Pre- & Perinatal Massage
Each session is tailored to your needs and where you are in your pregnancy, physically and emotionally. Possible benefits to receiving regular pregnancy massage include:
- Relieving stress, a major cause of complications and challenges for mom and baby
- An understanding and acceptance of your changing body
- Relief of shoulder, back, and chest pain
- Decreased swelling/edema in legs, feet, and hands
- Addressing concerns that arise before they become problems in your pregnancy
- Maintaining level blood pressure
- An increase in your stamina (a plus during labor!)
- Mental, physical, and emotional empowerment in your childbirth experience
- A faster, smoother recovery (whether vaginal or cesarean birth)
- A nurturing, accepting place where you can relax and focus on you
One or two massage sessions with me each month during your pregnancy can prepare you and your birth partner for your upcoming labor and delivery as well as encourage a quicker recovery for all.
RATES:
Pre- and perinatal massage sessions are $40/hour.
I keep my rates low for my pregnant clients to encourage multiple sessions. If you come for at least 4 massages throughout your pregnancy, I will include a complimentary postpartum massage (to be given within the first 3 weeks of your postpartum recovery). GIFT CERTIFICATES are always available, and they are a great addition to your Registry/Wish List.
Integrative Massage
A therapeutic massage is a wonderful way to say "thank you" to your family, friends, and birth assistants who have celebrated this time with you. Integrative massage is a blending of many types of massage, specific to the client's needs. It can include Swedish, deep tissue, acupressure, connective tissue, sports, craniosacral and energy techniques.
RATES:
Integrative massage sessions are $80/ hour; $45/half hour. (please visit www.wellspointtopoint.com for more information.)
Infant Massage
Infant massage is a natural, instinctive part of parenting in many cultures. Of all the senses, touch is how your infant first knows he or she is cared for and loved. Benefits of healthy touch for baby include:
- Deeper and longer sleep times
- Enhanced neural development
- Relief of gas, stress, muscular discomforts
- Faster weight gain in premature infants
There are benefits for you as parents as well!
- Relaxed, quiet one-on-one time with your infant
- An increased responsiveness to your infant's needs
- Comforting practices that endure into toddlerhood and beyond
RATES: Sessions last about an hour for single families; slightly longer with a group. This is truly a "hands-on" class: my goal is to teach you massage techniques you do with your baby.
*** Private teaching sessions for parents, baby, and caregiver are $20 (in the Raleigh/Durham area).
*** I encourage parents to organize their own group; 3 or 4 families is great. Small group class instruction is $15/family.
