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Transformational Birth Work

Dec 31, 2020 08:17PM ● By John Voell

Birth Bruja, an online educational platform devoted to intersectional, liberational and decolonial approaches to birth work, healing and life, features a wide array of topics that range from reproductive care skill building, reclaiming ancestral traditions, dismantling systemic violence, cultivating community and more. Services include birth support, birth consultations for trauma survivors, holistic peer counseling for sexual violence survivors and community education. Monthly gatherings and recorded workshops span the full range of this transformative work.

            Eri Guajardo Johnson is a holistic wellness coach, community organizer and host of the Birth Bruja podcast. For more than 13 years, Johnson has been dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault, studying indigenous Mexican and Indian healing modalities to learn about mind, body, spirit and communal wellness, herbalism and food as medicine.

 

For more information, visit BirthBruja.com.
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