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Land of Mothers

A sanctuary for doula care and maternal celebration that is inclusive and welcoming of all. I aim to humbly support all persons and families, with an open heart and open mind. I serve Purmerend, Amsterdam, Landsmeer, Zaandam, Hoorn and Noord Holland.

In my prenatal sessions, I don’t just support you emotionally and mentally; I also work with your body 🤍

As a doula, I offer gentle, nourishing bodywork:
✨ Ayurvedic pregnancy massage
✨ Moxibustion (a traditional warming therapy)

These prac

At some point in pregnancy
you realise,
you don’t just want support,
you want to feel

safe
known
embraced
supported

By someone who knows you
not a stranger in the room

This is what I offer :
A continuous, personal presence
through p

I love offering rebozo during pregnancy.

It slows time.
It creates a cocoon.
Wrapped, swaddled, gently rocked - your nervous system softens as you feel held.

From there, the pelvis finds mobility.
The body finds space.

Rebozo is simple and powerf

10 years ago I became a mother far from home, and there is loss in that.

Language. Traditions.
Birthdays that don’t quite land the same.
Community, shared stories, the feeling of being known without explaining.

Some things don’t transfe

I am grateful for having been part of this 2025 silent birthkeeper cohort of @truemidwifery with @ehrhardtruth and @birthjunkielana as space holders and facilitators.

I joined a bit more than a year ago to hold myself accountable to my path and lea

Community. Motherhood. Sisterhood. Support. Fun.

When you can’t find what you need - you create it.

I might not need it as much now, but as a mom of a 10-year-old, I see early motherhood with new eyes - its tenderness, its exhaustion, its dee

The more I practice with the rebozo, the more I witness its quiet, ancient magic.

After birth, when a woman has opened so fully, body and soul, there’s often a deep need to be gathered again. To be held, contained, wrapped.

During a closing t

The world of birth and doula work is very women-led, and sisterhood is deeply needed - because women need women in those rites of passage and transitional moments.

But we also need more space for men.
Behind me as a doula, I have a partner supportin

When Umi came to Earth and crawled straight to my breast, I was in awe.
This surprise baby, born peacefully in my own bed on a cold, sunny morning in Cape Town- with two midwives and a doula by my side - had my whole heart.

Umi loved to eat, and lat

I thought breastfeeding would be natural.
And in some ways, it was- I knew the benefits, I believed in it.
But it didn’t come easily.

The pain felt like needles. Kenzo couldn’t latch properly - his tongue was tied. Every feed hurt, but I

I’m always asked, “When you’re certified, will you stop working with children?”
And I always answer, “I don’t know.”

Honestly… I don’t.
Because when I’m with children, I’m flooded wi

In 2021, I experienced burnout.
My brain just stopped functioning the way it used to, I couldn’t work anymore.
What hit me hardest was the deep knowing that I, and we as parents, are not meant to raise our children alone. We had just come out

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hello@landofmothers.org

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