Body, Birth & Postpartum support with Joelle
A South Devon-based doula, yoga teacher and massage therapist. With a lifelong foundation in bodywork I now have the immense honour of supporting growing families as a birth and postnatal doula, antenatal educator and NCT infant feeding supporter. Gradually easing into our new lives in Totnes offering bodywork and postpartum care and speaking to those with due dates of October or later for birth support. If any of that's you, please get in touch.
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I’m 38, born in a hippy commune called Hill House in Bristol - interestingly amongst the families were a couple who had one of the first water births in the UK using a plastic fish pond in their living room - making headlines! After that we moved around, living in Yorkshire and a good chunk in Dartington, Devon. I moved back to Yorkshire after school to complete my pre and post grads at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Over the following 15 years I continued to find work inspired by this training; dance, yoga, massage, photography, filmmaking, illustration and also worked in childcare privately and in schools. Later I specialised in Pre and Postnatal yoga with Birthlight before giving birth to my son Kit in 2023. Having found the experience both humbling and empowering I was inspired to support other birthing people navigate this transition. I have now trained with Ex Doula UK Company Director Leila Baker - Side by Side Doulas, Michele Misgalla - Spinning Babies, Molly O’Brien - Biomechanics for Birth - Optimal Birth, Suzanne Yates - Pregnancy & Postnatal Massage and Leah Lewin Free from harm - navigating our technocratic birthing systems.
“Our doula Joelle was there by our side with serene and gentle warmth. She used her skills to be a phenomenal birth support - a really special mix of emotional intelligence, kind touch and practical proactivity. ”
“Honestly, Joelle is such an incredibly gifted yoga teacher. Her classes are playful and profound at the same time - almost like a dance or a poem.”
“Joelle’s massage felt like a wonderful anchor in the whirlwind of new motherhood. She has such a calming, intuitive presence and knew exactly where to focus. I left feeling like I could breathe fully again for the first time in weeks.”