1. Baby gets massage even before born! Baby is influenced by your touch, feels the massage, and experiences a difference in the intrauterine environment as the mother relaxes deeply during a massage. Belly massage allows the therapist and mother time during a session to acknowledge the baby’s presence and experience. 2. Relieve Pain: Belly Massage […]
MASSAGE: A POTENT CURE-ALL RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Life is stressful in a fast-paced society. We’ve become human do-ers instead of human be-ings! Ongoing stress exhausts the adrenals, permeates body and mind, affects organ function, digestion and sleep, and often leads to mental or physical breakdown. Pregnant women have more to consider: Pregnancy itself can be stressful, but when combined with other relentless […]
The Amniotic Connection
This is an excerpt from book. See end for source. Amniotic fluid is the ocean-like substance unborn babies float in. It offers fetuses buoyancy, protection from trauma, and oxygen. Like semen, amniotic fluid is comprised of two basic elements: living cells and the liquid they’re suspended in. In this case, the cells represent sloughed-off fetal […]
Creating life
According to my research, there are much more interesting and poetic ways of understanding the process of reproduction, vs the scientific story of oocytes and blastocysts and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and terms that isolate, subdivide, and have nothing to do with how it feels to make babies. Some tribal South Africans understood that conception […]
POSITIONING IS EVERYTHING IN PREGNANCY MASSAGE
Prenatal Massage offers therapists a unique, inspiring opportunity, not only to relieve pregnancy discomforts, but to also massage two people at once and potentially impact the mother and infant’s relationship for the rest of their lives! Pregnancy massage can reduce mother’s anxiety while increasing beneficial “happy” hormones: dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. A “happy” womb environment […]
Window in the Womb World
Look at this video of a baby born via cesarean and delivered still in its aminiotic sac. Apart from the questions of –Can this happen at every cesarian if the sac has not yet ruptured? And how long is it safe once it’s cord has been cut and clamped as it appears to be? –apart […]
BODYWORK FOR THE NEW MOTHER: A TIME OF NEED
Pregnancy massage is great, but the Postnatal period is the most senstive, dangerous, and vulnerable time of the perinatal cycle. These women NEED BODYWORK! I just worked with a new mother who was birthing at home, but after 4 hours of pushing, was transported to hospital for cesarean. Imagine the discomfort she had from the […]
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WHAT MAKES MOTHERTOUCH UNIQUE? RITES OF PASSAGE, HOLISTIC, ADVANCED BODYWORK SKILLS
There are only a few Prenatal and Postnatal massage certifications available in the United States. What makes MotherTouch™ unique amongst them? MotherTouch™ offers not only a 32-hour Prenatal program focused on advanced techniques to support the growing mother ,but also a 65-hour Maternity Massage certification that includes prenatal bodywork, as well as bodywork trainings for […]
BLOOD CLOTS & MASSAGE DURING PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM
Hopefully all massage students are taught symptoms of DVT’s (Deep Vein Thrombosis or Blood Clots) and understand the importance of avoiding applying any pressure distal to a clot. Many may not realize, however, that the risk of developing clots increases dramatically during pregnancy and postpartum. Many prenatal bodyworkers are taught to avoid or use only […]
