DENA GOLD, L.Ac., LMT, MSAc, MSCH, CD, CLC
917-719-2728
https://www.innernature.co/
Dena@innernature.co
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DENA GOLD is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, massage therapist, DTI-certified full-spectrum doula (covering fertility, birth, postpartum, and abortion), certified lactation counselor, Spinning Babies®-aware practitioner, and certified Hypnobirthing® childbirth educator.

Dena holds masters degrees in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. While she treats a wide range of imbalances and concerns, her specialties in her acupuncture practice include women's/uterine health, psychoemotional concerns, trans health, fatigue syndromes, and pain management. She is trained in a wide array of acupuncture styles and techniques, and is in long-term study with a master practitioner. Her herbal training included considerations of the interactions of herbs with medications and/or particular health conditions to support safety and further enhance patient health. She is trained in customizing herbal formulations for each individual presentation.

Dena is trained in a wide array of massage techniques including trigger points release, deep tissue, shiatsu, Thai yoga massage, Arvigo® abdominal massage, and craniosacral/dynamic body balancing (for adults and infants). She has a wide range of experience in different areas, including pain management and prenatal massage. She also offers sessions particularly oriented towards breech body balancing, which incorporate a mix of massage therapy, acupuncture, moxibustion, craniosacral, and spinning babies techniques.

As a doula, she brings her years of clinical experience to her clients, using hands-on support to help enhance physical comfort during birth. She is able to keep a calm presence, while helping parents understand what their providers present and supporting them as they navigate potentially changing terrain. Dena is passionate about preserving agency and bodily autonomy throughout the birthing process, which she knows looks different for each individual. In her postpartum work, her approach is to follow parents' lead, while offering education and resources to support infant safety and comfort, as well as family bonding. For those who feel uncertain she is happy to offer as much support as needed to help them learn and feel confident in their new role. This period can be a big transition and she values being able to help families navigate this sometimes unpredictable period.

Dena focuses on evidence-based lactation solutions grounded in high level research and a physiological understanding of the science of lactation, while keeping in touch with the emotional and intangible aspects of the bodyfeeding experience. She brings her detailed clinical eye to the diagnosis of any issues, and offers clear solutions, helping families find ways to implement them that fit their unique needs.

SHARIFA GRANT, RN, CLC, LMT
Birth Support 
Registered Nurse
Certified Lactation Counselor
Licensed Massage Therapist
Certified Traditional Herbalist
718.306.9410 (call/text)
info@sharifagrant.com
*Serving families in Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam County*

SHARIFA GRANT provides holistic birth support services. She is a birth doula, registered nurse, certified lactation counselor, licensed massage therapist and certified herbalist. She serves Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Dutchess, and Putnam counties.

Sharifa was born and raised in the Bronx, to a large and loving family. Her Caribbean-American upbringing informs her natural approach to birth work, herbalism and holistic healing. Sharifa believes a healthy pregnancy begins prior to conception and lasts well beyond delivery. Empowering birthing people, building community and compassion are at the heart of her work. In this vein, Sharifa also provides natural fertility counseling as well as postpartum nutrition and healing support. Virtual support is also available for parents living in remote locations.

KELLIE KOTALIK M.A.
Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula
Certified Holistic Pregnancy & Birth Practitioner
www.divinewithindoula.com
kellie@divinewithindoula.com
203-417-5499

Hi! My name is Kellie Kotalik and I’m a holistic birth and postpartum doula serving the Hudson Valley region of New York, as well as parts of Westchester NY and Western CT. My goal is to support women through their birth and postpartum journeys. I believe that all women regardless of your race, identity or beliefs deserve the most empowered, safe and beautiful birth story.

Having several friends go through very challenging birth and postpartum journeys, I witnessed a great need to offer support and encouragement for women during their transition into motherhood. I owe a lot of my growth and who I am as person to the fulfilling connections, friendships and sisterhood I have created with the incredible women in my life. I want to continue to share this connection and support of women, and there is no better way of doing this than honoring and serving women during the most sacred moment of their lives.

My goal is to provide momma’s with the tools, education and resources they need to achieve their ideal birth and postpartum experience. I will provide you with the emotional, spiritual and physical support to allow you to have a birth experience that you’re proud of. A woman’s body was built for birth and I want to encourage and allow women to entrust in the divine being that they already are and are creating.

Connection is power and I believe at the root of childbirth is connection. Through a grounded & empowered birth and postpartum experience with the right support, grows a beautiful relationship between momma and baby that is rooted in love and abundance.

TAYÉSHA MELY
Holistic Birth Doula
Postpartum Doula
Herbalist
Placenta Specialist
www.TyTheDoula.com
Ty.TheDoula@gmail.com

I am Tayésha "Ty" Mely and I have a true passion for maternal health and holistic healing. As the eldest of 4 children I have acted as my mother’s doula and was present for the birth of my two youngest siblings when I was just 15 and 21 years old. These sacred experiences were the start of my birth work journey; Providing support during labor and postpartum is second nature for me. In addition to working in the medical field for over 5 years I have extensive experience working with infants and adolescents; both my personal and professional experiences will assure you that you are in the right hands. After learning about the dangers of birthing in a hospital from coerced labor inductions, high cesarean rates and medical malpractice it had inspired me to fully commit myself to becoming a doula so I can help women safely deliver their babies the way they desire in the comfort of their own home.

I completed my doula training through Ancient Song Doula Services in Brooklyn, New York and received my certification in Herbalism through The Herbal Academy. I have worked with over 25 families and have experience with home births, VBAC, natural births in a hospital setting, C-sections, and inductions. I am dedicated to supporting and educating families’ on their choices, resources and long term plans. In my practices I approach birth and postpartum holistically while offering both physical and emotional support to the mother and her family.

If you are located in Upstate New York in the Ulster County, Hudson Valley, or Dutchess County areas, please feel free to contact me for more information in regards to receiving doula care during this beautiful new chapter in your life.

ANGIE MORDECAI M.S., M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.OM (NCCAOM)
596 Warburton Avenue
Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706
(917) 670-8564
angie@ketermedicine.com
www.ketermedicine.com

ANGIE MORDECAI is a doctor of Chinese medicine, acupuncturist, and herbalist. She is especially skilled at creating highly refined customized herbal prescriptions, and using constitutional five element acupuncture for the treatment of anxiety, depression, digestive disorders, and menstrual and reproductive difficulties. Her interest in health and in the wider human experience began after discovering yoga and meditation at age 15. Since then, she has pursued training in yoga therapy, Ayurvedic bodywork and herbalism, Western herbalism, prenatal movement, birth support, and human development. She especially enjoys working with women prior to conception and during pregnancy to nourish strength and health for labor, birth, and the postpartum period. She sees patients in person for acupuncture, and virtually for health consultations and herbal medicine prescriptions. She is also available to make house calls for those who cannot travel in Westchester County.