Our Calendar

Join us for a variety of fun, educational, and ceremonial opportunities to connect live with our founder, Emilee Saldaya, and the other luminaries of Free Birth Society. We host workshops, live Q&As, retreats, masterclasses, and an annual women's gathering every summer solstice in North Carolina. Check out everything happening in the coming year here.

Festival Tickets Go Live

Matriarch Rising Tickets Available January 3rd

Tickets are available for Matriarch Rising Festival! Imagine dancing under the stars, surrounded by your sisters, barefoot and free, completely immersed in the here and now… Join us June 17th-22nd, 2025 in the Blue Ridge Mountains, NC.

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School Begins April 14th, 2025

The Radical Birth Keeper School Begins

Free Birth Society's signature 8-week foundational program on birth-work beyond the system. Learn from Emilee Saldaya and Yolande Norris-Clark in this groundbreaking program for women embarking on the path of sovereign birth-work.

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Matriarch Rising Festival

June 17th - 22nd, 2025

The Matriarch Rising Festival is an exclusive women-only event that cultivates a sanctuary for mothers, daughters, and sisters to celebrate womanhood year after year here in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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The Midwife Within:

Coming Early July

A virtual training retreat for Sacred Birth Keepers led by Elder Midwife Sister MorningStar

Join us on a transformative journey, an immersion into the heart and soul of independent midwifery.

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The MatriBirth Mentor Institute

Enrollment opens August 1st, School Begins September 1st, 2025

The MatriBirth Mentor Institute is a ten month intensive program for women ready to dive into sovereign birth-work. We are the only school that fuses sovereign birth-work, holistic health & healing, a full childbirth education curriculum, birth-coaching and trauma integration training, and a transformational self-mastery program, all in the context of a high-level business catalyst.

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The Lighthouse Opens Doors

September 7th - 14th, 2025

Join Free Birth Society’s exclusive membership community, The Lighthouse! From monthly workshops on all things “wild womanhood” to regular community circles for pregnancy and motherhood, to an engaged daily forum, The Lighthouse is a wonderful place to connect with other like-minded women interested in freebirth and beyond. We only open doors a few times a year so get your name on the waitlist!

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Free Birth Society LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, is not a licensed medical or midwifery practice. None of the educational materials, courses, coaching, mentorship programs, or testimonials provided on this website constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Participation in our offerings does not establish a provider-patient or clinical relationship. Titles such as “MatriBirth Mentor” or “FBS Certified Guide” indicate completion of private educational programs only and do not imply licensure or authorization to practice midwifery or any healthcare profession. Testimonials and stories reflect individual experiences and are not guarantees of results. All content is for informational and educational purposes only. For questions, contact [email protected] . To review the full disclaimer, https://www.freebirthsociety.com/disclaimers