Steady support through life’s most sacred transitions.
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Steady support through life’s most sacred transitions.

Walking with families and doulas through caregiving, end of life, and grief.

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Blue Water Doula Collective is a compassionate community of doulas supporting individuals and families through caregiving, serious illness, end-of-life journeys, grief, and loss with presence, education, connection, and care.

We stand alongside medical and community systems, bringing what busy structures don’t always have the space to provide: unhurried time, steady presence, and ongoing continuity.

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Caregiving & End of Life

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Grief & Loss

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For Doulas & Community Partners

The Collective offers mentorship, community, and a structure that supports both skill and sustainability.

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We collaborate with hospitals, hospice teams, funeral homes, and community providers — offering continuity of care that supports both families and professionals.

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Upcoming Events

Workshops, grief circles, and community conversations that make preparation a part of life. Shared understanding grows here.

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A Community Grief Circle Tending the sacred work of grief
Oct 16
A Community Grief Circle Tending the sacred work of grief

This is a free monthly gathering where people can come together to honor loss, share stories, find support, and remember they are not alone. Guided by compassionate facilitators and supported by the Blue Water Doula Collective, each gathering offers a gentle space for reflection, connection, mindfulness, and healing. Whether your grief is recent, long-held, or difficult to name, you are welcome here.

All grief is valid. All grief is welcome. All grief is sacred.

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Sacred Death Doula Training & Retreat: Lakeport, MI
Nov 6
Sacred Death Doula Training & Retreat: Lakeport, MI

This Sacred Doula Training is an invitation to deepen your presence, compassion, and confidence as you learn to walk alongside others through life’s most meaningful transitions. Together, we cultivate the art of holding space with dignity, honoring each story, and supporting conscious living and conscious dying. Plan on 10-20 hours of pre-work.

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Holy Fire Reiki Training
Nov 14
Holy Fire Reiki Training

Join Inspired by Jen for a heart-centered, experiential Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki I & II training. Deepen your personal healing practice, strengthen your intuition, and learn practical techniques for offering Reiki to yourself, others, pets, plants, and more.

Through guided experiences, reflection, demonstration, and hands-on practice, you will explore traditional Usui Reiki, Japanese Reiki techniques, Holy Fire® energy, ethical practice, energetic boundaries, distance Reiki, and the Reiki II symbols.

Participants receive a training manual, start-up kit, Reiki I & II Placements, and a Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki I & II certificate of completion.

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. daily

Investment:
Early-bird tuition: $395 through October 21st
Regular tuition: $450

Preregistration is required.

Come as you are and leave with practical tools, deeper trust in your intuition, and the ability to offer Reiki to yourself and others.

An Inspired by Jen Training
Learn. Experience. Practice. Integrate.

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A Community Grief Circle Tending the sacred work of grief
Nov 20
A Community Grief Circle Tending the sacred work of grief

This is a free monthly gathering where people can come together to honor loss, share stories, find support, and remember they are not alone. Guided by compassionate facilitators and supported by the Blue Water Doula Collective, each gathering offers a gentle space for reflection, connection, mindfulness, and healing. Whether your grief is recent, long-held, or difficult to name, you are welcome here.

All grief is valid. All grief is welcome. All grief is sacred.

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Sacred Death Doula Training & Retreat: Three Rivers, MI
Jun 11
Sacred Death Doula Training & Retreat: Three Rivers, MI

Join us June 11–13, 2027 at GilChrist Retreat Center in Three Rivers, Michigan for an immersive Sacred Death Doula Training experience. This certificate program combines online pre-training with a restorative weekend retreat focused on hands-on simulation, practical application, sacred practices, and self-care. Learn to companion individuals and families through dying, death, and grief with greater confidence, presence, and compassion.

Registration opens January 2027.

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Updates & Resources

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Reflection: April Sacred Death Doula Retreat
Reflection: April Sacred Death Doula Retreat

Our hearts are full as we celebrate 10 new End-of-Life Doulas ready to serve St. Clair County and beyond. What unfolded over these three days was more than training—it was connection, reflection, growth, and stepping into something truly meaningful. We are so deeply grateful for all the beautiful souls who answered the call this weekend.

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Wherever you are, you don’t have to walk alone.

Wherever you are, you don’t have to walk alone.

We are here to listen, guide, and support — with steadiness and care.

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