Holistic Care for your Childbearing Year
Childbirth is a sacred, sprirtual rite of passage and very much a physical one! I offer practical guidance to help prepare you to birth in your power and to move towards motherhood fully embodied - Always striving to reflect back your own innate wisdom.
Beyond birth care, the holistic modalities that I offer include: Reflexology, Guided Meditation, Yoga, and Reiki Energy Healing.
Katherine and her first born, Sara, in Whistler 2015. Katherine was six months pregnant with her second daughter, Kaya.
Katherine and her fourth baby, December 2021. Cora was born wild, free and unassisted in peace at home.
Through the birth of my own four babies, on-going study, and witnessing the sacred work of birthing women, I continue to deepen my capacity as a guide and mirror for others. I am a lifelong student of the mystery and wonder of the feminine rites of passage: our own birth, menarche, childbirth, and menopause.
I have always had reverence for my menstruation and held a firm grasp on my moon cycle, however the moment I received the tangible confirmation, those two lines on my first pregnancy test, I became fascinated with all things pregnancy and natural childbirth. The birth of my first daughter taught me (and my husband) that childbirth is not a medical event. I am so grateful I experienced a positive, empowering hospital birth, however I did learn that I didn’t need the hospital!
My husband and I went on to recieve three more babies together at home. Two of these births were with midwives present and one was a planned unassisted home birth. I know deep within my bones what undisturbed birth can be - the transformative power and ecstasy of birthing in complete peace and sovereignty.
In my 19+ years as a mother I have moved through many rebirths, healings, and challenges. These experiences have helped deepen my teachings and my devotion to continue learning about the magic and wisdom of our wombs.
I am honoured to walk alongside other women as they traverse their own profound rites of passage along the childbearing continuum. Beyond mothering my four babies, this is my calling and my life’s work.
“If I could only recommend one thing in terms of perparing for birth, first or other, it would be having Katherine by your side. Katherine has the most calming and gentle presence, is compassionate, caring, and so supportive. She is a wealth of knowledge and made me feel so much more confident and comfortable entering my journey into motherhood for the first time. I couldn’t recommend working with her enough – and if I could give her more than 5 stars, I would!! She is simply the best.”
Katherine Blanco offers Holistic Doula Care & Birth Support in the Greater Vancouver, BC area, including West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Squamish, and Bowen Island.
