The London Doula (Sanita Ellis)

Sanita Ellis, The London Doula, is mother to three children and holistic therapist with a deep passion for nurturing women through termination, loss, birth and the postpartum period. She offers the following services as a Sacred Life Doula: providing energy medicine, holistic therapies, sound healing and honouring women through the ancient art of traditional postnatal care.

Sanita believes that when we cross the threshold to motherhood, it is a huge undertaking that should be recognised and honoured for the sacred rite of passage it is. Every woman deserves to be welcomed into motherhood with nurturing touch, deep love, compassion and gentle care. In many cultures, when a new mother has experienced a pregnancy loss or given birth this is viewed as an important time that deserves extreme reverence, humility, deep holistic care and warmth – enabling the woman to truly heal from the process. In these modern times, we seem to have lost this ancient art, as well as losing the knowledge that has been passed down from our own mothers, grandmothers, and generations beyond.

Reclaiming the art of traditional postnatal care:

As postpartum wellbeing specialist, Sanita provides a menu of services to nourish and warm the woman immediately after her loss or birth experience. These include a number of warming, sealing and closing practices such as holistic herbal tinctures, herbal infused teas, herbal sitz baths & compression pads, salves, balms, and massage oils. The most popular service is the Sacred Belly Binding service, where the woman receives hot stone abdominal massage with warmed oil/herbs, moxa and also the application of the herbal paste with a Bengkung Belly Bind.

Sanita has also been honouring new mamas with a special postpartum massage called Hipping. It is an indigenous massage that deeply assists with the healing journey. The massage and use of manta cloths which encourages lymph drainage, blood flow and the energy channels within the woman’s body to restore themselves, enables her to restore her own energy levels.

For more information about her full range of doula services, take a look at Sanita’s website. You can also contact her by emailing sanita@thelondondoula.com.

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