Meet Me
My name is Yemaya (sometimes called Yem by family and close friends).
The name Yemaya represents a Mother Goddess, a Goddess of home, love and fertility in Yoruba Mythology.
My lineages of Yoruba, Taino, Peruvian and German are woven in to the fabric of my being as I move through my life as a Mother of four and a revolutionary of love and a new way of being, here in Wales, UK.
I believe that all of life is a ceremony, which has a beginning, a middle and an end, and many large and small thresholds peppered in between that must be acknowledged, traversed and celebrated- bringing our shadow worlds into our consciousness for us to fully mature and complete each stage while standing fully in our power and life path.
While it may look like I have a few roles, to me they are all sides of one, a Healer. I channel healing through my being and that is what underpins all that I offer- whether that is in my roles of Doula, or in my work as a Medicine Woman, as a Ceremonialist and an Occupational Therapist.
It is my joy and great privilege to walk along side people of all ages, facing all of the transitions and rites of passage innate to our human experience.
My work as a Rebirth Doula is all about empowering folk to remember their TRUTH through deprogramming the Fear from their being. Fear keeps us stuck ruminating in both the past and the future and often keeps us from experiencing the present moment; unable to fully enjoy the journey of growing through the life stages. In this time in humanity, fear is prolific. How easily do we slip into great fear of climate change, pandemics, government control, illness, ageing, dying, poverty.. etc?
We can usually go through life relatively easily carrying or compartmentalising our wounds, fears and traumas until an interruption lands that shakes our foundations. This rupture activates us to look deeply into what we have maybe never questioned, or those fears and worries that drive the way we show up in the world.
Life's interruptions can be illness, an accident, a life-limiting diagnosis, the death of a beloved, pregnancy, pregnancy or baby loss, loss of a role such as a job, a marriage, children leaving home, children becoming estranged, and transitioning life stages like menopause and retirement.
I am here to work 1-1 to guide you through these rites of passage, alchemising fear and maximising the alignment and expansion you will experience. My role as a Rebrith Doula is also about breaking inter-generational cycles to free our lineages from trauma and old patterning that no longer will serve you or humanity.
This work is TRANSFORMATIONAL and truly liberating.
When I work with somebody, I have lots of tools which I use and draw from. Each client I work with, experiences a different unfolding based on the whats moving in their life and the alchemy that happens in our coming together.
My connection to my own innate remembering sees that I flow with the seasons and use earth based medicine and spirit attuned guidance and creativity to support my work in all ways. I hold earth magic, collectively with 20 years of experience working closely with people and their families, supporting them within the different roles I have held; a Mother, a Carer, a Nurse, an Occupational Therapist, a Full Spectrum (birth and death) Doula and a Ceremonialist.
My love for ritual and ceremony, earth based reverence and alternative healing are my own. I feel called to say that I hold no intention of pushing my preferences on to you. I will always be guided by you and I warmly welcome clients of every background, religion, ethnicity, ability, identity and sexuality.
If you would like to set up an exploratory call with me to see how we can work together, please email me below.