PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM BODYWork

For comfort and balance

DISCOMFORT IN PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE ENDURED; IT IS AN INDICATION THAT THE BODY NEEDS CARE TO COME BACK INTO BALANCE.

Your body is inherently wise and is always trying to exist in and return to a state of balance.

When tissues are tight, compressed, overworked, or protective, discomfort arises in the body. Too often we are told that it is part of pregnancy or postpartum to endure discomfort. Rather, it is an indication that imbalance exists, and that to bring the body back into balance can relieve this discomfort.

I use my knowledge of the pregnant and postpartum body and connection with your experience and your body’s wisdom to relieve discomfort through bodywork.

You can benefit from PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM BODYWork if you are EXPERIENCING:

  • Pelvic pain or discomfort

  • Back and abdominal pain or discomfort

  • Discomfort around the chest and diaphragm or an increase in reflux

  • Tension in the neck, throat, jaw or head

  • Reduced mobility through the hips or pelvis

  • Positioning of your baby in pregnancy that you feel is impacting your comfort

  • A bulging or lumpy feeling in your sacrum in postpartum

  • Changes in comfort and sensations in different positions throughout the day

What’s involved in a PREGNANCY OR POSTPARTUM BODYWork session:

A Pregnancy or Postpartum Bodywork session is two hours of care focused on you. This usually involves:

  • A conversation about your current experience and any history that may relate to it

  • A discussion on relevant anatomy to support your knowledge of your body’s harmony and balance

  • If you are pregnant, an explanation of the changes to expect in pregnancy and how this may be contributing to your current experience

  • If you are postpartum, a discussion of your pregnancy, birth and care for your baby, and how this may be contributing to your current experience

  • A shared evaluation of tension and imbalances in the body

  • External touch on structures that support the pelvis and her organs to release tension and bring balance into muscles, ligaments, fascia, scars and joints

  • External touch on structures and soft tissue that are likely to be contributing to your discomfort

  • Guidance on how to continue with self-care and further balancing work at home

  • Application of kinesiology tape or fitting of support garments to support alignment and balance at home

Book a PREGNANCY OR POSTPARTUM BODYWork Session

$220 for 2 hour session

Payment plan available

For all enquiries, email Helen.

MEET YOUR Practitioner

Helen Johnson
Practitioner, Nurse, Educator, & Teacher

I’m an Internal Pelvic Release Work practitioner, Registered Nurse, Childbirth Educator, Yoga and Meditation Teacher and mother to two beautiful young children.

After 16 years as a Registered Nurse and Clinical Nurse Educator in Australia and abroad, I noticed a troubling trend in the health practitioner-patient relationship concerning women’s health. Many women are being advised not to trust or understand their bodies, losing touch with their intuition when seeking answers to their physical, mental, and emotional signs and symptoms. With my background in supporting women through pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond as a Yoga teacher and Childbirth Educator, I wanted to offer my community more.

I discovered Internal Pelvic Release Work through Fiona Hallinan and recognised it as a crucial tool for many women I encountered in pregnancy and postpartum. I believe you are the expert of your own body-mind-energy, and I am here to help you reconnect with that wisdom and find the answers that modern medicine often overlooks.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • The intention and ways of working with the body in a bodywork session is different to physiotherapy, as I have a significant focus on exploring your experience, providing education and using intuitive touch and listening to tissues to relieve discomfort.

    If you are likely to benefit from the care of a physiotherapist or osteopath, I will always refer you on.

  • The number of sessions is dependent on you as an individual, what we discover together in your body, and your response to the care session. As a general rule, most women require 2-3 sessions, 2-6 weeks apart, for optimal benefits to be achieved.

  • Please just come as you are, no preparation is necessary.

  • After care is important for Pregnancy and Postpartum Bodywork. Your tissues will take some time to settle into balance, so plan to take it easy for 48-72 hours after your care session. Plan to return to a quiet space where you can integrate what you’ve learnt about your body. A warm bath and heat packs can feel really nurturing. A high-protein meal can help nourish the tissues you’ve worked with.

  • It’s ideal to have bodywork without little people present, so you can focus on yourself and be uninterrupted. If you need your baby or child present, please have a carer with you to entertain them.