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Sage Spa Certified Prenatal Massage
Our Special Training & Certification "New mothers want relief from stress, common backache, and pains associated with childbirth, but equally important: they need to feel safe about their baby."
" I realized fairly early in my own career, that the standard - Susan Stratton
A Word About Prenatal Massage... As a result of conception, your body will be undergoing You can receive massage during any trimester of your pregnancy right up to the time you begin your labor. Of course, after your baby arrives, massage helps you recover from the previous nine months while also providing you with some precious relaxation time and serenity. (1) It supports the physiological processes of gestation by supporting the work of the heart, increasing cellular respiration, reducing edema and contributing to sympathetic nervous system sedation. (2) It alleviates stress on weight-bearing areas, like your sacro-illiac joints. (3) It reduces neck and back pain caused by pregnancy-related postural changes. (4) It provides emotional support and physical nurturance. (5) It develops the sensory awareness necessary to birth. Your massage session will be tailored to your individual needs and to the changing needs of each trimester of your pregnancy. Your first session will include a little "get to know you" time, a brief discussion of your current health status and a massage session from a certified prenatal therapist. We will make joint decisions, and your therapist will be in contact with your doctor or midwife, if need be, in order to provide the best and safest team approach to a healthy pregnancy. We want you to be comfortable, so when it comes to taking care of you, we use the "BodyCushion" for appropriate positioning and are ready to address all of the aches and pains of pregnancy in a safe and thoughtful way. This cushion will allow you to enjoy lying face down until your 12th week, when we will switch to the sidelying position. Mom, you are now at your due date or, we The burning question from you now probably is … can massage really get this baby out? The short answer is: there are no guarantees. However, recent research shows certain acupressure points can support cervical ripening and shorten the time between your “due date” and the actual time of delivery. In the session, we will use the BodyCushion system and lots of pillows to make you comfortable, yummy Swedish, myofascial as well as deep tissue strokes where required and appropriate. We will also use specific acupressure (shiatsu) points to encourage the energy to “come down”. You’ll learn the points as you go along and you or your partner will be able to use them at home. And it IS important to continue doing the points at home in order to make progress.
"Download our "Accupressure Points for Labor" Instructions to find these very specific anatomic points. If you have any questions, just give us a call, or better yet, let us show you where to find these points when you get your prenatal massage. We look forward to helping you play “the waiting game” peacefully and proactively. 
Congratulations, Mom! You've done it. You've ushered your baby into its family's arms. But, maybe you have a few pains as your badge of honor? Sage therapists can help with that. Post-partum massage can be done as early as 24 hours after delivery and can:
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massage school prenatal training wasn't good enough, so I sought out Carol Osborne Sheets 
Susan Stratton, LMT, Sage Spa owner, has more than thirty years of prenatal massage experience, as a private therapist and spa owner, in addition to her extensive bodywork, movement analysis, and dance experience.
profound and dramatic changes. Prenatal massage focuses on the special needs of the childbearing year ... pregnancy, birth and post-partum.
who wait; but, waiting is tough and you wish you could DO SOMETHING. We have an answer for you. The Sage certified prenatal therapists have methods to encourage your body along and to relieve the stress of waiting.