Samara is a grandmother, elder, and traditional birthkeeper who has spent close to three decades living in deep communion with the land. As the founder of WellMama CIC, she has dedicated 25 years to supporting women, mothers, and families through pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood. Samara has personally guided hundreds of mothers & families through the journey of the childbearing year and beyond, and curated, facilitated and presented several training programs for maternal health care providers around the world. Her work is rooted in ancestral wisdom, weaving together land tending, herbal lore, lay midwifery, and rites of passage to support women through the seasons of womanhood.

With experience across three continents, Samara embraces cultural diversity and believes in nurturing the well-being of women and families through reciprocity, relationship, and the remembrance of ancestral traditions, rites, rituals & ceremonies.

Jen is a relational body psychotherapist working at the intersection of psychological healing and spiritual emergence. She is trained in Embodied- Relational Therapy, Bioenergetic Therapy, and experiential group facilitation. For over a decade, she has walked the Red Road under the lineage of the Sacred Fire of Itzachilatlan. She is a vision quester (up to 13 days), a star dancer, and a Chanupa (sacred pipe) carrier. Her deep connection to Native American and Amazonian shamanic traditions inform her work, guiding her in holding deep and transformative spaces for others. She attracts those seeking an integrated spirituality grounded in everyday life and offers a devotional path that is both simple and practical in its application.

Frequently described as a midwife for the soul, Jen’s down to earth and often playful approach belies the deep wisdom she carries.