A sacred space where women return to their breath,

honor their bodies, and receive sacred care. Where women transform through:

Full Spectrum Doula Support, Energy Balancing,

Embodied Coaching, Meditation, and Natural Healing.

Welcome

I support women through the many seasons of birth and becoming, from pregnancy and postpartum to personal renewal. Rooted in the ancient tradition of a doula, a woman who serves women, my work honors the sacred transitions of motherhood and womanhood. As both a Family Support Specialist and holistic doula, I bring together education, healing, and community for women ready to reclaim their voice, honor their body, and feel supported in their choices.

Rooted In Care

At Womb & Breath Sanctuary, I honor the journeys of womanhood and motherhood by creating a space rooted in care, growth, and empowerment. My approach weaves together Full Spectrum Doula Support, Embodied Coaching, Lactation Guidance, Meditation, Breathwork, Reiki, and Ayurvedic Wellness to offer a holistic foundation for healing and well-being.

 

I meet women exactly where they are, in their becoming, their transitions, and their unfolding, offering both practical tools and gentle guidance to help them reconnect with their bodies, trust their intuition, and navigate life’s changes with clarity and compassion. Together, we explore choices and possibilities in a way that empowers you to make decisions aligned with your values, your body, and your life.

 

At its heart, this work is about more than support; it is about helping women and mothers thrive as whole, empowered beings. Womb & Breath Sanctuary is a safe and nurturing space where healing, growth, and self-discovery are honored with intention, care, and deep respect.

Our services

Before booking, please take a moment to explore the offerings below and notice what resonates with you. When you’re ready, reach out to schedule a $30 Opening Consultation. This 30-minute space allows us to connect, discuss your needs, and determine how I can best support your journey. The consultation fee will be applied toward your support plan. 

Email info@wombandbreathsanctuary.com or fill out the contact form.

Full Spectrum Doula Support

 

  • Individualized Birth Planning: Grounded in holistic, evidence-based research to help women align their birth visions with informed choice and embodied preparation.

  • Abortion Doula Support & Ceremony: Compassionate presence and ritual to honor the emotional, physical, and spiritual layers of release and renewal. 

  • Postpartum & Sacred Window Support: Gentle guidance, rest, lactation support, and nourishment during the sacred window of healing and rebirth.

  • Birth Story Integration Ceremony: A sacred space to revisit and honor your birth story, tending to what was beautiful, what was difficult, and what seeks understanding.

Meditation

 

  • Guided Meditations: Breath-centered journeys that support calm, focus, and emotional ease.
  • Mindfulness Practices: Simple yet profound techniques for anchoring awareness in the present moment.
  • Restorative Visualization: Soft imagery and intention-setting to nourish the nervous system and invite peace.
  • Community Circles: Shared meditative experiences that cultivate connection, reflection, and sacred stillness.
  • Personalized Meditation Plans: Tailored guidance to weave meditation into daily rhythm and self-care rituals.

 

 

Energy Balancing

 

  • Energy Mapping & Assessment: Sensing where energy feels stagnant or overextended, inviting awareness to those spaces.
  • Reiki & Hands-On Healing: Gentle energetic touch to soothe the nervous system and rebalance subtle energies.
  • Breath & Sound Integration: Using sound, vibration, and breath to release blockages and restore flow.
  • Chakra Rebalancing: Realigning energy centers to promote emotional, physical, and spiritual harmony.

  • Inner Child Healing: A tender process of reconnecting with and nurturing the younger self, releasing stored emotions, and restoring self-compassion.

  • Grounding & Protection Practices: Tools to strengthen energetic boundaries and deepen your sense of safety and presence.
  • Integration & Reflection: Closing each session with grounding and guided reflection to anchor your experience.

 

Embodied Coaching

 

  • Somatic Practices: Inviting presence, grounding, and the release of stored tension through mindful movement and awareness.
  • Breath-Centered Guidance: Using the breath as a bridge to inner calm, clarity, and embodied connection.
  • Mindful Dialogue: Exploring the messages of the body and spirit with curiosity, compassion, and non-judgment.
  • Support Through Transition: Holding space for women navigating life’s seasons of change, from identity shifts to cycles of renewal.
  • Cultivating Embodied Presence: Developing practices that deepen self-trust, self-compassion, and emotional balance.
  • Honoring the Body as Sacred: Remembering the body as a teacher, a compass, and a vessel of intuition and healing.

Conscious Parenting Support

 

  • Guided Reflection: Exploring parenting values, patterns, and goals with curiosity and compassion.
  • Mindful Parenting Practices: Tools for responding rather than reacting, fostering patience and presence.
  • Emotional Regulation & Nervous System Support:  Learning to co-regulate and restore calm through breath and embodiment.
  • Family Transitions Support: Guidance through changes such as welcoming new children, shifting routines, or redefining roles.
  • Partnership & Co-Parenting Support: Strengthening communication and teamwork to create harmony within the family unit.
  • Integration & Alignment: Helping parents reconnect with their intuition and cultivate a home rooted in peace, understanding, and love.

 

About me

Womb & Breath Sanctuary was born from my own unfolding. A season of remembering what it means to slow down, listen inward, and honor the body as sacred. Through both my personal journey and my work with mothers, I’ve witnessed how each of us is invited to meet ourselves again in new roles and new seasons of life. The strength, vulnerability, and transformation I see in these moments continually remind me of the sacredness of this work.

 

I came to understand that birth, whether of a child, a new identity, or a new chapter, is both a beginning and a letting go. Often, we are stepping into new life while quietly mourning the old one. This truth, though rarely spoken, is sacred. It’s what inspired me to create a space where women can explore these transitions with compassion, honesty, and freedom.

 

Through my personal experiences and professional training, I’ve witnessed the power of sharing our truth, especially through our birth stories. When we speak them aloud, we release shame and invite healing. I hold space for women to integrate all parts of their journey: the love, the grief, the guilt, the joy, and the uncertainty that comes with becoming and unbecoming.

 

In addition to my work through Womb & Breath Sanctuary, I serve as a Family Support Specialist in the Ithaca Community, supporting mothers in their homes throughout pregnancy and early parenthood. I have the privilege of walking beside families with children ages 0–5, offering resources, education, and emotional support as they navigate the early years. This work continually reminds me of the strength, resilience, and tenderness that live within each mother, and how vital it is for women to be seen, supported, and informed.

 

I am deeply passionate about helping mothers feel empowered by information and connected to their voice. Knowledge is a form of power. Advocacy begins with understanding our choices. That’s why I believe in creating not just one birth plan, but many possibilities. Even when the unexpected unfolds, we can still feel supported in our choices and anchored in our voice.

 

I guide women to reconnect with their breath, intuition, and innate wisdom. This work is not about becoming someone new, it’s about remembering who you have always been.

 

When you enter the Sanctuary, you are invited to return to yourself gently, wholly, and without rush.

 

I offer deep gratitude to the women and families I have had the honor of supporting. Thank you for trusting me to walk beside you. Your strength, stories, and sacred journeys have shaped the heart of this work. I also hold deep appreciation for the teachers and wisdom keepers who have guided my path. My trainers, mentors, and the lineages through which this knowledge continues to flow.

 

A heartfelt thanks to Nikia Lawson, Dr. Shrestha, Malinda Rees and Shannon Johns for their presence and teachings.

 

In service and support,

Ashanee Brooks

Contact Us

Location

Ithaca, New York
United States