Rise Rooted

An 8-week guide to pregnancy, birth and early motherhood.

Rise Rooted is here to guide you back to what truly matters, providing evidence-based birth preparation woven with soulful, heart-centered guidance.

THE FOUNDATION

Where science meets the sacred

Birth is one of the most profound thresholds a woman will ever cross. This course honors both the wisdom of evidence-based care and the deeper, quieter knowing that lives within you — so you can walk into your birth feeling informed, grounded, and truly ready.

  • 01

    Evidence-Based Education

    Rooted in current research and best practices — understanding your options, your rights, and your body's remarkable design for birth.

  • 02

    Soulful Preparation

    Guided reflection, ritual, and inner work that helps you release fear, build trust, and connect deeply with the mother emerging within you.

  • 03

    Practical Skill-Building

    Real tools for labor — breathing practices, comfort measures, communication strategies, and support techniques for you and your partner.

  • 04

    Postpartum Vision

    Birth is just the beginning. We prepare you for the tender transition into early motherhood — physically and emotionally.

WHAT’S INSIDE

Your journey, week by week

Birth is one of the most profound thresholds a woman will ever cross. This course honors both the wisdom of evidence-based care and the deeper, quieter knowing that lives within you — so you can walk into your birth feeling informed, grounded, and truly ready.

  • For the first week, we focus on pregnancy, wellness, comfort, body mechanics, journeying within and beginning to shift how you think about birth.

    1. Reimagining Birth

    2. Alignment and Movement for Birth

    3. Caring for Your Body Through Nourishment

    4. The Lowdown on Due Dates

    5. Week One: Practice Lab

    6. Week One: Guided Practices

  • This second week, we dive into the mind-body connection and begin to explore the deep intelligence your body holds.

    1. Hormones - Your Built-In Birth Team

    2. The Rhythm of Labor

    3. Oxytocin & Adrenaline: Finding the Balance

    4. Inductions

    5. Week Two: Practice Lab

    6. Week Two: Guided Practices

  • In week three, we continue the important work of developing your emotional readiness and cultivate the trust that makes space for surrender.

    1. Seeing the Pattern: Fear, Tension & Sensation

    2. Meeting Fear with Awareness

    3. When the Story Shifts, the Body Responds

    4. Practicing the New Story: Affirmations for Birth

    5. Settling Into Safety: Somatic Awareness

    6. Week Three: Practice Lab

    7. Week Three: Guided Practices

  • During week four, we explore birth as a rite of passage, and begin to deepen the work with mindset and mindfulness.

    1. Demystifying Birth: The Labyrinthian Journey

    2. Visualizations

    3. Mindfulness for Birth

    4. Week Four: Practice Lab

    5. Week Four: Guided Practices

  • In week five, we begin to explore early labor, offering clear, compassionate guidance on what to expect.

    1. Recognizing the Body’s Signs of Labor

    2. Early Labor

    3. Creating Your Birth Cave

    4. Partners: How to Show Up In Labor

    5. How Birth Works: Powers | Passenger | Passage

    6. Week Five: Practice Lab

    7. Week Five: Guided Practices

  • In week six, we take a deep dive into active labor and transition and explore how to move through each wave with confidence.

    1. Entering Laborland

    2. Active Labor

    3. Transition

    4. Gate Control Theory

    5. Partners: How to be a Regulating Superstar

    6. Pain Medication Options

    7. Week Six: Practice Lab

    8. Week Six: Guided Practices

  • In week seven, we go into pushing and the first few hours after birth.

    1. Pushing

    2. Your Pelvis in Motion: Making Room During Pushing

    3. Preparing Your Pelvic Floor

    4. Right After Birth

    5. Learning About Cesarean Birth

    6. Week Sven: Practice Lab

    7. Week Seven: Guided Practices

  • Week eight is a time to begin thinking about the postpartum time, preparing your heart, your home, and your identity for what comes next.

    1. The Wisdom of Cycles

    2. The Five Universal Needs

    3. The Myth of Inanna

    4. Week Eight: Practice Lab

    5. Week Eight: Guided Practices

“Birth is not only about making babies. It is about making mothers — strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”

— BARBARA KATZ ROTHMAN

IS THIS FOR YOU?

You’re in the right place if…

You want more than just the clinical facts — you want to feel truly ready

You sense birth will change you, and you want to meet that transformation with intention

You want to understand your options fully — without being told what to choose

You want practical tools AND deeper grounding

You want to approach birth with greater confidence and calm

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY

You were made for this.

This course is more than preparation — it's an invitation to meet yourself at the threshold of one of life's greatest passages, held with warmth, wisdom, and deep respect for your journey.

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