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Pregnancy massage & Postpartum Doula Service + Postnatal massage

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Having a massage during pregnancy is more than a gift to yourself! It is a gift to the world of motherhood/parenthood, of entering a new journey, and a loving care for the baby. b-ê :: well Pregnancy massage offers a consultation at each session, especially at the initial session, to understand the physical and psychological conditions of the mother-to-be. Depending on your needs and the discomforts of the body, the session can help to relieve tensions (eg. backaches, sciatica, stiff neck, etc.) especially due to carrying the big belly, soreness and inflammation in joints and muscles, such as cramps, headaches and edema (or swelling). It can also alleviate general fatigue, aid morning sickness and acid reflux. Improving energy flow and circulation for better sleep and mobility. You will be lying on your sides and well cushioned by pillows and blankets, so that your body is well supported due to the extra weight from the growing baby.

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The massage is modified specifically to the needs of pregnancy needs with a combination of Relaxation or Deep Tissue massage and Acupressure. Acupressure uses pressure points on meridians to reduce blockages and create a better energy flow. Effleurage movements are gentle, light strokes that Swedish massage employs to warm up the muscles before applying with deeper pressure to remove lactic acid built up in muscles, which formed tensions in the body.

First session (85min) Massage + Full Consultation

Follow up sessions (75min) Massage + Consultation

Option: Add $30 for a mini personalized private yoga session – Mantra/Affirmation/Meditation + Prenatal Yoga daily routine that is designed just for you!

Online scheduling

Postpartum care + Postnatal massage

Postpartum Care is sooooooo important and absolutely ESSENTIAL!! Why? Birthing of a new life is no easy task, but one that should be celebrated and well taken care of. Many tradition cultures offer 40-60days of postpartum care by family members or relatives. In this day and age, we are blessed if we were to stay in hospital more than 24hrs needless to mention that we may not have our families near by to provide the care and nutrition that are so essentially needed. Fortunately, we have very knowledgeable nurses, doulas, mid-wives, postpartum doulas, etc. who have been more and more presence these days. *Giving a Postpartum Doula Service is a very comforting gift for a new family if you wish you offer them support and love but you are also very busy yourself 😉

Postpartum Doula Service generally provides the care, nutrition, making your home a cozy place to nest and newborn sweetness! Postpartum Doulas are informative about how to take care of a newborn and the *mama – both equally need adequate care and rest. In addition, I also offer relaxation tools, sleeping and breast/bottle-feeding guidances. If I run into something out of my reach, I will offer references to the professionals in the related fields.

Postnatal Massage can be part of the Postpartum Doula Service or a massage on its own. Tensions and pains due to carrying the baby, breast/bottle-feeding and lack of sleep and rest are common and normal discomforts postpartum. A Postnatal Massage can provide the much needed relaxation, relieve tensions (eg. backaches, sciatica, stiff neck and shoulders, etc.) It can also encourage or reduce (depending on your situation) milk flow if you are breastfeeding, reduce scars from a caesarean and aid the healing of the tear at the perineum, reduce soreness at tailbone and sacrum due to labor, improve overall energy flow and circulation for better sleep and mobility, and to tonify and support the mental and physical wellness of a new mom. Modified  to the postpartum needs, the massage is a combination of acupressure, Deep Tissue massage and energy work.

First session (85min) Massage + Full Consultation

Follow up sessions (75min) Massage + Consultation

It is recommended to have someone to take care of your baby during the massage, however, special arrangement can be accommodated.

Postpartum Doula Service – contact Sally for the different packages and other information.

Published by sallylee b-ê :: well

Acupressure and yoga therapy have introduced me to the intricacy of the human bodies. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been known to have over 3500 years in medical history, including acupressure, acupuncture, cupping, dietetics/food therapy, herbology, massage (tui na), moxibustion, and scrapping (guasha). There are many TCM schools and clans of studies, and the most common ground of practice is the fundamental meridian philosophy and theory. Meridians are known as energy channels that connect energies (internal organs, hormones, functions, etc.) throughout the body. In an acupressure session, gentle to deep pressure is applied to the pressure point on the meridian as a form of stimulation in place of needles, in order to tonify/ disperse/ strengthen the energy flow of the meridians, allowing the body to attune itself and find its own balance in its own terms. Yoga Therapy is an amalgamation of scientific and traditional medicines into a healing practice based on the innate wisdom of the body and its energies. Through scientific studies in anatomy, physiology and psychology together with the traditional yogic values of asanas, chakras, breathing techniques, diet, yoga practices, and meditation, yoga therapy allows the trainer and trainee to align the structural as well as emotional bodies, so that the individual can attune, connect, aware of the patterns accumulated between the body and mind. The goal is to bring consciousness to these patterns and eventually creating perspectives to encounters difficulties. It has been fifteen years of artmaking at the time when I encounter acupressure study, meanwhile cultural and gender politics and community building have always been my point of reference. In 2011, I graduated in Masters of Fine Arts in Montreal. My thesis was a research and attempt to explore the relationship between pleasure and pressure in public spaces. I learned how to make inflatable art from a local inflatable artist, Ana Rewakowicz. I made from scratch with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) a transparent inflatable suit for a public intervention. The public can wear the inflatable suit and inflate it with a foot pump. From then on, it was clear to me that I needed to make a direct connection to my cultural roots, encountering acupressure study and TCM became a pivotal moment for me where the notions of art and the publics, healing and medicine collided and was set as the next goal. It is through my passion in art-making and process-oriented projects that has led me to acupressure. Since then, I work with folx of all genders and cultures, and continue to work with different groups of community clinics and organizations to bring acupressure and yoga therapy accessible to a greater public. I also offer new parents, caregivers and health professionals baby massage course, integrative birthing workshop for couples, and TCM workshops to continue to share my passion on integrative health approach. My intention is to restore and realign the body, mind and spirit, sharing my knowledge and passion on how the microbiome as a mirroring system to the external world that we live in, and understanding the internal eco-system where bacteria and antibodies find their ways to co-exist and build a healthy environment as a mirror to reflect the importance of (bio)diversity and acknowledgement of difference in a healthy society.

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