Cedar Sisters Doula & Reiki

20/06/2025

Eleven years ago I gave birth to my son.

Eleven years later, I still feel the mixed bag of human emotions that came with his birth story, even as I am present to the amazing kid he is today.

Our birth stories stay with us, and in sharing them we can find healing. Here's our story, if you want to witness it. ❤

https://www.cedarsistersdoula.com/post/when-birth-doesn-t-go-how-you-d-planned

04/06/2025

HAPPY PRIDE!! 🌈

Here's to the qu**rs, my dears!

Be you. Be all of you.
And I'll be right here being me.
And then we'll hug and laugh and cry and keep on being ourselves.
Our whole selves, our true selves.

I love you.

***r ***rally

01/06/2025

I'm feeling nurtured by nature lately, in little moments like this: walking the dog in a nearby field, stopping to gather these precious gifts and create a tiny bouquet.

I've learned that I have an aching loneliness that lives in the centre of my body. It's been buried there for a long time, and has had a lot of time to grow and fester.

I'm learning to be with my loneliness, without judgement, in order to bring it to light and help it to soften. I'm nurturing a sense of belonging in my body, and hand in hand with that comes a sense of belonging in nature. I've always felt most myself when I'm with the trees, and when I'm appreciating the bounty of beauty that nature offers.

Probably needed a hug... made a tiny bouquet instead. 😊

22/05/2025

Mood.

Yesterday morning I planted baby onions at .community.farm: hands in the earth, bees in my face. It was so grounding and calming.

When I arrived home I got called to attend a family for their baby girl's birth. I was a grounded and calm presence as they navigated the unexpected.

Life keeps on living. I'm here for it.

P.S. If you're local to Chilliwack(ish), come be my gardening buddy at Abundance now and then! They're always looking for extra hands to get dirty. 😉

23/04/2025

The happiest Murph on Earth Day at the creek! 🌱 (Her name is still Selkie, I just call her Murph most often.)

I'm busy not posting on socials. Have you noticed? I'm getting ready for Reiki training this weekend (1 spot left!) and generally keeping busy. Hope you're all out there Earthing, too!

21/04/2025

Hello magical souls! I'm going to be teaching Reiki Shoden (Level 1) on April 26, and there is space for a couple more students. If you've been nudged toward learning energy healing, this is a very thorough, personable, hands-on training, including 21 days of mentorship between training day and completion day. Would love to have you!

Energy healing for relaxation, trauma healing, physical wellness, fear release, birth preparation, postpartum wellness, fertility support, grief support, and more.

08/04/2025

This is Barnard Thimblehop, my new garden gnome. He reminds me to slow down and watch the bees now and then.

If you receive my newsletter, you may recall that our self-care practice this month is to pace ourselves- to not get too caught up in getting everything done all at once. Spring is for beginnings, we can ease ourselves gently into the busier time of year.

I'm having a hard time with this practice, as there is so much already on my task list, and every day I notice something else that needs doing, or I start up yet another diy home improvement project...

So I got Barnard, and I have his adorable photo on my phone background as a reminder to slow down and enjoy nature as often as I can.

Now to get to those overdue emails. (3 spots left in Reiki Level 1 training April 26, and two spots for the Spring Renewal Circle in Langley this weekend April 13! See the linx if you're intrigued!)

04/04/2025

Reiki Level 1 Training: April 26 (Chilliwack)

If you're curious about this energy healing practice and ready to learn with a small group, here's your chance!

I've been practicing Reiki for 13 years, and it has truly changed so much about my life. (More to come on that!)

What you'll learn:

🌸History of Reiki

🌸The Five Reiki Principles

🌸3 Pillars of Reiki Practice

🌸Using Reiki in daily life

🌸Basic Session Structure (including suggested hand positions)

🌸Reiki for Self and Others (including pets, plants, etc.)

🌸Sending Reiki through time and distance

Bonus Learning:

🌸The Chakra System

🌸Discovering your Primary Clair Sense (way of knowing)

🌸Touch and Consent

You will receive an attunement that will open you to the flow of Reiki energy, which will begin right away to allow for gentle shifts in your body, mind, and emotional/spiritual self. This attunement will last forever, you will always have access to Reiki.

I'm excited to share more in the next couple of days! Follow along here, of go to the linx now to sign yourself up! Space is limited.

27/03/2025

Rockin' my new moss bangs, lying inside a rotted out tree trunk.

That's how this mom stays sane at the end of spring "break". How did I do this 24/7 thing when they were little!?

How are all you moms doing out there? There's room in this forest for you!

28/02/2025

Tried to take a picture of moss, but had to capture the selfie first when the camera was flipped. It's my rule!

This is me. One year older.

Same name, same height, same hand-me-down sweater I've had since my sister moved to a tropical zone.

Same heart that has been broken time and again, but continues beating and loving.

Grief and joy, grief and joy, in a never-ending dance.

Learning to accept the grief, to sit with it, to hold its hand and let it move through me

Learning to say yes to joy and love in all the ways it shows up.

04/02/2025

This circle is for anyone who has experienced sexu@l abuse or trauma. It may take all of your courage to register, and even more to show up. Or you may be relieved that finally this kind of gathering has presented itself, because you are ready to step into healing in community.

The aim of the circle will be to acknowledge the effects of what happened and what it made us believe about ourselves, and to reclaim our senses of inner peace, wisdom, and strength.

We will not be sharing our stories, as that can be triggering for others. Instead, we will focus on who we are today, and how we can continue to heal and grow.

I have been caring for women as a doula and Reiki practitioner for nearly a decade, and this topic comes up so often. It is always an honour to hold space for someone's pain and resilience, and to reflect back to them their power and their softness. I believe that it's time for us to courageously show up for ourselves and each other in this way: a room full of people gathered because we all have this hurt in common, and we are not going to hide in the shadows.

I will lead the small group in guided meditations, journalling prompts, gentle movement practice, and a group ritual involving burning some of the things we wrote down. This is going to be a gentle but powerful evening. ❤🔥

Saturday, February 22 6PM-8PM
5926 Vedder Rd. Chilliwack

Space is limited as this will be a special, brave group.

Register thru b!o or find the link in stories. ❤

20/01/2025

Hey followers! Did you know I have a monthly Newsletter?
Every month I can pop into your inbox with a simple idea for some 'self care', as well as some opportunities for being cared for by your community (aka our monthly Circles and Gatherings). Click this link if you'd like to get it! Some months there will also be a special bonus for subscribers. You gotta get in to find out! :)

Nurturing self-care and community care.