Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute · Phoenix Born · Nationally Rooted
Sacred WATA™
Ancestral Healing Institute
A sovereign institute rooted in the African diaspora — reclaiming birth as sacred, communal, and deeply human. We are training the next generation of birthworkers to carry this lineage with wisdom, accountability, and love.
Our ancestors knew what modern medicine is only beginning to remember — that birth is not a medical event. It is a rite of passage. A crossing. A sacred threshold that deserves to be held by hands that have been prepared, hearts that have been opened, and minds that understand the full weight of what it means to serve.
Sacred WATA™ was built to protect that truth.
Through rigorous academic training, ancestral wisdom, and real-world birth experience, we prepare doulas who are not just skilled — but rooted. Not just certified — but called. This is not a weekend training. This is a disciplined path.
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Rooted Curriculum
20 in-depth modules weaving together clinical knowledge, ancestral birth practices, reproductive justice, trauma-informed care, and the cultural wisdom of the African diaspora.
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Real Birth Experience
Students must attend and document a minimum of 3 documented births after completing coursework — walking alongside real families, in real moments, before certification is granted.
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Community & Accountability
Beyond certification, you join a living community — monthly Q&A sessions, peer support, unlimited module access, and a network of birthworkers who hold each other accountable.
Our Standard
Sacred WATA™ Certification Standards
Certification through Sacred WATA™ is a full initiation — not just a course completion. It requires academic study rooted in both evidence-based practice and ancestral wisdom, required reading that honors those who carried this work before us, a final assessment, and a minimum of 3 documented births attended after coursework is complete.
Each birth must be formally documented and verified. This standard exists because the families we serve deserve doulas who have done the work — in the classroom, in the community, and within themselves.
Begin Your Path
Begin the Application Process
Sacred WATA™ holds a selective application process for those who feel genuinely called to this work. We are not looking for perfection — we are looking for people who are ready to show up with humility, preparation, and love. Applications are reviewed within 3–5 business days.
Sacred Birth Work
Doula Certification
A structured path for those called to serve families through one of life's most sacred transitions.
Sacred Birth Work
Long before hospitals, long before clinical protocols, long before birth was handed over to institutions — there were women who knew. Women who gathered at the threshold of life and held space with their hands, their songs, their prayers, and their presence. These teachings were not written in textbooks. It was passed down through touch, through story, through the quiet wisdom of those who came before.
Within the Pan-African culture, birth has always been understood as both practical and profoundly sacred — a communal event held by the village, not just the hospital room. The granny midwives of the American South, the traditional birth attendants of West Africa, the community healers of the Caribbean — they were not just practitioners. They were keepers of life. Sacred WATA™ was built to honor that lineage and ensure it is not lost.
Black women are dying in birth spaces that were never designed to hold them. Well-prepared birthworkers — rooted in cultural competence, reproductive justice, and ancestral wisdom — are not optional. They are necessary.
This certification is for those who understand that supporting birth is not just a career — it is a calling. One that asks you to bring your full self: your preparation, your presence, your cultural humility, and your willingness to be transformed by the work.
Sacred WATA™ centers the traditions that have sustained black families through generations while welcoming all who approach this work with reverence, accountability, and a deep respect for what it means to stand at the threshold of life.
Program Overview
Sacred WATA™ Doula Certification
The Sacred WATA™ Doula Certification is a cohort-based program with self-paced modules — so you move through the material on your own timeline, held by a community that is walking the path alongside you. It is a full initiation into the art and responsibility of birth work — weaving together clinical training, ancestral knowledge, and the kind of deep community that sustains those who serve.
Students move through 20 in-depth modules covering the full spectrum of birth work: from the physiology of pregnancy and the stages of labor, to ancestral rituals and postpartum healing traditions, to reproductive justice, cultural competence, and the business of building a practice rooted in integrity.
Each module includes a 10-question quiz to reinforce learning. Upon completing all 20 modules, students sit a comprehensive final exam. Required readings center the voices of traditional Black midwives, community healers, and reproductive justice scholars — because we believe you cannot do this work well without understanding its full history.
Certification is granted only after coursework is completed, the final assessment is passed, and three births are attended and documented according to Sacred WATA™ standards.
The Curriculum
20 Modules. A Full Initiation.
Every module includes a 10-question quiz. A comprehensive final exam is required upon completion of all 20 modules. The curriculum is organized across six core pillars:
PILLAR ONE
Foundations
The role of a doula. Scope of practice. Ethics and accountability. Business basics. Understanding your place within the continuum of care — and within the ancestral tradition of birthwork.
PILLAR TWO
Pregnancy & Anatomy
The physiology of pregnancy. Prenatal care and common complications. How to support a birthing person through each trimester — including the emotional, spiritual, and physical dimensions of carrying life.
PILLAR THREE
Labor & Birth
The stages of labor. Pain management and non-medical comfort techniques. Ancestral birth rituals and practices. How to hold space when things go differently than planned — and how to remain grounded when the room shifts.
PILLAR FOUR
Medical Interventions
Understanding inductions, epidurals, and cesarean births. How to advocate for a birthing person within medical systems that have historically failed black families. Evidence-based information delivered without bias.
PILLAR FIVE
Postpartum & Newborn
Traditional postpartum healing methods that honor the whole person — mind, body, and spirit. Newborn care and infant feeding support. The "fourth trimester" as understood through both clinical and ancestral lenses. Holistic recovery rooted in community care.
PILLAR SIX
Business & Advocacy
Building a practice rooted in integrity. Client contracts, legal considerations, and marketing. Reproductive justice and cultural competency as non-negotiable foundations. How to provide accessible, equitable care to the communities that need you most.
Each module includes a 10-question quiz. A comprehensive final exam is required after all 20 modules are complete. You must pass both to advance toward certification.
Certification Requirements
What Certification Requires
Completion of all coursework modules
Submission of required reading reflections
Passing score on the final assessment
Attendance and documentation of three births after coursework completion
Submission of skills demonstration video
Signed Sacred WATA™ Ethical Charter
Proof of professional liability insurance
Study GuidesModule study guides and required reading guides are available for purchase separately — in digital PDF format or print. Study guides are designed to deepen your understanding, support your quiz preparation, and help you integrate the material at your own pace. Digital copies are available at a discounted rate. Details are provided upon enrollment.
Students have 18 months following completion of all coursework to document their required births. Births attended prior to completing coursework do not count toward certification — the learning must come first.
Sacred WATA™ reserves the right to verify all documentation as part of the certification review process. With appropriate consent, verification may include communication with the birthing person or attending provider.
How to Submit Your Documents Once you have completed all requirements, you will submit your certification documents through your student portal in Thinkific. Upload the following as clearly labeled PDF or image files: (1) Birth Documentation Forms for each attended birth, signed by the birthing person and attending provider; (2) Proof of professional liability insurance; (3) Your completed Skills Demonstration Video link; (4) Your signed Sacred WATA™ Ethical Charter. All documents must be submitted before your certification review can begin. You will receive a confirmation email once your submission is received and a decision within 7–10 business days.
Who This Is For
Who This Program Is For
The Sacred WATA™ Doula Certification is intended for individuals who feel genuinely called to support families during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.
Sacred WATA™ welcomes aligned individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Feel genuinely called to serve — not just interested
Understand why cultural competence is non-negotiable
Are willing to do the inner work alongside the academic work
Respect the ancestral roots of this practice
Want to be part of a community, not just earn a certificate
Are committed to reproductive justice and dignified care
Required Reading
The Texts That Ground This Work
Students must complete three required books from the following list before birth authorization. Additional readings are encouraged to deepen understanding.
The Doula Guide to Birth
Ananda Lowe & Rachel Zimmerman
Listen to Me Good
Margaret Charles Smith
Mothering the Mother
Shafia Monroe
Killing the Black Body
Dorothy Roberts
Why Not Me? The Story of Gladys Milton, Midwife
Gladys Milton & Wendy Bovard
Motherwit
Onnie Lee Logan
Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing
Michele Elizabeth Lee
Doulaing Black Births: A Centered Guide
Black Mothers in Power
Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth (Second Edition)
Edited by Julia Chinyere Oparah & Alicia D. Bonaparte
More Than a Training
You Are Joining a Community.
We want to be clear about something: Sacred WATA™ is not another doula training where you complete modules, receive a PDF certificate, and are left to figure out the rest on your own. That is not what we are building here.
What we are building is a living, breathing community of birthworkers who are rooted, prepared, and supported — not just on the day they certify, but for the long journey ahead.
Weekly Live Q&A
During your 6-week didactic phase, your cohort meets weekly for a live virtual Q&A session — ask anything, bring your questions, your doubts, your case studies. A seventh closing session is held after your final week to address anything that arose and celebrate your completion. All sessions are recorded and available to your cohort indefinitely.
Unlimited Access
All 20 modules are yours to return to anytime. No expiration. No rushing. Learn at the pace that honors your life — and come back to the material whenever you need it.
Student Q&A Library
Submit questions anytime through your student portal. All answered questions are added to a growing Q&A library that every student can access — because the question you are afraid to ask is probably the one someone else needs answered too.
Peer Support Groups
When your 7-week facilitated phase closes, your peer support group opens. Small groups of 3–4 students from your cohort — spaces to process, connect, and hold one another as you move through your birth experience phase. Peer-led, not facilitator-led. Engage on your own terms, indefinitely. Birth work can be isolating. We are intentional about making sure no Sacred WATA™ doula walks alone.
Mentor Leadership Pathway
For graduates who feel called to give back, Sacred WATA™ will offer a formal Mentor Leadership Pathway — an opportunity to walk alongside students who come after you, the way this community walked alongside you. This is not automatic. Mentorship is a position of trust, and it is treated as such.
Interested graduates will apply for a mentor position and complete a formal interview process before being considered. If selected, mentors serve as an active lifeline for newer students — offering guidance, real-world wisdom, and the kind of support that only comes from someone who has walked this path themselves.
How Mentorship Works
Mentors meet with mentees virtually — through bi-monthly or weekly sessions, one-on-one or in small group cohorts. Some mentors offer on-call text, email, or phone support while mentees are supporting their first clients in real time. Mentees may also have the opportunity to virtually observe real consultations, prenatal visits, or childbirth classes — seeing professional practice in action before stepping fully into their own.
What Mentors Cover
Mentorship goes beyond the modules. Topics include building a sustainable business, setting prices, creating contracts, managing client communication, navigating hospital environments, and establishing boundaries that protect the longevity of your practice. Mentors also share digital resources — templates, intake paperwork, and marketing tools — to help mentees build from a place of confidence rather than starting from scratch.
Becoming a mentor is not a title. It is a continuation of the lineage — and it begins with an application.
The Resource Library
Every cohort has access to a living, growing electronic resource library — educational videos created by Sacred WATA™ covering every module topic in depth, with sources and rationale provided. Regularly updated with guidance from leading organizations including the CDC, WHO, ACOG, NAABB, ACNM, National Black Midwives Alliance, BMMA, Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color, and the Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective. This library grows with every cohort and belongs to all of them.
Back to the Circle
Once per quarter, Sacred WATA™ hosts an optional drop-in session open to all cohorts — past and present. No agenda. No obligation. Just an open door back to the community whenever you need it. As the program grows, these sessions will eventually welcome mentor voices from graduating cohorts, weaving the generations of Sacred WATA™ doulas together. Come when it calls you. Leave when you need to. The circle holds.
This is not a transaction. This is an initiation into a community that will hold you — so that you can hold others.
And when the journey calls you back — the door is always open.
Program Investment
Your Investment
Founding Cohort
Founding Rate
$1,497
Limited availability. Apply to secure this rate.
Standard Rate
$2,197
Payment plans available. All sales final once materials are accessed.
The Founder
Founded by Monét
Lineage-rooted. Structurally grounded. Called to this work.
Opening
Some things are not built. They are answered.
Sacred WATA™ was not merely built from ambition. It was built from a knowing — a deep, ancestral knowing that birth is sacred ground, and that those who walk onto that ground carry a responsibility that cannot be taken lightly.
Monét founded Sacred WATA™ in response to what she witnessed in the birth work landscape — passion without structure, calling without preparation, and black families without the culturally rooted, accountable care they deserve. She recognizes the gap between what is being offered and what is truly needed. And she answered it.
The Call
A Personal Calling
The call to birth work is real — and it is holy. But a calling without preparation can cause harm, even with the best intentions. Monét understands that the most powerful thing a birthworker can offer a family is not just presence, but preparedness. Not just compassion, but competence. Not just heart, but grounded, documented, accountable practice rooted in the wisdom of those who came before.
Lineage
Rooted in Ancestral Lineage
The granny midwives. The community healers. The women who attended births in the quarters, in the back rooms, in the spaces where no one else would come. Black women have always been the keepers of birth wisdom — and that wisdom has been systematically dismissed, criminalized, and erased.
Sacred WATA™ exists to make that lineage visible again. To weave ancestral knowledge into a structured, accountable certification that prepares the next generation of birthworkers to carry it forward — with the rigor it deserves and the reverence it requires.
Why Structure Matters
Why Structure Is an Act of Love
In our culture, we sometimes resist structure because structure has been used against us. But Monét believes — deeply — that structure can also be an act of love. That when we build something with rigor, with standards, with accountability, we are saying to the families we serve: you deserve this. You deserve someone who prepared for you.
A certification with high standards is not a gatekeeping mechanism. It is a promise — to families, to the birthwork community, and to the ancestors who carried this work before any of us had words for it.
Vision
A Vision Beyond One Founder
Sacred WATA™ was built to outlast its founder. The vision is not a single cohort — it is a movement. A living institution that trains, certifies, supports, and connects birthworkers across generations. Where graduates become mentors. Where communities gain collective wisdom. Where the lineage does not just survive — it thrives.
This lineage belongs to every family that will be held by a Sacred WATA™ doula. Every birth that will be witnessed with prepared, reverent hands. Every student who will come through these doors and leave more rooted than when they arrived. It belongs to the ancestors. And it belongs to those who are led to the trail we blazed.
Meet Monét
The Person Behind the Institute
Monét's path into birth work did not begin in a lecture hall. It began in a small OB/GYN office in 2012, where she took her first job as a Certified Medical Assistant and fell completely, unapologetically in love with the work — and the people doing it.
It was her mother who told her about a training coming to town — one specifically designed to bring more People of Color into the role of supporting pregnant people and their families. Monét applied for the scholarship, got in, and walked into a room that would change her life. She found herself surrounded by people from different backgrounds, different beliefs, different ways of moving through the world — and discovered, sitting in that circle, that they all wanted the same thing: to show up for another human, to be a steady hand at the threshold of life. That room opened something in her that has never closed.
By 2014, she had become a Certified Birth Doula — carrying a vision she could not fully name at the time. She found an opportunity to bridge the space between holistic healing and western medicine. For the next five years, she continued working as a Medical Assistant in OB/GYN by day while walking alongside doula clients, co-facilitating workshops, and mentoring aspiring birthworkers by calling. In 2019 she made the decision to go further — enrolling in nursing school, graduating in 2021, and officially becoming a licensed Registered Nurse. Her clinical background spans Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, and Hospice care — including Pediatric Hospice.
She comes from both worlds. And that is precisely the point.
"If you spend all of your time focused on one detail, you may not see what's happening all around you — and inside of you. Having traversed both paths, I understand that each has its rightful place and essential purpose. The clinical and the ancestral. The science and the sacred."
— Monét, Founder
Sacred WATA™ is the natural culmination of everything she has walked through — every birth room, every patient, every workshop, every moment of questioning and becoming. It is her wellness crusade made manifest. Not just for those beginning their journey, but for those already on their own path who need a community to walk beside them.
Let the journey begin.
Selective Application
Apply for Sacred WATA™ Doula Certification
A thoughtful, selective process for those genuinely called to this work.
Join the Waitlist
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We will reach out as soon as applications open. Thank you for answering the call — we look forward to walking this path with you. 🌿
Selective Process
Fully Virtual
Open Nationwide
3–5 Day Review
Aligned Applicants Accepted
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Application Received
Thank you for stepping toward this path. Your application has been received and will be reviewed within 3–5 business days. You will receive a response at the email address you provided.
Birth is sacred. Sacred work requires responsibility. We are honored you have answered this call.
Sacred Circles · In-Person · Phoenix, Arizona
Sacred Circles
Sovereign healing ceremonies rooted in the African diaspora — moving the body from survival to stillness, and the spirit back to itself. Sacred Circles are an in-person offering, currently held in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The Sacred WATA™ Doula Certification is fully virtual and open to students nationwide.
The Offering
What Is a Sacred Circle?
Long before therapy, long before wellness retreats, long before any institution gave a name to what we were doing — communities across the African diaspora gathered in circles. They gathered to grieve, to celebrate, to heal, to call things by their true names, and to remember who they were beneath the weight of what they had survived.
A Sacred Circle is not a support group. It is not a workshop. It is not therapy — though healing will happen.
A Sacred Circle is a vessel. A container held with intention, rooted in ancestral practice, drawing from the diverse healing traditions of the Pan-African culture — traditions that understand the human being as a whole: body, mind, spirit, and community. What happens inside it is ancient. What it makes possible is profound.
Stress is heat. These circles exist to cool — to settle the spirit back into itself, so that each person may leave more anchored than when they arrived.
Each circle is intentionally small — held for an intimate group of participants, facilitated with care, and structured to honor the sacred nature of what is being asked of everyone in the room. You will not be fixed here. You will be held. And sometimes, being held is exactly what the spirit needs to begin remembering its own way back.
The Ceremony
Cooling the Head
The inaugural Sacred Circle offering is rooted in a concept honored across many traditions of the African diaspora — the understanding that the Ori, the personal spirit and seat of consciousness, can become burdened with the heat of survival. Grief, stress, disconnection, the weight of simply existing in a world that was not built to hold you — all of this accumulates. And when the Ori is overheated, it cannot hear clearly. It cannot find its own still center.
The work of this circle is not religious. It draws from many traditions — not to appropriate or flatten them, but to honor the common thread that runs through all of them: the belief that human beings are sacred, that healing is communal, and that the spirit knows its own way back when given the conditions to remember.
This is a one-hour ceremony. Intimate. Intentional. Held with the full presence of a trained facilitator. You will not be asked to perform your pain or explain your story. You will simply be invited to arrive — and to let the circle do what circles have always done.
1
Hour
One sovereign hour held in sacred container
6
Participants
Intentionally intimate — six participants per circle
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Traditions
Drawing from the breadth of Pan-African healing wisdom
Who This Is For
This Circle Is For You If —
Sacred Circles are open to anyone who feels the call to gather, to heal, and to be held in community. No prior experience with ceremony or spiritual practice is required. You only need to come willing.
You are carrying something heavy and need a place to set it down
You feel disconnected from yourself and want to find your way back
You are seeking healing that honors your cultural roots
You believe in the power of community to hold what the individual cannot
You are ready to rest — not perform, not fix, not explain. Just rest.
You are a birthworker or healer who also needs to be held
The Experience
What to Expect
Each Sacred Circle is unique — shaped by the traditions being honored, the season, the needs of the group, and the wisdom of the facilitator. What remains constant is the intention: to create a container safe enough for real things to happen.
You may encounter elements such as breath work, guided meditation, ancestral acknowledgment, plant medicine and herbal healing traditions, movement, sound, communal silence, and intentional sharing. Nothing will ever be required of you. You will always have the right to simply witness.
What you will not encounter: pressure to subscribe to any particular belief system, religious doctrine, or spiritual identity. These circles honor the span of the diaspora — not one thread of it. Come as you are. Believe what you believe. The circle will hold all of it.
You will not leave fixed. You will leave more yourself. And sometimes, that is the most sacred thing of all.
Your Facilitator
Held by Monét
Monét brings to Sacred Circles the same roots that ground everything at Sacred WATA™ — a deep reverence for ancestral wisdom, a clinical understanding of the body, and a personal journey of healing that spans over a decade. She does not facilitate from a place of having arrived. She facilitates from a place of having walked — and continuing to walk — the path of becoming whole.
These circles are held with care, cultural intentionality, and the understanding that healing is not linear, not fast, and not something that can be handed to you. It can only be witnessed, honored, and gently called back home.
Investment
Sliding Scale Offering
Sacred Circles are offered on a sliding scale of $35 – $85. Pay what honors both your circumstances and the work being offered.
No one will be turned away for inability to pay. If cost is a barrier, reach out before registering.
$35
Community Rate
For those for whom cost is a genuine barrier
Suggested
$60
Standard Rate
For those who are able to contribute fully
$85
Sustaining Rate
For those who can give a little more to support access for others
Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. BY REGISTERING FOR OR ATTENDING A SACRED CIRCLE, YOU ARE GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE FOR DAMAGES IN THE EVENT OF INJURY, LOSS, OR DEATH.
This Liability Waiver & Release of Claims (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between the undersigned participant (the "Participant") and Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute ("Sacred WATA"), including its founder, employees, contractors, facilitators, and agents (collectively, the "Institute").
1. Description of Services
The Participant wishes to participate in a "Sacred Circle," an in-person healing ceremony rooted in the African diaspora and Pan-African ancestral traditions. Activities include breathwork, guided meditation, ancestral acknowledgment, the use of plant medicine and herbal healing traditions, movement, sound, communal silence, and intentional sharing.
2. Acknowledgment of Sacred and Non-Clinical Nature
The Participant acknowledges that Sacred Circles are spiritual and ceremonial in nature. The Founder and/or Facilitator acts solely as a spiritual guide and ancestral healing practitioner — not in any clinical, medical, or therapeutic capacity. Sacred Circles do not constitute medical treatment, clinical nursing care, psychotherapy, or professional mental health counseling, and are not a substitute for therapy, psychiatric care, or emergency services. No part of the Activities is intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any physical or mental condition.
3. Assumption of Risk
The Participant recognizes that the Activities involve inherent risks, including:
Physical Risks: Risks associated with movement, breathwork (which may cause lightheadedness, tingling, dizziness, fainting, nausea, changes in blood pressure, or other intense physical sensations), and the use of plant medicine, herbs, botanicals, or plant-based preparations.
Emotional and Psychological Risks: Release of trauma, activation of anxiety, intense emotional shifts, panic responses, resurfacing memories, and the processing of grief or challenging emotions.
Communal/Interpersonal Risks: Risks associated with participating in a group container, including being witnessed and the possibility of discomfort.
Environmental Risks: Risks associated with the physical location in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Participant voluntarily assumes all risks, known and unknown, including those arising from the negligence of the Institute.
4. Health and Safety Representation
The Participant confirms they are physically and mentally fit to participate and agrees to consult a physician before participating if they have a history of cardiovascular disease, respiratory issues, seizure disorder, pregnancy, or severe mental health conditions (including psychosis, bipolar mania, or severe PTSD), and to disclose known allergies or sensitivities regarding herbs, botanicals, or plant medicines prior to the ceremony.
5. Consent to Plant Medicine and Herbal Preparations
The Participant provides informed consent to the use of plant-based preparations and herbs and accepts full responsibility for any allergic reactions or sensitivities.
6. Release and Waiver of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Participant forever releases, waives, discharges, and covenants not to sue Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute, the Founder, the Facilitator, and all associated employees, contractors, volunteers, and agents from any and all liability, claims, and causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, arising out of or related to participation in the Activities — including claims relating to bodily injury, illness, allergic reaction, emotional distress, psychological harm, property damage, loss, or death.
The Participant specifically releases Monét Williams, RN from any claims arising out of or relating to (i) any alleged provision of medical advice, clinical nursing care, assessment, diagnosis, triage, treatment, psychotherapy, or other clinical services in connection with the Sacred Circles, and/or (ii) any allegation that participation created a nurse-patient or other professional clinical relationship. No such relationship is intended or created by participation.
7. Indemnification
The Participant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Institute from any and all claims, costs, expenses, damages, and liabilities, including attorney's fees, brought as a result of the Participant's involvement in the Sacred Circle.
8. Confidentiality of the Sacred Container
The Participant agrees to maintain strict confidentiality regarding the identities and personal shares of all other participants, including names, personal histories, health information, trauma narratives, and any identifying details. Recording (audio or video) is strictly prohibited without express written consent from the Institute and all participants.
9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. Any legal action shall be litigated exclusively in the courts of Maricopa County, Arizona.
10. Severability
If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms shall continue in full force and effect.
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Be First to Know
Sacred Circles are coming. Leave your name and email below and you will be among the first to know when dates are available and registration opens.
If you feel called to this space — trust that feeling. The circle will hold you when it opens.
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We will reach out as soon as Sacred Circles open. The circle is already beginning to form around you. 🌿
Reserve Your Seat
Join the Circle
Sacred Circles are held in intimate groups of six. Seats are limited and held by registration only. Complete the form below to register your interest — you will receive a confirmation with scheduling and payment details within 2–3 business days.
If you feel called to this space — trust that feeling.
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You Are Registered
Thank you for answering the call. Your registration has been received and you will hear from us within 2–3 business days with your scheduling and payment details.
The circle is already beginning to form around you.
Ready to Schedule Now?
Once you receive your confirmation email, you will be sent a link to complete your booking and payment through our scheduling system. If you would like to get a head start, visit our scheduling page directly.
A real person reads every message. We will get back to you within 2–3 business days.
Before You Reach Out
Not sure where to start?
The contact form below is for general inquiries — questions that do not quite fit the application or booking process, or anything else you would like to bring directly to Sacred WATA™.
Doula Certification
Questions about the program, curriculum, or requirements before you apply? Use this form. Ready to take the next step? Join the waitlist →
Sacred Circles
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Everything Else
Media inquiries, collaboration requests, student portal issues, or anything else — we are glad you are here. Send us a message below.
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Get in Touch
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Sacred WATA™ — where every question deserves a thoughtful answer.
Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute
Website Disclaimers & Policies
Effective Date: May 29, 2026 · sacredwata.com
By accessing our website, enrolling in our Doula Certification program, or participating in our Sacred Circles, you agree to be bound by the following Disclaimers and Policies.
1. General Information Disclaimer
The information provided by Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute on our website and through our educational modules is for educational, informational, and spiritual purposes only. While we strive to provide accurate, evidence-based, and culturally rooted information, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, or reliability of the information provided.
2. Medical Disclaimer (No Medical Advice / No Nurse-Patient Relationship)
Sacred WATA™ is not a medical facility, and the Institute does not provide medical care.
Educational Information Only: All content on sacredwata.com and within our Doula Certification training is provided for educational and informational purposes only.
Not Medical Advice: Nothing we share is intended to be, or should be relied upon as, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Do not disregard, avoid, or delay seeking medical advice from a qualified healthcare provider because of something you have read, watched, or heard through the Institute.
Monét Williams, RN (Separate Professional Capacity): Monét Williams is a Registered Nurse. Her role as Founder of Sacred WATA™ and as an educator is separate and distinct from her professional capacity as an RN. She is not acting as your nurse or healthcare provider through Sacred WATA™. Her RN credential is shared for transparency and does not transform Institute content into individualized medical care.
No Nurse-Patient Relationship: Your use of our website, enrollment in our programs, participation in any trainings, or communications with the Institute does not create a nurse-patient relationship, clinician-patient relationship, or any other provider-patient relationship.
Seek Appropriate Care: If you believe you may have a medical emergency, call 911 (or your local emergency number) immediately.
3. Educational Disclaimer (Private Credential / No Employment or Income Guarantee)
Not Degree-Granting / Not State-Licensed Vocational School: Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute is a private, sovereign educational entity. We are not a degree-granting college or university, and we are not a state-licensed vocational school.
Private Certification: Any "certification" issued by Sacred WATA™ is a private credential signifying successful completion of our internal proprietary requirements. It is not a professional license and does not authorize the practice of medicine, nursing, or midwifery.
No Guarantee of Employment or Income: We do not guarantee job placement, employability, specific client volume, specific income, or any particular financial outcome. Your results depend on many factors outside our control.
4. Scope of Practice Statement (Doula Role; Non-Clinical Support Only)
Our certification program prepares students for the role of a Doula — a non-medical support role providing emotional, physical, and informational support.
Not a Medical Professional: A Sacred WATA™ Doula is not a doctor, midwife, nurse, or other licensed medical professional (unless separately licensed), and does not replace medical care.
No Clinical Tasks: Sacred WATA™ Doulas do not perform clinical or diagnostic tasks, including cervical/vaginal exams, fetal heart tone monitoring, ultrasound, blood pressure measurement for clinical assessment, interpretation of lab results, administration of medications, or any medical decision-making.
No Medical Advice: Doulas do not diagnose conditions, prescribe or recommend treatments, or instruct clients to start/stop medications.
Compliance With Laws and Facility Policies: Students and graduates are expected to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and birth setting policies, and to stay within a doula's non-clinical scope at all times.
5. Educational and Certification Disclaimer
Sovereign Institution Status: Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute is a sovereign educational entity — not a state-accredited university, vocational school, or licensed degree-granting institution.
Certification Validity: "Certification" through Sacred WATA™ denotes the successful completion of our internal proprietary requirements. It is not a license to practice medicine, midwifery, or nursing.
Career Outcomes: The Institute does not guarantee employment, specific income levels, or state licensure upon completion of the program.
6. Sacred Circles & Healing Ceremonies Disclaimer
By registering for or participating in a Sacred Circle ("Ceremony"), you acknowledge and agree to the following:
Nature of the Ceremony: Sacred Circles may involve breathwork, guided meditation, ancestral acknowledgment, and the use of plant medicine (herbal traditions).
Assumption of Risk: Participation carries inherent risks, including emotional release and physical sensations associated with breathwork and herbal applications. You voluntarily assume all risks associated with participation.
Not Therapy: Sacred Circles are spiritual and communal ceremonies — not a substitute for licensed mental health counseling or psychotherapy.
Individual Responsibility: You are responsible for vetting any herbs or plant medicines against your personal medical history and allergies. If pregnant, nursing, or taking medication, consult your doctor before participating.
7. Liability Waiver and Release
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute, its founder, employees, and mentors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from (a) your use of the website or curriculum, (b) the conduct of any student or graduate of the program, or (c) your participation in an in-person or virtual Sacred Circle. You hereby release the Institute from any and all claims related to personal injury, emotional distress, or property damage.
8. Refund Policy and Payment Terms
Refund Policy — Digital Programs (All Sales Final Upon Access/Download): Due to the proprietary and digital nature of our curriculum and materials, all sales are final once any digital materials are accessed, opened, streamed, or downloaded. No refunds, chargebacks, or payment reversals will be granted after access or download.
Study Guides: Digital and print study guides are non-refundable.
Sacred Circles: Registration fees for Sacred Circles are non-refundable but may be transferable to a future date at the sole discretion of the Institute, provided notice is given 48 hours in advance.
Payment Plans (Obligation to Pay): If you enroll using a payment plan, you are legally obligated to complete all remaining payments according to the agreed schedule, regardless of participation level, program completion status, or subjective satisfaction.
All content on this website and within the Doula Certification program — including text, graphics, logos, videos, audio, templates, downloads, Q&A recordings, and the research/resource library, as well as the "Sacred WATA™" name and seal — is the exclusive property of Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute.
Lifetime Access (For the Life of the Program): Students are granted lifetime access to purchased modules and the evolving resource/research library for as long as the Institute continues to operate the program in its current or substantially similar form.
Limited License (Personal, Non-Commercial Use Only): Enrolled students are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use Program Materials solely for personal educational use. Program Materials may not be used for commercial purposes, resale, republication, or for training others without express written permission.
Prohibited Acts: You may not copy, record, screenshot, scrape, download (except where intentionally provided), reproduce, distribute, sell, share login credentials, upload to any third-party platform, or otherwise commercially exploit any Program Materials. Violations may result in immediate termination of access and/or certification and potential legal action.
10. Ethical Charter and Verification
The Institute reserves the right to withhold or revoke certification if a student is found to be in violation of the Sacred WATA™ Ethical Charter or if birth documentation is found to be fraudulent. We reserve the right to verify all submitted birth documentation with clients or attending providers.
11. Contact Information
For questions regarding these disclaimers or to report a technical issue, please contact us at: sacredwata.com/contact
Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute
Sacred Circles — Liability Waiver & Release of Claims
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. BY SIGNING THIS WAIVER, YOU ARE GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE FOR DAMAGES IN THE EVENT OF INJURY, LOSS, OR DEATH.
This Liability Waiver & Release of Claims (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between the undersigned participant (the "Participant") and Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute ("Sacred WATA"), including its founder, employees, contractors, facilitators, and agents (collectively, the "Institute").
1. Description of Services
The Participant wishes to participate in a "Sacred Circle," an in-person healing ceremony rooted in the African diaspora and Pan-African ancestral traditions. Activities include breathwork, guided meditation, ancestral acknowledgment, the use of plant medicine and herbal healing traditions, movement, sound, communal silence, and intentional sharing (the "Activities").
2. Acknowledgment of Sacred and Non-Clinical Nature
The Participant acknowledges that the Sacred Circles are spiritual and ceremonial in nature. The Founder and/or Facilitator is facilitating these circles solely as a spiritual guide and ancestral healing practitioner, and not in any clinical, medical, or therapeutic capacity. The Sacred Circles do not constitute medical treatment, clinical nursing care, psychotherapy, or professional mental health counseling. The Participant acknowledges that participation is not a substitute for therapy, psychiatric care, medical care, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency services. No part of the Activities is intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any physical or mental condition.
3. Assumption of Risk
The Participant recognizes that the Activities involve certain inherent risks, including but not limited to:
Physical Risks: Risks associated with movement, breathwork (which may cause lightheadedness, tingling, dizziness, fainting, nausea, changes in blood pressure, or other intense physical sensations), and the use and/or consumption of plant medicine, herbs, botanicals, herbal teas, or plant-based preparations.
Emotional and Psychological Risks: The release of trauma, activation of anxiety, intense emotional shifts, panic responses, resurfacing memories, and the processing of grief, stress, or other challenging emotions through breathwork and ancestral rituals within a communal environment.
Communal/Interpersonal Risks: Risks associated with participating in a group container, including being witnessed, hearing others' shares, and the possibility of discomfort related to topics discussed or the actions of other participants.
Environmental Risks: Risks associated with the physical location of the ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Participant voluntarily assumes all risks, known and unknown, associated with participation in the Sacred Circles, even those arising from the negligence of the Institute.
4. Health and Safety Representation
The Participant represents, warrants, and confirms that they are physically and mentally fit to participate in the Activities and have no medical, psychiatric, or other condition that would prevent their safe participation. The Participant agrees to consult with a physician before participating if they have a history of cardiovascular disease, respiratory issues, seizure disorder, pregnancy, or severe mental health conditions (including psychosis, bipolar mania, or severe PTSD), and to disclose any known allergies, sensitivities, or adverse reactions regarding herbs, botanicals, or plant medicines prior to the ceremony. The Participant agrees to cease participation immediately and inform the facilitator if they experience any pain, discomfort, emotional distress, or other concern.
5. Consent to Plant Medicine and Herbal Preparations
The Participant provides informed consent to the use of plant-based preparations and herbs during the ceremony. The Participant understands that while these are rooted in traditional ancestral wisdom, individual reactions may vary. The Participant accepts full responsibility for any allergic reactions or sensitivities that may occur.
6. Release and Waiver of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Participant hereby forever releases, waives, discharges, and covenants not to sue Sacred WATA™ Ancestral Healing Institute, the Founder, the Facilitator, and the Institute's employees, contractors, facilitators, volunteers, and agents, from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, directly or indirectly arising out of or related to the Participant's registration for, attendance at, or participation in the Activities, including without limitation any claims relating to bodily injury, illness, allergic reaction, emotional distress, psychological harm, property damage, loss, or death, even if arising in whole or in part from the negligence of Sacred WATA, the Founder, or the Facilitator.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Participant expressly acknowledges that Monét Williams, RN is a Registered Nurse, and the Participant specifically releases, waives, and covenants not to sue Monét Williams, RN for any and all claims arising out of or relating to (i) any alleged provision of medical advice, clinical nursing care, assessment, diagnosis, triage, treatment, psychotherapy, counseling, or other licensed or clinical services in connection with the Sacred Circles, and/or (ii) any allegation that participation created a nurse-patient relationship or other professional clinical relationship. The Participant agrees and understands that no such relationship is intended or created by participation.
7. Indemnification
The Participant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Institute from any and all claims, actions, suits, procedures, costs, expenses, damages, and liabilities, including attorney's fees, brought as a result of the Participant's involvement in the Sacred Circle.
8. Confidentiality of the Sacred Container
The Participant agrees to maintain strict confidentiality regarding the identities and personal shares of other participants, including names, personal histories, health information, trauma narratives, and any other identifying details. The Participant agrees not to disclose, repeat, publish, or share (in person, online, or on social media) other participants' stories or identifying information outside the circle without that participant's explicit permission. Recording (audio or video) of the ceremony is strictly prohibited without express written consent from the Institute and all participants.
9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. Any legal action arising out of this Agreement shall be litigated exclusively in the courts of Maricopa County, Arizona.
10. Severability
If any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms shall continue in full force and effect.
BY REGISTERING FOR OR ATTENDING A SACRED CIRCLE, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ THIS DOCUMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, AND FREELY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.
