About Birth Bruja
Birth Bruja is an online educational platform devoted to intersectional, liberational & decolonial approaches to birthwork, healing & life. It features a wide array of topics that range from reproductive care skill building, reclaiming ancestral traditions, dismantling systemic violence, cultivating community, and more.
Check out our Schedule of Events to sign up for live offerings or scroll through our Recorded Workshops to immerse & learn on your own time. Visit our Store to purchase some super rad attire. Give a listen to the Birth Bruja Podcast & join the conversation monthly as we dive deep!
Check out our Schedule of Events to sign up for live offerings or scroll through our Recorded Workshops to immerse & learn on your own time. Visit our Store to purchase some super rad attire. Give a listen to the Birth Bruja Podcast & join the conversation monthly as we dive deep!
Meet the Founder
Eri Guajardo Johnson (She/Her, They/Them) is a queer, bi-racial, trauma-informed birth worker, rape crisis peer counselor, holistic wellness coach, community organizer, and host of the Birth Bruja Podcast.
For over 13 years, Eri has been dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault (with an emphasis on serving marginalized populations); has studied indigenous Mexican and Indian healing modalities to learn about mind, body, spirit, & communal wellness, herbalism, and food as medicine; and has taught and organized countless classes and community events centered around the healing and empowerment of those most marginalized in our society.
Eri's emergence into birthwork became a natural extension of her passion for intersectional, liberational & decolonial work. They believe that the immense power of birth and reproductive care can be harnessed as a mechanism for individual and collective liberation. Eri's services include birth support, birth consultations for trauma survivors, holistic peer counseling for sexual violence survivors, & community education.
The Birth Bruja platform is a manifestation of Eri’s passion for building community & cultivating intersectional, liberational & decolonial approaches to birthwork, healing & life. Join us for monthly gatherings & recorded workshops that span the full range of this transformative work.
Join the conversation via Facebook & Instagram: @BirthBruja
Photo Credit: Sania Elahi
Certification & Training:
- Masters in Women, Gender, Spirituality & Social Justice- California Institute of Integral Studies | San Francisco, CA
- Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching- Vedika Global | Emeryville, CA
- Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training (200hrs)- Pure Yoga | San Francisco, CA
- Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training (200hrs)- Niroga Institute | Oakland, CA
- Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training- Jane Austin | San Francisco, CA
- Birth Doula Training - Natural Resources | San Francisco, CA
- Optimal Fetal Positioning Training - Spinning Babies | Palo Alto, CA
- Certified Infant, Child and Adult CPR- Community Well | San Francisco, CA
- Rape Crisis Peer Counselor- San Francisco Women Against Rape | San Francisco, CA
- Intermediate & Advanced Training: When Survivors Give Birth- Selena Shelley | San Rafael, CA