Lanell Coultas
Dedicated to bringing back the ancient tradition of social support during the perinatal period, Lanell has assisted hundreds of families in making positive birth memories and easing their transition to parenthood. As a Certified Doula, Lanell enjoys a very busy doula practice in Austin ­attending 3-4 births a month and assisting 1-2 families each month during their initial postpartum adjustment. Lanell has experience teaching and lecturing on a variety of birth and postpartum topics. Designing the unique and dynamic curriculum for the Conscious Birthing classes has been an amazing adventure.

Marcela S. Billig
With a Bachelor's Degree in Transpersonal Psychology, Marcela Understands the far-reaching emotional impact of childbearing on a family. She believes that emotional support throughout this time is essential to welcoming The newborn and creating the best birth experience possible for the whole family. Marcela Billig's passionate work is with mothers and new families. As a Certified Doula, she is dedicated to helping families achieve their goals in childbirth. Marcela is a Registered Massage therapist, certified by Kate Jordan's Bodywork for the Childbearing Year® specializing in prenatal and postpartum massage.

Our Birthing From Within Initiation
We attended Birthing From Within Level One Mentor Training in November 2004. Being initiated by Pam England in beautiful Santa Fe invited us to enrich our curriculum and mentoring style. By including more experiential learning into each class, parents now have a unique opportunity to dive deeper into mindfulness-awareness. We believe this can enhance all aspects of the childbearing year. About 1/4 of each class is devoted to pain-coping techniques. Our intention is to provide balance -- technical information about labor and birth as well as a creative forum for exploring deeply held beliefs.