ABOUT
Astrid Grove RM, CPM
I’m Astrid Grove, a community midwife, Maya abdominal therapist, and herbalist with over 20 years of experience supporting women and families on their health journeys. I find great joy in helping people access into their own intuitive wisdom, whether they’re preparing for conception, navigating their life cycle, or welcoming new life through gentle birth.
I hold a BA in Eastern Medicine and Philosophy from UMass Amherst and have trained extensively with respected herbalists including Susun Weed, Pam Montgomery, and Ellen Evert Hopman. After graduating from Birthwise Midwifery School, I became certified in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy through the Arvigo Institute.
I’m passionate about teaching and have shared my knowledge of herbal medicine at midwifery schools like Aviva Institute (this school is closed now) and Indie Birth Midwifery School.
- My family in Peru on a homeschool trip November 2025-
As an herbalist and Maya abdominal therapist, I work with families in any stage of their life cycle through herbalism and hands on care. I believe digestive and uterine wellness are at the center of health! I also enjoy preparing placentas into medicine for mothers.
I organize Red Earth: The Mountain West Women’s Herbal Gathering, an annual women’s herbal gathering, and offer wellness services at gatherings and festivals.
I am also a wife, a mother of two young daughters (both born at home with midwives), an avid medicine maker, a gardener and a keeper of goats and chickens.
"While on my journey to conceive, I've felt so blessed to have had Astrid's guidance and hands-on care. Astrid is extremely knowledgeable and has helped me to resolve several health issues. Her background in herbs and women's wellness has helped to empower me and has given me tools to stay healthy. I've also received several abdominal massages from Astrid. In addition to her amazing gift of massage, she has helped me to believe in the strength of my own body, she's assisted me in incorporating ritual into my life, and she has even helped me to feel positive and joyful during times of doubt. Each time I connect with Astrid, I feel like she is doing exactly what she'd been called to do on this Earth!”
Trainings and Certifications
BA in Eastern Medicine and Philosophy, UMass Amherst, 2000
Completed Birthwise Midwifery School - Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Registered Midwife (RM), and member of MANA (Midwives Alliance of North America), 2006
Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy, Arvigo Institute, 2007
CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Certification, current
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) Certification, current
Extensive training in herbal medicine with Susun Weed, Pam Montgomery, and Ellen Evert Hopman
Podcast episodes and articles
Journey to Midwifery podcast
Wise Women Radio with Susun Weed
Local article in the Steamboat Pilot
Voyage Denver interview article
Maible Arden
Administrative Assistant
I am a mother, student midwife, postpartum care provider, birth educator and Womb Continuum Care practitioner.
As Astrid's admin assistant, I provide efficient and warm administrative support. I am a birth certificate wrangler, tricky little forms tracker, loose ends tie-er, website tackler, helpful home birth handouts creator, and hope to provide you with a through line of organization and simplicity in a time when you really don't need to be worrying about paperwork anymore than you have to.
Hannah Erhart
Postpartum Care
Three hours of postpartum care are included in your Birthroot Midwifery homebirth package*, with the option to schedule additional time as desired.
We’re proud to partner with Hannah Erhart, RN, Doula, and Childbirth Educator, to provide compassionate, in-home postpartum support for families in the Yampa Valley.
Hannah offers hands-on newborn care, feeding guidance, recovery support for the birthing parent, light household help, and assistance with sibling adjustment; helping your family ease into this new chapter with confidence, rest, and care.
*for all clients who signed onto care after November 1st, 2025
For additional hours or questions about postpartum support, please reach out to Hannah at hanthebirthfan@outlook.com or 970-819-6615.
Mikal Beckman, LMT
Massage Therapist
A one hour massage with Mikal is included in your Birthroot Midwifery package*, to be used either during your pregnancy or within 3 months postpartum.
My name is Mikal and I am the space holder for PachaMor Bodywork. It is my joy and passion to be sharing the deep work of tending to our terrain.
My studies began in 2007 at Michigan State University as a competitive athlete and student in Kinesiology. During my third year I decided to step away to seek clarity and dig deeper into my passion and life’s work.
I spent miles and months on my bicycle pedaling across the United States and Canada, and that is where the ripple of listening to my passions began.
In 2010, I attended a personal training and sports therapy certification program in Michigan and then in 2012 moved to Colorado to pursue massage therapy. I then followed graduation with focused perinatal and postpartum massage certification program in Oregon.
I have since continued my journey of reconnecting and discovering our bodies woven journeys. Focused studies have been in Neuromuscular therapy, Somatic Mindbody therapy, Sound healing and Qigong, Nourishing our Feminine Body, Cyclical Sacred Seasons & Traditional Chinese Medicine for the womb, Guardians of Birth, and Innate Physiological Postpartum study.
It is a great honor to share the work and to be a continuous student.
Outside of these studies, I can be found growing with my children and husband, tending to our farm animals, adventuring in the mountains and outdoors, connecting to the elements and flora and fauna, or creating with my hands.
*for all clients who signed onto care after November 1st, 2025