Birth Doula, Massage Therapist & Yoga Instructor
Jodie DiMinno
Calm, body-centered birth support for Humboldt families.
Jodie supports families through pregnancy, birth, preparation, and early bonding with steady doula care, prenatal and restorative massage, gentle movement, breath, and grounded encouragement.
- Birth Doula
- CA Certified Massage Therapist
- Prenatal Massage
- Restorative Massage
- 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga
- Prenatal Yoga
- Birth Preparation
- Infant Massage
- Humboldt County
Meet Jodie
Gentle, experienced care for birth, body, and family transition.
Jodie has been serving women and families in Humboldt County since 2006. Her work brings together birth doula support, prenatal and restorative massage, yoga-based preparation, mindful movement, and nurturing touch to help families feel more grounded, confident, and connected.
Why This Work Matters
Birth support should help families feel steady, informed, and held.
Pregnancy and birth can bring excitement, uncertainty, discomfort, questions, and change. Jodie’s approach helps families slow down, listen to their bodies, understand their options, and feel supported through each stage of the journey.
Her background in birth work, prenatal yoga, restorative yoga, and massage gives her a grounded way to support the whole person: body, mind, emotions, baby, and family.
How I Support Families
Doula care with breath, movement, comfort, and calm.
Jodie provides birth support centered on steady presence, thoughtful preparation, and physical comfort. Her care may include prenatal preparation, emotional reassurance, comfort measures, labor support, partner support, breathing practices, gentle movement, birth-plan support, and transition support.
Her bodywork and yoga background add another layer of care for families who want support that feels embodied, calming, and accessible.
Specialties
Jodie’s areas of support
Jodie supports families through birth, prenatal preparation, body-centered care, gentle movement, and early bonding.
Birth Support
Emotional, physical, and informational support throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and early transition.
Prenatal Massage
Body-centered care designed to support relaxation, comfort, and connection during pregnancy.
Restorative Massage
Gentle, restorative bodywork that helps clients settle, release tension, and feel more at ease.
Prenatal Yoga
Accessible movement, breath, and body awareness to help pregnant people prepare for birth.
Birth Preparation
Support with labor stages, comfort measures, movement, breath, birth planning, questions, and partner preparation.
Infant Massage & Bonding
Guidance that helps parents and caregivers connect with baby through nurturing touch and early bonding practices.
Restorative Yoga
Gentle practices that support rest, grounding, nervous system regulation, and body awareness.
Community-Based Care
Longstanding support rooted in the Humboldt birth community and local family resources.
Community Served
Local care for Humboldt families.
- Birth support for pregnant people and families
- Prenatal preparation and body-centered education
- Prenatal and restorative massage support
- Prenatal yoga and restorative yoga
- Infant massage and bonding support
- Community-based care through Nueva Vida Doula
Certifications & Focus Areas
A broad foundation in birth, bodywork, and yoga.
- Birth doula
- CA Certified Massage Therapist
- 500-hour certified Kripalu Yoga instructor
- Prenatal and restorative massage
- Prenatal and restorative yoga
- Mindful childbirth preparation
- Infant massage and bonding education
- Serving Humboldt families since 2006
Beyond Birth Work
Mindfulness, movement, bodywork, and community care.
Jodie’s work extends beyond birth support alone. She brings together prenatal yoga, restorative yoga, mindful childbirth preparation, infant massage, and bodywork to support families through the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy and birth.
Her approach blends practical education with warmth, breath, movement, touch, and deep respect for the transformation families move through during pregnancy, birth, and early bonding.
Steady, body-centered support for birth, bonding, and the transformation into parenthood.
- Humboldt community
- Prenatal bodywork
- Gentle movement
- Baby bonding
My Favorite Part of This Work
Helping families feel calm, capable, and connected.
Jodie’s care centers on helping families feel more at home in their bodies and more confident in the birth process. Whether she is supporting labor, teaching movement and breath, offering prenatal bodywork, or helping parents bond with baby, her work is grounded in calm presence, connection, and trust.
Ready to feel supported?
Schedule a free consultation with Nueva Vida Doula.
Meet with Jodie and the Nueva Vida Doula team to ask questions, explore birth support, and learn what kind of care may be right for your pregnancy, birth, preparation, or bonding journey.