An offering for mothers and families to prepare for the sacred postpartum window

learn the essentials of postpartum wellness

  • extended rest

  • bodywork and touch

  • warmth after birth

  • warming foods

  • community holding

Are you ready to receive an honoured holding and restorative healing in your postpartum time?

what you and your family will learn

week one

  • introduction to INNATE postpartum care and the 5 cross-cultural prescriptions for postpartum healing, rooted in the mind-body continuum

  • the root causes of perinatal mood disorders in postpartum mothers and how prevention from these pathologies is possible

  • why an extended resting period is vital and imperative after birth to protect and nourish the mothers’ long-term pelvic + hormonal health

week two

  • postpartum care essentials relative to the importance of warmth after birth and why a specific, warming diet supports optimal nourishment and healing in the postpartum time

  • why warmth is an essential embodied environment for the postpartum mother in order to facilitate healing, bonding and lifelong digestive health

week three

  • the necessity for bodywork in the postpartum time and why this limb of support is vital for mother, baby and family to thrive

  • the modalities of bodywork that are appropriate and nourishing within the first 6 weeks after birth and how they facilitate regulation for the newborn mother

week four

  • curate a postpartum plan that meets the needs of your unique family

  • why postpartum integration held in the presence of community is necessary and the need for authentic, felt presence that surround the mother and family

community connection - the final class

  • all families and babies reunite after the initial postpartum period for a community celebration that honours the rites of passage of relative to birth and parenthood

  • community roots itself as the foundation of INNATE postpartum care and we will celebrate our togetherness as we conclude with this final class

Planning for the Fourth Trimester

Community Education that supports Maternal Health and our Collective Life Force

GRATITUDE to Innate Traditions founder, Rachelle Seliga

Rachelle is a Mother and Midwife who is midwifing a cultural shift through her teachings, trainings and in-person experiences. She is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM ) through the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) who completed 8 years of traditional midwifery apprenticeship, spanning both the US and Mexico.

Hands-on, life experience informs all of Rachelle’s work, and forms a strong basis of INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training, where students learn simple, empowering modalities that bring about true healing and vibrant health for postpartum Mothers and families.

Click here to learn more about INNATE Postpartum Care

is this offering for me?

  • Yes. Ideally mothers take this 5 class series between 20-35 weeks gestation so they can optimally plan for a nourishing postpartum time.

  • This course is for pregnant mothers and any family members who will be supporting the mother and family during the first 6 weeks after birth. It is IDEAL that partners/fathers/husbands attend with the pregnant mothers.

  • The INNATE Traditions Planning for the Fourth Trimester Course is open only to pregnant mothers and their families. If you are interested in Innate Postpartum Care Certification Training, please visit www.innatetradtions.com

  • $299 CAD

  • Yes. Any family members ( aside from the mother + father ) who choose to attend the 5-class series will receive a 50% discount off the full course price.

“postpartum care is one of the most effective ways to care for future generations, because children’s health is contingent upon maternal health…”

— Rachelle Seliga