Massage
The gift of TOUCH
The HEALING ENERGY of the HANDS
Massage promotes AWARENESS of the mind-body connection further supporting a woman through the journey of labor, birth + postpartum.
As a woman experiences the beautiful internal changes of pregnancy, the external physical body begins to change as well. For some women, the body may become more sensitive or it may have certain areas of discomfort. MASSAGE offers many benefits for the ever- changing body before, during and through the journey of motherhood.
Benefits During Pregnancy
- Reduces stress by promoting relaxation & physical nurturing
- Assists with effects of the circulatory system including (edema + varicose veins)
- Helps reduce anxiety, decrease depression, relieve muscle aches and joint pain
- Helps in regulating mood and cardiovascular health by reducing stress
Benefits During Labor
- Contributes to shorter, more comfortable labor
- Lessens the intensity of a woman’s surges
- Endorphins are produced by the body to reduce pain and give an overall sense of well being
- MASSAGE increases the available levels of these natural chemicals
- Massage has been shown to reduce levels of cortisol, returning the body and mind to a more BALANCED state, therefore reducing labor complications, medications and interventions.
Benefits During Postpartum
- Facilitates postpartum emotional, physiological and family adjustment
- Reduces musculoskeletal and organic pain
- Promotes structural realignment of the spine and pelvis and reorganization of movement
- Re-establishes pelvic alignment
- Supports healthy lactation
- Reduces stress hormones
- Releases neck and shoulder tension from improper posture during nursing