Shamanic Doula

Shamanic doula work blends ancient healing traditions and spiritual wisdom with intuitive, holistic support for motherhood. It’s a way to honor the birth process as a sacred rite of passage, just as women have done for millennia.
This approach does not replace modern medical care but offers a complementary perspective. Shamanic practices create a safe, nurturing space that reconnects women with their inner wisdom, allowing them to experience birth as a powerful, transformative journey.

Through rituals, energy cleansing, dream journeys and connection to the cycles of nature, women find strength in their intuitive abilities and embrace birth as a sacred experience. Shamanic traditions provide grounding, reassurance, and guidance, helping women connect with their inner selves, their babies, and the spiritual dimensions of birth. 

This wisdom, passed down by generations of birthkeepers, brings us back to our roots, grounding the experience in a way that today’s healthcare systems may lack. 
Shamanic doula work is about the synergy between traditional healing wisdom and modern medical support. While medical care ensures physical safety, the shamanic approach fosters emotional and spiritual grounding, creating a fully supported birth experience.
Women benefit from the assurance that both their physical and spiritual needs are being honored. In this balanced space, the ancient power of birthkeeping merges seamlessly with the safety of modern medicine.

From modern medicine, we gain precision, physical safety, and comprehensive support. Shamanic knowledge reminds us that birth is a profound, transformative process that engages body, mind, and spirit. 

This integration provides holistic support for a birth that respects both the mother’s physiological needs and her spiritual journey into motherhood.

“There is no other way into the world except through the body of the woman. A woman is the portal to the universe. She is also the womb of being.”


Vanessa Lachmann