Around the world, the cycle of pregnancy, birth and becoming Mother––as well as women’s other blood mysteries of menstruation and menopause––is revered and acknowledged with elaborate ceremonies; women are recognized as the source of all creation, or as Tamara Slayton describes—as “vessels of spiritual fire” (Baker 1986:222). It is no small miracle to have two […]
I was on the radio this winter talking about perinatal massage work!
Leslie Stager is a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Massage Therapist who has attended over 500 births. She worked for years as a labor and delivery nurse, doula, and childbirth educator and developed and directs the 60-hour MotherTouch Maternity Massage Certification Program. She is the author of a prime perinatal massage textbook, and has produced […]
THE ESSENTIAL PELVIS: Embodying Sacred Space
(21-hours NCBTMB; MEAC) With Lee Morgan, RMT & Leslie Stager RN, LMTA Unique Class For Bodyworkers, Movement Therapists,Birth Professionals, & Anyone Interested In Body Awareness! Join this 3-day workshop to cultivate awareness and understanding of the structural integrity of the pelvis from the inside out. Using hands-on bodywork, movement techniques, and expressive art we will […]
Fundamentals of Prenatal Massage: (8 hours)
Your new Client is pregnant: What if she can’t lay comfortably on her side, nor safely on her back? Is your bodywork modality contraindicated during pregnancy? What if she has contractions during a session? Most practitioners see an occaisional pregnant client, but few know the real risks, benefits, or safety measures that ensure optimum care […]
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Touch Benefits During Pregnancy
Classes for Pregnant Women & Couples
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For Pregnant Women & Birth Companions
Have a FASTER, SAFER, MORE COMFORTABLE BIRTHwith MATERNITY ACUPRESSURE & BIRTH MASSAGE!Relieve Pain, Encourage Contractions, Speed Labor, Calm Anxiety ARE YOU: An expectant father ready to support your partner though birth into motherhood? Pregnant and worried about discomfort during birth? Planning an epidural, but want other comfort measures available? Over-due and trying to avoid induction? […]
TALK: Benefits of Nurturing Touch throughout Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
1 hour Presentation. Learn 2 of the many nurturing touch techniques that help alleviate pain during pregnancy and birth, reduce anxiety, speed labor, and improve a woman’s experience of birth. In this talk we will learn how simple touch significantly improves the lives of mother, baby, and partner in measurable ways, hormonally, physically, and developmentally. […]
Massage & Acupressure for Birth
For health professionals, massage therapists, doulas, and pregnant couples and birth companions. Bring a pregnant client along for FREE, to practice with. Curriculum Outline based on student knowledge and needs, but may include the following: Birth physiology and psycho-emotional realities Techniques for relaxation, pain reduction, and labor progress Releasing the pelvic floor Techniques for speeding […]
Massage & Acupressure for Birth: For Expectant Fathers, Birth Companions, Pregnant Women (3 hour course)
$40. Birth Companions can bring Pregnant Woman for FREE! Or come alone. This is a great, fun, busy class with lots of information that you’ll be happy to practice at home before birth! Become a MotherTouch Companion for women in labor! Learn easy techniques to help speed labor, soothe contraction pain, reduce anxiety, move baby. […]
