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Postnatal shiatsu with refugees

Segolene Cadet, who has just completed her work for the Well Mother Shiatsu Diploma in Maternity Care included some reflections…

Babies remember birth

Belatedly, I would like to acknowledge the passing of two pioneers in the field of birth work: Marsden Wagner and…

Exploring pain in childbirth

In this blog I will explore how helpful it is to focus on pain in childbirth. Today is a very…

Trees wood

Wellmother Residential: our journey through life

Reflections on the Wellmother Residential at Holycombe , May 14-19 2014 by Suzanne Yates   I just ran my fourth…

Buildings and bodies part 2: the Lloyd hotel re-visited

Last May, I wrote a piece about the fascinatingly quirky Lloyd hotel in Amsterdam, where I stayed while I was…

Debunking the myths of massage in pregnancy

I was teaching my Pregnancy Massage course in Bristol in March with Heidi Armstrong, Well Mother teacher and director of…

Buildings and bodies

I was teaching in Amsterdam last weekend and stayed in a wonderfully quirky hotel The Lloyd (www.lloydhotel.com). It boasts that…

Women who have inspired me

I am interested in Radio 4 UK Women’s hour’s quest to find the most powerful woman in Britain. They are…