Liana van Zyl
Passionate Birth and Postnatal Doula, Placenta Remedy Specialist, Mindful Hypnobirthing Practitioner, and Yoga-Doula
Hello and welcome! If you’re here, you’re probably wondering who I am and how we can work together. I’m originally from Cape Town, South Africa, and my husband is Catalan. We are blessed with two gorgeous children. Our eldest was born in Bangkok, where my husband and I met.
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During my pregnancy in Bangkok, I struggled to find women-centered care. I was on the hunt for birth workers who had me and my baby’s best interests at heart. While discovering that there is no such thing as a midwife in Thailand, I stumbled upon a lovely and supportive group of doulas.
Seeing and experiencing the changes they made in women’s lives in Bangkok, was one of the key motivations in me becoming a doula.
I’ve been mesmerized by pregnancy and birth from an early age. As a child, I watched in awe when animals gave birth to their babies, fascinated by how they always crawled into a dark, hidden spot in the middle of the night. As I grew older, my interest in birth grew immensely. The first birth I attended was in 2009, I was still young and unaware of what was really happening to the woman in labor. My intuition told me to make her feel safe and cared for. I then realized that birth is such a unique moment in a woman’s life.
Supporting you to feel safe and understood
Feeling safe and understood was very important to me when giving birth to my children. So I want to be there for you in this special, mystical, magical time of your life. Each family I work with, helps me dive a little deeper into myself. Always exploring new ways to support each family as an individual unit.
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To support my passion and widen my learning. I have undertaken a great deal of training to ensure only the best care and support to the families I work with:
- Mum since February 2016
- Childbirth International since June 2016
- Conscious Birthing Doula Certification March 2017
- Doula UK Mentorship since April 2017
- Closing The Bones Rebozo Workshop May 2017
- Placenta Remedy Specialist with IPEN June 2017
- Mindful Mamma Hypnobirthing Practitioner July 2017
- Spinning Babies Workshop with Jennifer Walker July 2017
- Recognized Birth Doula with Doula UK March 2018
- Paramana Doula training with Dr Michel Odent & Liliana Lammers March 2018
- Yoga-Doula 220 hour Prenatal yoga course from 2018 – 2019
