, sanitary handling and preparation

    • Clear storage and dosage guidance

    • Timely pickup and return to ensure freshness and potency

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

    • Umbilical cord spiral

Book Services

  • "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.