The Doula Studio

04/12/2026

“In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous,” said Aristotle

There is a lot going on in the world… and I’m staying the course the Universe has aligned for me, and I for the Universe. In this beautiful exchange, I’ve been given the incredible opportunity to study Blissborn and waterbirth with Barbara Harper, who is my Blissborn coach and founder of Waterbirth International, waterbirth mentor. My spirit guides continue to usher me forward on my path rooted in love. I’ve begun my Reiki training journey and am now practicing this energetic balancing that promotes self-healing. Reiki will no doubt be an added benefit to my birth clients, yoga students and those close to me, as well as the entire planet. With a heart abounding with gratitude, I mark this moment in time with snaps of certificates, love notes and study sessions for mostly myself as a photographic reminder of how far I’ve come and what I am able to accomplish when I remain focused on that which I want to Be and exchange with the world… because ultimately what we focus on becomes our reality. You can do anything you put your mind to. I believe in you. April Patricia McEwan

03/25/2026

Nearly 5 years since it began, here I am… with a heart radiating gratitude and abundance, I can say I witnessed two babies travel earthside through the portal of their Divine Human Mother in the comfort of their homes over the last week.

It’s world doula month, by the way! A client gifted me this precious journal. Receiving this and reading the words on the cover melted my heart and reminded me of my own power and why I chose this vocation!

Serving mothers, babies, families, midwives, nurses, doctors, communities, Divine Humans, the collective… is incredibly challenging but also rewarding!

Did you know that a birth doula’s role includes nurturing and protecting the birther’s memory of the birth?

In addition to:
☑️ emotional support
☑️ reassurance and information
☑️ helps the mother remain focused on her labor and her baby
☑️ helps the mother get into favorable positions and to “push” appropriately [or not push] during the second stage
☑️ nurtures and protects the mother’s memory of the birth
☑️ upholds and reminds intentions for birth to ensure birth preferences are honored, advocating as necessary
☑️ holds sacred space for the family
☑️ prepares the birth space

02/22/2026

We’re planting seeds as the warmth of the approaching spring fuels action. I’m putting together a birth education curriculum to launch in 2022. In the summer, I will be offering Hypnosis and Waterbirth Childbirth Education classes.

Grow with us; welcome your expansion as you transform through pregnancy.

Here’s a little sneak peak of some of the many topics we will discuss and methods we will use to help prepare families for their transformational birth experience:

🌱breath work
🌱birth artwork
🌱physiology of birth
🌱birth plan
🌱hypnosis in birth
🌱comfort measures & an introduction to waterbirth
🌱creating your birth space
🌱ceremony

Reserve your spot by clicking 🔗in bio or visiting www.thedoulastudio.com

Follow to stay tuned in on upcoming childbirth preparation classes. You can reserve your spot with a deposit here for our first class:

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Message us with questions or email thedoulastudio@gmail.com.

02/20/2026

What is Blissborn®?
Blissborn® is a 5-week childbirth education course that shows you how to use the power of your own mind to create a blissful birth on your terms. April uses state-of-the-art hypnosis techniques blended with childbirth education to prepare expecting families physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually to experience a positive, gentle and empowering birth. As you learn to use self-hypnosis, you will unlock that power for yourself.

Hypnosis has been used for thousands of years to help women relax and control pain. Hypnosis is a completely natural state that you can create and control on your own. I want to show you how to use hypnosis for your childbirth because I see the positive difference it makes in peoples lives! It’s not just a childbirth education class to prepare you for labor and birth...it can be applied throughout your entire life!
I am so excited to teach you this incredible tool—the power of achieving that which you desire by simply changing your focus!

The next 5-week series begins March 3, 2026, and meets every Tuesday in March 5-8pm in downtown Brunswick, GA.

02/17/2026

Wild + Sacred Women’s Retreat: Bridging Heaven & Earth, 2026 Registration is OPEN and LIMITED.

Event Timing: Friday, October 16th to Monday, October 19th, 2026; 3 night/4 day stay

Where: Remote Location in a private home on Georgia’s largest and southernmost barrier island

Here is an opportunity for 10 women who are ready to dive deep into their roots, down into the sacred connection where heaven meets earth, down into a place of shadows, breathing lightness into dark.

Modalities of meditation, breathwork, yoga, forest bathing, dance, bodywork, sound baths, energy work, frequency and physical adjustments, hypnosis, reiki and mediumship guide the divine human through a transformational experience of healing lineages through a remembering of being born.

This retreat is waiting for those who are ready to explore the light and the dark that resides within the root, welcoming the experience of being reborn.

Who is this for?
A woman in any phase of life.
Women experiencing infertility.
Women planning pregnancy.
Women with birth trauma.

02/14/2026

On-call for the next five months and still accepting new clients!

❓When do you go on call for your birth clients?
A: When my clients are 37 weeks pregnant I go on call for 24/7 support.

❓What does your availability currently look like?
A:
February: open
March: 2 openings
April: 3 openings
May: 4 openings
June: 3 openings
July: 3 openings
4 more openings in August & September
October - November: RETREAT (no birth bookings)
December: 4 openings

❓How many birth clients will you take per month?
A: Four max

❓What is your consultation fee, if any?
A: New client consultation fees are $75 and are applied to the remaining contract fee as a retainer for moving forward. If you don’t hire me (April) as your birth doula after the consult, rest assured we still had a great connection, and possibly referrals were made. Know that we both valued each other‘s time and took this meeting seriously because you made an investment.

❓What are your birth doula fees and what do your services include?
A: I charge $1400 per birth right now, which includes 3 to 4 meetings (including a provider appointment or two) in person and sometimes virtually, unlimited, phone, text and email support (emotional support, informational support, spiritual support, and physical support—mostly in labor & birth) during pregnancy AND your labor + birth AND two postpartum visits.

❕Check with your midwife…some require a birth doula and therefore may offer an “allowance” towards doula services!
❕Donation-based and payment plans are always available, so don’t let money be the reason you don’t have the support of a birth doula!

❓ What kind of births do you support?
A: All. Hospital, birth center, home, water, all birth scenarios.

02/12/2026

We are already at hump day, spring is in the air, here in southeast Georgia anyway anyways, in the lunar new year this this weekend in conjunction with Valentine’s Day! Can you feel the fire horse energy? I have so many things that I want to share and ask that you please share this announcement for upcoming childbirth education classes so we can expand this community.

Send me a message: “I’d like access to your Blissborn® seminar and get linked to ask questions!” if you’d like to discover this 5-week childbirth education course and connection to Blissborn®.

The next 5-week series begins March 3, 2026, and meets every Tuesday in March 5-8pm in downtown Brunswick, GA.

Register on my website at the doulasstudio.com

02/06/2026

Send me a message: “I’d like access to your Blissborn® seminar and get linked to ask questions!” if you’d like to discover this 5-week childbirth education course and connection to Blissborn®.

The next 5-week series begins March 3, 2026, and meets in-person every Tuesday in March 5-8pm in downtown Brunswick, GA. Create this community with me!

Hypnosis has been used for thousands of years to help women relax and control pain. Hypnosis is a completely natural state that you can create and control on your own. I want to show you how to use hypnosis for your childbirth because I see the positive difference it makes in peoples lives, not just around birth...it can be applied throughout your entire life!

Visit links in Bio and www.thedoulastudio.com

12/10/2025

The Doula Studio

Thank you, Mr. President. We’re on it.

12/08/2025

It’s been a busy year and we’re finally slowing down to celebrate Nature’s bounty, winter and all of this year’s joys and accomplishments! Social media is not where I want to be, so… until I have an announcement about the next Blissborn childbirth ed series and yoga updates… here’s some photos of what our Thanksgiving (and my birth day) looked like! I hope you celebrated with a heart full of gratitude! OMamaZen Karen Falconer McEwan

Also, I’m booking births for spring already!

12/08/2025

111! Our WILD & SACRED WOMEN’S RETREAT was a huge success, memorable and magical!

12/08/2025

Thank you for supporting the cause and spreading awareness!