Your support team
Anais
I am a DONA International trained doula on St. Croix. My ambition as a doula is to educate, empower, and support mothers during their birth journey. With a wholehearted presence, I aid women and their support teams with physical and emotional comfort measures, pain coping methods, and the supported involvement of a partner or birth companion. I am passionate about expanding the birthing community for mothers and growing families on St. Croix. I am very excited to collaborate with these knowledgeable birth supporters of the Empowered Pregnancy Childbirth Education Series.
Bringing with my versatile background, I am a local jeweler, fitness enthusiast and have expanded my experience as a night nanny... as long as I am not at a birth.
Most importantly I recognize and respect birth as a key life experience that the mother will take with her throughout her life.
@anais_thedoula
doulaanais@gmail.com
Mariesa
I am a doctor of physical therapy, a yoga teacher, and a pelvic floor specialist. I have always been interested in the intricacies of the female body and how it adapts to child birth, trauma, and injury.
I am passionate about educating women on their bodies and specifically the pelvic floor in order to experience self discovery, empowerment, and self healing. The mind/body connection is profound, and through movement and breath we can tap into this wisdom. With overwhelming gratitude, I am so honored for the coming together of such a dynamic female group for the Empowered Pregnancy Series.
I love living on St. Croix and exploring the Caribbean. Catch me scuba diving, free diving, and feeling connected with nature while hiking with my dogs.
I have worked in outpatient orthopedics and women's health for over 8 years. You can find me teaching yoga and providing pelvic floor physical therapy at Island Movement!
@mariesa.barbara
@island.movement
www.mypelvichealing.com/ www.Islandmovement.com
Carol
I have been practicing as a Certified Nurse Midwife on St. Croix for over 5 years. Prior to relocating to the Caribbean, I completed my Doctorate in Midwifery and Women’s Health while working in obstetrics at Vanderbilt Medical Center. I have spent the majority of my career providing healthcare to childbearing women. I also earned a degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Taking some time to stay out of the working world and focus on caring for my family, I gained a lot of personal experience with motherhood and personal health.
My passion for women's health and childbearing inspired me to refocus my career in obstetrics and gynecology. I look forward to this new opportunity to offer full-spectrum women’s health care across the lifespan.
When I’m not at work, I’ll likely be found on a trail, underwater, or practicing yoga! I believe in healthcare that encompasses mind, body and soul wellness. I look forward to meeting you and assisting you in meeting your ideal health and wellness goals, supporting healthy pregnancies while welcoming your babies, and getting you connected with the other healthcare services you may need.
@PrimaryCareGYN
Primary Care GYN, PLLC
kelly
In my 20 years on St. Croix, in the US Virgin Islands, I have not only built a successful massage career, but have become a well respected Registered Nurse.
As a graduate of University of the Virgin Islands in 2012, my passion for the VI and maternity care has led me to to my passion and success as a mother/baby and labor/delivery nurse at Juan F. Luis hospital.
The opportunity to share my knowledge of pregnancy and the postpartum weeks including breastfeeding and maternal self care in a relaxed setting outside of the hospital is the perfect culmination of 18 years of experience.
HerCare
Kiki
I hold a Master’s in Occupational Therapy bringing in extensive knowledge of 15 years to my bodywork, movement classes, workshops, and retreats.
From Bellydance Fusion, poi dance, earth mandala and meditation practices, I provide a space for exploration for the feminine goddess to rise. I strive to take a playful and holistic approach. I am a Reiki Master, and I am certified in Zen Shiatsu. I have been fire dancing for 10 years and use fire as a spiritual practice and as a tool for personal transformation. I love guiding others to discover their own inner fire from an embodied experience, based in ritual and intention.