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Daughter of Samoa

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Daughter of Samoa

I'm a birth and postpartum doula and Yoga teacher. I teach yoga all levels of Yoga asana, including prenatal and postpartum yoga, Yin.

Find out more about Leonora's yoga classes and birthwork along with special guest teachers and wisdom keepers coming through to share about pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum and how to support birthing people. I am also a continued student, practitioner and teacher of meditation, mantra, Yoga history and philosophy -- all rooted in Yoga as a soterological practice. I teach and co-own Barefoot Movement, a Yoga studio located in West Oakland, Ca. As a birth and postpartum doula, I work to help each client envision and experience the kind of birth they deserve, helping to inform, prepare and support them throughout their pregnancy journey into empowerment as a parent.

03/30/2026

See you at Babywearing 101 on Sunday, April 19 at 12:30PM!

Led by Lindsey Trueman, owner of Baby and the Moon Babywearing, Babywearing 101 is a two hour workshop, ideal for expecting, prenatal families and families with newborns prepping or needing further guidance to babywear their new little one.

In this class you will get hands-on learning of 3 carrier types that work really well for those snuggly newborn days, as well as lots of time for practice & questions!

Learning babywearing before babe arrives means one less thing you have to learn in the midst of the hazy early postpartum time.

Partners/other caregivers are highly encouraged to attend & receive a super discounted rate of $50! Partners, this is a beautiful way to bond with your new baby.

Sliding Scale $75 - $100 per person for first registrant + $50 rate for each additional family or caregiver member.

03/29/2026

My business name, Daughter of Samoa, comes from the title of a book written and published by a remarkable ancestor of mine, Lauli'i Willis. The Story of Lauli'i a Daughter of Samoa was published in 1889 in San Francisco, Talofa ma afio mai.

My ancestor, Lauli’i Willis, once wrote her story into the world, describing her island home and the mission to reclaim what was taken. Her 1889 memoir was both witness and weapon, dedicated to restoring Samoan lands to Samoan hands.

I carry her voice in mine. I offer my work to her vision. May all I do honor her, our people, and this Earth who is mother to us all.

03/25/2026

My offerings include childbirth classes, workshops, and individual guidance—for those seeking support, knowledge, and presence on their path to parenthood. I also teach and mentor fellow caregivers in this sacred work.

This labor is not separate from resistance. It unfolds within systems built on extraction and erasure—capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy.

Still, I serve with humility and fierce love, knowing our healing is an act of defiance, and our thriving, a return.

03/22/2026

The Partner Prenatal Yoga Workshop & Labor Comfort Measures, Threshold Preparation is part six of the childbirth education course at Daughter of Samoa!

This final session brings everything together through movement, breath, touch, rhythm, and partner practices for labor. It's an embodied rehearsal of the Rite of Passage — a closing ritual before the threshold.

You will explore:
~Breathwork for labor
~Partner touch & counter-pressure
~Movement, positions, and rhythm
~Communication & connection
~Grounding practices and nervous system support
~Teamwork inside the birth space

Link in bio to sign up and learn more about this and future offerings.

03/20/2026

Welcome. 🌺

I am Leonora Willis, living and working in Huichin—unceded Lisjan Ohlone land, now called Oakland.

As a daughter of Samoa and steward of Indigenous lifeways, I support the rematriation of land through the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and invite you to do the same by contributing to the Shuumi Land Tax.

My hands are in the work of birth and breath, milk and movement. I am a birthworker, lactation educator, bodyworker, and yoga teacher—offering care rooted in dignity, reverence, and relationality.

With over 15 years of yoga study and teaching, I walk the path of liberation, drawing from ancient wisdom for our modern healing.

03/18/2026

This online class is for new parents, offering a supportive environment for self-care and connection with baby. Parents can focus on easing tension, strengthening the body, and restoring physical alignment.⁠ 💛
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Sign up to save your spot! 🍌

Link in bio at or copy/paste the following link in your browser: https://bananasbunch.org/event/postpartum-yoga-w-babies-aka-baby-and-me-yoga/

03/15/2026

Preparing for Postpartum: Rest, Recovery & Integration is part 5 of the six-session childbirth education course at Daughter of Samoa!

Families design their postpartum support systems, boundaries, nourishment plans, and healing environments. This session honors the full completion of the Rite of Passage — the incorporation of the new identity of parenthood.

You will explore:
~Postpartum physical recovery
~Emotional landscape and identity shifts
~Nourishment and rest as healing practices
~Support systems, boundaries, and communication
~Planning for visitors, sleep, and shared responsibilities
~Community care and cultural connection

Link in bio to sign up!

03/14/2026

Cool off during your yoga practice at Daughter of Samoa! 🌬 We have A/C!

Our studio at is equipped with temperature control all year round, making each class a pleasant experience for everybody! 🌱

Here is a run down of our weekly schedule⬇️
Sundays: Prenatal yoga 10:30AM & Workshops at 12:30PM
Mondays: Postnatal yoga 10:30AM & Prenatal yoga 12:15PM
Tuesdays: Postnatal yoga 3:45PM & Prenatal yoga 5:30PM
Thursdays: Postnatal yoga 8:30AM & Prenatal yoga 5:30PM
Fridays: Postnatal yoga 10:30AM & Prenatal yoga 12:15PM

03/01/2026

Newborn Care & Feeding: Understanding Your Baby’s Needs, Behaviors & Nourishment is part 4 of the six-session childbirth education series at Daughter of Samoa!

This module prepares families for the earliest hours, days, and weeks of caring for a newborn. You’ll learn to attune to your baby’s cues, rhythms, and needs, and lay a foundation for feeding and bonding.

You will explore:
~Newborn communication & behavior
~Skin-to-skin & early bonding
~Safe sleep basics
~Normal feeding patterns
~Latch + positioning
~Understanding milk supply
~When and how to seek feeding support

LINK IN BIO TO SIGN UP!

Registration & Pricing Details:
This 6-part series can be taken as a full program or as individual modules.
Each workshop is offered on a sliding scale of $45–$95 per person.

The full 6-part childbirth education series is available at a sliding scale of $270–$450 per person.

You are invited to choose the rate that aligns with your access to resources, honoring both the value of this offering and your own financial reality.

Unlimited Members of Daughter of Samoa receive 15% off all sliding scale prices. Please use the discount code provided in your Unlimited Membership welcome email.

02/18/2026

Our monthly sound bath guided by Victoria Liu will give you a nourishing opportunity for embodied renewal and rest.

We’ll tune into the body with gentle movement, using the powerful tool of our breath to find more presence and somatic awareness. Following movement, we'll have an extended savanna soundbath experience. We'll bathe in the resonant frequencies of the crystal bowls, chimes, and more. Allow the vibrations guide you into states of deep relaxation, and to create space for what wants to shift, release, and begin anew.

✨ 4:45pm - Gentle Movement & Breath
✨ 5:10pm - Sound Journey
✨ 5:45pm - Optional Journaling / Integration

This session is an invitation for you to step out of the thinking mind and into the feeling body—a journey inward that can reveal new dimensions of yourself and open doorways to transformation.

** Unlimited members use your discount code for 15% off**

Link in bio to sign up!⬆️

About Victoria Liu🌸
Victoria's journey with meditation and movement began 16 years ago first as a student, then in research for mental health at UCLA, and now as a teacher and facilitator in yoga and sound. Victoria is currently deepening her somatic studies in trauma informed teaching and pelvic floor work.
She started an apprenticeship with Leonora Willis as a birthworker in 2023, first in perinatal yoga then transitioning into a doula for both birth and postpartum work. She completes her advanced doula training through Wombs of the World in December of 2025. She trained in traditional yogic pranayama in Guatemala under Jenika Bronson (2024), and completed her 200-hour Kundalini Yoga RYT with Liya Garber (2023).
Victoria brings a compassionate yet poignant tone to her teaching and facilitation, creating spaces that feel spacious, grounded, and warmly held.

02/17/2026

02/15/2026

Mapping Your Birth: Values, Preferences & the Power of Planning is part 3 of the six-session childbirth education course series at Daughter of Samoa!

This reflective session guides families in clarifying what matters most to them in birth. It is not about rigid scripting but about aligning choices, communication, and preparation with one’s intuition and values.

You will explore:
~Your core values for birth
~How you want to feel during labor
~Support roles & communication preferences
~Flexible planning rooted in self-trust

Link in bio to sing up!

Registration & Pricing Details:
This 6-part series can be taken as a full program or as individual modules.
Each workshop is offered on a sliding scale of $45–$95 per person.

The full 6-part childbirth education series is available at a sliding scale of $270–$450 per person.

You are invited to choose the rate that aligns with your access to resources, honoring both the value of this offering and your own financial reality.

Unlimited Members of Daughter of Samoa receive 15% off all sliding scale prices. Please use the discount code provided in your Unlimited Membership welcome email.

Address

3645 Grand Avenue Suite #205
Oakland, CA
94610

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 1:15pm
Tuesday	5:30pm - 6:45pm
Thursday	5:30pm - 6:45pm
Friday	10:30am - 1:15pm
Sunday	10:30am - 11:45am

Telephone

+15104737138

Website

https://www.daughterofsamoa.life/

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Our Story

I teach in the Vinyasa Flow Style, which is rooted in the Ashtanga (8-limbed) Yoga philosophy, made popular by Patabhi Jois, passed down to him by Patanjali. Unlike Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow is not a set system; it does not operate within a certain set sequence of poses but instead, allows for some creativity on the teacher's part to devise sequences of poses that fluctuate, depending on the needs and abilities of the students, the time of day, year, weather, etc. Some focuses of Vinyasa Flow Yoga is to transition fluidly from one pose to another, with the breath, for a full, body opening and unveiling, ever-mindful of proper alignment in the transitions and within the poses themselves to aid the release of the blockages of prana (energy in the body), specifically in the nadis (channels where energy flows). Core engagement is important for the body's stability and safety, and some aspects of instruction, concerning the body's subtle energies, from a non-Western perspective, including doshas, bandhas, nadis, chakras, are often incorporated into a Vinyasa Flow class. I move students through sequences of poses that are designed to help deepen the connection with the body, to still the mind, aiding in the balancing of the mind and spirit. In a Yoga class with me, students are physically challenged while also feeling a sense of being nurtured, safe and supported, which encourages the connection between body and mind, self and universe.