A Few Things to Know About Hot Stone Massage
A Few Things to Know About Hot Stone Massage By Liz Martin As we move into colder weather, nothing is quite as warm and cozy as a hot stone massage. Here are a few bits of info to convince you to schedule yours today! A Hot Stone Massage is usually done using basalt stones, which […]
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Reflexology FAQs
Five Reflexology FAQs By Liz Martin If you’re thinking about getting a reflexology session, you might have some questions about what to expect! Here I’ve answered the most common questions about reflexology. What is reflexology? It is a form of bodywork where the entire body – organs, glands and body parts – are reflected in […]
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Liz’s Birth Story, Part 2
Liz’s Birth Story, Part Two If you read the first part of my birth story, you know that I had a fairly straight forward birth, up until I had a postpartum hemorrhage – you can read my birth story here. After being treated for my hemorrhage, I had to stay one night at the hospital. […]
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Seven Ways Being a Doula Prepared Me for My Birth
Seven Ways Being a Doula Prepared Me for My Birth By Liz Martin I gave birth in September 2017, about five years after I became a doula. I had a low-risk pregnancy, so was able to have a low-intervention and unmedicated birth at Baby+CO, a free-standing birth center run by nurse midwives. Click here to […]
Read More10 Things I’ve Learned in My 10 Years as a Massage Therapist
10 Things I’ve Learned in My 10 Years as a Massage Therapist by Liz Martin It’s hard for me to believe, but it’s been ten years since I finished school and became a Licensed Massage Therapist! I’ve done thousands of massages, in many different kinds of venues. My education at Colorado School of Healing Arts […]
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Liz’s Birth Story
Liz’s Birth Story, Part One My birth started on Sunday September 10, when I was 40 weeks and two days. While my husband Andrew and I were at his friends’ house for lunch I got my first contractions. About once an hour I got a mild pressure wave that wasn’t painful, but it required my […]
Read MoreTeaching Labor Massage to Doula Clients and Birth Partners
By Liz Green, CD (toLabor), LMT, CR The Gate Control Theory tells us that touch can override pain sensations in the body – sensations from touch reach the central nervous system faster than pain sensations. We instinctively hold an area when we injure it to calm pain. Massage is a naturally effective technique to use […]
Read MoreThe Benefits of Massage During Pregnancy
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 Winter Updates!
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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- [10 YOGA BASICS FOR PREGNANCY] Try these 10 yoga basics for pregnancy, even if you've never done yoga! For full instruction and free prenatal yoga online visit: www.stretchandglow.com.au
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- Pregnancy and Birth Affirmations
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- <3 HypnoBirthing Affirmations <3 - "My body will grow a baby that is the perfect size for me to birth"
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