A doula
is a remembering of something we have mostly forgotten.
No mother-to-be used to walk alone the path into motherhood. She used to be accompanied, held, encouraged, guided if needed. A doula is that person that would walk along, sometimes just as a friend who shares the journey, sometimes as a sherpa who carries part of the load and shows you that you have the power to keep on walking.
In the same way as there is no one in the entire world exactly the same as you, there is no one way to prepare you to be born as a mother. I am here to listen, to tune in, to understand deeply and then to accompany you on your unique and marvellous journey in the way that you need to dive into it.
Mother’s Birth
I am who I am.
Who am I?
Before you were born, I could define that.
After I gave birth to you, I couldn't any more.
I have become limitless.
My heart exploded in a million pieces in a Big Bang like explosion.
Now, I love stronger and better.
I am powerful.
I have become more true to myself.
I am unafraid.
I know I have the power to birth a whole new world.
And I am doing it.
Thank you, my child.
Bio
I am a doula, a kundalini yoga teacher and a researcher. As a doctor in Anthropology, I engage in research and writing about experiences of motherhood, evolving identities and the power of encounter. As a doula, I work with mothers and families of all walks and paths. I am certified as a Doula by BiA Doula International in the Netherlands and Paramana Doula with Dr. Michel Odent and Doula Liliana Lammers. I am certified as a Postnatal Doula by the Postnatal Support Network and as a Stillbirthday Birth & Bereavement Doula© by Stillbirthday. I am a student of Naoli Vinaver, a Mexican Traditional Midwife, and in the process of certifying a 200h course on the Art of Birth. I am deeply inspired by Laura Gutman’s teachings and particularly her courses on Maternity: Coming Face to Face with Your Own Shadow and Child-centered Civilization.
I am currently the Director of the Postnatal Support Network, where you can find me by my spiritual name Beant Devi Kaur.
Grateful to serve you,
Ekaterina Cupelin