Hi, I’m jasmine spacher (SHE/HER)
cd(chb), CLC
I graduated in 1999 from The National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, CA with a certificate in Massage Therapy and Health Education. While attending school I worked with autistic children, both one on one as well as homeschooling autistic children, utilizing music and movement therapy during the home school sessions. I have been attending births for clients and friends since 2002, completing my first doula training through DONA with Debra-Pascali Bonaro (Orgasmic Birth) in 2009. I attended the Assistant Midwifery program at The Farm with Ina May Gaskin and other Farm midwives, and completed my Watsu (water shiatsu) training with Joanne Santana there at The Farm in Summertown, TN. I re-certified with Carriage House Birth in June 2012 because I fell in love with the philosophy and curriculum they had compiled. In 2014, wanting to be able to support my clients more fully in postpartum, I became a Certified Lactation Counselor. I bring education, support, understanding, strength and positivity to each birth. I draw from all of my experience using reflexology, music & movement, spinning babies, massage, visualization among other therapies to foster relaxation and strength through each stage of labor. It is important to me to bring everyone together to work as a team:, the nurses, doctor and partner. I feel every birthing person deserves to have the birth they desire and I will work to make sure you and your partner feel empowered every step of the way.
Birth is important
I believe strongly that if everyone was supported in their birth that we would be living in a very different world. It’s important for families to have the support they need not only from their birth team and community but also live in a city that is set up systemically to support the healthy growth of each family. Sadly that is not the case so that makes the role of doula even more important. Each doula does their best to fill in the gaps by making sure the birthing parent and their support person feel held. We work to empower them with knowledge prenatally, give quiet and strong hands-on support during the birth and help them come up with a postpartum plan (prenatally) so that when the baby arrives they will feel at ease knowing they have the support they need to just focus on bonding with their baby.
