The Somatic Mother

26. The Healing Benefits of Postpartum Bodywork

June 20, 2023 Amy Lowney
26. The Healing Benefits of Postpartum Bodywork
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The Somatic Mother
26. The Healing Benefits of Postpartum Bodywork
Jun 20, 2023
Amy Lowney

I’m super excited to share more about the work I do outside of my birth education and coaching, which is bodywork! I actually specialize in prenatal massage as a massage therapist, but my deep passion is in craniosacral therapy. I work with moms who are trying to conceive, through their pregnancies, and in the postpartum period. I get to see the healing benefits of postpartum bodywork firsthand, and they truly are incredible.


In today’s episode, I’m talking about:

  • Reasons why moms and babies comes to me for bodywork in the postpartum period
  • The beautiful and intricate work of craniosacral therapy
  • What the fascia is and how I work on it in the body
  • What craniosacral therapy can help with
  • Real stories of moms and babies I’ve worked with who processed their birth stories together 
  • Physical benefits of craniosacral therapy



I’m very passionate about this work, because bodywork is an essential part of the healing process for both mothers and babies in the postpartum period. I believe we should ALL be getting bodywork when we are postpartum, because we just lived through one of the most intense experiences of our lives. After all, when a mother is well-nurtured and thriving, the rest of her family is too!


FULL SHOW NOTES: https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/episode26


If you’re interested in sharing your own, powerful birth story with myself (and the world), I would LOVE to have you on this podcast! Please fill out this form if you’re interested in doing so: 

https://forms.gle/Ga4ekxpNWMf43ysy9

Connect with me on Instagram @the.holistic.birth.coach

More information about the Virtual Natural Childbirth Education Course and ways to work with me: 

Join Instinctive Birth and Beyond: The Collective Facebook Community and Support Page: 

Instinctive Birth and Beyond: The Collective | Facebook

Show Notes

I’m super excited to share more about the work I do outside of my birth education and coaching, which is bodywork! I actually specialize in prenatal massage as a massage therapist, but my deep passion is in craniosacral therapy. I work with moms who are trying to conceive, through their pregnancies, and in the postpartum period. I get to see the healing benefits of postpartum bodywork firsthand, and they truly are incredible.


In today’s episode, I’m talking about:

  • Reasons why moms and babies comes to me for bodywork in the postpartum period
  • The beautiful and intricate work of craniosacral therapy
  • What the fascia is and how I work on it in the body
  • What craniosacral therapy can help with
  • Real stories of moms and babies I’ve worked with who processed their birth stories together 
  • Physical benefits of craniosacral therapy



I’m very passionate about this work, because bodywork is an essential part of the healing process for both mothers and babies in the postpartum period. I believe we should ALL be getting bodywork when we are postpartum, because we just lived through one of the most intense experiences of our lives. After all, when a mother is well-nurtured and thriving, the rest of her family is too!


FULL SHOW NOTES: https://instinctivebirthandbeyond.mykajabi.com/episode26


If you’re interested in sharing your own, powerful birth story with myself (and the world), I would LOVE to have you on this podcast! Please fill out this form if you’re interested in doing so: 

https://forms.gle/Ga4ekxpNWMf43ysy9

Connect with me on Instagram @the.holistic.birth.coach

More information about the Virtual Natural Childbirth Education Course and ways to work with me: 

Join Instinctive Birth and Beyond: The Collective Facebook Community and Support Page: 

Instinctive Birth and Beyond: The Collective | Facebook