Registered Massage Therapist
Happy Holidays From Me to You Hard to believe 2018 has flown by as quickly as it has. Here we are already; Hanukkah is over and we are just a few short weeks away from Christmas and New Year’s Eve! Whatever your spiritual or religious connection to this time of year, I wish you and […]
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The question I get asked most frequently is “What’s the difference between a regular massage and a pregnancy massage?” I get it, the differences are sometimes subtle, so let me break things down for you! The three main differences between a general massage and a prenatal massage are: 1) Treatment Goals 2) Positioning and 3)
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Q&A With Sabrina and Becky from Bellies in Bloom A blog post idea I have had recently is to do brief interviews with women who own local businesses here in Victoria that offer services to women during the childbearing years. I am not only curious to learn what makes them unique and what makes them
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Neck and shoulder pain is a common post partum issue that I see in the clinic almost daily. The new demands put on a woman’s body during the post partum period can take time to adjust to. Physically supporting the weight of a baby in your arms sure can feel heavy after a while. And
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Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I thought I would share links to my favorite prenatal and post partum resources. Outside of perinatal massage therapy, there are a variety of alternative therapies, books and websites that can help enhance your pregnancy and post partum health. Firstly, I have separated my favorites in to three categories: pregnancy, birth,
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Hydroptherapy is a treatment method which utilizes water temperature to influence our body’s soft tissue. Hydrotherapy can be broken down into three categories: ice, heat, and contrast. The choice of which option to use depends on the issue or injury we are working with. Ice Hydrotherapy: Also known as Cryotherapy, ice hydrotherapy is without a
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Many expecting mamas understandably have anxiety around the sensations that may be felt during labour and birth. While no two women’s experiences are the same, what is common is that, without an epidural, some discomfort can be felt around the vagina and perineum during the pushing phase. This is so delightfully referred to in birth
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Who out there knows what I am talking about when I say the phrase “pelvic floor exercises?” In my practice, I find there are a variety of interpretations to the term, and I would like to tell you how I think of them. Our pelvic floor consists of fourteen small stabilizing muscles that are arranged
After a very inspiring discussion with Jay Duncan of VIDA doulas, I became acutely aware of a lack of information given to women who have delivered via C-section that teaches them to care for their incision and optimize healing. There is a lot of discussion of what ‘not-to-do,’ and much of the learning during the
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