I was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. After spending my youth dancing, horse riding and gymnastics, I moved to the Bay Area to pursue my studies in dance and Somatic Movement Therapy. I am married and have two beautiful boys. After the birth of my first child, I realized that I want to be a midwife. To start my path, I became a doula in 2011.
I am a DONA trained Doula, and a Childbirth Educator on my path to midwifery. I am a certified massage therapist, trained in somatic movement therapy, developmental movement therapy, certified in radical counseling and have been a dancer, dance teacher for the past 22+ years. I bring all this knowledge of the body and emotional process, to support mothers and their families on their journey through the birth process and parenting.
In 2013 I attended Elizabeth Davis's Heart and Hands beginning midwifery intensive, which was my first step on the road towards midwifery. This course and the teaching of Elizabeth not only gifted me with deeper understanding and more comprehensive knowledge about birth, but has given me a doula certification as well. I am proud to hold this certification. If you are interested in her work I highly recommend her book and documentary: Orgasmic birth.
In 2014 I became a Certified Rebozo Instructor by Gena Kirby and I am exited to offer my Embodied Birth classes that integrates and synthesizes all the knowledge I have acquired in the last 15 years about how to be in the body, embody the mind, and trust the inner process.
In 2018 I became a Certified Spinning Babies Parent Educator and I offer group and private classes to teach the tools for greater comfort and ease in pregnancy and labor. Using my knowledge of the body, the use of the rebozo, Spinning Babies and the experience I have from supporting 200+ families, I specialize on helping pregnant people gain more comfort, self confidence, flip breech babies, turn posterior babies, and achieve their goal of a natural birth. I whole heartedly support VBAC and HBAC mothers/birthing people.
After 10 years of doula work I am now officially a student of midwifery at the National Midwifery Institute, learning to be a home birth midwife. I apprentice with two amazing midwives, Michelle Borok and Alana Diamos.
You can view my full CV here:
I am a DONA trained Doula, and a Childbirth Educator on my path to midwifery. I am a certified massage therapist, trained in somatic movement therapy, developmental movement therapy, certified in radical counseling and have been a dancer, dance teacher for the past 22+ years. I bring all this knowledge of the body and emotional process, to support mothers and their families on their journey through the birth process and parenting.
In 2013 I attended Elizabeth Davis's Heart and Hands beginning midwifery intensive, which was my first step on the road towards midwifery. This course and the teaching of Elizabeth not only gifted me with deeper understanding and more comprehensive knowledge about birth, but has given me a doula certification as well. I am proud to hold this certification. If you are interested in her work I highly recommend her book and documentary: Orgasmic birth.
In 2014 I became a Certified Rebozo Instructor by Gena Kirby and I am exited to offer my Embodied Birth classes that integrates and synthesizes all the knowledge I have acquired in the last 15 years about how to be in the body, embody the mind, and trust the inner process.
In 2018 I became a Certified Spinning Babies Parent Educator and I offer group and private classes to teach the tools for greater comfort and ease in pregnancy and labor. Using my knowledge of the body, the use of the rebozo, Spinning Babies and the experience I have from supporting 200+ families, I specialize on helping pregnant people gain more comfort, self confidence, flip breech babies, turn posterior babies, and achieve their goal of a natural birth. I whole heartedly support VBAC and HBAC mothers/birthing people.
After 10 years of doula work I am now officially a student of midwifery at the National Midwifery Institute, learning to be a home birth midwife. I apprentice with two amazing midwives, Michelle Borok and Alana Diamos.
You can view my full CV here:
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