We Share a Passion for Connection
It was through our desire to learn more, connect with others and take a deep dive into self-care that our paths crossed many years ago. Soffía and Mirjam originally met through a rebozo workshop. Mary and Soffía met in Poland at a European Doula Network meeting and Mary and Mirjam met at a Midwifery Today conference in Bad Wildbad. The first time the three of us came together, we all sensed the beginning of a wild and wonderful adventure!
The three of us have a passion for networking, learning and laughing and know nothing more empowering than being surrounded by like-minded women. We enjoy each other's company so much that we wanted to find ways of spending more time with, and learning from each other so the idea of Bella Doula Retreats was born!
We have nearly 60 years of combined experience walking beside and holding space for birth workers, birthing people and young families and we are absolutely thrilled to have created a nurturing space where you too can learn more to enhance your doula practice and to form deep supportive friendships with a people who are just as passionate about birth as you are! We look forward to spending time with you!
Soffía Bæringsdóttir
Soffía is an experienced doula, doula trainer, parent-infant specialist and family therapist working primarily with new families. Supporting others is her love language. She’s married, has three children and a spoiled dog. She lives in Reykjavík, Iceland. She loves long summer nights and believes that laughter is the best medicine.
Doula & Family Therapist
Mirjam de Keijzer
Rebozo Trainer, Prenatal Teacher & Coach
Mirjam is a rebozo trainer, prenatal educator and grief companion who lives in Dieren, the Netherlands and has been passionately spreading the knowledge of rebozo for the past decade. She has two grown children and it is because of them that she is doing the work she is doing. She loves travel, hiking and meaningful conversations.
Mary Kalau
Doula, Doula Mentor & Childbirth Educator
Mary has attended hundreds of births across two continents for nearly 30 years. She’s a Spinning Babies Parent Educator, Hypnobirthing instructor, Body Ready Method Pro and doula mentor. She has two grown children and lives near Frankfurt with her husband. She loves gardening, a good read and quality time spent with her peeps.
“Isn’t it wonderful that from the need to spend time together, the three of us turned this into an opportunity for a much bigger group of women to meet each other and perhaps love each other as much as we do! When you share love, it multiplies.”