TRADITIONAL POSTPARTUM CARE FOR MODERN MOTHERS
For generations, mothers were surrounded by care after birth. Nourished with warm foods, supported with healing rituals, and protected from the demands of everyday life.
Ayurvedic postpartum care honours this ancient wisdom, supporting the mother’s body and nervous system through warmth, nourishment, and attentive presence during the sacred weeks after birth.
At Sattva Mama, I offer Ayurvedic Postpartum Care in Dubai for mothers who wish to honor this time with intention and support.
Creating a space where your body is wrapped in warmth, your spirit is nourished with ceremony and care, and your passage into motherhood is held as sacred.
“After birth, there is a sacred window of time. a time of complete rejuvenation of a woman’s physical, mental, and spiritual health. a time for deep extended bonding with her newborn. the first 42 days after birth, set the stage for the next 42 years”.
The first 42 days
In Ayurveda, the weeks after birth are known as a sacred window for healing.
During this time, the mother’s body is open, sensitive, and deeply responsive to the care she receives. Warmth, nourishment, rest, and gentle support help the body gradually rebuild its strength after the intensity of pregnancy and birth.
In Ayurveda, it is said that the first 42 days after birth can influence a mother’s wellbeing for the next 42 years.
This understanding reflects something many women intuitively feel that the early postpartum weeks are not only about recovery, but about laying the foundation for long-term health, energy, and emotional balance.
When a mother is deeply nourished during this time, her body has the opportunity to restore itself more fully.
offerings
Ayurvedic Postpartum Care
My offering to all beautiful mothers or mothers-to-be is awareness of and support for your time after birth (the Sacred Window). I offer different ways as a postpartum doula for new mamas to be nurtured during this vunerable time.
Closing of the Bones Ceremony
A traditional Mexican healing ritual where the body is wrapped and held. Though rooted in postpartum care, it is also offered for any woman navigating transition or change. It is a ceremony of grounding, integration, deep nourishment and rebirth.
Yoga for pregnancy, birth and postpartum
Yoga to support women during all phases of life, and inspire on how to use yoga as a tool to experience freedom and nourishment during pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period..
I’m Desi, Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula and Yoga teacher
I care for mothers in the tender weeks after birth with practices rooted in Ayurveda and the wise woman tradition. In your home, I offer warm oil massage, herbal baths, yoni steaming, belly binding, healing yoga practices and ceremonies that honor and hold you as your step into motherhood.
Not only do I serve mothers, but women in all phases of life, through healing yoga practices, rituals and ceremonies.
I’m currently serving mama’s and women between Dubai (UAE) and the Netherlands.
words from previous clients
“My experience with Desi was truly beautiful. I felt so supported and cared for during the vulnerable time of the sacred window. Desi guided me to connect back with my body, that have changed so much. She was a great support mentally as well. The food nourished me so well. I am so grateful to have had Desi on my side.”
“I’m truly grateful the support Desi provided during my postpartum journey. Desi provided me a safe space and the practices we did together helped to remind me what a scared time those postpartum days are. She provided space for me to acknowledge and process emotions I might not have before. She also provided delicious and nourishing food that I know my body would have been missing out on had I not had her. I’m so grateful to now have Desi in my life and cannot recommend her enough for anyone looking for postpartum support and care. Love you Desi”