The topic of pediatric mental health has been garnering attention and with good reason and I’m discussing the correlation between pediatric mental health and massage. Stress and anxiety and mood and behavioral disorders have been growing at an alarming rate. We can point to reasons such as a global pandemic, social media for older kids, […]
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Belly binding in postpartum is an ancient technique, like infant massage, dating back thousands of years, to support the birthing mom’s postpartum recovery. I only learned about this powerful practice in recent years and became certified recently. Wow, I wish I had known about it for both my postpartum experiences! It is one of many
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Allow me to begin this post with a caveat. I share my story in hopes that it will help others, but I know each individual is different with their own histories and health journeys. This is what has worked for me, and I hope it can be helpful to others. Read on for ten tips
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What other modalities? You might know by now, there are a lot of topics, in addition to sharing the power of infant massage, that I’m passionate about. You can add staying healthy, maintaining good health in my family, and sharing resources with others, to that list. When I say health, I don’t just mean physical
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A Brief History of Cesareans Let me start off by saying that cesareans are an amazing thing and often necessary and lifesaving. The first records of the c-section being done successfully were in the 1500’s. The sordid history of the cesarean in America includes the bodies of black women being used for experimentation by doctors
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In the time I’ve had my infant massage business, I’ve learned so much about the pregnancy and postpartum world. One thing I learned about from another mompreneur was the Mother’s Blessing, inspired by the Navajo community. The Mother’s Blessing is an alternative to the traditional baby shower and is a time when an expecting mama
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Corona, covid, covid19, the pandemic. Whatever you call it, it is a dirty word that has come to rob lives, ways of life, safety, security, wellbeing, community, financial security, socialization, and more. The corona virus has taken more from us than probably anything else in our lifetimes. Yet, I know that much good as come
I remember when I my niece was born in 1999, my sister was passionate about her listening to Baby Einstein. There was a belief that listening to classical music made baby more intelligent. However, baby massage can be even more beneficial to brain growth. Baby massage is a stimulating experience that engages all of baby’s
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Before I entered the world of essential oils, I thought they were a nice luxury to have around the house. I had no idea the plethora of benefits they held in their potency. In fact, essential oils bypass the blood brain barrier. I was overwhelmed though by all the choices, and, like anything else, delving
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“The long-term benefit of homeopathy to the patient is that it not only alleviates the presenting symptoms but it reestablishes internal order at the deepest levels and thereby provides a lasting cure.” – George Vithoulkas I thought my first real experience with homeopathy was when my daughter was teething, but I actually had experienced its benefits
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