ISIBELEKO

We must believe that we are the culture bearers, birth keepers, and medicine weavers for the unfathomable tomorrow. Together, we are the medicine.

As the world shifts, birth work and writing continue to be the keys to our collective liberation, not just freedom. While caring for our communities, we must pause to pour into ourselves. Join an upcoming gathering to reconnect to our callings to midwifery, practices from ancient cultures, and build a successionable birth community. The Isibeleko series was created to be a learning and convening space for the children of midwives, healers, and scribes. Prior experience and certification are not required. Come as you are. Attendees will be guided through teach-ins, integration activities, plant wisdom, and more.

There is a space for you.

  • Growth

    Seeding new ideas that combat harmful narratives and create space for learning.

  • Fellowship

    Connecting with practitioners across cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, and gender identities.

  • Reclamation

    Reclaiming what is ours as the Global Majority who are called to usher in the next generations.

  • Stewardship

    Adapting customs and language to further the rematriation of birth traditions.

MAKE IT

Next class: Afro-Spiritual Midwifery

A two-part series for birth and postpartum practitioners.

March 1st and 15th | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Together this space will explore the ways midwifery has always been an integral part of religions and spiritual systems. We will:

  • Deep dive into the overlaps of traditional midwifery and religion 

  • A digital midwifery care package

  • The different types of traditional midwives

  • Afro-spiritual postpartum recipes and traditions

  • How traditional midwives infused African spirituality (Hoodoo, Voodoo, Lukumi) into their practice

  • Explore the first seven rites of passage, their corresponding anatomy and physiology, and their years from birth through adulthood

  • Essential herbs, flowers, and psychoactive plants found in a traditional midwife's pharmacy

  • Two live online classes

  • Workbook to be used during and outside of class time

  • Access to the online Midwifery Library

  • Group fellowship with practitioners

All attendees receive a workbook and access to an online Midwifery Library.