The Art of New Mother Care
Botanicals & bodywork for postpartum care
Rooted in Ayurvedic wisdom, herbal traditions, and lived postpartum practice, The Art of New Mother Care is a 15-month journey designed for those who feel called to learn how to tend to postpartum mothers with slow reverence and deep skill.
Who this is for—
This is the path for those who feel called to be a keeper of postpartum care wisdom, gained through slow, embodied practice.
You are welcome whether you are a seasoned professional or completely new to postpartum work — already a doula, practitioner, mother, or caretaker; or standing on the threshold of an entirely new direction in your life.
Through this training you will—
Come to understand birth and postpartum as profound initiations; and gain the capacity to tend the physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual dimensions of the postpartum period with steadiness and care.
Reconnect with ancestral, holistic, and herbal ways of caring for new mothers, developing confident, grounded hands, clear presence, and embodied skill.
Reorient your relationship to giving — learning to offer care from overflow rather than depletion, and to practice in ways that are sustainable, ethical, and life-honoring over time.
Develop discernment and scope awareness, knowing when to offer support and when to refer or collaborate with medical care.
Develop the capacity to meet grief, loss, complexity, and medical realities without fear or avoidance, holding space with maturity and grounded compassion.
Learn to naturally weave beauty, ritual, and ceremony into postpartum care as integral elements of healing.
Understand postpartum care as part of a wider continuum, and learn to offer support that is coherent across birth preparation, labor, recovery, and early mothering.
The journey—
Rather than moving through modules, the training unfolds across three major thresholds.
Within each threshold, you move through monthly areas of practice and study.
Each month includes a series of pre-recorded audio and video teachings, along with embodiment practices designed to shape your perception, capacity to tend to real postpartum bodies, and presence — all while keeping you grounded in your own body and nervous system.
Initiation & Recalibration: Thresholds 1-2
You begin by meeting birth and postpartum as portals — not only for the mothers you serve, but for your own becoming.
You learn to —
Recognize birth as an initiatory passage
Understand postpartum needs through Ayurvedic and holistic frameworks
Reorient toward receiving before giving
Release patterns of self-sacrifice and over-responsibility
Hold postpartum clients without taking on their healing as your own
These thresholds recalibrate your relationship to care itself.
The Foundations of Postpartum Tending: Thresholds 3-11
Here, care becomes embodied.
You slowly develop practical, sensory, and intuitive skills for tending the postpartum body, heart, and spirit — with simplicity, confidence, and discernment.
You become skilled in —
Preparing and choosing simple, deeply nourishing postpartum foods
Body oiling, oil making, and herbal powders as grounding medicine
Belly wrapping and tending the womb with pastes and oils
Supporting lactation and breast health with steadiness and sensitivity
Aromatherapy and flower essences as subtle, supportive allies
Marma point therapy and anointing as emotional processing and integration
Preparing and choosing herbal remedies with intention and care
Postpartum bathing practices as restoration and ritual
Weaving beauty and ceremony into postpartum healing
Tending newborns holistically, with gentleness and reverence
This is where your hands learn to move with confidence, and your presence becomes part of the medicine.
Complex Postpartum Care: Threshold 12
As your steadiness grows, you are guided into complexity.
You learn to walk alongside —
NICU journeys and medicalized beginnings
Cesarean recovery
Grief, loss, and stillbirth
Families navigating special diagnoses
This threshold strengthens your capacity to remain present without collapsing or turning away.
Continuum of Care & Integration: Thresholds 13-14
You are guided into the wider arc of care — before, during, and immediately after birth — and into the practical reality of offering this work sustainably.
You become someone who —
Understands simple Ayurvedic and herbal birth preparation and labor support
Can offer grounded, immediate post-birth care
Thinks clearly about boundaries, energy, and livelihood
Approaches feminine business as an extension of integrity, not hustle
What you receive
Monthly recorded audio & video teachings, released over 14 months
Monthly embodiment practices to support integration of wisdom and development of hands-on skill
Sequential access to each threshold — no rushing or overwhelm
A Certificate of Recognition upon completion
You have 18 months of access to all recordings. The embodied wisdom you cultivate is yours to carry forward.
Questions are gathered and responded to through a contained, monthly process.
Graduates receive a complimentary listing in the Inner Sun & Moon directory.
Schedule
The first threshold opens May 1, 2026.
Each additional threshold opens on the first of the month.
The fourteenth and final threshold opens June 1, 2027.
Founding Keepers Invitation
The first 11 enrolled are invited to join Postpartum Keepers as Founding Keepers.
Founding Keepers receive reduced tuition and a small handmade ceremonial gift prepared by Sarva & sent by post, and enter the apprenticeship in its inaugural year — helping to set the tone, rhythm, and field of this work.
This invitation is extended quietly and closes once filled.
Investment
Full tuition: $2,888
Founding Postpartum Keepers: $1,888
The first 11 enrolled may join at a reduced tuition of $1,888.
A 4-month payment plan is available.
Alumni of Inner Sun & Moon’s Ayurvedic Doula training are invited to see the FAQ for enrollment options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a certification?
Postpartum Keepers is not a professional certification or license. Upon completion, participants receive a Certificate of Recognition acknowledging their participation, including number of hours and topics covered.
Are there live calls or a community forum?
No. Postpartum Keepers is intentionally designed without live calls, discussion forums, or community groups. All teachings are offered through pre-recorded transmissions to support depth, privacy, and nervous system regulation.
How long do I have access?
You will have access to all transmissions for 18 months from enrollment. This is a time-bound apprenticeship, designed to support completion rather than indefinite consumption.
What happens if I miss a payment?
Payment plans are automated. If an installment remains unpaid for more than 30 days, enrollment in Postpartum Keepers is discontinued and access is removed.
Is this appropriate if I’m not currently a doula or a mother?
Yes. Postpartum Keepers is open to those who feel called to postpartum care, whether you are currently practicing, a mother yourself, or standing at the threshold of this work for the first time.
Can I move at my own pace?
Thresholds open sequentially, once per month. You are invited to move slowly and integrate the work in your own time, within the overall 18-month completion window.
Is there an alumni rate?
Yes. Students and graduates of Inner Sun & Moon’s Ayurvedic Doula Training are eligible for alumni tuition. Please contact Sarva at heal@innersunandmoon.com for your alumni enrollment link.
About the guide
Postpartum Keepers is guided by Sarva, founder of Inner Sun & Moon and longtime practitioner of Ayurvedic postpartum care. Her work is rooted in lived experience, herbal traditions, and a devotion to tending the postpartum period with integrity and care.