This work helps to optimize reproductive and digestive health. The bodywork is essentially a full-body treatment, with specific techniques to eliminate the causes of reproductive and digestive complaints in both men and women. The abdominal massage consists of gentle, non-invasive strokes to guide organs into their proper alignment and position and to increase the flows of blood, lymph, nerve, and chi. Improved flows and position allow the body to reach homeostasis and unlock its ability to heal and self-regulate.
Belly binding is a traditional practice around the globe and has many benefits. It provides support to the womb after birth as well as support for the organs as they realign.
The bind also aids in warmth for the torso. This allows for improved healing and circulation. Binding helps to decrease bloating and water retention. The supportive aspect helps to reduce back and shoulder pain from breastfeeding by improving posture. There can be a feeling of openness and vulnerability. Belly binding provides comfort, a feeling of being nourished and held. Belly binding approximates the rectus muscles and facilitates the knitting back together of the connective tissue.
In this way, it helps to prevent diastasis recti. During a binding session, the abdomen is massaged with warming oil. The massage helps digestion and elimination to normalize. Tension in the low back and oblique muscles is addressed. The massage begins the approximation of the rectus muscles and helps to release the diaphragm, which is often compressed in late pregnancy. The massage is gentle and can be done after both vaginal and cesarean births.
Belly binding can be done as early as 4 hours postpartum. It is done most often in the home. For the best outcome, binding is done as soon as possible and before 2 weeks postpartum. Becoming a mother is a rite of passage. After experiencing pregnancy and birth, postpartum is the final stage of this rite of passage. The bone closing ceremony serves to honor this journey and hold the new mother physically and emotionally. Beginning with pregnancy, the body starts to open and grow.
