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Ziara Kyre York

Peace sis. I'm Ziara, Owner and Founder of Natural Rhythms. I am a Certified Holistic Doula (CHD.), Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS.),  Montrice, Medicine Woman, and Student of Traditional Midwifery. I am on a mission to support, nurture, and empower families as they navigate through the transformational and sacred healing journey that intrinsically takes place throughout the childbearing year. 


My journey into birth work began in 2020, shortly after the murder of George Floyd and the acts of police brutality against the people protesting this injustice that followed. I recognized during that time that despite the community's successes in bringing awareness to the injustices my peoples have been facing for over 400 years on Turtle Island, and for millennia worldwide, something needed to be done about it. I felt called to make a difference in my community somehow, and prayerfully sought out the path for which the creator had destined my feet to walk. Only a short while later, my prayers were answered when I learned about the sacred work of the doula. Immediately I recognized that birth work was my calling, and I have immersed myself in the field ever since. 


I officially opened my practice and began serving women as a birth and postpartum doula in August of 2020 after professionally training with some amazing and inspiring women, including a handful of elder doulas and internationally renowned African-American midwife Mama Shafia Monroe. Since then, I’ve walked alongside 60+ families and counting on their journeys, serving women throughout the childbearing continuum of pregnancy, birth, and far beyond in home, hospital, and community settings. In 2022, I spent six months living in Atlanta, Ga, where I apprenticed under Grand-Midwife Mama Sarahn Henderson before heading back up to Nebraska to continue my independent studies and serving the vastly underserved population of women of color as a Montrice. 


Over the last few years, I've had the honor of learning from Chiefs, Medicine People, Healers, Midwives, Matriarchs, Wisdom Keepers, and Professionals across Turtle Island and internationally with the intention of deepening my knowledge of our intrinsic, yet presently dismantled, relation to our Mother Earth and connection to the land. I am an advocate for humankind returning to our natural state of living and sovereign being while utilizing the holistic modalities of healing the mind, body, soul, and womb which our creator gifted to us through the divine plants and sacred medicines which exist abundantly all around us. The aim is to create and cultivate independent healthcare, education, and food systems, as well as individual support networks, within Black and Indigenous communities and to bring healing and peace to the wombs of Black and Brown women worldwide. 


I am a  Keeper and Teacher of the Ancestral Childbearing and Rearing Traditions which have been passed along to me by my elders and teachers.

I am a Warrior Woman, Land Protector, Peacekeeper, and Keeper of Ceremony.

I am a Human Rights Activist, Humanitarian, Philanthropist, and Advocate for Non-Violence.

I am a Visionary, Spiritual Architect and Alchemist.

I am a Forever Student of Birth, Life, and Quantum Matriarchal Wisdom.

I am a Writer, Author, and Poet.

I am a Singer, Song Keeper, and Sound Healer.

I am a Plant-Based Foodie, Avid Traveller, Cat Mom, Sister, Auntie, and Friend.

I am a multicultural Wombman of Afro-Indigenous tribal roots. 


It is my honor to have been supporting mothers and families throughout pregnancy, birth, and beyond since 2020, and I will be continuing to serve mothers and families for generations to come.


I want to help take care of you and your family in every way that I can. That’s why I set off to be your one-stop shop providing comprehensive services to women and families throughout the childbearing year and far beyond.


Helping you find empowerment within, while providing unfeigned compassion, care, and love to you and your family throughout your entire sacred journey is my speciality and calling. 


Here, you are recognized as a being whole person. 

I believe it is vital that that your physical, mental, spiritual, cultural, and emotional needs are addressed throughout your care, so that you can feel fully seen and supported, mind, body, heart, soul, and womb, where ever you may be on your life's journey. 


I adhere closely to the ways of my ancestors within my practice, following closely the teachings and wisdom I've been given, while considering and combining some of the modern day research we have in today's society. 

I strive to honor those who came before me and am working diligently to rectify the maternal experience for those who will come after me by advocating for my people to return to the traditions, principles, and practices of our wise ancestors in the realms of natural birth, motherhood, family, health, wellness, community, and beyond.


I hold this work very close to my heart. 

And I've truly found my place in the world walking along side you and your family as you embark on one of the most transformational journey's of your lives. 


Throughout your journey, you can count on me to be there loving, caring, and supporting you full circle, from the very beginning until the end. 

During times of celebration and times of challenge, I will be there for you with encouragement, a hug, a homemade soup, a shoulder to cry on, a warm cup of herbal tea, and a compassionate listening ear. 


The mothers I serve call me a member of their family's, because I support and care for everybody like families do. 

When you work with me, you can feel that you are loved. You know that you are supported as you walk in your power and do this amazing thing that you were created for with confidence. 


I feel blessed every day to be walking in my purpose and doing my passion, honored every time I lay hands on a mother or hold her child, and grateful to be impacting my community and leading by example.

Some would say they found a good profession doing this work. I found my calling. I found what I was created for. I was born to do this.


It would be my honor to help you find empowerment within, and support you throughout your sacred journey. 

Truly, it means the world to me.

Stay loving,

-Ziara Kýre York

Trainings, Certifications, & Accreditations

Training/Education:

  • Birth Doula Training (Academy of Certified Birth Educators 2020)
  • Advanced Childbirth Educators Training (Academy of Certified Birth Educators 2020)
  • Spinning Babies® Workshop (Spinning Babies® 2020)
  • Herbs & Oils for Birth Professionals (Natural Abundance Health & Birthing 2020)
  • Traditional Indigenous Herbalism (Self-Study Since 2020)
  • Blood Borne Pathogens Training (OSHA 2021)
  • SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training (Shafia Monroe Consulting 2021)
  • Breastfeeding Educator Basics Course (MilkWorks 2021)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP® 2022)
  • Birth Emergency Skills Training® (BEST 2022)
  • Traditional Midwifery Apprenticeship (Birth In The Tradition 2022)
  • Food Handler Certificate (ServSafe 2023)
  • Herbs and Nutrition for Pregnancy and Postpartum (BirthMama International. 2023)
  • First Aid CPR AED, Child CPR AED, Infant CPR (American Heart Association 2023)
  • Full Spectrum Doula Training (I Be Black Girl 2023)
  • Holistic Doula Program (The Matrona 2023)
  • Core Lactation Consultant Course (Lactation Education Resources 2023)
  • Lactation Counseling Mentorship (Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Ga & Loyal Lactation 2023)
  • Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation (Karen Strange 2024)
  • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (Do CPR 2024)
  • Holistic Midwifery Diploma Program (The Matrona - In Progress )


Current Certifications and Accreditation:

  • CHD., Certified Holistic Doula (The Matrona)
  • CBS., Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (Lactation Education Resources)


Special Thank You To The Matriarchs Who've Paved The Way And Taught Me Well:

  • My Mama, Physha - my first teacher in everything
  • Grand-Midwife, Mama Sarahn Henderson - my first midwifery teacher/preceptor
  • Grand-Midwife, Mama Pilar Ma'at - an amazing mentor, guide and doula/midwife teacher
  • Grand-Midwife, Mama Shafia Monroe - one of my first doula instructors and midwifery teachers
  • Elder Midwife, Whapio Diane-Bartlett - another wise woman who's taught me well


A part from certifications, didactic education, and formal trainings, I've spent the last several years dedicated to deep study of both clinical and holistic literature, sitting at the feet of many elders, and listening to the needs, desires, and experiences of women. It is the women I have served who have been and will continue to be my greatest teachers. To all whom I've had the privilege and honor of learning from over the years, I thank you immensely.

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Hip squeezes!!

Instructing Indigenous Womb Medicine Workshop @ The Lincoln Indian Center

First-time mama and baby after birth

First-time home birthing mama

Second-time homebirthing mama :)

One chunky boy delivered healthy :)

First-time family post-birth

Mamas first unmedicated delivery AND VBAC

First-time mama

Healthy baby boy post-delivery

Welcome baby! First time mama and papa

Post-homebirth footsies

Pouring water to prepare tea for our drummers at Sundance Ceremony

Sitting and singing with Chief Lee-Plentywolf of the Oglala-Lakota Nation

Home-birth is a family event!! A great birth team :)

Postpartum visits!!

Mother Blessing Ceremony

Postpartum babes!!

Post-first doula training, ACBE in Springfield, Mo. 2020

Sweet babe!!

After prenatal seflie and Mama Sarahn (midwife) and Robin (senior apprentice)

Practicing blood draws at Birth Emergency Skills Training, 2022.

BEST Cohort 2022

6 months postpartum joy :)

A sweet head of hair

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