The Lotus flower is a symbol of beauty,
prosperity and fertility. According to many faiths, within each
human on earth is the spirit of the sacred lotus. It represents
eternity, purity and strength and is widely used as a symbol
of life, fertility, and female divinity.
Jessica
Sowards is a labor and delivery doula certified by DONA International
and member of The Metropolitan Doula Group. She became interested
in childbirth after the birth of her son in 2006. Before re-locating
to New York, she taught art for many years in her native San
Francisco. When she isn’t attending births, or taking
care of her family, you can find her dancing capoeira or dreaming
about foreign destinations.
She
feels incredibly fortunate to share in the transformative and
intimate experience of labor and birth with her clients.