The Perinatal Ceremoniess Podcast

Author: Gena McCarthy, Sandra Lloyd, and Elizabeth Theriault

This Podcast shares stories of practice and wisdom from perinatal ceremonialists living in our communities and all over our earth. These stories are of women returning to an understanding and honoring of their own power. They help us welcome our babies as the unique precious beings they are and support them to be ready to continue the weaving of our future world. They promote safe passages for birthing families in these times of disconnection. Hosts: Gena McCarthy www.birthspiritualityandhealing.com Sandra Lloyd www.sandralloyd.net Elizabeth Theriault www.ritesofpassagepostpartum.com
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Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting

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Episode #7: Verana Faye Bailowitz
Episode 8
Thursday, 19 June, 2025

Verana is the owner of Embody Your Birth in the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves as a full-spectrum doula, childbirth educator, Archetypical Astrologer, and creativity ally. She is also a poet, dancer, songwriter, and traveler of the globe. Her work as a doula and astrologer are deeply interconnected. Guided in her work by the collective dream for whole and healthy relationships in our families, communities and with our Mother Earth, she is committed to walking beside her clients and students, whether in the labor room, classroom or exploring the natal chart to create safe and brave places where empowerment, capacity and deep inner trust can emerge. Website: https://www.veranafaye.com or follow her on Instagram @verana_faye Highlights: How Verana was introduced to the practice of ceremony at a young age in connecting with her Jewish heritage. All our ancestors lived in ritual; the importance of bringing ceremony and ritual to birthing womxn. Hear how ceremony transformed her and strengthened her commitment to her path with birth after a very impactful birth in Brazil. Learn how her travels and exploration with plant medicine in Latin America have informed her work. Verana shares her unique relationship to the Cosmos through Archetypical Astrology, and how these energies inform both birthing mother and baby.