Linda Sarna
Co-owner
About Linda
I’ve been married to my husband, Bob, for 35 years and we have six children and five grandchildren. I love everything birth related and especially helping women have confidence in their bodies’ natural ability to birth. I also have a heart for young parents and a desire to help them to trust their intuition as they parent their babies and nurture their families.
As a mother of three adopted children who experienced early childhood trauma, I also understand the effects of trauma on early childhood development and attachment. My personal experience in this area gives me a passion to help new mothers and fathers with this very important foundation of parenting.
In addition to owning The Nest with Jeannie, I’m a certified birth doula with DONA International and I have extensive education in body work through Dynamic Body Balancing, a rigorous, 100-hour program with Dr. Carol Phillips; Spinning Babies®; and Body Ready Method®.
My goal is to help women have a more comfortable and easy birth experience so that they can focus on bonding with their new baby in order to enjoy a mutually secure and rewarding attachment.
When I’m not attending a birth or helping pregnant women and babies feel better in their bodies, I enjoy spending time with my husband, Granny Nanny-ing and hanging out with friends.
Linda's experience
Dynamic Body Balancing with Techniques in CST and Myofascial Unwinding Training with Dr. Carol Phillips – 2022
Body Ready Method® Training and Certification – February 2022
Spinning Babies® Workshop – October 2021
Certified Lactation Counselor – Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP) – April 2021
Infant and Prenatal CST Workshop – April 2021
Dynamic Body Balancing with Techniques in CST and Myofascial Unwinding Training with Dr. Carol Phillips – 2021
Infant and Prenatal CST Workshop – November 2020
Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death – September 2020
Evidence Based Birth Comfort Measures Workshop – February 2020
CST for Birth Workshop – January 2020
Hypnobirthing Doula Training – 2020
DONA Certification – November 2019
Spinning Babies® Workshop – August 2019
Lactation 101 – January 2019
DONA Birth Doula Training – November 2018
