Postnatal Massage

Gentle, restorative care can make all the difference in the weeks after birth. This postnatal massage is designed to support deep healing, helping new mothers rest, recover, and feel more grounded during a sacred time of renewal. Drawing on ancestral traditions from many cultures, the first month after birth is honored as a period for quiet home care, nourishment, nursing, and repair.

Whether you have had a natural birth or a caesarean, this treatment offers nurturing support for the physical and emotional shifts of motherhood. With more than 25 years of experience, Eve combines bodywork with intuitive touch to create a safe space for reconnection and recovery.

Benefits of Postnatal Massage

Recommended within the first month postpartum, postnatal massage may help to:

• Realign the pelvis, uterus, bladder, and other internal organs for improved digestion and uterine function
• Reduce pain, hip discomfort, and pelvic instability
• Tone the muscles and fascia
• Support immune function and hormone balance
• Encourage blood and lymph circulation, helping reduce swelling and excess fluid while supporting cleansing and healing
• Support milk production by helping the mother relax and increasing serotonin and oxytocin
• Aid scar tissue recovery after a C-section
• Calm the nervous system, easing anxiety and depression and supporting nourishing rest, sleep, and faster recovery

Eve describes the treatment as an energetic regathering, a recontainment and realignment of internal structures to help strengthen the body after the demands of pregnancy and birth.

A 90-minute session by arrangement includes rebozo wrapping, sound therapy for emotional release, and gentle work on the feet, legs, belly, and neck, together with warmed herbal compresses. For C-section recovery, Eve provides organic rosehip oil, simple scar massage instructions, and guidance on how to care for the scar.

Placental Encapsulation

The placenta contains valuable nutrients that may support the body after birth and nourish the baby, including:

• Stem cells and growth factors, which support healing after birth
• Iron, which helps cells absorb and transport oxygen and is often depleted after birth
• Vitamin B6, which helps the body use and store energy through the mitochondria
• Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that helps protect cells from free radical damage
• Oxytocin, the “love hormone,” which supports bonding, breastfeeding, and postnatal emotional balance

A placental encapsulation specialist is highly recommended. They collect the placenta directly after birth and process it into smoothies, pills, homeopathy, tinctures, and essences. If you would like to keep your placenta after birth, this must be stated in your birth plan.

Postnatal Yoga & Pelvic Floor Support

In addition to massage, Eve offers postnatal yoga and pelvic floor strengthening exercises, usually from six weeks post-C-section and vaginal birth, or earlier when healing allows. This work helps prevent prolapse and incontinence while improving circulation, bladder function, and muscle support.

The session combines 30 minutes of breathwork, stretching, and stability with 30 or 60 minutes of massage. This approach helps release neck, shoulder, and back tension while restoring pelvic stability and overall strength. Eve also provides a short sequence to practice independently on alternate days.

Natural Healing Tools & Guidance

Follow-up holistic recovery guidance may include:

• Herbal and nutritional support such as red raspberry leaf tea, cleansing tinctures, omega oils, probiotics, iron supplementation, smoothies, and recipes
• Healing care using arnica, aloe vera gel, coconut oil for perineal cleansing and soothing, plus nipple priming and breast massage guidance to support milk flow
• Placental encapsulation in the form of homeopathic remedies to support hormone balance, reduce “baby blues,” and encourage emotional wellbeing during the postnatal period
• Baby massage techniques to help ease digestion, reduce stress, soothe discomfort, and support better sleep and parent-baby bonding

Ready to cleanse, heal, and feel energetically strengthened and reconnected within yourself?

Book your postnatal massage today and allow your recovery to be supported with care, warmth, and intuitive guidance.