
MEET THE MAMAS
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Tara Williams
Perinatal Yoga Specialist, Doula and Lactation Consultant
Mama of three and owner of Yoga Mama, Tara is passionate about caring for mothers, babies and families through the journey of parenting. She is internationally trained as a yoga teacher, full spectrum doula, childbirth educator, lactation specialist and life & parenting coach.
Tara's focus areas of care are postpartum support and breastfeeding. She is involved in building lactation programs that are sustainable for more women to receive access to breastfeeding support.
Tara specialises in supporting NICU breastfeeding journeys, breastfeeding of sick and vulnerable infants and complex breastfeeding cases.
Tara invests in continuing education in maternal care, bringing holistic care and evidence based information together to provide women and their families with the best care in their parenting journeys.
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Alyssa de Saldanha
Full Spectrum Doula and Breastfeeding Counsellor
Alyssa is a mama of five, full spectrum doula and breastfeeding counsellor.
Alyssa brings a wealth of knowledge as a mother and birth professional with extensive training in birth, bereavement and adolescent education and support.
Alyssa is in involved in doula programs to bring maternal care to women and their families and to make their birth experiences joyful and easy.
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Ashleigh Christie
Perinatal Yoga Teacher
Ashleigh is a mother to two beautiful babies and came into the Yoga Mama family as an expecting mom and then joined us as a professional serving our Yoga Mama community.
Ashleigh has special interests in postnatal yoga and child development. She brings fresh and new energy to the Yoga Mama group classes.
Ashleigh is also currently doing a lactation peer counsellor course in order to upskill her breastfeeding knowledge to serve more women and their families.