Embraced Doula Services
Birth/Postpartum Doula, Massage, Placenta Encapsulation, & Childbirth Education
As a Birth Doula I specialize in supporting the Laboring woman, her Partner and her family physically, mentally and emotionally . My goal is to empower Mothers to be confident in themselves and their innate ability to Birth. I find that by providing Pre and Postnatal massage, as well as Placenta Preparation as part of my doula services, the Mothers that I work with are better able to Integrate all of the changes their bodies are experiencing during the Child-bearing year.
I am a State and Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Health Educator.
I began my massage practice in 2007 after graduating from NHI. My Birth doula practice was started in 2009 after training with Beautiful Beginnings and Cornerstone Birth Doula Trainings. I have practiced in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Fransisco and Oakland California.
I have always had a passion for healing and helping others achieve their health and wellness goals. Going to massage school and learning about the human body and its innate ability to heal changed how I viewed myself, my body, and how I lived my life. Attending the births of my siblings was another pivotal moment for me. As a young girl, watching my mother give birth from a place of confidence and power planted a seed for the belief that women's bodies are strong and made to have healthy pregnancies and births that can be transformative. When not doing massage or working with families, I can be found gardening, cooking, dancing, and writing.
*"Rayna was my birth doula. I ended up being in back labor, and she literally massaged me for about 9 hours. She is unbelievably energetic, strong, and most importantly, kind-hearted. Rayna has also given me wonderful prenatal and postpartum massages. Without reservation, my husband and I recommend her as a birth doula and massage therapist!"- E.B.
*"Rayna is a gifted healer and a wonderful doula! She has an amazing presence and a supportive nature that blesses everyone around her.
Whether you are in need of amazing body work or an awesome doula, she is your girl!" - S.
Rayna Hale
"When we surrender concious control, we also allow our deeper innate rhythms to surface. This can be a profound experience for a birthing woman. In allowing her Labor to go at its own pace, without hurry or interference, a woman learns to trust her own, and her baby's, natural rhythms. Such trust is another gift, another way in which Nature ensures optimal mothering and enhanced survival for our young.
In Surrendering to birth, we also learn about our role on Earth: we are not the rulers nor the architects of creation. Life comes through us simply and gracefully when we allow it."
-Dr Sarah S. Buckley, MD