Gentle Manual Therapies designed to ease the physical and emotional pressures of pregnancy and prepare the body for birth.

Pregnancy Massage/Bodywork

Location

Haumoana

Duration

Format

In person

First session 90mins
Subsequent sessions 75 or 60 mins

What is this service

Positive Bodywork for mamas is a gentle integrated system of Massage and Myofascial Bodywork Therapies for pain and tension relief,
deep relaxation of the body and mind,
balancing the pelvis,
body alignment and creating space for baby for an easier birth.

Who is it for

  • All pregnant mamas.

  • First time pregnant mamas with anxiety and fear.

  • Pregnant mamas who want to connect more deeply with their body and baby.

  • Tired and sore pregnant mamas.

  • Pregnant mamas wishing to optimise their birth experience through deep relaxation of the body and mind, pelvic alignment and balancing of the bones and tissues.

What to expect

  • In-depth discussion of experience and needs.

  • Receive an integrated manual therapy session on a massage table by an extremely experienced practitioner, sensitive to your needs.

  • Feel more balanced, lighter and stronger in your body.

  • Experience greater structural alignment and space in the pelvis for baby to ease birth.

  • Massage, acupressure, cranio-sacral therapy, myofascial therapy and microfascial unwinding modalities are used in these sessions.

Let’s chat

Have questions or want to book an apointment?

Meet your practitioner

Di Reefman

Bodyworker & Birth Coach

Courses
Effective practical skills for having a baby
Bodywork
alignment, deep relaxation, balance

SERVICES

  • Group or One-on One Birth Coaching Courses

  • Prenatal Massage/Bodywork

  • Postnatal Massage/Bodywork

  • Cranio-Sacral Therapy for Mamas and Babies

  • Spinning Babies Techniques

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

  • DipTeach NZ '78

  • BEd NZ '84

  • Massage Therapy Dip USA '88

  • CranioSacral Cert London '92

  • Myofascial Release '19-'23

  • Spinning Babies

Haumoana, Hawke's Bay

0275751610