Women Who Hold Women

Sunday, April 1912:00pm – 5:00pmRising Earth Healing ArtsFree & open to the public

There are women in every community who quietly hold others through life’s most tender and transformative seasons,  menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, motherhood, grief, and menopause.

Women Who Hold Women is a community gathering created to bring these practitioners together in one place while opening the doors to the women and families they serve.

Join us for a nourishing open house where you can meet local birthworkers, bodyworkers, therapists, and women’s health practitioners supporting women across every season of life.

Whether you are navigating a transition in your own life, preparing for motherhood, moving through perimenopause, or simply curious about the many ways women support one another in community, you are warmly welcome.

🌿 The first 20 guests will receive a special gift bag from participating practitioners.

Come by, meet the practitioners, and experience the sanctuary space on the Wappinger Creek.

The following women will be present to share about their work and the ways they support women and families in our region.

Christine Jude Winus

Somatic Bodyworker | Birthkeeper | Women’s Embodiment Mentor

Founder, Rising Earth Healing Arts

(845) 288-3006

Website: www.risingearthhealingarts.com

Donna Bruschi, IBCLC  

New Baby New Paltz Ltd.  

(845) 750-4402

https://donnabruschi.com 

 https://www.instagram.com/donnabruschi/

Alex van Inwegen, Birth & Postpartum Doula

Rooted Hands Doula Services. 

(845)-768-3442

www.rootedhandsdoula.com 

Kellie Kotalik, Birth & Postpartum Doula

The Divine Within Doula Services 

203-417-5499

www.divinewithindoulaservices.com

Kasia Kamal

Holistic Birth & Postpartum Doula, Evolutionary Birth Keeper, Birth Paradigm Shifter

(917) 214-4777

www.honornature.com

Sara Morse

Postpartum Doula & Pediatric Sleep Consultant 

845-901-1481

napsconsulting.com

Yiska Obadia

Doula, perinatal bodyworker, acupuncturist, Comforting Touch for Birth educator and co-creator of the Wisdom of Birth Tarot deck. 

www.yiskaobadia.com

@comfortingtouchdoula.

Dara Shulman PCD(DONA), CLC

Postpartum Doula and Lactation Counselor

New Beginnings with Dara 

www.newbeginningswithdara.com

Ashley Brichter, CBE, CCCEChildbirth Education, Birthsmarter

www.birthsmarter.com 

@birthsmater 

Pam Skop, LMHC, CEDS, RPYT, CBCE

Psychotherapist, Yoga teacher and Childbirth educator

https://www.everybodypsychotherapynyc.com/ 

 @everybodypsychotherapynyc 

Ellen Maximilia Birth and Postpartum Doula

[email protected]

(845) 217-0885

@parentingtouch

Christine Jude Winus

Somatic Bodyworker | Birthkeeper | Women’s Embodiment Mentor

Founder of Rising Earth Healing Arts

Across generations, women have gathered in community to share wisdom, support one another through life’s transitions, and care for the body, mind, and spirit.

In modern life, many of these connections have become fragmented. Women navigating menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, perimenopause, menopause, grief, and other life transitions often find themselves searching for support without knowing where to begin.

Women Who Hold Women was created to bring together the practitioners in our region who are devoted to supporting women and families through these seasons of life. By gathering in one space, we create an opportunity for connection, collaboration, and community care.

This event is also a way for women and families to discover the many resources available locally and to meet the practitioners who are walking alongside them on their journeys.

This open house is for women and families who are seeking support, connection, and community.

You may feel called to attend if you are:

🌿 Preparing for pregnancy, birth, or postpartum

🌿 Navigating menstruation, fertility, or reproductive health

🌿 Moving through perimenopause or menopause

🌿 Seeking body-based or holistic care

🌿 Curious about local practitioners supporting women’s health and well-being

🌿 Simply longing for connection with other women in your community

This gathering is welcoming to all women and those who identify within the spectrum of womanhood, including LGBTQ+ individuals who feel aligned with this space.

Families and partners are also welcome to attend and learn about the many ways women are supported through life’s transitions.

Over the years of holding space for women at Rising Earth Healing Arts, I’ve come to see how many practitioners in our community are quietly supporting women through life’s most meaningful transitions such as  menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, motherhood, and menopause.

Often, these practitioners work in separate spaces and circles, even though we are all part of the same continuum of care.

Women Who Hold Women was created as a way to bring these women together in widening the web and  to strengthen connections among practitioners while also opening the doors to the wider community.

My prayer is that this gathering allows women and families to meet the people who are devoted to this work, to discover the support available to them locally, and to experience the sense of community that can arise when we come together in service to life.

At its heart, this event is about remembering something simple and powerful: women have always gathered to care for one another.

In Rooted Love,

Christine Jude Winus

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