Jewel Of The Bay

Creative Director | Birth Worker | Advocate | Bridge Builder

Jewel of the Bay is an Oakland-based creative and holistic birth boutique offering full-spectrum pregnancy and birth support, immersive event production and design, communications strategy & design, educational workshops, and consulting at the intersections of arts, culture, and reproductive justice.Jewel of the Bay's wellness work is rooted in safeguarding the reproductive journeys of Black and LGBTQIA+ families, while our creative work honors and uplifts the histories/presents, wisdom, and needs of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and LGBTQIA+ artists, traditional practitioners, organizations, and communities.I believe that culture is co-created and envision a world where people can gather, share their stories, and see themselves reflected in the eyes of a stranger.My mission is to change the world through cultural shifts by creating spaces for authentic storytelling, cultural exchange, dynamic conversations, and interpersonal transformation.

About Me:

Jewel Buchanan-Boone is the Chief Dreamweaver & Creative Director of Jewel of the Bay.A renaissance woman with over 15 years of event production, wordsmithing, cultural stewardship,
organizing, birthwork, and performance, Jewel is skilled at expertly weaving together disparate
concepts, bringing visions into reality.In 2017, Jewel graduated from Syracuse University’s
Newhouse School with her Masters in Advertising, finding her niche in radical storytelling. A Mistress
of Communications, Jewel creates beautiful containers for controversial conversations rooted in uplifting the voices of powerhouses who’ve been marginalized. Simply put, If it’s not intersectional, she don’t want it. A multifaceted producer, Jewel has worked with the best in the Bay, including URBAN X INDIGENOUS, Audiopharmacy, and The Black Woman Is God.Priestess of the Throat Chakra, Jewel can be found spellbinding audiences as a poet, emcee, and moderator. A fierce reproductive justice advocate, Jewel has been featured in interviews with ATTN, Oaklandside, and the Oakland Better Birth Foundation; Her writing has been published in Birth Work As Care Work, Interdisciplinary Writers Lab 2021 Chapbook, and Liwanag Vol. 3.For collaborations, workshop requests, or media requests contact her via email at [email protected] or click the booking link below.

Jewel of the Bay Wellness

Birth | Fertility | Wellness | Advocacy

I offer trauma-informed, full-spectrum support and coaching throughout reproductive journeys. I mentor new doulas and collaborate with organizations, governments, and health institutions to champion reproductive health equity for LGBTQIA+ and Black communities, focusing on intersectional, anti-racist perspectives addressing systemic oppressions, privilege, community violence, cultural preservation, and community centered liberation frameworks.

  • Offerings Include:

  • Full-Spectrum Doula Support

  • Fertility Coaching

  • Birth, Postpartum, & Family Planning

  • Pregnancy Dance & Movement

  • Corporate Wellness

  • Arts & Wellness Workshops

  • Reproductive Justice Consulting

Jewel of the Bay Wellness

Birth | Fertility | Wellness | Advocacy

A Bit About Me:I’m a Black, Queer, Oakland-based doula who’s welcomed many babies and held space for families over the past 11+ years. My clients are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and questions about their birthing experience (even if they’ve done it before) — and together, we navigate the journey to the other side.I see my role as a doula of the family — centering the person giving birth while including partners, aunties, friends, or whoever's in the room — so that we move as a team in bringing forth new life. In this spirit, I don’t “replace” anyone; rather, I support partners every step of the way, helping them show up confidently for you and for themselves throughout labor and beyond.Along with years of hands-on birth work, my approach is rooted in traditional birthing practices and informed by studies in herbalism and functional medicine — weaving ancestral wisdom with current practices to offer integrated care that supports the whole person: body, mind, and spirit.I have extensive experience supporting births at home and in hospitals, from unmedicated and low-intervention births, to higher-risk, augmented, induced, and medicated labors. I’m fluent in the full spectrum of care options and work closely with families to co-create informed, intuitive plans that balance evidence-based education with deep trust in the body’s wisdom.As an advocate for people birthing in hospitals and beyond, our prenatal sessions blend birth visioning and planning, childbirth education, and practical coaching on how to navigate options and communicate effectively with your care team.Most importantly, I want you to feel empowered to craft your birth as a ceremony — one that reflects your values, instincts, and intentions, free from judgment or outside opinions.Your birth, your way, with Jewel of the Bay.

In supporting your journey to parenthood, my package includes the following:

  • Sliding scale of $2,700 - $5,500***

  • 3-5 prenatal visits [approximately 1-2 hours each]

  • (1) It Takes 2! Pregnancy Dance & Movement workshop [75 minutes]

  • Continuous labor & birth support [staying 2-4 hours immediate postpartum]

  • Birth plan & postpartum planning

  • Unlimited phone & email consults

  • (2) postpartum visits on Day 3/4: birth processing, belly wrapping, general check-in

  • 6 Weeks: postpartum bone closing ceremony [or other ceremony to commemorate the end of the postpartum period]

  • Access to my network of healers & wellness practitioners for care referrals

  • On call period from 38 weeks - 42 weeks

  • Postpartum Restoration Gifts [Belly Wrap, Salves, Yoni Spray.

Package also includes a backup doula as an added layer of support should anything arise on my end, or should I need a break during a long labor.
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If you are Black and giving birth within Alameda County, or on Medi-Cal, please inquire for discounted or pro-bono services.To Book: Please email [email protected]

Jewel of the Bay Creative

Arts & Culture | Production Management | Communications Design | Workshops

Jewel of the Bay Creative is a boutique creative agency specializing in curating immersive cultural exchanges for diverse communities through strategic communication design, revolutionary workshops, and producing multi-sensory installations & events.

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