Reviving the Ancient Art of Sacred Birthkeeping
Curating the sweet spot between doula & midwife. Become a specialist in Homebirth + Freebirth.
This is the holistic birthkeeper mentorship for women dreaming of a deeper way.Through 13 moons of ceremonial mentorship become the bridge between the ancient practice of traditional birthkeeping, cutting edge science + somatics with mothers positioned rightfully at the centre.
From pregnancy, to birth + postpartum. To loss, herbalism, biomechanics to midwifing your practice onto the earth.
the doors for the 2025 cohort are now closed.
Interested in joining the next round?
Sister, You feel it don’t you?
The whisper in your bones, that internal pull aching to sit at the feet of birthing women. The stirring within. The echo of distant memory.
You are not here by mistake.
This work calls only upon women who are ready. Women who have been here before.
We need birthkeepers who are rooted to our earth, authentically themselves arriving in their messy humanness + unshakable in their devotion to birth.
We need the women who are willing to go to the depths of their own edges. To meet the messy parts of themselves + stand in the fire saying “I feel it all and I am still here”. We need birthkeepers who are willing to explore these edges so that, they can walk into the portal with women traversing the realms of birth + death and be the biggest pendulum in the room.
The Vessel for calm, truth, devotion + reverence.
We need the birthkeepers who are prioritising self care, rest, nourishment + business as a radical reclamation of health, vitality + a fuck you to a culture which thrives of disconnection + disempowered from the earth + self.
We need birthkeepers walking in this space who are emotionally aware, spiritually attuned, and equipped with a holistic toolkit steeping in traditional midwifery, a fountain of knowledge for physiological birth + birthing womens’ needs so we can truly invite mothers to melt into safety inside + outside of the birthroom.
and this is exactly what vessel is here to do.
the birthkeepers we’re calling forward
This is not for the faint hearted, not for the woman who is one foot in one foot out. This is for the woman who knows she has done this work for lifetimes before + is ready to step IN. Trusting the magic + mystery of the path ahead, fears + doubts alongside.
about vessel
Here, we hold no place for dogma.
We abandon the cult of freebirth.
We let go of judgement culture & ego led care.
We explore the raw, real, authentic + honest initiations that birth gift + also the pain that it also can offer to the altar of our soul + bodies.
A decolonising of practice and a recentering of the mother is at our core.
At the root of this body of work, we thoroughly explore spontaneous, physiological birth at home with or without midwives. We know that in returning to the root we must return birth home, inviting mothers home to their bodies & you too, as birthkeeper.
We also know that sometimes things change, new pathways form + birth changes direction, as things do in both nature / birth with it’s wild + wonderful shapeshifting + mystery.
We know that sometimes a baby or the mother may choose a different path when she enters the portal of birth and so whilst we center our teachings around birth outside of the system we also explore the realms of hospital birth + medicalised birth.
A big phase of this mentorship will also be dedicated to the greatest teacher I have known - death. We will be exploring both how to support the loss, grief + death of a baby from early pregnancy loss + abortion to stillbirth to the metaphorical death a mother naturally experiences when she crosses the threshold + steps into the portal of birth.
Become birthkeeper, a vessel for spirit - the door holder to the other realms
The mother, the vessel for life, the bridge between the worlds, the alchemist pulling quantum energy into physical form.
We are woman. Each woman vessel of the earth herself whom birth all life onto earth + shepherds them back to spirit back into the soil of her womb.
Delve deep into the wild body + somatic imprinting, arming you with a somatic toolkit so you can not only unpack your own blue prints + the limiting beliefs that may occur for you on this path; that will support you for life but also, so you can support the women you walk alongside to unwind, unpack and excavate in a safe body-led + empowering way.
Wild Herbalism, Homeopathy, Midwifery Skills, Navigating the Systems of Oppression, Ritual + Ceremony are a taster of the depths we explore in vessel both online + on our gathering retreat.
Sister, I invite you to know this course is an initiation, a reclaming, a remembering but also, a becoming.
Vessel is a rite of passage which calls forward your dedication, your commitment + your authenticity to both yourself + to this sacred work.
This may also be a death + rebirth of yourself too.
The becoming of the birthkeeper you know lives inside of you.
I am so excited to walk alongside you.
course & retreat ~
course & retreat ~
This body of work is designed as a deeply healing + interactive live course spread spaciously over 13 moons, we will complete our time in this space together with a transformative in-person retreat. To circle on the land, in flesh with hands + hearts.
the retreat
A magical weekend weaving medicine, hands on traditional skills + nourishment. Integration, celebration + birthing ourselves into the birthworld.
Please note retreat price is not included in the vessel online course, is optional but encouraged so we can bring magic into real space together.the medicine
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Ancestral Wisdom
REMEMBERING
Ritual + Ceremony as an integral part of a rite of passage and within a broken culture of disconnect from land, body + inner wisdom, the remembrance of ancestral wisdom is the bridge home. Rooted in decolonisation.
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Birth Tending
THE CORE
Delve into the magic, intelligent and immense world of childbirth. Pregnancy, birth & postpartum. Become a specialist n freebirth, homebirth + postpartum nourishment.
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Body Literacy
ROOTS
Understand the mycelium like network and mechanics of the human form through pelvic anatomy, your own body connection + the biomechanics of birth.
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Herbalism + Homeopathy
THE LAND
Strengthen your relationship to the land we walk upon harnessing deep reciprocity + relationship. Delve into the beauty of wild herbalism + homeopathy in a foundational introduction to herbalism + homepathy for the childbearing continuum.
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Somatics
FOUNDATIONAL HEALING
We hold so much in our bodies + as women, within our pelvic bowls. Use, learn + practice somatic tools that will support you, your clients + your business.
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Death
TENDING TO GREIF
Gain skills to walk alongside women through grief, pregnancy release + early pregnancy loss + stillbirth. As well as supporting women to integrate the rebirth of self that naturally occurs in childbirth.
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Sisterhood
THE VILLAGE
Imagine starting your calling as Birthkeeper surrounded by a support system of like-minded women cheering you on. You will walk together side-by-side every step of the way.
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Nourishing Practice
MIDWIFING YOUR BUSINESS
Build a practice which not only feels so uniquely you but also nourishes you, sustains you + breathes life into you. Getting you and your business off the ground with mother earth as your CEO.
the vision
We are at a time where physiological birth is on the cusp of extinction. With medicalised birth named as the “new normal”, there is a calling for a radical wave of reclamation.
A returning of birth back to its roots + origins
A remembrance of lost wisdom.
Back into the home.
Back into the power of mothers bodies + hands.
Back into the arms of birth attendants who understand the importance, the sanctity and the reverence required to not only walk in these spaces but to uphold the physical, spiritual + emotional field of this threshold with unwavering trust, respect + honour.
Those who are passionate about the decolonisation of birth + remembrance of ancient practice in right relationship to your own ancestral lineage.
We need birthkeepers who are rooted to our earth, authentically themselves, prioritising self care, rest + nourishment as a radical reclamation of health, vitality + a fuck you to a culture which thrives of disconnection + disempowered from the earth + self.
We need women walking in this space who are emotional aware, spiritually attuned, and equipped with a holistic skillset, a fountain of knowledge of physiological birth so we can truly invite mothers to melt into safety.
Gone are the days of the doula offering 1 prenatal, hypnobirthing + passively witnessing a women, attending 5 births a month.
Gone are the days of NHS care giving 5 10 minute empty hearted conversations ending with a ripping away of dream birth
What we’re calling in is bone deep holding, attuned support + unwavering trust.
The word midwife originally means “to be with woman”and if we are to be with women, really be with women.
It is time for radical change.
One day you will be ancestor that your descendants call upon.
As the women of your blood lines birth every new ancestor.
The future of birth is in our hands. If you’re here, sister I know you have felt the calling stirring within your flesh + blood.
A distant echo, a deep pull into this roll.
There is no more waiting.
There is NO more time.
The time is now + the women you’re here to walk alongside are waiting for you.
Are you listening?
30 minute calls
30 minute calls
When the doors to VESSEL re-open Bec will be offering the space to
Book a free 30 minute call with Bec to explore VESSEL.
A little about me
Hey, I’m Bec (mother, birthkeeper + woman)
I am avid devotee to the liberation of physiological birth, to women and actually, thinking back; I always have been. and if you’re reading this I imagine you are too.
Taking you back nearly 10 years - I absolutely adored my doula training with conscious birthing in Glastonbury. Those 5 days left me with a fire lit in my womb, inspired, passionate and so thirsty for more.
The women that held me my training (and trainings in years since) the ones who initiated me into this work had so much wisdom to offer, I sat on the edge of my seat, hanging on their every word wanting to dive into their heads + soak it all up.
I needed to be around these amazing women. Aspiring to one day hold the depth of knowledge they exuberated. I couldn’t articulate it or form words for what was happening within my body - this calling into birthwork felt like one of a soul stirring remembrance within my soul.
I knew I had done this work for lifetimes before. Each birth is another remembering, another homecoming and if the day ever arrives where I feel like I know it all - is the day I am no longer safe in the birth room.
I will forever be a student to birth + to the mothers.
the story behind vessel
There are so many incredible trainings out there but since my initial training I could not find one that encompassed everything I know woman + mothers are calling for.
I wanted a body of work that stretched out with spaciousness, time to integrate, time to re-remember.
I wanted depth, grit, authenticity, tenderness + clarity, one that satiated the thirst for tangible birth wisdom + knowledge.
I wanted a space where I could:
✹Receive mentorship through their first birth.
✹Step out of their training not only feeling ready to head into the birthworld but equipped with tools + experience surrounded by support.
✹Receive traditional midwifery hands on skills + tools to support a birthing woman.
✹Supporting + holding women through pregnancy release, loss whilst traversing death with integrity + tenderness.
✹Weave together ritual, science + somatics to truly walk with women through full spectrum continuum care on every level.
✹Gain a basic understanding of wild herbalism, the wild body + homeopathy as strong allies throughout childbearing.
✹Understand how to hold safe space in the birthroom - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually no matter how the birth unfolds.
✹Receive business support on midwifing your practice into the world.
✹Receive lifelong somatic tools to support you, your clients and your practice to liberate whatever stands in the way between your dream birth, life or business.
I didn’t find one.
Until now.
This is the birthkeeper mentorship you’ve been dreaming of.
After my initial training, I was yearning for more time and space to sit within the thresholds, in circle, in the liminal and traverse the edges of birth + death surrounded by women on the same path embraced by the loving arms of a mentor to walk alongside me.
Since that life altering week something, deep, vast, slow + immensely powerful has been breathing through me, nudging me + guiding me - something for me to bathe in, sink my teeth into.
Something that would satiate the hunger I feel in my cells to soak up every ounce of wisdom birth has to teach. To delve into the physical, the emotional, the spiritual, the soulful and immerse myself into these thresholds in a rooted, grounded way whilst forging a path of birthwork through the lense of earth based wisdom.
I was craving more time for the marrow of my bones to remember.
So after nearly 10 years of supporting hundreds of women online + in person through wild pregnancy, freebirth and homebirth as well as my own powerful initiation of my first freebirth in 2023, through my own rebirth
vessel too, was born after years + lifetimes of gestation.
Here she is:
the details
Whats in store for our time together?
✹ 3/4 deep dive live training sessions a month with Bec. Up to 3 hr per call.
✹ Incredible Guest Speakers (to be revealed)
✹ Live Sharing + Integration Circles
✹ Weekly 1-1 QnA Support with Bec
✹ Somatic Practice Sessions Live + Pre-recorded
✹ Private Space for community building + sisterhood
✹ Resource Library
✹ Support + mentorship through your first birth
Including buddy sessions, case studies + homeplay spread spaciously across 13 moons, finishing out our time together with an in-person retreat learning hands on skills + celebrating
Limited spaces + intimate space
(please note the retreat is an extra fee)
the unfolding
The order of the unfolding of vessel will be subject to change as we support each group individually. Below is a short description of each module which scrapes the surface of what we’re going to delving into. Each module will be laced with somatic + body led practice bringing deep healing + embodiment for yourself and your clients.
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Beginning at the root.
A deep dive into cultural roots and remembrance of birth. A learning of where we have been to arrive in the current paradigm of birth.
Cultivating a trauma informed toolkit for holding space + walking with women in reverence.
Deepening connection to land, ancestors + self.
Decolonising our birth practice with Aimee Aroha.
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An exploration of the stories we are arriving here with through ritual + rite of passage we will explore our internal landscape, the wild body + the map of womanhood. Self care + protection.
So we arrive to women rooted, aligned, aware + attuned. Holding a safe + supportive + trauma informed space for them.
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Beginning to explore pathways a woman may walk during pregnancy + birth. A reclaiming of radical responsibility + being able to support our clients to hear their true voice.
Finding authentic truth amongst noise and choose a birth which truly is the most empowering for them. (THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT)
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Supporting wild pregnancy or pregnancy within the system, navigating relationships with midwives, honouring the mother throughout and an excavation of fears as birthkeeper + for the mothers.
This is about learning to become the clear vessel before entering the birth space. Becoming the unwavering rooted + wise birthkeeper - even under pressure.
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Diving into the science of physiological birth, the hormonal matrix, variations of normal, biomechanics + how to know what birth needs.
So you can deepen your knowledge + understanding for the intelligence of birth.
From here we will work with your first client, you will be supported throughout your journey!
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Becoming attuned - Holding the birth space energetically, physically + emotionally. Exploring the energies within ourselves to expand our capacity to hold with grounded flexibility, with tenderness and with fire. Comfort measures and supporting trauma survivors.
Being able to walk with a myriad of women who’ve naturally had different life expeirences and gain the confidence to do so.
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Becoming aware of the shadow side of birth. Identifying true emergency + holistic management. Navigating transfers + the cascades that can occur within the hospital.
Explore the what ifs so you know exactly how to navigate it and support your families to do so.
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Shamanic birth + connecting with babies beyond the veil. Death as kin exploring holding early pregnancy loss + abortion.
Birthkeeping is spiritual, the importance of holding birth, death + all it entails, should death ever visit and how to support women + yourself through this.
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Walking with stillbirth, holding the void of death within birth + integrating dying identities.
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Placenta wisdom, rites and ritual.
Herbalism + Homepathy for the childbearing continuum.
Learn how to work with and honour the placenta from smoothies to capsules to prints.
Learn basic herbalism + homeopathy for the childbearing year to support yourself + clients.
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Completing the passage + the return.
Postpartum, the first 40 days + breastfeeding magic. Holding space for transformation in postpartum and encouraging your clients to prepare, be held + experience the nourishment they deserve.
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Finding your unique medicine, your voice + being seen as you build your birthkeeper business.
Access Birth business physiology with Lisa Sykes.
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Midwifing your business with mother earth as your CEO. Building contracts, offers + pricing in a way that feels like you escaping the noise of the online worlds advice.
Its time to emerge.
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Optional but encouraged in person retreat. Nourishment + Hands on Emergency Skills, Palpation + Tending
More details coming soon.
guest speakers
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Kemi johnson
Ex-Midwife + Birthkeeper + Birth Activist
~Physiological Birth + Variations of Normal~
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Dr Sarah Coxon
Regenerative Somatics Practitioner
~Dive into Somatics, Nervous system + The Wild Body~
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Eva Greenslade
Shamanic Doula & Practitioner
~Supporting Birth through the lens of Celtic Shamanism~
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Kate Woods
Founder of Conscious Birthing + Doulas Without Borders + Doula
~Supporting Trauma Survivors~
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Samsara Tanner
Grandmother Birthkeeper / Doula + Doula Trainer
~Postpartum Nourishment + Wisdom ~
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Carla Muhling
Birth + Postpartum Birthkeeper + Herbalist
~Wild Herbalism for the Childbearing Continuum~
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Roma Hearsey
Spinning babies + Biomechanics Educator + Birth doula
~Learn the Basics of the Biomechanics of Birth~
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Cassie Rose Dudgon
Homeopath + Birthkeeper
~Homeopathy for the Childbearing Year ~
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Lisa Sykes
No BS Birth Business Coach
Access “Birth Biz Physiology“ to get your business off the ground running
VESSEL FAQs
We all know the word “midwife” needs reclaiming however, please note this this mentorship is not midwifery training + does not encourage nor train you in midwifery practices such as fetal monitering, vaginal examinations nor anything other clinical midwifery practices from the industrialised birth model. In completing this training you will be certified as a holistic birthkeeper and receive full spectrum training with a myriad of holistic tools to carry with you throughout your practice. Upon completing this mentorship it does not give you legal right to practice midwifery in the UK.
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The aprx time commitment per module is around 16hrs. This is including homeplay, case study + buddy sessions.
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Not at all, vessel is designed for women first walking this path + to support women who’ve been walking this path to deepen their practice.
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As this is the first cohort we are planning to do a Week A and a Week B.
Week A will be the teaching week and the calls will be mid-week 3-4 days live via zoom.
Week B will follow 2 weeks afterwards and be an integration + sharing session.
The weeks without live calls you will have access to 1-1 QNA in our group space.
The dates for the first 4 modules will be released upon joining.
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It’s not & I do not want it to be.
There are many training which are registered with doula UK that do not scrape the surface for the depths we go into within VESSEL.
Midwifery left the sacred when we began policing it. I believe wisdom is learnt through embodiment + within the birth room rather than a registered body.
There will be a certificate given upon graduation.
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Yes! You will have access to 1-1 QNA VN support via our group space.
We also have team members onboard for extra support if it is needed.