Hi there, I’m Alana. (she/her)
☁︎ doula, yoga teacher, &
fellow parent in the thick of it ☁︎
My own perinatal journey from conception to birth and beyond inspired me to dive deeper into the world of birth-work and embodiment. I bring with me a background in social justice and view birth through a fluid lens of being that is inclusive of all birthers and gestating parents.
My studies in yoga, holistic wellness, Ayurveda, breath-work, and trauma-informed teaching shape my offerings. It is my belief that the innate wisdom to grow and raise a baby is inside of you. Your body is the greatest teacher and resource you have access to.
I hope to be one pillar of support in a greater network of nourishment and strength for those walking the transformative journey of parenthood.
Grow your baby, grow your Self.
-Corinne Andrews, birthing mama
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Stepping into parenthood, in whatever form that takes for you, demands much of us. It is an initiation that demands a letting go of who we were to allow for our new Self to emerge.
The process of growing your baby is one that is done in tandem with growing yourself. There is no you to go back to, no life to return to, only an entirely new existence to step into.
It is often messy, sometimes painful, and always profound.
More than anything, it is not a journey meant to be taken alone: walk hand in hand with myself and others in similar seasons of growth ↓
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Why I do What I do
With a Pisces Sun and Scorpio Moon, my initiation into motherhood really had no other option than to be radically deep and unbearably profound. In this new role, I found myself feeling everything, for better or for worse. Motherhood brought me into my body and into a greater felt sense of Self.
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How My Offerings differ
As much as I love all things birth and embodiment, I really give a sh*t about inclusivity and autonomy. My interest lies in offering a calm, loving, and steady presence for others to make decisions that best align with their life and body, through all stages of conception and parenthood.
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I Really, Really believe in
The innate wisdom of the body. To be alive is to feel a full spectrum of emotions and sensations that bring their own potent medicine for healing. States of dysregulation are not always something to be solved and molds of being are not always something to be fit into.
My learning:
I consider myself a student of life, constantly soaking in the wisdom around me to discover new ways of being.
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✦ → B.A. Sociology 2015 ⏤ 2018
✦ → RYT-200 Embodyoga, Yoga Center Amherst
✦ → RYT-90 Perinatal Yoga, Birthing Mama
✦ → Gender Affirming Birth Work 101 and 201 with Moss Froom
✦ → Trauma-Sensitive Teaching with Whitney Pasch
✦ → Heart of Mentoring, Birthing from Within -
✦ → Doula Training & Mentorship with Carson Meyer and Dr. Maura Moynihan
✦ → Birth Art Training, Birthing from Within, February 2025
✦ → Ayurveda Postpartum Doula, March 2025 -
✦ → Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss, March 2025
✦ → Birth Story Medicine Part I, May 2025