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Hi, I’m Dana. I am a Certified Massage Therapist and Full Spectrum Doula dedicated to holding space that centers each person’s inherent power and resilience. My work is rooted in trauma informed and gender affirming care with the belief that your body holds deep wisdom. I’m passionate about collaborating with people to support them through life transformations and healing journeys. I believe that we can only be as healthy as our communities, society, and planet, and I dream of a healthy and safe world for all- starting with compassionate health care.

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  • INTUITIVE BODYWORK

    Touch is essential to our wellbeing as mammals, it communicates empathy, connection, safety, and allows us to reunite with the feeling of wholeness within our minds, bodies, and hearts. Nurturing therapeutic touch can give our bodies permission to transform and heal from past trauma, lingering injuries, energetic stuckness, and physical and emotional patterns that lead to tension, fatigue, and pain.

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  • BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM DOULA CARE

    As your doula, I am a fierce advocate, compassionate space holder and evidence based educator passionate about guiding you through the deep waters of pregnancy, birth and new parenting so that you can find safety and power your body

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  • PRENATAL CLASSES

    One on One private classes in your home or on zoom.

    • Childbirth education

    • Lactation and Bodyfeeding

    • Preparing your body and baby for labor

    • Breathwork and hands on coping for labor

    • postpartum healing, self-care, meal plans

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S H I A T S U • What is it? • Y’all, I received a potent shiatsu session today and it reminded me once again of the power of this modality. Shiatsu is essentially a movement meditation for both the practitioner and receiver. This Ja
Here’s a sweet client testimonial to remind the Instagram ethers that I’m now booking pregnancy and birth support for late fall and winter 2022! I offer a birth doula package which includes prenatal and postpartum bodywork discounts, and
✨beauty abounds✨
What do I mean when I say I practice Trauma Informed Bodywork? • I mean I don’t just manipulate soft tissue, I work to create change in the nervous system through conveying a caring touch and sense of safety and slowness. •
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That’s right ✨ It’s such a fundamental truth yet something so easy to forget. We are conditioned to judge and feel shame over every singe inch of our bodies. It’s a daily task to push back against that and to see ourselves softly,
🩸let’s talk cupping 🩸 Many people think of cupping as a form of Chinese medicine- which it is! Cupping has also been practiced for thousands of years in many other parts of the world. There are texts dating back to 1550 BCE of Egyptian cuppi
Mood this week 😴😴 I love capturing the cutest and realest moments like this with birth photography! *photo of my client shared with their permission* . . . #birth #birthdoula #doula #doulasuppot #birthphotography #newborn #homebirth #unmedicated
Teamwork makes the dream work! @urbanfloradoula and I love taking on doula clients in partnership and supporting growing families together. Our birth support package includes: - 5 prenatal visits - childbirth education - mindfulness and breathwork
I don’t identify with the title “healer”. Here’s why- I do not take this word lightly. In many traditional cultures, those who take on the role of healer in the community have been learning for decades. Many start as children
One of my favorite bodywork modalities to offer is Acupressure, but what is it? Acupressure is a Traditional Chinese Medicine modality that was developed over 5,000 years ago based on the same ideas and energy body mapping as Acupuncture. Using the