By Nicole Bayes MRSS![]() When I was pregnant I found a plethora of information on pregnancy and birth but almost nothing about postpartum care. Having gone through the postpartum experience I frankly find it mind-blowing to realise no weight of attention or advice is given to our aftercare, and that we have no system or tradition in place to care for women after giving birth. Luckily however, with various resources including our lovely doulas, my Shiatsu colleagues, and friends with experience, I learned enough to set myself up for optimum healing support after the event and I want to share that with you. I realise when you are pregnant there is SO MUCH to organise, learn and decide about – but trust me, this is not an area to skip. It is paramount to plan for as it will affect your long-term health. I am no expert in the area of postpartum care, but I have gone through it myself using most of the tools I describe here. There will be postpartum doulas who will be able to advise you further as well as guide you to other resources. Consider this article a jumping off point to prepare you for your healing journey postpartum – it’s an overview of suggestions that I wish I had been given up front.
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Welcome to our next interview in a series with female leaders, teachers and practitioners in the holistic therapeutic fields. These are women whose teaching has inspired me and I have been keen to learn more about their personal philosophy, experiences and the influences on their professional practice. I hope you enjoy hearing their story too. Let us know your thoughts, Nicole. ![]() Nicola Ley Nicola is one of the founders of the Shiatsu College. Currently she is passionate about teaching people who want to teach Shiatsu and Qigong - ways to make that really effective. She is also an artist and makes work about the energy of Shiatsu and Qigong. She loves to make ‘energy portraits’, which are often a watercolour of a person’s energy on an etching of the central channels. Since completing an MA in art she has worked on this theme in her studio and is also returning to her old love of botanical work. www.artofshiatsu.wordpress.com Welcome to our next interview in a series with female leaders, teachers and practitioners in the holistic therapeutic fields. These are women whose teaching has inspired me and I have been keen to learn more about their personal philosophy, experiences and the influences on their professional practice. I hope you enjoy hearing their story too. Let us know your thoughts, Nicole. ![]() Carola Beresford-Cooke MRSS(T) Carola has been practising Shiatsu since 1978, with a detour into acupuncture in order to learn more about Shiatsu. She was present at the founding of the UK Shiatsu Society in 1981 and in 1986 she co-founded the Shiatsu College. She has studied with many of the masters of Shiatsu and her principal teacher was Pauline Sasaki. She is the author of the textbook 'Shiatsu Theory and Practice' and of the DVD series 'The Meridians of Shiatsu'. Carola continues to practise Shiatsu and offer tutorials and supervision in West Wales. She can be contacted via www.shiatsu-wales.co.uk Welcome to the third interview in a series with female leaders, teachers and practitioners in the holistic therapeutic fields. These are women whose teaching has inspired me and I have been keen to learn more about their personal philosophy, experiences and the influences on their professional practice. I hope you enjoy hearing their story too! Let us know your thoughts, Nicole. ![]() Cindy Engel BSc PhD of WildHealth BodyWork offers health support via Qigong, Neigong, Tai chi, and hands-on therapeutic bodywork. She has been a professional bodyworker for over 18 years. Her Qigong instruction is accredited by the College of Elemental Chi Kung (London), Dragon & Tiger Qigong of Energy Arts International (Bruce Frantzis), and Taoist Internal Alchemy (trained in Wudang, China, with teacher Hu Xuezhi, author of Revealing the Tao Te Ching). She is an instructor and continuing student with Lotus Neigong (Damo Mitchell). She is a graduate and post graduate of The Shiatsu College (Norwich) and is a certified instructor of Fascial Fitness (Robert Schleip). With a thriving practice in Suffolk/Norfolk, she has taught bodywork therapy for dogs both in the UK and Europe. She has a PhD in the physiological correlates of behaviour in mammals from the University of East Anglia, UK. Welcome to the second interview in a series with female leaders, teachers and practitioners in the holistic therapeutic fields. These are women whose teaching has inspired me and I have been keen to learn more about their personal philosophy, experiences and the influences on their professional practice. I hope you enjoy hearing their story too! Let us know your thoughts, Nicole. ![]() Profile: Alice Whieldon, MA PhD SFHEA MRSS(T) Alice has spent her life researching the keys to what helps in finding fulfilment and acting less from old traumas and patterns. In 1985 she came across Shiatsu and it was this work, along with the Enlightenment Intensives, that struck particularly strong chords for her. She has remained a student of both disciplines ever since. In 1997, she also met Kishi Akinobu, internationally renowned Shiatsu master, however, in 1980, Kishi began to develop his work in a new direction called Seiki which is within the Shiatsu tradition and a development of that work. When Alice met Kishi she recognised the key she was looking for. When in 2008 Alice suggested they write a book together, Kishi was keen on the idea and Sei-ki: Life in Resonance, The Secret Art of Shiatsu was published in 2011. Kishi died in 2012 but Alice continues to work with Seiki. She has also spent time training in and practicing Mind Clearing. Mind Clearing is based, like Seiki, on the principle that there is an essential person that is not the mind and not the body. In 2016 her book, Mind Clearing: the key to mindfulness mastery was published by Singing Dragon, London and Philadelphia. |
AuthorNicole is an Shiatsu Therapist and EFT Practitioner, working in Norwich UK. Archives
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