Let’s meet I’m Grâce, a doula in Pau and the Ossau Valley.
Through pregnancy, birth and postpartum, I listen to you and support you. We take the time to talk about your questions, your wishes and what would do you good.
Let’s talk about youA first 30-minute call, free and with no commitment.
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Grâce Lai
I live in the Ossau Valley. This is where, all the way to Pau, I support women and families.
I’m a doula, a rebozo & bengkung practitioner and a yoga teacher. During our sessions, I also share postures and breathing you can practise at home, during pregnancy or after the birth.
My practice is intuitive and respectful of your choices. We start from where you are, with no ready-made programme.
I’m also a co-founder of Doulaïa, the association of doulas in the Béarn, and I founded the Académie Aléthéa, a training course in Pau for those who want to become doulas.
My support is non-medical and non-therapeutic. It complements the care of your midwife, gynaecologist or doctor.
Shall we get to know each other?A conversation to prepare for the birth, a treatment to rest, or a gathering with other women. We choose together what suits you.
Preparing
for the birth,
together.
Listening and preparation sessions, tailored packages and a presence at the birth, depending on your needs.
We can meet at the studio, at your home or by video call. The first call lets us talk about your situation and choose the right support.
See the packages and session topics ↗
02 / CARERocking, wrapping treatments and time for your body, during pregnancy or at another moment in your life.
I offer, among others, the oxytocin treatment during pregnancy and the closing ritual after the birth. Treatments and packages are also available as gift vouchers.
Compare treatments and prices ↗
03 / GATHERINGSSharing circles, release workshops and Mama’s Blessing ceremonies, to come together as women.
Write to me for the next dates or to talk about a Mama’s Blessing ceremony. For festivals, retreats and groups, I also offer the Liberation Lab.
Ask for the next dates ↗Travel is included in Pau, its surrounding area and the Ossau Valley.
I support you and your partner through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Sessions last 1 h 30, at my studio in Rébénacq, at your home or by video call.
You can come with the person who will support you on the day of the birth: your partner, a parent, a friend or someone else close to you.
A meeting to talk about what matters to you today. It can answer a specific question or let you meet me before choosing a package.
Plan a session ↗Three meetings to spread over the pregnancy or after the birth. You choose the topics you want to cover, for focused support.
Talk about this package ↗I suggest one session on the physiology of birth, one on your birth plan and one to prepare your postpartum. This structure stays flexible: we first talk about what you need at the time of the session.
Remote support, by text, voice message, e-mail or video call, starts at 32 weeks of pregnancy and continues until 40 days after the birth. I stay available during the last weeks of pregnancy, the immediate postpartum and while breastfeeding is getting started.
Talk about this package ↗Five sessions to spread according to your needs, with an oxytocin treatment during pregnancy. Remote support, by text, voice message, e-mail or video call, runs from 32 weeks of pregnancy to 40 days after the birth.
This package can be given as a gift or funded jointly by your loved ones.
Talk about this package ↗I stay on call during the 14 days before your due date and the 7 days after. On the day, I join you to support you through labour and birth.
I can be with you at the maternity unit, in a birth centre or at home, always alongside the medical team and with their agreement. For a home birth, I meet your midwife beforehand.
I’m there for you and your partner, with breathing, positions, the rebozo and a continuous presence. I don’t replace the medical team.
Talk about your birth ↗You don’t need to arrive with a plan. Here are a few topics we can explore together.
My role is non-medical and non-therapeutic. I make no diagnosis and perform no medical procedure. This support complements your care with a midwife, gynaecologist or doctor.
The rebozo is a long woven shawl from Mexico, used to rock, wrap, massage and tighten the body. The bengkung is a long strip of fabric from Malaysia, tied around the belly and pelvis after the birth.
I combine them with warm oil massage, time to listen, sound journeys or meditations, depending on the treatment.
For four-hand treatments, I work with Alexandra Menaut, a doula and rebozo practitioner.
Rocking in the rebozo and a warm oil massage, to take a break during pregnancy. Towards the end of pregnancy, this treatment can also be a time to prepare for meeting your baby.
We talk before the appointment to choose the moment that suits you.
Ask for this treatment ↗Time to look back on your birth, with a warm oil massage, relaxation and a bengkung belly binding.
This ritual is for women who have just given birth, in the first days or weeks, and who want to feel wrapped and supported.
Ask for this treatment ↗Three hours with two practitioners: time to listen, rocking in the rebozo, anointing with floral water, warm oil massage, herbal bath, rebozo binding, sound journey and meditation.
You can receive this treatment a few weeks, a few months or even several years after giving birth. It can be offered on a baby registry or funded through a group gift.
Ask for this treatment ↗Time to listen, rocking, a massage and a rebozo binding, followed by a sound journey and a meditation. This ritual follows the steps of “Mothering the new mother”, without the herbal bath.
It can accompany postpartum, grief, a separation or a life change you want to mark.
Ask for this treatment ↗Treatments take place at the studio in Rébénacq or at your home. They are well-being and emotional support rituals: they replace neither medical care nor postnatal rehabilitation.
Packages can be paid in instalments. We can talk about it together.
Travel is included in Pau, its surrounding area and the Ossau Valley. Beyond that, a mileage fee applies depending on the distance.
An appointment cancelled less than 48 hours in advance is still due.
Treatments and packages are available as gift vouchers.
The midwife provides medical care for your health and your baby’s, the check-ups and the birth. The doula brings listening, information and emotional, physical and practical support. The two roles complement each other. I work with midwives, both independent and hospital-based.
Yes, the sessions are designed for both of you. You can also come with someone else close to you, in particular the person who will support you on the day of the birth.
Yes, with the agreement of the medical team on duty. For a home birth, I’m there alongside your midwife, after meeting her. This presence is an add-on to the packages, with on-call availability from D−14 to D+7 around your due date.
At any point in your pregnancy, and even after the birth. You may also need support during postpartum.
We talk about it during our first call: you tell me where you are and we choose what fits your needs, including if a single session is enough.
Plan our first call ↗“Grâce gave us confidence
in ourselves, in our baby,
in my body.”
Élise Supported for the birth of her first child
Excerpt from her Google review, translated from French.
“A warm cocoon where everyone has a place. Each circle is a breath of fresh air and gives me back faith in the power of a group.”
“It was magical. A pause in my life at 100 miles an hour. Even though the celebration is for the mother-to-be, I enjoyed it just as much. Grâce knows how to adapt to what the mother wants, but also to her friends and family.”
“I was lucky enough to be given a rebozo treatment with Grâce and Alex as a gift. It was the best treatment of my life.”
“I had a binding treatment a few months after giving birth. A real moment of sharing and relaxation.”
“The rebozo treatment was magical. I highly recommend it, for mothers-to-be, but also for anyone who wants to reconnect with themselves.”
You tell me where you are and ask your questions. We have 30 free minutes to get to know each other.
A treatment, a session, a package? I suggest what fits your needs.
In Rébénacq, at your home or by video call.
You can write to me even if you don’t know yet which support to choose. We’ll talk about it.
Book my free callAt the studio
11, place de la Bielle
64260 Rébénacq, France