Here’s a refined list of seven essential needs for your birth experience: 1. Choose the Right Provider Selecting a provider who aligns with your values regarding birth is crucial. Consider midwives…
7 needs for your birth!
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Frequently asked Pregnancy Massage Questions
Can I lie face-down during my pregnancy massage or is it side lying? I use the specialty orthopedic body support cushions that are fully adjustable to accommodate your growing belly…
Prenatal body balance sessions
What is a Prenatal Body Balance Session? Bodywork specific to the pelvis, abdomen, low back, uterine ligaments, and all around the pelvis. Why do I want it? This work allows…
Now a Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner
I am so excited to announce I'm now a Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner. This advanced body work certification gives more hands-on options to help pregnant clients balance the pelvis and…
Questions I get asked as a doula.
Questions I get asked as a doula. What is a doula? Do they do medical evaluations or cervical checks? Do doulas replace my partner? What is the difference between a midwife and doula?
What certifications or licenses do doulas need?
What Certifications or licenses do doulas need? None! I see post all the time about how to find a good doula and what certification should they have. Doulas are not…
The Choice is Yours
THE CHOICE IS YOURS I often wonder if we are exercising all of the choices we have available to us. Og Mandino in his book the “Choice” said, “Those who…
Mindfulness: Self-Compassion
MINDFULNESS: Self-Compassion "Mindfulness, at its most basic level, refers to present-moment, nonjudgmental awareness. The practice of mindfulness has been linked to numerous mind-body benefits, including the ability to notice the…
To Be Unique
TO BE UNIQUE Our view of the world differs from the world itself by a set of filters we can call individual constraints or our own unique personal experiences/history. Every…
Your Opinion Matters
YOUR OPINION MATTERS-Let me make it very clear, your opinion always counts! We all come from hundreds of millions of different gene combinations from our parents and grandparents and genetically none of us is alike.
It’s OKAY, how you feel about your birth
Birth is unpredictable, but many of us have visions of how we want our births to go. When that does not happen we may feel sadness about the loss of that perfect birth.