Black Maternal Health Week is from April 11th -April 17th.
Soul 2 Soul Sisters is thrilled to join the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) in celebrating Black Maternal Health Week (#BMHW25)! Held annually on April 11-17th, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by BMMA to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people.
At a time when maternal health crises are raging in our communities, disproportionately impacting Black birthing people, Soul 2 Soul Sisters is committed to advocating for and equipping our community with the tools and resources needed to ensure Black birthing people, babies, and families thrive.
Join us as we dare to imagine and build worlds where ALL Black birthing people can access safety, quality healthcare systems, and resources to thrive. Together, we will embody life-loving power as we get free. Now.
Whether you are a Black birthing person, a supporter of Black birthing people, or a new, seasoned, or somewhere-in-between advocate for reproductive and birth justice movements, Soul 2 Soul Sisters has something to meet you where you are.
#BMHW2025 Offerings from Soul 2 Soul Sisters
Join us for a special edition Self Love Journeys this #BMHW26. We will gather for a special, love-filled ceremony to mark the Closing of the Bones. This is a chance to be in a comfortable space to process the impact of childbirth on your body, mind, and spirit.
Once a month, we gather Black Beloveds in celebration and dedication to rest, play, dream, laugh, and eat together. This month, our Sacred Seeds Birthworker Collective will host the Closing of the Bones Ceremony for Black Beloveds in our community.
Workshop Details
The Closing of the Bones Ceremony
The Closing of the Bones is a traditional ceremony that involves massage and body wrapping to help birthing bodies recover after their labor journey, however that may have looked. The ceremony can also be performed for birthing people of angel babies who have experienced child loss to process grief, other life transitions, or trauma concerning the womb space.
The ceremony helps realign bones, shift pelvic organs, and shrink the uterus. It stimulates blood flow, helping activate the immune system, which can help clean and renew the body and balance hormones.
This is a sacred and intergenerational space for birthing individuals and those with wombs to feel nurtured and release emotions associated with giving birth, motherhood, or womb changes/trauma.
If you feel called, we invite you to allow us to usher you back “home” to yourself.
Download the Black Birthing Guide
Your latest guide to the growing list centering Black Mamas & birthing people. From prenatal care to postpartum support, the Black Birthing Guide provides insights, solutions, and valuable information to empower Black Mamas wherever they are in their perinatal journey.
Celebrate Black Maternal Health Week with Soul 2 Soul Sisters
Black Maternal Health Breakfast | April 10th 7:30 AM - 9AM MT| Colorado State Capitol
Join us, as we kick off BMHW! Rooted in Justice and Joy, we will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of this movement and ground us all in the reality that there's more work to be done.
Listen to Me! Film Screening | April 11th 12:30 PM MT | Harkins Northfield
Listen to Me is a documentary that explores the realities of birth, care, and community through the lived experiences of Black women and birthing people. It’s a call to action, a celebration of resilience, and a tool for education and healing.
Birth Art Workshop | April 12th | 9:30 AM - 10:45 PM MT| Alchemy Ritual Goods 2700 Arapahoe St #101. In this 2-hour workshop, pregnant people and their partners will explore their feelings about childbirth, pregnancy, and their growing family through artistic expression and guided prompts.
Meet the Black Doulas | April 14th 4:30PM - 6:30PM MT | Mama Bird 15200 E. Girard Avenue Aurora, CO 80014
Meet the Black Doulas: Rooted in Joy is a free, community-centered event designed to bring together Black doulas, families, and community members in a space of connection, support, and care.
Pleasure During Postpartum: Reclaiming the Body After Birth | April 15th 1:30 pm - 2:30pm MT | Virtual
This space invites participants to gently reconnect with their bodies after birth through the lens of pleasure, not pressure. Together, we explore how pleasure can support healing, nervous system regulation, and a renewed sense of self during the postpartum period. Moving beyond narrow ideas of sexuality, this space centers rest, touch, nourishment, and emotional safety as essential forms of pleasure. Participants will be guided through reflection and simple embodied practices to support reconnection, consent with self, and honoring a changing body. This offering is for anyone navigating postpartum who desires a softer, more supported return to their body and sense of aliveness.
Self Love Journey: The Closing of the Bones | April 18th 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MT | CCJRC
The Closing of the Bones is a traditional ceremony that involves massage and body wrapping to help birthing bodies recover after their labor journey, however that may have looked. The ceremony can also be performed for birthing people of angel babies who have experienced child loss to process grief, other life transitions, or trauma concerning the womb space.
Check out Guided by Nature: Healthy Chocolate Milk.
This interactive, digital exhibit curated by Sacred Seeds Black Birthworker Collective of Colorado pays homage to the sacredness of the full spectrum of the Black breastfeeding experience. ACCESS THE EXHIBIT HERE.
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Soul 2 Soul Sisters’™ love-based revolution centers Black liberation as a response to anti-Black violence through eradicating white supremacy, actualizing reparations as healing & economic justice, building Black political power, and advocating for Black beloveds’ right to make decisions about our lives, bodies, and futures. Through our work, Soul 2 Soul Sisters provides sacred space for Black Women, girls, and gender expansive beings to rest, share their experiences, and develop & implement strategic plans for individual and collective peace, power, and joy as tools toward actualizing liberation through Black healing and joy.