The Womb Garden:

A Sanctuary transforming postpartum care on Maui.

Imagine a serene garden retreat on Maui, where new mothers are welcomed into rest, nourishment, and community. They receive warm meals, herbal healing, skilled doula care, and—most importantly—permission to slow down.

Welcome to The Womb Garden—a postpartum retreat center that reclaims the sacred transition into motherhood with holistic and culturally grounded care, adapted to modern needs

Postpartum care was never meant to be done alone.

Cultures across the globe show us what’s possible when postpartum care is prioritized:

  • Taiwan and China have an entire postpartum care industry—with “confinement centers” offering 24/7 support of what the Chinese culture call “zuo yuezi”, a period of healing with specialized care, herbs and food.  Mothers who receive this support have lower rates of postpartum depression and higher breastfeeding success.
  • In South East Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia,Singapore, mothers often receive 30–40 days of traditional care after birth passed down for generations known as “pantang”: massage, herbal baths, warming foods- to protect physical and emotional recovery.
  • In Japan, postpartum mothers spend up to 30 days in “satogaeri bunben” care—either with family or in specialized centers. The result? Stronger maternal mental health and higher breastfeeding rates.
  • Indian ancient Ayurvedic practices provide superior healing during the postpartum period- including warming oil massages for mothers and infants which is believed to promote healthy muscle tone, hair and skin.

The list continues as every culture had their own ways of honoring the mother after the miracle of birth, utilizing local herbs and plants in their healing remedies and foods. 

Across cultures, postpartum traditions exist because they’re medically wise and spiritually essential. They emphasize rest, warmth, nourishment, and emotional connection. These rituals are not outdated—they are evidence-based, trauma-preventing, and deeply human.

At The Womb Garden, we honor these traditions—through herbal remedies, postpartum meals, gentle bodywork, and a return to nature’s rhythms.

We revive this wisdom through:

  • Cultivating herbs and plants grown on site in the [womb-shaped garden-(link to photos)] utilized in remedies and blends
  • [Postpartum meal services] offering nutrient dense meals and teas to encourage womb healing and breast milk production
  • [Postpartum meal services] offering nutrient dense meals and teas to encourage womb healing and breast milk production
  • Professional doula support
  • Sacred rituals and gatherings to honor the transformation into motherhood and to cultivate a sense of community

The Womb Garden is more than just a wellness retreat center- it is a functional, public health solution, and- very importantly- where local postpartum and birth practitioners can expect a sustainable and dignified employment being in a role which once was and still should be considered indispensable in the community.

Intergenerational healing- Moon Maidens

We’re not only caring for mothers—we’re also preparing the next generation to walk into womanhood with strength and reverence.

Through our Moon Maiden program, we’ve hosted monthly gatherings for pre adolescence and adolescent girls for the past 4 years, and an annual rites of passage ceremony honoring the girls transitioning into womanhood.  These gatherings have helped our community’s young wāhine connect deeply with their bodies, their cycles, and their feminine power.

They’ve learned that menstruation is not shameful—but sacred. That their bodies are not burdens—but sources of intuition, strength, and creativity.

By tending to these girls now, we are nurturing future women who will honor care, expect it, and offer it to others.

How to get involved with the Womb Garden:

-[Join our mailing list] to learn about the latest [events and workshops]!

Join the Womb Garden [membership] to be connected to the community and receive monthly resources and additional perks when it comes to services and [events] happening at the womb garden.   

-Join the next garden work party. Check website and instagram for date and time

If you are a doula, you can assist in additional ways:

-[Register-link to a separate list for doulas] to be on our call list for doula support

-Volunteer at [postpartum or pregnancy treatments- link to services] as doula support- answer pregnancy, birth, postpartum related questions, assist with baby care, provide lactation support etc. Great way to meet potential clients and to assist those that may not be able to hire doula services. 

-Offer your expertise in the form of a workshop or class at one of our monthly [Nurture the Nurturers] gatherings or as a separate offering.

At The Womb Garden, we care for mothers now, and we guide young girls to become the kind of women who will demand better care for generations to come.

In communities that invest in mothers, we see lower health risks, stronger bonds, and healthier children. We are reimagining postpartum care—drawing on the best of global models and traditional practices, and planting them here in Maui, where healing is part of the land.

Together, we’re not just caring for mothers—we’re restoring a sacred cultural memory, preparing the soil for the next generation to thrive.

I hope you will join us in cultivating a sanctuary where birth transitions are honored with the reverence they deserve

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