Birth Support
for families during the Childbearing Year
Spinning Babies ® Body Balancing Sessions
I am proud to offer body balancing sessions as a Spinning Babies ® Aware Practitioner. These appointments are available for those planning to birth at home or at the hospital and can be useful at any time during pregnancy.
If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please visit my booking page: Book your body balancing session now!
What is Body Balancing?
Body balancing is a combination of body work techniques in the Spinning Babies ® paradigm which promote optimal baby positioning for easier birth. We can work with your body mechanics to address the discomforts of pregnancy. These sessions are great for those concerned about transverse or breech positioning. They are also helpful for parents with a history of long labors and malpositioning, parents managing daily pain during their pregnancy, or anyone who desires an easier birth.
In practice this feels and looks similar to massage, stretching, and yoga all combined and tailored to your individual body and pregnancy! It typically involves light touch to encourage relaxation and alignment in the pelvis.
What is Spinning Babies®?
Spinning Babies ® is an organization which offers Easier Childbirth with Fetal Positioning through Physiology Before Force for parents and birth professionals worldwide. As an Aware Practitioner (SpBAP), I have completed their advanced workshop and shown proficiency in the body balancing techniques taught there. I am excited to be officially offering Spinning Babies ® body balancing!
What is a session like?
Each session is booked for 2 hours. During our appointment we will begin by talking about your pregnancy and what you would like to change during our work together. We then begin on a massage table with gentle touch and relaxation. As we move through your body I will ask for your assistance with position changes, muscle engagement, and gentle movements. We will work together to balance your body with special attention to techniques that you can use daily at home.
Additionally, we end most sessions reviewing the Daily Essentials and The Three Sisters of Balance. These ensure that you can continue encouraging balance at home and in labor.
Before we begin, please fill out the questionnaire on the booking page and all forms in the Mobile Midwife EHR after you are sent a login. If you specifically need help with breech or transverse positioning, please let me know in your appointment request.
Body Balancing sessions cost $350 and are located at my office in Elkins, WV.
My Favorite Spinning Babies ® Things!
Spinning Babies ® offers an online shop with some of my favorite tools and educational materials!
Shop Now! While you can find all of my favorite things in the shop, I wanted to list some here:
For Parents:
Spinning Babies® Birth Care Essentials Bundle
Helping Your Breech Baby Turn eBook
Parent Class Video Digital Download
Spinning Babies® Birth Preparation Online Course
Daily Essentials Video Download
For Providers:
Breech for Practitioners Package
Goodbye from Beyond the Boob - Beyond the Boob
