Frequently Asked Questions

A 2-hour education and hands-on session includes:

- a discussion of pelvic anatomy to support your knowledge of your pelvic space, pelvic bones and pelvic soft tissues

- an exploration and gentle release of tension in the soft tissue connections – ligaments, muscles, fascia – felt through the back wall of the vagina

- guidance with ‘how to continue with self-care’ and the sharing of further release work to cultivate balance and release tension within the pelvis by the yourself or with a partner’s support

In this world we live in, women are rarely educated about their pelvic anatomy. Information is power, as we take charge of our health as women and learn about our pelvic space. Our womb, the seat of our creative power, vagina, cervix and pelvis are all potent structures, that may feel like friends or foes depending on our past experiences. Pelvic Release work is a way to get familiar with these parts of you, to bring conscious awareness and new understandings to our inner selves. This is work for everyone.

A session is right for you if you are preparing for or healing from birth. We are made to give birth, but our lifestyle can create tension and holding patterns that restrict movement and openness in our pelvis. We often prepare our minds with information about birth, so why wouldn’t we prepare our body? A session can help women to maximize their anatomical potential, with the goal of reducing trauma for women and babies during the birthing process.

A session is right for you if you experience pelvic pain. 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.

A session is right for you if you have pelvic organ prolapse - bladder, bowel or cervix. Prolapse is an uncomfortable or debilitating experience for many women, with few holistic options for treatment and management. Pelvic release work can activate and balance supporting structures, uterine ligaments and pelvic muscles, and can release tension that may be interfering with functional organ alignment.

A session is right for you if you have painful or heavy periods, infertility or issues with bowel or bladder function. Everything is connected through the wonderful intelligent web of connective tissue, called fascia. Tension through the fascia 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. Pelvic release work invites the fascia to soften and release tension.

Ideally, a session is done when you are not bleeding. Many women feel tender and vulnerable during this time. There are however, some reasons why we may go ahead with a session during a light bleed or at the end of the bleeding phase.

Please get in touch to discuss what feels right for you.

Internal pelvic release work is done with gentle but deliberate touch. The movement, pressure and intensity of this touch is guided by you and your needs and preferences. A session is a conversation between us; a collaboration to create a sense of safety in which your body can relax and soften.

Internal touch contacts ligaments, muscles and fascia without the protective layer of skin, fat or hair on the outside of our body. Some people describe the sensations as “weird”, as achy or a pressure, or even numbness. We can sometimes meet intensity in the tissues during a session, however nothing is rushed or forced. Some fibres soften with ease and other need time and holding.

This is a very individual question based on what you would like to get out of this work.

Each session includes education and instruction on how you can continue this work yourself. For some people, a single session provides enough tools to satisfy their self-exploration and continued healing.

For others, building a relationship of trust and safety with a practitioner can be a helpful process, especially as things are moving and changing in the body, or if we are working on a particular issue over time.

A session at each stage of pre-conception, pregnancy and the postpartum time will be different in its focus.

It’s completely up to you and what feels right for your body. Get in touch if you’d like to talk through your options. There are pricing discounts if you would like to book a session bundle.

Partners are always welcome, however it’s ultimately up to you whether you’d like them to be there. There are a number of partnered bodywork and breathing tools for pregnancy and labour that I will share with you, as well as general education about the pelvis and birthing process.

There is also the option for them to be hands-on with internal pelvic release work during labour preparation, if that is your preference. I can show them how they might approach any areas you want to work on, with guidance from you, so you can continue the work together.

If you do not identify as a women, but have a vagina, cervix, womb or other female sexual organs then this work may be right for you. Relationships to these parts of our bodies can be complicated, and they still need care and attention for general pelvic health and well-being. Within a session, we will address any needs and preferences you may have. We will work together to create a space of safety and acceptance, so that you can explore your pelvic space and get the care you need, in the way that feels right for you.