Massage & Bodywork Therapies

With a little help from my besties, the stars, I've cleared the symptoms of Mastitis and Thrush at lightening speed. Tag along as I link today's full moon astrology with the meaning behind my aching "boo-boos" and you may just find that feeling strung between career (Capricorn) and mothering (Cancer...

If you are pregnant, one of the best things you can do is see a doctor of chiropractic.  Chiropractic care provides so many things a pregnant body needs: a flexible and balanced spine, hips and pelvis; internal organs without postural stress and freedom from nerve stress. All essential for a health ...

Top Ten Immune Boosters         1 –LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Your body will warn you with subtle signs when your immune system is fighting something off. Most early signs are behavioural (especially in children) like being more tired than usual, feeling inexplicably cranky, appetite changes, etc. Pay ...

This is a very brief summary of infantile colic which I hope sheds a bit of light on the subject. If your young baby cries a lot after a feed or other times and is inconsolable even with rocking and carrying them around he or she may have infantile colic.  What that means is generally they have a l...

Cranial Sacral Therapy is a form of treatment that uses subtle touch by the practitioner which assists the body's natural healing mechanisms.   It does this by decreasing tension in tissues which allows blood and cerebral spinal fluid to move efficiently. When that happens the body is able to heal a...

Daily self care just got easier. I'm passionate about helping women feel nourished, balanced and healthy at every stage and age of their lives. Which is why I’m thrilled to empower all women with the techniques found in the MELT Method, a breakthrough self-treatment practice that can be done in as...

 Perineal Massage Touching the Sacred Gateway, By Jamie Mossay of Embracing Labor One of the most common fears surrounding the birth process for pregnant women is that the tissues of her perineal area (particularly between the vagina/vaginal opening and the rectum/anus) will “tear.”  It has become...

Massage Therapy and its Many Benefits If you think massage is only a make nice, feel good, only-to-pamper-yourself treatment, you may need to change that thought! Massage has many benefits for anyone looking to improve their overall health and well-being. It can help overcome the obstacles of infe...

By Shirley VanderbiltOriginally published in Body Sense magazine, Fall 2002.Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. All rights reserved. Reposted with permission. Pregnancy is a beautiful and natural condition -- nine transformative months full of excitement, planning and peering at the aweso...