You HOLD SO MUCH.
IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO BE HELD.
NOURISHING CARE FOR WOMEN WHO ARE READY TO RECEIVE.
How to get started
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CHOOSE A SERVICE
Are you a Woman looking for restorative bodywork? Sign-up for TEND!
Are you in the thick of navigating Motherhood postpartum & need in-home support? HELD is for you.
Are you pregnant & want to create a postpartum plan? Choose PATH.
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SCHEDULE A SESSION OR CONSULT
If you know what you want, please go ahead and schedule a session now!
If you want to make sure we’re a good fit before booking, or have any questions about my offers, please reach out and we can schedule a free 20 minute consultation.
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CELEBRATE YOUR SELF
Mothers are the heartbeat of the home. Receiving nourishing care benefits your body, mind and soul, and ripples out in waves.
When Mothers are well, families are well. When families are well, communities are well. When communities are well, we come closer to creating the world we want our children to live in.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
HELD: ritual postpartum care
You were never meant to do this alone.
The weeks & months after birth, often called the sacred window, are a time when everything is open. Your body is healing. Your hormones are shifting. Your nervous system is tender. You are in a timeless new reality, holding & feeding your baby and navigating being needed 24 hours a day.
And you need holding, too.
HELD is a three-hour restorative home visit from a trained care provider designed to nourish your body, tend to your nervous system, and steady the ground beneath your feet as you become a Mother, again or for the first time.
This is not just basic support.
This is holistic restoration rooted in the physiological reality of postpartum recovery.
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During your visit, you can receive:
• Nourishing, grounding touch with warm herbal oils to calm your nervous system
• Gentle wrapping of the belly and womb
• A warm herbal bath ritual (if desired)
• Light home and kitchen tending with simple, nourishing meal preparation
• Birth story listening and integration
• Steady, attuned presence- no rushing, no fixing, no judgment -
book a free 20 minute consult to see if we’re a good fit
option to book for continued care for a set timeframe in advance, or by the session as availability allows
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$225 for 3 hour visit
sliding scale available upon request
travel fee applies outside of 19009 zip code
TEND- nourishing bodywork for Women
In these sessions, you will experience the ritual art of bodywork. You can expect to receive slow, flowing, skillful touch, attuned presence and deep listening from an Esalen certified practitioner in the comfort of your own home, or in my studio. Serving women at all stages of life: pre-conception, in pregnancy, through postpartum and beyond.
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90 minute bodywork session, with handcrafted herbal oils, including a gentle guided somatic experiencing ritual to begin, anchoring you into your body to guide our session with intention & presence.
Seasonal Bodywork Journeys: Three sessions booked within 6-8 weeks offering you a deeper, more immersive container for your alchemical transformation. Sessions end with integrative writing and herbal tea.
Additional offerings: closing the bones ceremony, herbal yoni steaming, and moxibustion. Please inquire about these services with a direct message, as they require a personalized set-up.
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Book online or reach out for questions first if needed
If postpartum, during in-home sessions, you can (of course) tend to your baby as needed
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90 minutes $165
travel fee applies outside of 19009 zip code
sliding scale pricing available upon request
packages available upon request
PATH- personalized postpartum planning
A 90 minute session, to map out your postpartum plan, rooted in your physiological needs of rest, community support, loving touch and nourishment. Includes guides, recipes, and templates tailored to you & your family’s unique needs.
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90 minute session addressing your needs for postpartum, and how to set yourself up to receive (virtually on zoom or in-person if possible)
Opening ritual to anchor you into your instincts and guide our work from embodied presence.
A customized digital postpartum plan including templates and guides for:
Rest & healing
Meals, nourishment, herbal support
Emotional support & mental health
Partner & community support
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After booking, you’ll receive a link to schedule your session
We’ll meet for 90 minutes to co-create your plan
Within 3-5 days, you’ll receive your personalized postpartum care folder via email
Optional email follow-up support for one week after the session
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$125 investment
Includes 90 minute live planning session, your personalized plan, and postpartum care bundle
Sliding scale available upon request
What People Are Saying
“Receiving bodywork from Cara is the ultimate medicine. She transformed my living room into a sanctuary. I’ve had plenty of massages before but this was something different. Being anointed with her homemade oils with herbs she grew herself was truly a farm to table experience. Her touch was so intentional & intuitive, I felt incredibly taken care of. I often leave massages feeling like I want something more, but this felt perfectly complete. Her expertise in co-regulation left a lasting impact on my nervous system, and I’m forever grateful for the gift!”
-Sammi B.
“Working with Cara felt like being safely held in a moment that was tender and vulnerable. She has a deep understanding of the postpartum space, not just physically, but emotionally and energetically. She helped me connect to my body with compassion and presence.”
-Amy B.
You know that Matrescence is an evolution, a becoming.
It deserves both spiritual reverence and practical planning .
And it requires support, you simply cannot do it alone.
Does this sound like you?
✓ You want to feel integrated: emotionally, mentally, spiritually and practically
✓ You know your well-being matters just as much as your children’s- and you're ready to prioritize it
✓ You long to feel more grounded in your body, your rhythm, your role as a mother
✓ You want a space to be held, not fixed- a place to show up just as you are
✓ You long for space & time to receive nourishing care, from someone who gets it