Gather Your Women & Lean In
The Postpartum Support Sisters Retreat is an opportunity to receive deep wisdom, guidance, and tools for a mother-to-be and the women that will care for her in her postpartum journey. After birth, mothers need sisterly support that is skilled and attuned to meet them during this tender and delicate time. Postpartum is indeed an extremely "open" time, and not just anyone should be invited into the mother's home and space.
At a Postpartum Support Sisters Retreat, a mother-to-be and her 4-7 chosen Support Sisters learn the basics of traditional physiologic postpartum care, embody tactics for holding space and creating physical, emotional, and energetic support, and come together to create a plan to support the mother-to-be after birth, all with the guidance of INNATE Postpartum Care Practitioner, Libby Valluzzi.
Embody a Thriving Postpartum
Participants arrive with their questions and curiosities about the postpartum period in this 8-hour rejuvenating and wisdom-packed in-person retreat. The mother-to-be will choose 4-7 women in her home community whom she trusts and would like to welcome in to her home during the first 40 days for postpartum support. These women need no prior knowledge of birth or postpartum, but a generous and loving heart to serve the woman who called on them. After this retreat the Support Sisters will have the confidence to create a nourishing and thriving postpartum experience for the mother-to-be, with additional distance support from Libby as a wider circle of holding and sisterhood.
In addition, prior to the retreat the Mother-to-be will have a 1-hour consultation with Libby to answer questions, get assistance choosing her postpartum sisters, and receive additional holding and support.
Rooting into Mother Earth
During our retreat, participants will immerse themselves in the beauty of Mother Earth with a special forest walk, homestead and garden exploration, and wood-fired sauna use. Find grounded peace in connecting to the postpartum mother you are serving and the Great Mother Earth that holds us all.
Timeless Postpartum Wisdom
Awaken to the great remembrance of postpartum traditions, alive within each of our unique lineages. Support Sisters will be introduced to the pillars of postpartum care and how/when to integrate into the care of the Mother.
Healing Foods
Taste the essential foods and beverages to aid in postpartum recovery, and practice cooking a few key meals. Receive recipes, shopping lists, and nutrient-density information as Libby, certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, takes you for a spin around the kitchen.
Receive Support
Be Held, Be Prepared
Retreat Planning
All Postpartum Support Sisters Retreats are unique and tailored to the needs of each group of Mother-to-be plus her Support Sisters. Retreats are available on Lopez Island at our private homestead, please inquire to set up a time to talk and set a date.
Additionally, this retreat can be taken on the road and into your community! Libby can travel to you, her travel expenses must be paid and a private indoor/outdoor location available for hosting the day of the retreat. Please inquire to request more information.
The ideal time to hold this retreat is when a Mother-to-be is between 20-35 weeks pregnant.
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TOTAL INVESTMENT: $1717
Here's a summary of what's included:
Personalized wisdom and knowledge for 4-7 Support Sisters plus the Mother-to-be, so she can receive in-home postpartum care daily her first 40+ days (a $4000+ value if you hired me to provide this care)
Herbs and simple tools to provide warming physical support for Mother for first 40 days
Recipes to take home and cook for Mother
A full 8-hour day with time to reflect, nourish, and learn in a beautiful space
Nutrient-dense, organic lunch and snacks during our retreat
Follow-up virtual support from Libby during Mother's 40-day postpartum lie-in
1-hour consultation for Mother-to-be prior to retreat
Lifelong foundational knowledge and awareness of the Postpartum Period