A pregnancy session provides education on birth and the pelvis with the goal of preparing the soft tissues for the birthing process. This includes internal and external pelvic release work, homework for continuing the work at home and tools for labour.

Directed pelvic breathing

“Energy flows where attention goes”

When we cultivate the ability to bring our breath to different parts of our body, we can use our attention to amplify the body’s capacity for release and healing. Both during birth preparation and during labour itself, directed breathing helps to bring focus, circulation and tension release to our pelvic structures.

Pelvic Balancing

When the pelvis is in a state of balance, the pelvic organs & tissues can have effective nerve and blood supply. Through gentle fascial release, stretches and movement, we can help the pelvic structures regain balance and alignment.

Psoas Release

The psoas is a major muscle group connecting the upper and lower body. It is activated during a fight/flight/freeze trauma response and often holds chronic tension. As it passes through the pelvis it can influence the position of the uterus, baby’s position in the womb and affect pelvic balance. Gentle daily release techniques can be taught to support relaxation in this muscle group.

Working with the Pelvic Floor

The pelvic floor is a complex and dynamic system in the body. Working with posture, pelvic floor activation techniques and breath, we can bring balanced tone to this part of the body and help prepare it to stretch during birth.

* kneading the dough: individual or partnered work to prepare the perineal body and surrounding tissues for birth

* jiggling: a highly effective and enjoyable way to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, create more space and relaxation in the body. This technique is easy for couples to learn and is useful during pregnancy and labour.

Scar Release Work

Caesarean birth scars and vaginal scars benefit enormously from gentle release work. Scars can hold tension in the tissues, contributing to pain or numbness. Tender, deliberate touch brings about a softening of scars, and so improves blood flow and nervous innervation.

A person is postpartum anytime after they have had a baby. Whether it’s been 3 months or 10 years, Internal Pelvic Release Work can help with re-balancing the pelvis, dealing with pelvic pain or prolapse after birth, working with perineal and caesarean scars or understanding the sensations or experiences from birth.

Healing from birth

Birth can be testing for our bodies and pelvic tissues, whether your birth was fast, slow, easeful or was challenging. Internal work is a way to honour these tissues, nurture the mother, and nourish the beautiful pelvis that held your baby during the birth process. The bones and ligaments that adjust to make space for babies during labour sometimes need encouragement to return to a balanced alignment. Tissues can be bruised, scarred or hold tension. This can lead to issues such as back or pelvic pain, tailbone pain, pain with sex, abdominal tension, or incontinence. Both physical and emotional birth trauma can be held in the tissues. Internal work can provide a gentle way to explore these issues, and through honouring and respectful touch, bring compassionate awareness and new understanding to this part of our body and the birthing process.

Scar Release Work

Caesarean birth scars and vaginal scars benefit enormously from gentle release work. Scars can hold tension in the tissues, contributing to pain or numbness. Tender, deliberate touch brings about a softening of scars, and so improves blood flow and nervous innervation.

Prolapse

Internal pelvic release can be part of a holistic approach to prolapse management. Living with and healing prolapse can involve many modalities. Different approaches include improving full body alignment and posture with a physiotherapist, chiropractor or osteopath; expanding the breath and balancing abdominal pressures, weight management, increasing strength and exercise, using a pessary for comfort and mobility, and for some, surgery. Prolapse is not always a weakness in pelvic floor musculature, but can also be influenced by tension, imbalance and misalignment in the structures and organs of the abdomen and pelvis. Internal work and pelvic balancing can release tension and bring more circulation to the pelvic tissues and organs, giving the supporting structures a chance to optimize their functional capabilities and bringing organs back into their unique alignment.

Internal Pelvic Release Work for all stages of life.

For general pelvic health and well-being; Get to know your pelvic space so you know what is normal for you. Internal Pelvic Release Work supports your body to find its own state of functional balance.

For pelvic pain, vulvodynia, vaginismus, or painful sex; Pain creates tension and tension creates more pain. Gentle and slow release work invites the tissues to soften, bringing more circulation and flow in and out of the pelvis.

For preconception, dealing with infertility or painful periods; Tension in the supportive ligaments and fascia within the pelvic and abdominal space can restrict blood flow, innervation, lymphatic drainage and alignment of the abdominal and pelvic organs. Impacts can be far reaching, affecting hormones, swelling, discomfort and function.

Using a range of techniques such as pelvic balancing, uro-genital manipulation, myofascial release and Reiki, this work intuitively and gently follows lines of tension through the abdomen and allows the tissues to unwind. Touch is always slow and guided by the body’s willingness to soften.

Abdominal massage is nourishing way to promote balance in the flow of blood, lymph, nerves and energy around the body. It can influence the position of the pelvic and abdominal organs and their function. Fascia between the organs can become congested and adhered, and releasing these restrictions can help your organs have the mobility they need to contract and release normally.

Scars are like an iceberg, only 10% is visible on the surface. Caesarean or mastectomy scars, old traumas or surgeries, can create adhesions and lines of tension that run through the entire fascial system. Scar tissue benefits enormously from deliberate and slow touch around which to unwind.

By connecting to the parasympathetic nervous system and energy system, and helping the body to find places to soften, a session allows a state of deep relaxation.