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Malay Post Natal Workshop Retreat

June 2nd - 7th 2026

Azahara Andalusia Spain

A return to the art of caring for women after birth.

For generations, women were guided through the fourth trimester with warmth, presence, and skilled hands. Postnatal care was not rushed, outsourced, or forgotten — it was honoured.
This retreat is an invitation to return to that knowledge.
The Malay Postnatal Workshop Retreat is an in-person, immersive learning experience for women who feel called to support mothers during the most vulnerable and transformative season of their lives — the postpartum period.
Over five days in the serene setting of Azahra, Andalusia, you will learn and embody traditional Malay postnatal practices that support a woman’s healing after birth, physically, emotionally, and energetically.

This is not a passive workshop.

You will learn, receive, and experience the care yourself.

Post Natal Massage

Belly Binding

Hot Compression

Womb Steaming

Apothecary

Sisterhood

This retreat is for birth workers, caregivers, and women who feel a responsible

to carry this knowledge back to their communities, to serve, support, and hold

other women with confidence and care.

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A Thoughtfully Selected Cohort

This workshop is intentionally kept small to
preserve depth, safety, and meaningful
connection. We are inviting women who feel
genuinely called to carry this knowledge
with integrity and to serve others in their
communities.

If this resonates with you, we warmly
encourage you to complete the application
form.

Apply here

Guided by experienced practitioners:

FAQs

Hafizah Benyahya is the founder of Hadir Birth, co founder of Belai Spa and a Malay Postnatal Doula devoted to preserving and sharing traditional fourth trimester care. She married into a family of natural herbalists and traditional postnatal caregivers, where ancestral knowledge has been carefully passed down through generations.

Trained as an Amani Childbirth Educator, her deepest calling has always been in postpartum aftercare — the sacred window where women are restored, supported, and strengthened. With over 10 years of experience, Hafizah is committed to making this knowledge accessible, empowering women to confidently practice and carry it back to their communities.

Hafizah Benyahya

Sabrina Elizabeth Erschen is a mother of 3 and owner
of Ummul Postpartum Apothecary, based in St. Louis,
Missouri USA. She is a Holistic Postpartum Doula
who specializes in creating herbal body care for
postpartum rejuvenation. She is a student of
developmental trauma healing, studying with the
intention of helping mothers connect to their hearts
more as they journey through the different seasons
of motherhood.

Sabrina will be teaching you how to make 5 different herbal body care products, including her best selling Herbal Iron Syrup, to use in your postpartum care practice for mothers.
She will also be teaching on how to support mothers through a heart-centered and trauma informed lens, so you can serve with compassion and authenticity.

Sabrina Elizabeth Erschen

Fajr Peters is a full-spectrum doula, traditional postpartum care practitioner, and perinatal nutrition educator specializing in nourishment and womb- centered healing after birth.
Her work centers nourishment, warmth, and ancestral practices that support healing, recovery, and maternal vitality after birth.
She brings deep care to postpartum nutrition and vaginal steaming as tools to restore the body, honor tradition, and support long-term maternal wellbeing. Fajr is trained through AMANI Birth, SMC Full Circle Birth Companion Training Program and perinatal and culinary nutrition programs, and is deeply devoted to reclaiming postpartum as a sacred, culturally-rooted season of care.

Fajr Peters

Mak Ja is a Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia–registered Traditional & Complementary Medicine (T&CM) practitioner specialising in Traditional Malay Massage (Urut Melayu), with a strong focus on therapeutic care and women’s health.
With academic training in Nutrition and a Master’s in Health Toxicology, she brings together scientific understanding and traditional Malay healing wisdom. Her work bridges knowledge of human physiology, circulation, the nervous system (saraf), and hormonal balance with the principles of traditional massage practice.

As a trainer, Mak Ja approaches Traditional Malay massage not simply as a technique, but as a structured healing practice rooted in cultural heritage, ethical responsibility, and practitioner discipline. She is especially devoted to supporting women through postnatal recovery and mentoring practitioners to work with care, integrity, and amanah.

Mak Ja

Your investment

Founding Cohort Scholarship

As this is the first cohort of the Malay Postnatal Workshop Retreat, we are offering a special Founding Cohort Scholarship for women who feel called to learn and carry this knowledge forward.

We believe traditional postpartum knowledge should be accessible to women who are ready to serve mothers and communities.
To honour this intention, a €1,000 scholarship is extended to all accepted participants for this inaugural retreat.
  • Original Investment: €3,200
  • Founding Cohort Scholarship: €1,000

Your Investment: €2,200

Your Investment: €1,500

As this is our first offering, we are introducing a special founding rate for women who feel called to learn and embody traditional Malay postnatal care. This is an immersive, small-group experience designed for depth, practice, and real understanding- not just theory. Spaces are limited to maintain an intimate and focused learning environment.

This includes the full training, course materials, hands-on practice, and your 5-night retreat stay in Azahra, Andalusia.

Because this is an immersive, hands-on training, places are intentionally limited to maintain a small and focused learning circle.

Once the founding cohort is filled, the scholarship will close and future retreats will return to the full investment.

Your investment includes

  • Full board accommodation (5 nights)
  • All training sessions and hands-on practice
  • Course materials and practical instruction
  • Belly binder
  • Hot stone compression tools
  • Malay Postnatal Mini Guide
  • Herbal oil preparation experience (formulate and bring home your blend)
  • Curated gift bag
  • Ongoing confidence to begin practising immediately after the workshop

Not included

  • Airlines ticket
  • Airport transfer

This is not a lecture-based course.

It is an intimate, experiential retreat designed to equip you with practical skills, cultural understanding, and professional responsibility.

Payment Options

We offer flexible payment to make participation accessible:

  • Option 1
    Pay in Full €1,500 upon confirmation.
  • Option 2
    3-Part Payment Plan €500 × 3 payments
This allows you to secure your place while spreading the investment over time.

Ready to Join Us?

If you feel called to learn this work and bring it back to the women in your community, we invite you to apply.
Apply now to reserve your place in this founding cohort.
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A Note on Selection

This workshop is intentionally small.

We are not gathering a large group.

We are selecting women who are ready to carry this knowledge with integrity, discipline, and amanah.

If your application aligns with the intention of this retreat, you will receive further details for confirmation and payment.

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