Discover the power of wild medicine in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, learn to grow, gather, and prepare herbs with confidence and intuition, and bring the wisdom of generations into your practice and your life, all through a hands-on, reflective, and deeply embodied online course.
As a Romany Gypsy naturopathic doula and herbalist i have over 20 years of experience walking alongside women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Herbs have been part of my life since childhood, growing up surrounded by wild medicine, learning from women in my community, and refining that knowledge through decades of hands-on practice and lived experience.
Over the years, I’ve used wild medicine to ease nausea, nourish the body, calm the mind, and restore energy after birth, always as part of a deeply embodied, intuitive practice. I’ve crafted herbal teas to support gentle energy in pregnancy, blended oils and compresses to ease labour, and prepared postpartum remedies that nurture both body and spirit.
For me, herbs are never just remedies, they are companions, teachers, and allies, guiding us through the rhythms of the body, the cycles of nature, and the profound transitions into motherhood.
The Birthkeepers Garden is the culmination of this lifetime of practice, it’s designed to share the wisdom, techniques, and practical skills I’ve gathered, so you can bring these gifts into your own work, your own life, and your own community.
This course isn’t about theory or textbooks, it’s about learning through doing, observing, and reflecting, connecting with plants in a way that’s respectful, intuitive, and alive, the way I’ve always done.
What will i learn?
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Identify and gather wild herbs sustainably for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
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Prepare teas, infusions, compresses, and baths using wild medicine.
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Integrate wild medicine into birth work intuitively and safely.
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Observe and reflect on the effects of herbs through practical case studies and journaling.
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Align herbal practice with seasonal cycles and traditional wisdom.
Module 1: Foundations of Wild Medicine
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Why wild medicine matters in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
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History of herbal traditions in birth work
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Understanding body, mind, and spirit connections with herbs
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Safety, ethics, and using intuition in herbal practice
Activity: Reflective journal: personal experiences with herbs, noting observations and effects
Module 2: Growing Your Birthkeepers Garden
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Planning a small wild/herbal garden (backyard, balcony, or windowsill)
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Seasonal planting and harvesting
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Soil, sunlight, and companion planting
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Harvesting sustainably and with respect
Activity: Seasonal garden map and harvesting plan
Module 3: Herbs for Pregnancy
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Gentle herbs for nausea, digestion, emotional balance, and vitality
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Preparing teas, infusions, and oils
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Energetic support through each trimester
Activity: Make a pregnancy support tea/infusion and reflect on effects or potential uses
Module 4: Herbs for Labour
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Herbs for calm, focus, energy, and gentle support during labour
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Herbal baths, compresses, and ritual uses
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Creating a “labour herbal kit”
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Creating herbs for lotus birth/placenta preservation
Activity: Assemble labour herbs; reflect on how each could be used in a real-life scenario or case study
Module 5: Herbs for Postpartum & Recovery
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Herbs for womb recovery, energy, lactation, and emotional wellbeing
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Herbal salves, compresses, baths, and restorative infusions
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Supporting the transition into motherhood through ritual and rhythm
Activity: Reflective case study: imagine supporting a postpartum parent with herbs — what would you offer and why?
Module 6: Integrating Wild Medicine into Practice
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Using herbs intuitively with community and families
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Sharing wild medicine safely and respectfully
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Seasonal cycles, rhythm, and ritual in your practice
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Observational learning: keeping a journal of herbs, effects, and experiences
Activity: Case study reflection: choose a pregnancy, labour, or postpartum scenario and outline how herbs could support it, observing potential outcomes
Bonus Materials
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Herb identification cheat sheets
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Recipes for teas, tinctures, compresses, and baths
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Seasonal harvesting calendar
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Step-by-step guide to building a small herbal space anywhere
Course Delivery
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Fully self-paced: videos, PDFs, and practical assignments
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Journaling prompts for reflection and observational learning
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Certificate of completion for personal or professional reference
Plants Are Not Alternative Medicine, They Are the Original
Long before hospitals, prescriptions, or modern medicine, plants were medicine, and women were the keepers of that wisdom. Midwives, herbalists, and medicine women guided pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with remedies drawn from the earth, knowledge passed through generations, and an intuitive understanding of the body and its rhythms. Every leaf, root, and flower was a tool, a teacher, and a companion in the most sacred work of bringing life into the world.
Allopathic medicine came later, focused on isolating symptoms and applying standardised treatments, often ignoring the subtle, holistic, and preventative power of plants. Before the witch hunts, before midwives and herbalists were persecuted, women held unmatched knowledge of birth, recovery, and the cycles of life, using herbs, ritual, and hands-on care to support mothers and families.
The Birthkeepers Garden reconnects you with this original wisdom. Herbs are not “alternative,” they are the foundation, the allies, the living legacy that has guided birthing people for centuries. This course invites you to step into that lineage, learn from the plants themselves, and honour the medicine women who came before us.
Step into the Birthkeepers Garden and reconnect with the original wisdom of plants, the hands-on knowledge of midwives and medicine women, and your own intuitive guidance. Whether you want to grow your confidence with herbs, deepen your understanding of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, or simply explore the magic of wild medicine in a practical, reflective way, this course is for you. Click below to join the garden, start your journey, and bring this living, ancient knowledge into your practice and your life.
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