The Pre and Postnatal Body A review of how to physically connect to the body during pregnancy and postpartum. Using breathing patterns, simple exercises, and posture cues improve overall strength, core connection, breathing mechanics, and help prevent common diagnoses like diastasis or pelvic floor dysfunction during pregnancy and beyond. Megan will also dive into the […]

The Psychobiological Nature of Infant Massage Nurturing and compassionate touch practices satisfies a basic human need for social and emotional survival that influences our very biology. Infant massage, as nurturing and compassionate touch exchanges between a parent/primary caregiver and their baby, lay the foundation for psychobiological exchanges that help set a trajectory for that parent/primary […]

Bonding is Our Lifeline: Bonding and Infant Communication : From the mechanization of birth in our recent history to the rise of maternal and infant mortality, the resurgence of natural birth practices and the daily routine of infant massage can be a blooming part of our best lifeline.  Increased bonding is well documented now in […]

Impacts of Birth on Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is a journey that doesn’t always come naturally or easy. And we often look at breastfeeding as an event separate from the birth, yet the birth is integral to one’s breastfeeding journey. Intervention in labor can lead to difficulty with latching, weight gain, and the entire postpartum process. Epidurals […]