The Benefits of Massage During Pregnancy
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- Aug, 03, 2015
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- Birth Doula, Mama Jane Massage, Pregnancy, Prenatal Massage
By Liz Green, CD (toLabor), LMT, CR Prenatal massage helps to manage the aches and pains of pregnancy, increases quality of sleep, improves mood, decreases edema, releases hormones in the body that counteract stress, fear and anxiety, and it feels great for baby too! It can help pregnant bodies to maintain good balance and alignment in […]
Read MoreMama Jane Massage Updates Spring 2014
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- Apr, 23, 2014
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- Birth Doula, Birth Work, Mama Jane Massage, Prenatal Massage, Prenatal Reflexology
This year has been super busy for Mama Jane Massage! I am booked with clients until July. In addition to my full-time massage practice at Natural Balance, I am doing two prenatal appointments and one or more postpartum appointments, plus additional massages as needed, with my doula clients. Every family’s birth is beautiful and difficult […]
Read MoreRest Well My Child
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- Dec, 18, 2013
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- Mama Jane Massage
Motherlove is so powerful; my mom (the original Mama Jane) wrote this beautiful poem for her friend who lost her only daughter as an adult.
Read MorePadsicles for Postpartum Folks
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- Oct, 25, 2013
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- Birth Work, Mama Jane Massage, Postpartum Doula Care
Padsicles (frozen pads) are great for postpartum mamas that are healing from tears, episiotomies or just general inflammation from the work of pushing their baby out. I found a couple instructions online that are great, and kind of made up my own as well. For all padsicle instructions, start out with super-absorbent extra-long overnight pads. […]
Read MoreJuicing for Postpartum Folks
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- Oct, 24, 2013
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- Birth Work, Mama Jane Massage, Postpartum Doula Care
One of the services I offer during postpartum visits with doula clients is making them fresh juice from organic whole fruits and vegetables. This an excellent way for new parents to get nutrients that are easily absorbed into their body. Nutrient-dense juices are an easy, tasty way to hydrate and energize new mamas and boost […]
Read MoreWhat Birth Work Is…
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- May, 17, 2013
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- Birth Doula, Birth Work, Mama Jane Massage, Pregnancy
As I’m taking a break from editing the June quarterly newsletter for the Colorado Doulas Association (as is my Publications Chair board duties), I’m reflecting on all the things I do as a doula that don’t involve being present at a family’s birth. Having only attended four births so far, I still find that every […]
Read MoreStone Massage for Pregnancy
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- May, 10, 2013
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- Birth Doula, Mama Jane Massage, Pregnancy, Prenatal Massage, Stone Massage
Last weekend I took a class called Hydrostone at the Colorado School of Healing Arts, my beloved alma mater. It’s been five years since I took classes at CSHA and being there reminds me how much I love being in school – learning new things and being around positive, inquisitive energy. What I learned from […]
Read MoreMama Jane Winter Updates!
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- Feb, 18, 2013
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- Mama Jane Massage, Pregnancy
It’s been a busy few months for Mama Jane Massage. While I continue to practice massage at Natural Balance Integrative Health in Stapleton Thursdays through Saturdays, I also volunteer at the Denver Community Health Collective (DCHC) the first Sunday of every month, providing sliding scale massages. DCHC is an excellent resource for sliding scale alternative […]
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