Birthkeeping

Birth isn’t certainty. It’s contemplation. Inquiry. Birth asks us to honor our imagination and intuition. You are not meant to know. But to wonder. Allow space for what is being rearranged inside of you. Birth is meant to move you into presence and surrender.

For generations, women have held one another through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum as aunties, mothers, and keepers of ancestral wisdom. Birth work is not medical, it is relational. It is a spiritual, sacred rite of passage strengthening connection to self, to community, and to the world around us. The freedom to choose where, how, and with whom you birth is a human right belonging to every woman.

As a birthkeeper, I stand with mothers in presence, reverence, and care, attuned to the mystery and movement of birth. My support is rooted in deep listening, speaking the language of the body, of breath, of instinct. I honor the innate intelligence of the female body, respecting hormonal flow and the natural unfolding of physiological birth. I teach responsibility, not dependency, witnessing mothers in their power and helping them make choices with clarity and autonomy.

Weaving together yoga and body balancing, food as medicine, and evidence-based information, you will cultivate vitality, trust, and coherence between your womb and heart. I am committed to the ongoing work of learning and unlearning, engaging in deep inner work, showing up with grounded presence, and calling in community when needed. I work alongside a tapestry of birthkeepers in Santa Barbara––lactation consultants, pelvic floor therapists, bodyworkers, somatic healers, and psychologists––creating a web of holistic care to support you throughout the birth continuum.

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Workshops

 

Offerings

  • My holistic doula care offers attuned support, guiding mothers with presence, evidence-informed guidance, and practices that honor the sacred intelligence of birth.

    Our two prenatal visits will allow me to get to know your family, your home, your history, your fears, and your desires to support you in the expansion of pregnancy. Some of the topics we will cover include:

    • Your Birth Philosophy & Preferences

    • Prenatal Nutrition & Exercise

    • Pain Management Techniques

    • Labor Comfort Measures

    • How to Involve your Partner

    • Self Care Practices

    During the postpartum visit we will ensure you are adjusting to life with baby well, process your birth experience and make sure breastfeeding is well established. I will support you with:

    • Postpartum Recovery & Healing

    • Breathing & Gentle Movement

    • Newborn Care (diapering, baby wearing, etc.)

    • Food Preparation

    • Light Housekeeping

    In addition to the prenatal, and postpartum offerings, you will receive:

    • Visits with your care provider (Doctor or Midwife)

    • Continuous Labor & Birth Support

    • Unlimited phone, texting and email support

    • Discounted Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga

    • Access to SB Birthkeeper Community

    • Access to Personal Book Library

    • Hand Knit Wool Baby Beanie

    • Film Birth Photos (optional)

  • Breech Body-Balancing is a gentle, holistic approach that supports babies in the breech position by encouraging optimal alignment and space within the womb. Rather than attempting to force the baby to turn, this practice focuses on releasing tension, restoring balance, and creating harmony in the body—especially within the pelvis, uterus, and surrounding ligaments.

    Using a combination of bodywork, movement, breath, and mindful positioning, breech body-balancing works with the body’s innate intelligence to promote ease and spaciousness. The goal is to help the baby find their own best position for birth, respecting the natural rhythms and timing of both mother and baby.

    This approach is supportive, non-invasive, and grounded in deep listening. This preparation can increase the likelihood of a successful and gentle ECV or spontaneous turning before it’s needed by:

    • Releasing tension in the uterus, ligaments, pelvis, and surrounding fascia, which may be restricting the baby's ability to move freely.

    • Creating optimal alignment and balance, making it easier for the baby to respond positively to the natural cues or to an ECV.

    • Improving uterine tone and symmetry, helping the uterus become more receptive and responsive to gentle repositioning.

    • Calming the nervous system, which supports hormonal balance and reduces adrenaline, allowing oxytocin and relaxation to support optimal fetal positioning.

    • Enhancing maternal-baby connection, helping the birthing person feel emotionally and intuitively connected to the baby’s process.

  • For women seeking to conceive naturally by focusing on whole-body preparation as an alternative to assisted reproductive technologies like IVF. I emphasize restoring balance through nutrition, cycle tracking, stress management, movement, and emotional well-being. With personalized guidance and practical lifestyle adjustments, my holistic approach supports reproductive health in a grounded, accessible, and affordable way. By working with your body’s natural rhythms we will optimize your fertility, creating a strong foundation for conception and pregnancy.

  • Pelvic Care Yoga focuses on strength and stability exercises to support pelvic health in labor and birth, and to help heal the pelvic muscles postpartum. I also work with moms who suffer from incontinence, prolapse, and painful sex. Each client receives a pelvic health assessment and education, and I incorporate herbal and natural remedies to support your healing.

  • This is the most affordable option for families who do not wish to have a doula present at their birth, but would like holistic prenatal and postpartum support. This includes everything in the Birth Doula Care offering except continuous labor and birth support. In our visits we will create a birth plan, go over labor comfort measures, learn how to involve your partner, and address prenatal/postpartum self care so you feel confident going into your birth.

    This may include prenatal yoga to prepare for labor and birth, and/or postpartum yoga sessions where we will go over movement and breathing exercises to support healing and recovery of your pelvic floor.

 

“Kylie is one of those people who brings with her a sense of calm. I'm a new mom and was really struggling with pelvic floor and overall posture issues. Kylie met with me weekly for pelvic floor therapy to understand what my problem areas were (physically and mentally) and what my ultimate goals were for recovery. Kylie provided detailed exercises and poses for me to practice on my own, regularly checking in with me on my progress. Kylie is extremely knowledgeable about the body – I cannot recommend Kylie enough!”

– JENNICA

 

Training

Pelvic Floor Workshop | Dhara Solanki PT, DPT (2019)

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy | The Embody Lab (2021)

Pelvic Floor Yoga Training | Leslie Howard (2023)

Pelvic Floor Yoga Teacher Certification | Leslie Howard (2024)

Sacred Birth Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Training | Awakened Spirit Yoga (2024)

Birth Doula Training | Doula School International (2024)

Spinning Babies Workshop | Santa Ynez Midwifery (2024)

Pelvic Floor Health & Exercise Workshop | Laura Herget DPT (2025)

Holistic Neonatal Transition & Resuscitation | Lavender Moon Midwifery (2025)

The Breech Release | ReStory Birthwork (2025)

Midwifery Intensive | Foundational Concepts (2025)