Hello, I’m Deborah
Whether you are preparing to welcome a precious new life into the world, finding your way through the tender postpartum weeks, or seeking gentle support to feel connected, held, heard and nurtured, I’m here to listen and support you every step of the way.
Birth work is deeply personal, and as your doula, I will be there for you.
Supporting you to feel grounded, calm and confident as you soften into a felt sense of deep knowing. Trusting your own body’s innate wisdom and primal intuition. Honouring and empowering your choices and your birth.
My practice is informed by this philosophy, and beautifully shaped by my own three birthing experiences, each profoundly different, yet uniquely mine. As will your birthing experience be uniquely yours.
Santosha Grove
Santosha Grove is located in the quiet, nature-based community of Ninderry on the Sunshine Coast.
A beautiful calm space intentionally created for women to come together, to feel supported, empowered, nurtured and reassured through pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond.
Santosha is the Sanskrit word meaning contentment, acceptance and peace in the present moment.
The quiet sense of inner peace and contentment that arises within ourselves when we feel supported, held and nurtured.
This philosophy sits at the heart of my work, supporting women and families to approach pregnancy, birth and the postpartum journey with a calm sense of confidence and deep trust in themselves.
Explore Care & SupportHear about the work I do
In this short video, I share a little more about my work and the care and support I offer through pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Qualifications & Foundations
My work is supported by training across birth and postpartum care, hypnobirthing, meditation and mindfulness, yoga, Reiki, energy healing and bodywork.
Birth & Postnatal Doula Training
Doula Training Organisation of Australia – Julie Clarke
KGH Hypnobirthing Teacher Training
DipHb(KGH) – Katharine Graves
Bachelor of Social Science
QUT Brisbane
Meditation & Mindfulness
Advanced Certificate in Guiding & Teaching Meditation & Mindfulness – Australian Centre for Meditation & Mindfulness
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Being Yoga – Vinyasa yoga, Yoga Nidra, asana, pranayama & meditation
Advanced Bodywork & Pregnancy Massage
Ka Huna 1, 2 & 3 – Mette’s Institute of Bodywork & Personal Development
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Meditation, yoga & wellbeing
- 5-Day Mindful Self Compassion Intensive – Dr Anna Friis & Mara Elwood
- The Form Movement Meditation (1–5) – Wisdom Medicine with Dr Pee Tek Chan
- 50 Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training – Yoga Alma
- Laughter Yoga Leader (CLYL) – Heather Joy Campbell
- Developing Resilience Course – Yoga Nidra & restorative yoga – Swami Karma Karuna
- Level 1 Foundation Certificate in Sound Healing – The Sound Healing Academy
Reiki, energy healing & bodywork
- 100 Hour Energy Healing Certification – Academy of Energy Healing
- Reiki Jin Kei Do Mastery Level – EnerSense Healing System / Kawsay Consciousness
- Reiki Jin Kei Do Level 1 & 2 – Master Teacher Faye Wenke
- Traditional Usui Reiki, Master Level – Om Reiki Centre Daylesford
- Usui Shiki Ryoko Master Level Teacher – Living Inspired
- Reiki for Birth – Mitra Sessions UK
- Ayurvedic Head Massage - Dr Ram Bhandari Sunshine Ayurveda
- Shamanic Munay-Ki Rites of Initiation & Rite of the Womb – Living Inspired
- Seasons of a Woman’s Life – The School of Shamanic Womancraft
- Australian Healing Hands Chair Massage – Mette’s Institute of Bodywork & Personal Development
- Hawaiian Hot Stones Massage – ili ili Stones
- Oncology Massage Training Module 1 – Oncology Massage Training