On the 20th March, I flew down to Melbourne for the Partner Training and Massage for Labour course run by Pregnancy Massage Australia. It was held at MAMA Melbourne. Despite flight delays and terrible weather in Melbourne causing havoc for me and all the other commuters, I gained valuable information at this course. I have had the [...]
Specialising in delivering perinatal massage therapy In February 2016, I became a Nurture Life® Practitioner for Pregnancy Massage. A lot of people view pregnancy massage as just another style of massage, and whilst this is true, there is so much more involved in a pregnancy massage. This is why I chose to study with Pregnancy Massage Australia and become a Nurture [...]
Treating pregnant women (with Nurture Life ® Pregnancy Massage and Bowen Therapy) is such an amazing experience for me. I constantly witness how the human body changes; watch baby bumps grow (and even massage the belly, which I love doing). I see a number of pregnant women in my clinic, all in different trimesters therefore, [...]
Are you craving lying on your belly when you’re pregnant? Is it because that’s what you’re used to or because you can’t? I am not sure why, but a lot of pregnant women I have treated in the past really want to lie on their bellies. I used to use a belly pillow, but after [...]
When I studied remedial massage, we briefly touched on pregnancy massage. However, it was not until years later, I began questioning my knowledge and skill of, "do I know enough?" What if a pregnant lady presents with this condition or that condition? Do I have the skill to help them? Unfortunately, the answer was no. [...]
I have been very quiet on the blogging from, but this is with good reason. It’s been head down bottom up at Natural Tranquility head quarters, with a few things lately. Firstly, I have been busy completing my Pregnancy Massage assignment. In early October, I attended the Pregnancy Massage Australia Massage course, and wow is [...]
Starting a family is possibly one of the most exciting times in your life. However, it can also be stressful and taxing on the body as the body is constantly changing. Pregnancy is the time when rapid changes occur in the body i.e. hormonal and gravity changes. Both of these changes can be tough on [...]
In 2014, my family received such wonderful news; both my sister and sister-in-law were pregnant, in fact only 6 weeks apart. Throughout the nine months, I was fortunate to treat both ladies with either Bowen Therapy or remedial massage (towards the end, both opted for Bowen Therapy). When it came to any pregnancy symptoms such [...]