Embrace the Journey of Life

At Sacred Spaces, we honour the profound moments of birth and death with compassionate, personalized support. We are here to guide you through these transitions with empathy, respect, and care.

About Sacred Spaces

What is Birth Keeping?

Birth keeping is a holistic approach to childbirth, rooted in traditional practices and wisdom. A birth keeper supports women emotionally, physically, and spiritually, trusting in their inherent power to birth in their own way. This sacred work is about honouring the woman’s choices, creating a safe and nurturing environment, and preserving the physiological and emotional integrity of the birth process.

What is Death Keeping?

Death keeping is a compassionate practice of guiding individuals and families through the transition of death. It involves emotional, spiritual, and logistical support, ensuring that the dying process is honoured with care and respect. Holly helps families navigate their journey with a focus on creating meaningful, peaceful, and sacred end-of-life experiences.

Meet Holly

Holly is the founder of Sacred Spaces Birth and Death Keeper, dedicated to honouring life’s most transformative journeys. With over 20 years of experience attending births, Holly is a Traditional Birth Keeper and Wise Wild Woman who passionately advocates for sovereign pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. She believes in the power of women’s innate wisdom, empowering families to embrace childbirth on their own terms. Holly is also currently offering an online (with opportunities for in person as well) Traditional Birth Keeping Mentorship, beginning in March 2025.

Holly is also a Mother of thee children, a former Practical Nurse, a Prenatal Yoga Teacher, a Childbirth Educator, a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist, a Reiki Practitioner, a Sacred Ceremonialist and a Cremationist and Administrator at a local funeral home. She facilitates Women’s Circles & Village Prenatal - Community Birth Circles. She also co-facilitates Intuitive Healing sessions as well as a community Grief Group. Holly is also a Confidant at The Confidants, holding space for folks looking for support and mentorship through challenging times.

Holly’s expertise extends into the sacred work of Death Keeping, where she compassionately supports individuals and their loved ones as a Death Doula in navigating the end-of-life process. Her deep understanding of life’s transitions allows her to guide with empathy, respect, love and care.

Each of Holly’s Sacred Ceremonies are uniquely infused with Reiki, Sound Healing, Therapeutic Touch, Intuitive Coaching, and Spirit Messages, creating nurturing and transformative experiences for her clients.

Through her work, Holly honours the beauty and sacredness of both birth and death (and everything in between).

Explore Our Offerings

  • A holistic approach to childbirth that honours the sacred journey of pregnancy and birth. Birth keeping focuses on supporting women emotionally, physically, and spiritually, trusting their wisdom to birth in their own innate way.

  • Compassionate guidance for individuals and families navigating the end-of-life process. Death keeping provides emotional, spiritual, and practical support to ensure a peaceful and meaningful transition.

  • Beautifully crafted and intentional rituals, including Mother Blessings, Closing of the Bones, Intuitive Healing Sessions, all infused with reiki, therapeutic touch, sound healing, and spirit messages to honour life’s profound transitions.