SOMA-SHAKTI
School of Women’s Ancient Wisdom
Ayurveda for the Sacred Postpartum
Preserving the Wisdom of Our Grandmothers
Ayurveda for the sacred passage of motherhood
Soma-Shakti is a school devoted to the ancient art of nourishing the mother.
Rooted in the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda, we guide women into the knowledge, practices and embodied presence needed to accompany mothers through pregnancy and the sacred postpartum.
At the heart of our school is the understanding that postpartum is not simply a time to recover from birth. It is a profound threshold. A time when a woman is tender, open and becoming anew, and when the way she is nourished can ripple into the wellbeing of her baby, her family and the generations to come.
Through our Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula Training, we weave traditional Ayurvedic wisdom with practical, heart-centred care. Exploring nourishment, herbs, warm oil therapies, rest, ritual, the rhythms of the postpartum body, and the art of truly tending the mother.
This is more than learning how to care for a woman after birth.
It is an invitation to remember how mothers were once held, and to become part of bringing that culture of care back into our homes and communities.
When we nourish the mother, we nourish life.
Our Mission
At Soma Shakti, our mission is to restore the art of deeply nourishing the mother.
Rooted in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, we honour pregnancy, birth and postpartum as profound thresholds in a woman's life. Times of transformation that deserve to be met with tenderness, nourishment, rest and reverence.
Through our teachings and trainings, we guide women in the art of Ayurvedic postpartum care, weaving traditional wisdom with embodied practice and heart-centred support.
We believe that tending a mother is about more than caring for her physical body. It is about creating the conditions for her to soften, rest, integrate and be held as she crosses the threshold into motherhood.
Our intention is to prepare Ayurvedic Postpartum Doulas who can bring this culture of care back into families and communities. Women who know how to nourish with their hands, their food, their presence and their hearts.
This is not a medical training or certification. It is an education in the sacred art of tending the mother — grounded in the principles and practices of Ayurveda and offered with presence, devotion and skill.
When we nourish the mother, we nourish the family.
When we nourish the mother, we nourish the generations to come.
Students Words
“The course with Soma Shakti has been incredible. Not only did I gather so much profound, gentle, natural knowledge, it was delivered by true embodied teachers. With each class depicting not just a general back and fourth lecture, but a sacred ceremony, an exchange, where we would complete our practice together, meditate together and then learn together through transmission. Even the teachings felt like they were being taught beyond the intellectual level, like something was being reawakened within me. Ancient codes within my womb and heart rejoicing at my mind remembering”
“After reading the course description, I knew this was the training for me. Every class session was beautiful, filled with heart and truth. The Ayurvedic wisdom and the knowledge and experience of our teacher Dani and many other guest teachers. The self paced learning made it very achievable and allowed space to reflect, revisit and digest. The learning platform was easy to use, engaging and created a sense of community. The skills and knowledge learned on this training will last me a lifetime and for generations to come as I share and practice what I have learnt. The ripple effect of tending to these new mamas with my training, leaves a lasting and profound effect on them and their children. Working as a Ayurvedic postpartum doula is so rewarding and I can’t rate this training with Soma-shakti highly enough.”
”To me the sign of a good training, is one where not only do you gain the skills and knowledge to implement the content but one where you also have been transformed through the teachings.”
”The Soma Shakti Traditional Midwifery retreat was honestly life changing. It propelled me into the practical world of birth work and gave me the confidence to finally offer my services to the community. I now am able to walk with women through birth and love providing ritual and ceremony for birth — which was all learnt on the retreat. Invaluable and deep learning, I would go every year if I could”
”This has most definitely occurred with soma shakti, the start of this course almost instantly sparked my passionate pre conception journey + inspired me for what is possible for my future postpartum journey. ”
”Deeper trust is being forged between my mind and my bodies ability as a result of the teachings.”
”I feel honoured to be able to spend my “work” in devotion to the feminine because of soma shakti.”
”A fire has been stoked in my heart and I am filled with excitement to let the waves of creation flow from this inspiration.”
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Ayurvedic
Postpartum Doula
4 month journey / online
Oct 11 2026 - January 2027
The mother..
The vessel of selfless service and unconditional love
- Daniela Ekman
