Melanin Aje Seshat

Twerk: ABCs of Holistic Birthing and Comfort Measures to Support Birthing People Melanin Aje Seshat

TWERK contains comfort measures and tips for incorporating holistic and healthy birth practices from A to Z, and teaches birthing families to be mindful and intentional in their birth practices.




T is for Twerk. Twerking is an African form of movement and dance that involves squatting, thrusting, and rotating the hips and booty to the flow of music or drums. This cultural and collective dance is performed in many ways across various Black and Indigenous communities. It promotes womb healing and wellness using divine feminine energy. Twerking is an expression of self-love, confidence, joy, beauty, and abundance, and is a powerful physical exercise that helps to facilitate the birthing process when done during childbirth.