Pre-Natal Massage

Service Description

Stephany has been certified as a prenatal Nurturing the mother massage therapist for over 10 years. Your massage will be either 60 or 90 minutes long focusing on a full body relaxation and therapeutic relief of pain, tension and inflammation. This Nurturing the Mother® protocol uses a combination of the following methods: *Calming Swedish massage strokes for deep muscle relaxation, tension release and increased circulation. *Gentle range-of-motion and stretching movements to relieve pressure through neck, shoulders, rib cage, lower back and hips, and to promote greater strength, flexibility and balance *Deep tissue work in the hip and gluteal area to help alleviate chronic lower back and hip pain. *Abdominal massage for round ligament pain, to support digestion, increase circulation to the placenta and baby and to increase awareness of the baby. The baby will feel and benefit from the massage. *Lymph drainage strokes to reduce pregnancy induced edema. *Cranial-sacral and polarity therapy for physical/psychological/emotional centering. *Acupressure and reflexology techniques shown to be effective in treating many common pregnancy related complaints