IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Teresa Cabrera is a Colombiana, South American Native, who was raised in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes amongst her first teachers; the waters, trees, plants, animals, and the soil. These initial interactions allowed her to witness and appreciate the beauty of birth, the life cycles and nature’s interdependence, ultimately leading her into birth work.

Teresa is a Doula/Comadre, Birth Assistant, Lactation Peer Counselor, Nutritionist, Womb Nurturer, Herbalist, Community and Plant- based food Advocate. Her learning and studies have been with DONA, MoDaBa, Health One Connect, Zaagi’idiwin, in conjunction with traditional indigenous knowledge passed on to her from the Elders/ Healers/Birth Workers in her communities in the US and in Mexico. Teresa has resided in the Phoenix area for the past 17yrs. Her passion is working with families and nurturing them through birth so they can create the stories and optimal experiences they desire. She actively participates in several community spaces and circles that teach and promote food sovereignty, womb wellness, traditional birth practices and optimal birthing outcomes, postpartum care and support, and experiencing vitality through Yoga and movement. She loves to be active and outdoors, but also appreciates stillness and the beauty within. She is a life time student.

Los Angeles native, Ashley Burns (she/her), is an experienced yoga teacher, rest advocate, intuitive plant mama and gardener, ritualist, self-proclaimed “adventure aunty,” birth supporter, dreamer, and most importantly a believer. Her family has roots in so-called Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, California, and Hawaii.

She is an everyday type person who specializes in creating brave spaces, meeting folks where they are at, transforming everyday routines into mindful rituals, and turning nothings into somethings! Her work draws inspirations from the connections she makes on her daily walks… with the roses, dancing trees, smiling neighbors…, her teachers, long phonecalls with loved ones, and her beloved chosen and gifted family members. Ashley witnessed her first birth at 13 years young, and as the second oldest in a family of four she has been a caregiver since. 

She teaches yoga + mindfulness at schools and community settings to children and big people, offers prenatal and postpartum yoga + meditation, labor support, and postpartum services. Ashley dreams of one day opening a space for whole family wellness and leading her own yoga and meditation teaching certification. 

Malisa is a passionate Maternal Child Health, Registered Nurse, and Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
She continues to expand her knowledge in Maternal Child Health Care and is striving to provide functional integrative services that serves the WHOLE individual and their family. She is very familiar with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) and an advocates for Maternal Mental Health and Wellness.
​Malisa has gained experience working as a Postpartum Nurse at a local hospital and Fertility Clinic for 6 years , as well as provides support amongst family, friends and her community. She has also gained first hand experience through mothering her three children, whom all came with differing challenges and providing care to families with Infertility concerns. 
Her goal is to occupy the gaps in quality care within the Maternal Health Care System. She believes that anticipatory, reality based education, regarding the Fourth Trimester; better prepares mothers and their support team. She is here to empower families and help them speak from a place of self-advocacy. 
Her work of heart comes from a place of devotion, advocacy and love.  She believes Light must be shed on the importance of education, optimal care for women and their newborns during the 4th Trimester/Postpartum Period and beyond.