Hello, here’s a glimse of who I am
Serena Oliveira
As a professional birth wisdom keeper, Serena bridges the universal, traditional & transformational experiences of life cycle changes.
In other words, I’m the chill one in the room when someone’s having a baby, while there’s a black bear on the porch.
I was born calm, in a room with 3 older siblings, and so I was named Serena
When you’re super exhausted I’ll help to recharge you. If your baby is fussy I’ll help you to troubleshoot. If you’re 9 months postpartum and anxious + isolated, we’ll make a solid game plan and I’ll hold you.
Education:
Hatha & Iyengar Yoga: * 2000-present
Community & Trauma Informed Herbalism: Seed Soil Spirit School * 2021
Professional Birth Photography: Birth Becomes You Certification * 2020
Institute of Somatic Therapy Practitioner Certifications: *2000
Fertility Massage
Massage Doula Support
Prenatal Massage
Hot Stone Massage
Research - Reflexology
Reflexology for Feet and Hands
Ethics - Communication
Pathology - Edema
Transformational Prenatal and Postpartum Coach: Certification * 2020
Placenta Specialist & Postpartum Doula Training: International Placenta & Postpartum Association Certification * 2016
The Bold Method for Birth Facilitator: training with Karen Brody * 2014 (no longer offered)
Auricular Detox Specialist: The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association * 2014
Holistic Peer Counselling Instructor: HPC for Birth & Parenting with Nekole Shapiro * 2013
Midwifery 101: Gloria Lemay * 2012
Doula Certification: Wise Woman Way of Birth with Gloria Lemay * 2008
Womb Wise Traditional Birth Attendant Immersions: 2007 & 2008
Herbal Immersion: In person with Sheelagh Mackenzie *2007
Sociology & Cultural Anthropology: Kwantlen University * 2002-2004
Serena is:
She/Her
Mama, sister, daughter, womb bestie
Doula: modern + traditional birth alchemist
Fertility, Pregnancy & Postnatal somatic massage practitioner
Yogi since the age of four (thanks mom!)
Ethnographer
Yoni steam teacher
Reiki weilder
First gen Desi/Canadian
Fourth gen Irish/French/Can
Bilingual (English/French)
Postpartum specialist
Birth photographer
Cross cultural safety advocate
Hippy Podcast host -I record love notes from the heart (Stay Tuned for our show Honey Soul coming soon!)
I’m a cheerleader for new beginnings and many creation stories are about strawberries.
My friends call me
“the People’s Strawberry”
In our reproductive health community I readily send offshoots of bright inspo & also come from a long lineage of abundantly sweet knowledge keepers. Like you, I grow easily beside others. In that old school & ageless kind of way, my resilient roots hold abundantly rich fruits mixed with clearly seen & glowing seeds.
I’ll find room to grow on mountain sides or in a homegrown garden. I am sisterly. I alchemize and rise through the rich lessons of birth & life to simply share what the world needs more of: LOVE
Serena’s Philosophy of Care
I bring people together to embrace and feel more supported in their roles as intergenerational and cross-cultural powerhouses. To help others trust their deepest instincts and womb as their ultimate GPS.
To help hone in on practical research while holding space for that deeper remembering that has been lost with the tribes and languages that once held the power of visceral instinct on the forefront around the world.
Through my own journey of embodied wisdom and trust and nearly two decades of directly supporting families (I took my first Doula training in 2007 and I’ve been running weekly postanal support groups non-stop since 2017)- I now connect the dots of intuition, culture and research and how they impact our everyday lives and times of important decision making. I help and support everyone to dive deep into fears and rise into their own best defined version of freedom in their mind, body and heart
My role is to proactively and holistically help to heal and recognize diverse needs and connections to our natural state through educational and support services. I provide classes and private coaching for the seasons of adolescence, pregnancy and beyond to help uncover and nurture your inner leader. We are not just mothers, daughters, or wives (yes we are LGBTQ+ twin spirit welcoming!), we have a visceral responsibility to listen deeply to what we ultimately want to bring forth as we give birth to ourselves, our ideas and projects in a way that our grandmother's couldn't.
Together, we are revolutionizing birth care culture
We help you forge your parenthood path, while supporting you in your accountability and integrity to bring it to life.
We recognize the healing power of ritual, art, ceremony, non-violent communication, and interconnection to self + the land.