Leslie, founder of Wildroot Botanicals, has been a birth and postpartum doula for over 20 years.
With 20 years of experience across various birth settings, and a mother of two, Leslie empowers families to have an informed and supported birth experience. She offers emotional and physical support, guiding clients with breathing techniques, labor positions, and personalized care. Postpartum, Leslie provides recovery support and breastfeeding assistance.
As an herbalist, she offers herbal and homeopathic remedies for interested families and, as a prenatal yoga instructor and author of Yoga for Pregnancy, integrates movement to promote well-being throughout pregnancy and beyond.
Birth Doula, herbalist, mother &
author of Yoga for Pregnancy
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Leslie’s doula packages include:
Two Prenatal Home Visits: Tailored to your individual needs, these visits provide guidance, education, and a safe space for you to discuss your journey.
Birth Support: Leslie has extensive experience in home birth, hospital and birth center settings. She is on call available to you 24/7 for your birth. During birth she creates a calm and supportive birthing environment, offers continuous emotional and physical support, posture guidance for supporting optimal positioning and comfort, breathing techniques, massage and a variety of other birthing strategies. She is there to ensure the birthing family is informed about their options in labor so they can make informed choices that align for their family.Two Postpartum Visits: After your baby arrives, Leslie is dedicated to supporting your healing and adjustment to motherhood with nurturing care, a space to process your birth and offer valuable resources in the community.
Handcrafted Herbal Remedies: As a skilled herbalist, Leslie wild harvests and hand-makes her own herbal remedies. You’ll receive homemade herbal supplies that are safe for both you and your baby.
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Yoga for Pregnancy: Poses, Meditations, and Guidance for Expectant and New Mothers
The physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of yoga are invaluable during the profound journey of pregnancy. From increased strength and balance to a deeper feeling of connection with the life growing inside you, prenatal yoga will help you feel your best during this sacred time.
Yoga for Pregnancy offers detailed, precise instruction for over a hundred yoga poses to support you during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Accompanying sequences focus on a range of applications, from quick daily practices to poses for common pregnancy ailments. Woven throughout the book, you'll find resources to help prepare you for an empowered labor. Filled with modifications, tips, and abundant illustrations, this is an indispensable text for both beginners and advanced practitioners alike.
Going beyond physical posture practice, Yoga for Pregnancy also includes guidance on meditation, visualization, devotional chanting, nutrition, herbal remedies, and other tools to inspire and nourish you and your baby.