Grounding Before Birth

A Ceremony Celebrating YOU

There is a transformation that occurs when you give birth.

It’s not just physical. It’s mental, emotional and for many, a spiritual experience as well.

As you approach the birth of your baby, you know life will no longer look the same, yet you’re still in the mystery of what’s to come.

Ceremonies mark transitional moments in our lives. They provide us with context and point toward the deeper meaning of our experiences.  

By surrounding ourselves with the collective wisdom of community we receive insights that inspire our growth and prepare us for what’s ahead.

The Grounding Before Birth Ceremony is an opportunity to root into your intuition and courageously trust yourself as you prepare for birth.

Courageously Trust Yourself

We invite You, as a Guest of Honor and up to two people from your circle of support, to gather at a beautiful setting in Central Vermont. If you’d like to come on your own or you’re not sure who to ask, learn more in our Frequently Asked Questions.

Your Grounding Before Birth Guides are experienced practitioners and moms. Jessica Buckley is a Certified Life Coach and Rites of Passage Guide and Amy LePage is a Pregnancy & Postpartum Somatic Bodywork Practitioner, Childbirth Educator, and Prenatal & Postnatal movement specialist . Get better acquainted with them here.

Before the Gathering

Prepare with two, 20-minute practices from Amy & Jess.

  • Sync your Body with Earth’s Wisdom through a Nature Based Meditation.

  • Connect Inward Before Birth with a movement practice.

During the Gathering

Relax into a caring container co-created by our community.

  • Embody your strength and inner wisdom with breathwork & movement.

  • Empower your birth journey into parenthood with open sharing & creative expression.

After the Gathering

Continue to receive additional support from Amy & Jess.

  • Connect Inward After Birth with a movement practice.

  • Reconnect with Guests of Honor in the Grounding Before Birth Online Community.

Dates & Details

We encourage you to sign up as early as three months in advance of the ceremony you’d like to attend.There are 5 space for our expecting Guests of Honor in each ceremony. Spots are filled on a rolling basis.

2025 Dates

Winter: February 15th 2 - 5pm - Full - Registration Closed

Mid Year: June 7th: 2- 5pm - Registration Open

Autumn: October 18th: 2 - 5pm - Registration Open

Options for Payment

Pay in Full - $225

OR

3 Monthly Payments of $75

Registration

Take the first step by signing up to confirm your interest and select which gathering date you'd like to attend.

If you'd like to learn more about the ceremony before you register, we'll schedule a call to talk about what to expect and answer any questions you may have.

If you're ready to reserve your spot prior to a call with us, sign up below to receive an email with two options for payment.

We recognize that the mental, emotional and physical labor of raising a family is not equitably compensated and are committed to doing things differently. If you need to offset your financial contribution, we offer an alternative fundraising model. Learn more here.

Grounding Before Birth
First Steps to Joining

Are you feeling called to step into ceremony with us? Share your information below and we'll follow up with additional details about how to register.

    Which ceremony would you like to attend?

    Meet the Grounding Before Birth Guides

    Jessica Buckley, NCC

    Certified Coach & Rites-of-Passage Guide

    With a background in Professional Engineering and Community Development, Jess made a career shift after becoming a mother. Now she supports other Change Makin’ Mamas through rites-of-passage to become confident and courageous leaders in their homes and communities. When she’s not hiking or biking on the trail, you can find her in the classroom, on the dance floor or coaching online + outside. Jess lives intergenerationally with her partner and two daughters on unceded Abenaki land in Green Mountains of Central Vermont.

    Amy LePage, CSP, CCCE

    Pregnancy & Postpartum Somatic Practitioner, Childbirth Educator

    Knowing the deep importance of body-wise presence during transitional, threshold life moments, Amy offers support and education for pregnant and new families as they prepare and experience their unique journey. Amy is a Somatic Bodyworker, Holistic Childbirth and Somatic Movement Educator. She is enjoying some new spaciousness for continual growth in the areas that light her up while cheering her young adult children on as they embark on life out on their own.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    • You will be surrounded by a community during your ceremony and we become your support circle during our gathering. If you are wanting to seek out a community support outside of this gathering, Grounding Before Birth provides an in-depth list of local organizations, groups and practices that offer supportive care. Please email amy for additional information: info@emergewithamylepage.com

    • Someone who you feel “gets you.” Who can be in a ceremony space and bear witness to you at this point in your life. Someone who makes you feel seen, heard and understood. They do not have to be, but can be, your birth support person.

    • Your payment shifts to the following:

      •  $100 toward a personalized “Plan Your Own Birth Ceremony” service provided by Mountain Mama Guiding, LLC 

      • $100 toward either a Prenatal or Postnatal Somatic Bodywork session with Emerge with Amy LePage. You can come on your own or with support people to learn hands-on techniques to care for your body and have time connecting with baby.   

      • In the event the Service Providers terminates the Agreement, the Service Providers shall offer two options:

        • Two $100 credits with Mountain Mama Guiding, LLC and Emerge with Amy LePage as mentioned above

        OR

        • Reimburse the Customer $200 or amount previously paid if doing the payment plan minus $25 for the self paced videos that are sent before the ceremony.

    • If you have a cough and the sniffles but are otherwise well, come wearing a mask.

      If you have been sick and have been fever-free for 24 hours, come wearing a mask.

      If you have a fever or have been vomiting in the 24 hours prior to the ceremony we'd ask you to stay home. We’ll love you up from afar and your payment will be turned into two gift certificates, split equally between Jess and Amy. You can use those gift certificates toward any of their group offerings.

    • Please reach out if the price is beyond your financial capacity and we'll introduce you to our Community Supported Parenthood fundraising model. Email Jess to learn more: jess@mountainmamaguiding.com