Motherhood is a journey that begins even prior to conception with the thought of having children, and accompanies us throughout our entire lives. We believe that this journey should be a path of self discovery, supported by a loving community and experienced mothers. For this very reason we created Ima Circle, a community of English speaking mothers and mothers-to-be in the Tel Aviv area. Together
, we offer support, guidance and empowerment in preparation for motherhood and during its early stages. We are a team of two English speaking professionals:
Meirav Leshem is a US licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with 20 years of experience as a holistic health practitioner. She specializes in treating women throughout all stages of life, as well as babies and children. Meirav is a single mother to Tom, and has formed a holistic method to conceiving and giving birth naturally based on her own experience of becoming a first time mother at the age of 41. Meirav runs a private clinic in Jaffa and also works at Alma Medical Center in Ramat HaHayal. www.leshemwellness.com/
Naomi Rouach is a trained breastfeeding counselor, baby wearing consultant and group facilitator. She designs and owns the baby carrier brand Mimi Wraps. Naomi is the mother of two daughters, Natalie and Lana and partner to Yonatan. Both her daughters' premature births greatly influenced her approach to parenting. Naomi is an advocate for attachment parenting, Kangaroo care, co-sleeping and baby led weaning. She believes in keeping our babies close and creating a supportive community to help us be the best mothers we can be. She runs consultations and mommy and me groups out of her home in Jaffa. www.karovlalev.co.il
