Somatic Sessions for

menstruality, fertility, pregnancy, birth, loss, postpartum, motherhood and womb wellness

Sessions are available in person in Greensboro, NC or via Zoom

For Pregnancy

If we understand that birth is an initiation, there is much to do to prepare! In a private somatic session with Dawn you will receive holistic support for your pregnancy, labor and birth.

In a pregnancy session we may use yoga, reiki energy and/or somatic movement.

Birth and Pregnancy Coaching

What questions do you have about birth? What do you need help with in pregnancy? Do you need to make a plan for postpartum? (The answer is YES!) Maybe you don’t have time for a full childbirth class. Or maybe this is not your first birth so you don’t feel like you need a whole class, but you still have questions! Instead of being in a class setting, you will have my undivided attention and we can traverse whatever topics or questions that you have. We will take an holistic approach to preparing for labor and birth. You get to pick my brain.

Somatic Birth Preparation

Your typical childbirth preparation will not fully equip you with the body-based skills that you will need for labor, birth and postpartum. It is one thing to learn about your options for medication and pain relief. It is another thing entirely to understand how your system works and will respond during labor and birth.

It is my firm belief that we birth the way we live, and most of us will need a shift in perspective in order to access the full surrender required of birth. Somatic birth preparation means practicing birth by shifting small things incrementally in our daily lives.

Have you experienced birth trauma? Or other sexual/gynecological boundary violations? In a one on one session we can work through these events from the body’s vantage point so that you have access to more power and ease in your birth.

In a somatic session we may use yoga, reiki energy and/or somatic movement.

Prenatal Sessions Testimonials

  • During my session with Dawn I felt safe, supported and present in my body. I left feeling lighter and breathing with ease. Thank you!

    Molly

  • Dawn has a gift in being able to process and understand your emotions and expectations. I left the session feeling more centered, rested, and grounded. It carried me through the day even as I had meetings and a couple unexpected changes to my day. I was calmer not only in my day to day life, but also with my thoughts concerning the baby and what needed to be done. I would absolutely recommend Dawn to anyone looking for a way to re-center and ground.

    Tamara

  • I thoroughly enjoyed my prenatal session with Dawn. The space was peaceful and welcoming. The actual session was relaxing and tranquil. I feel as if a weight was lifted off me. I highly recommend booking with Dawn for your Reiki needs!

    Marguerite

  • “I met with Dawn for a reiki session recently and it was my first time experiencing reiki. Dawn is so generous with her presence and time. I experienced her work as gentle and so grounded. Going in I wasn’t sure what to expect and she was wonderful in guiding with clarity. I will certainly love to work with her again.”

    — Catherine P.

For Postpartum

The time after birth is considered by many cultures an opportunity for deep rest and nourishment. Learn how to access the support you need for this time.

In a postpartum somatic session we may use yoga, reiki energy and/or somatic movement.

Postpartum Planning

It is crucial to plan well for your time after birth. And the time to do that is in pregnancy! We will take an holistic approach to preparing for postpartum that includes logistical, physical, emotional and energetic solutions.

Birth Story Listening

A vital part of integration after birth is knowing your story, and it may take many tellings of your birth story to fully understand it. Making meaning out of your experience creates coherence in your body-mind system which sets a foundation of strength and resilience for your mothering. In a birth story session I will listen without judgement and help you to identify and then integrate challenges or difficulties that you experienced. Even if you don’t feel your birth was traumatic, there may still be residue that needs to be released.

Somatic Postpartum Repair

Physical and emotional nourishment are a vital part of postpartum recovery. After the birth of a baby, regardless of the method or outcome, a physical and energetic space is open and empty within mother. All mothers need to integrate the birth experience in order to gain wholeness, capacity and power in motherhood. In a somatic postpartum repair session I may use the Holding the Bones somatic repair practice that I learned from Kimberly Johnson. In this work there may be gentle hands-on guidance that will help you connect to your birth through each of the five channels of awareness (thoughts, images, movement, emotions, sensations) in order to repair, release and integrate energy that was trapped or needs to move. Learn more about Holding the Bones.

Dawn creates an ambience of warmth and safety.

She doesn’t pressure you to know “where to start”, but she does guide you through the complex process of postpartum emotions. She guided me to accept the experience and what is. However, she never encouraged me to discount my experience by saying anything like “at least you have a healthy baby!” It matters how I feel too, and I felt that completely with Dawn. The icing on the cake was the guided meditation. I had no idea I’d be on a journey not only to accept myself and my body today, but also to accept the past versions of myself going back years. It was so cathartic, and I was surprised when I almost started sobbing at the end of the mediation. If you’re wondering if you should do this with Dawn, don’t, and just do it! It really was a mind altering experience for me in the most positive way.

— Katie Teal