Under The Trees
Perinatal Family Gatherings For Expecting Mothers & Mothers With Newborn Children To Age 3
A 10-Week Maternal Series
Join us for a 10-week maternal series for pregnant and postpartum families between 0-3 years old.
During this series, you will:
Form deeper connections to the local ecology.
Engage in meaningful conversations about perinatal needs.
Participate in extensions of the One Cool Earth garden curriculum.
Explore outdoor benefits for sensory awareness and development for littles.
Sample garden nutrition recipes and sing together.
It is especially valuable to bring pregnant and early postpartum folks together – having mothers and babies in utero and babies earth-side to co-regulate with each other as a community supports thriving life.
Weekly on Wednesdays, Spring dates TBD
From 9:30 am - 11:30 am on Wednesdays.
$150 total for 10 weeks.
Intimate group of 16 women and their children.
Sign-ups for sharing snacks and childcare support to follow registration.
Location: Play Grove, One Cool Earth’s Headquarters Garden, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Facilitator: Victoria Carranza, The Gardening Doula.
Offerings:
Step #1: Complete The Registration
Fall registration for Under the Trees Fall Series has closed. If you would like to try to join the program in the Spring, please fill out the form on the waitlist at the button below!
Step #2: Complete Payment
Join us for a 10-week maternal series for pregnant and postpartum families between 0-3 years old. We will form deeper connections to the local ecology, engage in meaningful conversations about perinatal needs, participate in extensions of the OCE garden curriculum, explore outdoor benefits for sensory awareness and development for littles, sample garden nutrition recipes, and sing together. It is especially valuable to bring pregnant and early postpartum folks together – having mothers and babies in utero and babies earth-side to co-regulate with each other as a community supports thriving life.
*Non-refundable.
Registration For The Fall Series Is Closed
Want to participate? Sign up today to join the Spring 2027 waiting list! We would love for you to join us in the spring.
Questions? Call our team at (805) 242-6301.
Under The Trees Facilitators
Victoria Carranza
These perinatal offerings are organized with the support of The Gardening Doula, Victoria Carranza. She is a current Board Member of One Cool Earth, an environmental educator, mother of three, lactation education counselor, birth doula, postpartum care provider, and village supporter. Her formal education background is in City & Regional Planning and Environmental Management & Protection, earning a B.S. at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
She also has training in:
Mediation
Permaculture Design
Herbalism
Community Organizing
She believes mothers are the bioindicators of the health of our communities and dedicates much of her time holding space for young families and doing integrative ceremonies through a practice called Closing of the Bones for all stages of the never-ending postpartum experience.
Most recently, before getting pregnant with her third child, she went on a fast in the desert with wilderness guides and experienced a profound sense of belonging and stillness. She continues to grow and return to these places within herself and knows that community care is essential to our becoming.
Under The Trees Lead Facilitator
Vivien Devaney-Frice
Vivien is a mom and a facilitator and is so excited to work with One Cool Earth’s perinatal programs. She has worked in the nonprofit field for over a decade, supporting programs in education, intimate partner violence prevention and crisis response, restorative justice, and mental health.
Vivien is currently the Executive Director at Camp Natoma. She earned a BA at Notre Dame, an MA at Warwick University, and is pursuing a PhD in Human Development. Vivien is also a Postpartum Doula and believes strongly in helping families build community and connect with nature. One of her favorite spots is the tide pools at Estero Bluffs!
Under The Trees Co-Facilitator