Pregnancy is one of the most special times in a woman's life. The pregnant mother's body is blossoming as it grows and nourishes a new life. With all of the changes happening in a woman's body, it is important to consider what you are doing to facilitate a healthy pregnancy and birth. We offer integrated services to families during the childbearing year to support a healthy and happy mother and baby.
We currently offer prenatal yoga classes, therapeutic pregnancy and postpartum massage, as well as doula/labor support services. We are dedicated to making your pregnancy as comfortable as possible from conception all the way to the birth of your child. We even provide specialized postpartum support with therapeutic massage for easing the body back into its natural alignment.
The Prenatal Massage Specialist, Kristi Gabriel, is one of the most qualified in all of Jacksonville. This means that she specializes in the exact massage techniques needed by expectant mothers. A good prenatal massage can ease many of the discomforts that are often the side effects of pregnancy. The secret is, a skilled Pregnancy Massage Therapist can go right to the root of the pain and discomfort, and relieve it. A combination between a session of deep relaxation added to the skill of a trained neuromuscular therapist allows you the most relief from the common discomforts of pregnancy. With regularly scheduled massage treatments, most of the pain and discomfort can be eliminated completely.
Rather than getting a pregnancy massage from someone who is a jack of all trades, who only sees a pregnant mother every month or two, experience a massage from an expert who is skilled in the massage YOU need, a massage designed especially for the mother-to-be.
But what are clients saying about their massages? "…I had been finding it increasingly hard to get much sleep, for numerous pregnancy related reasons, two of which were very painful hips and lower back ache. Then I received a therapeutic massage that worked on the trigger points and after the first visit I felt relief from the pain. I continued with regular massages for the duration of my pregnancy and the hip pain totally vanished.”
Prenatal yoga is a natural addition to maintaining a comfortable pregnancy throughout these 9 months of changes. It aids in providing increased flexibility, focus and concentration, and decrease swelling, anxiety and stress. Connecting with your baby through your yoga classes offers an emotional bond as well as the bond that can be formed through the camaraderie with other pregnant moms.
Be sure when you sign up for a yoga class, you aren't just modifying your regular yoga moves. It's so much better for your pregnant body if you take pregnancy yoga with a true specialist. One of the top prenatal yoga instructors in Jacksonville, Michelle Baur, has been a group exercise instructor since 1995, but specializes in the unique needs of moms during pregnancy and postpartum.
What do moms who take prenatal yoga have to say? “I was able to labor using many of the positions I had learned in prenatal yoga.”
"Your Yoga class has been such a vital component of both my pregnancies. You have helped me feel healthy and flexible during the whole 9 months."
Doula/labor support services are for expectant mothers who want to experience a fully supported positive birth experience. A doula is able to provide gentle support and expertise that the whole family needs, when you need it the most...during your labor and at the birth of your baby. Your doula will stay with you through the duration of your labor, assisting you with breathing and relaxation techniques, physical comfort measures, as well as position changes. On top of that, you don't have to try to remember everything about labor and birth - the doula is an expert and can be there to help answer questions in a way that you can understand and help you get the birth that you desire. Most of all, the doula is the only person involved that can focus primarily on the care for the mother's emotional transition into becoming a new mother. That is an aspect often overlooked when so many others have to look out for the phsycial safety and well being of the mother and baby first.
If you were considering the need for a doula, feel free to read the article I recently wrote called “5 Reasons why you need a doula in Jacksonville” that was recently featured on EzineArticles.com.
More information about each of the services is provided on the individual pages throughout the website. Feel free to read more on the Prenatal Massage, Prenatal Yoga and Doula Pages. Then contact the practitioner directly for more information, to schedule classes or the book an appointment.
Holistic Services for Expectant & New Mothers Doula Services, Pregnancy Massage & Prenatal Yoga