Hi! I’m Ana-Luz.
I’m a multi-racial mama of mixed Mayan-Mam, Irish and Scottish heritage, a Postpartum Doula and a Kangatraining Postpartum Fitness Instructor with training in Lactation Support and chef training in my offerings. I serve clients on traditional ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, or what is known as Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver, and surrounding areas.
Our approach upholds the principles of informed consent, culturally appropriate care, and community connection. We are a growing collective of Black, Indigenous, and people of colour who are trained in providing professional, empowering, and anti-oppressive Doula support to our diverse clients and families.
I have been so honoured to have supported over 35 families, and I hope to be a part of empowering future generations in feeling held, heard, and equipped with tools to thrive.
I was raised in a queer-single-parent household. I navigated family trauma at a young age and am in the midst of healing generational trauma.
I’ve spent almost two decades in kitchens making food for communities I care about. Chef work never fully leaves me, and I’m likely found in a kitchen here or there cooking for special events and teaching youth to cook.
I have recently graduated a lactation doula mentorship with Shahrzad Tayebi of Mama Milk.
I am very interested in learning more about my ancestral mayan roots and rituals for postpartum care. Vaginal steaming is next on my list of education growth.
I live, work, and grow on the lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples
whose lands were never ceded, and are in deep destruction from colonial-white supremacy culture. The land that thrived from the care and healing rhythms with the indigenous peoples who called it home. I hope to amplify indigenous voices and ways of being in tune with the land for community health and healing.