Narelle is the co-founder of Waves Farm and founder of @sagemamma, both of which place the mother’s wellness central to the wellbeing of our children and our families, creating a ripple effect of healing into the heart of our community.

Narelle has dedicated her life to learning and sharing dharma. Her belief is simple and profound: healthy mothers create healthy families, which create healthy communities. As a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic postpartum doula, and playgroup leader, she brings a deep philosophy of wholistic health to everything Waves Farm does.

“When I became a first-time mother, I was living in Southern California — completely bewildered by the noise of conflicting parenting philosophies and advice. In my search for connection and grounding, I found my way into my first RIE infant class. It was there that something finally felt natural, and I began to quietly grow into my confidence as a mother.

Over the years that followed, I welcomed two more babies and with each, I attended parent-child classes led by pre-eminent RIE and Waldorf teachers in Los Angeles and pursued ongoing education and workshops in the field of early childhood. It was through these spaces that I discovered the true art of caregiving, not through expert theory, but through presence, patience and observation.

When we understand the natural developmental needs of our children and meet them with connection, rhythm, trust and respect, we support the uninterrupted unfolding of who they already are.”

Narelle has been supporting young families for over 12 years in the intimate space of the postpartum time. With grounding in Yoga, Ayurveda, and physiologic postpartum and baby care rooted in traditional wisdom, she has guided many families through the threshold of birth and early infancy, and is now delighted to bring her Parent-Child Classes to the Mornington Peninsula.

Credentials

• Certified Innate Postpartum Care Provider/Physiologic Baby Care

• Certified RIE Foundations

• Certified Heart Spaces — Essentials of Steiner Education