Becka has been sharing her love and knowledge of birth herbs, native foods, and medicinal plants for the last 45 years. She is a lifelong plant lover and home birth midwife (now retired) who over the years has blended her herbal expertise with her birthing knowledge. She is the founder of Blessingway Herbals (formerly known as Blessingway School of Midwifery and Herbs), which started in Humboldt County and is now based in Whatcom County, WA. She is passionate about sharing her birth & herb knowledge with expecting families and those who support them during their pregnancy and birth. Her classes are packed with practical, ‘how-to’ information you can take with you and integrate into your life and your family’s.
In the 1980’s Becka served on Governor Brown’s Midwifery Advisory Council with a handful of California midwives working to bring legalization and licensure to midwives throughout the state. She was also an early member of California Association of Midwives (CAM). Becka has taught atCalifornia School of Herbal Studies, Northern California Women’s Herbal Symposium, Bay Area Herbal Conference, Rosemary’s Garden, Moonrise Herbs, Sonoma County Herbal Festival, KPFA Radio, Heartwood Institute, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, and many other venues. While teaching in Monterey Bay, she was delighted to welcome into her Women’s Health class the midwifery pioneer and one of her early teachers, Raven Lang. Here is what Raven had to say about Becka’s teaching:
“I loved the style of your teaching. It is inclusive, feminine, and informative. I think everyone had a good time; I know that I did. It felt so good to sit in a circle with another sorority sister of birth. We are lucky to have you teaching. For me, hearing someone teach “from the garden and from the spirit” so to speak, is so nurturing. Having learned Chinese herbs in a totally academic setting was so difficult, abstract, and objective. I would rather learn 20 herbs thoroughly than 300 superficially.”
~ Raven Lang (2008)