Luna Doula & Prenatal Yoga

Taryn is amazing. She is kind and knowledgeable and the support I received was so comforting. During my scariest time during the c section she kept me calm and I never felt alone. I really felt she has been an important part of my birth and am so grateful she was there.

As a first time Mama and feeling high levels of anxiety in my pregnancy, I knew I needed extra support to prepare for the birth of my baby. Taryn’s support through the process helped me feel the delivery of my baby was CALM and SAFE.

Taryn’s support started with preparations for the baby bag and helped me make empowered decisions with my birth plan through her sharing her knowledge and experience. She asked questions that made me think beyond the checklists I could find online and walked through resources to learn more about things I was unclear on.

Not only was Taryn available to text, email and call, she regularly reached out to connect with me proactively.

When my birth plan (natural vaginal birth with limited pain management) pivoted to a doctor recommended scheduled c-section for health reasons, Taryn walked me through recreating a birth plan. This made me feel that I had some control over the situation.

Where Taryn shines the greatest is in delivery. She comforted my husband so he could support me while at the same time helped me mentally focus. Techniques she taught in her prenatal yoga were key to ground me in the moment and connect deeply with my husband to pull through the bright lights and medical chatter of the operating room. When my husband left with the baby for medical checks, Taryn swooped in to his place to support me while the stitching continued. She focused my attention on baby to begin bonding with the baby even though they were unable to be physically together.

Taryn is warm, nurturing, and friendly. Her doula style is proactive, supportive and she softly raises interjections to allow you to voice your wishes with medical professionals.

Should I be blessed with a second child, I will be reaching out to Taryn again and I will be referring her to friends and family.

I highly recommend Taryn as a doula and prenatal yoga teacher. She was my doula for my first child, and if I have another baby I would definitely work with her again.

Taryn has a lovely personality, she is very gentle, warm, positive, and encouraging - everything you would want in someone supporting you in one of the most intense experiences of your life. She is also knowledgable, passionate, and willing to speak up when needed and was a great advocate for me through the whole experience.

I am grateful Taryn was beside me during my labour and birth with a watchful eye looking out for my best interest and always coming back to my hopes and wishes she had carefully listened to leading up to the birth. She asked questions I would not have thought to, helped me make choices when I was exhausted and confused, and worked thoughtfully to help me have the birth I wanted. Afterward she was there to help me process and reflect on the experience in a very powerful way as she had witness the whole experience. She provided excellent support to my husband as well, and knowing he was taken care of helped me relax and focus on my experience.

Taryn also teaches prenatal yoga and I really enjoyed being able to work with her in this capacity as well leading up to the birth. Instead of working with two different people I liked making a deeper connection with one and I found this extra time together doing yoga helped me feel much more comfortable with her on the big day. She also took some
gorgeous photographs of my birth that I cherish.

I highly recommend Taryn and wish her all the best with her career. I know the families who choose to work with her will be very happy they did so.