birth

Nurturing and honoring pregnant women is my passion. At first it was simply the shape of the pregnant body that resonated with my photographer’s eye, and then as I started to spend more time around pregnant women I began to marvel at the mysteries of the glorious, multi-faceted transformation that takes place. Creating life within one’s own body seems to me like the most sacred, miraculous and natural process in the universe. I find great joy and inspiration in providing support for women engaged in this intense, transformative and rewarding journey.

My practice is dedicated to providing holistic support through a variety of approaches to help each woman create her own unique and satisfying experience of the journey to motherhood. Along with yoga, massage, energy work, HypnoBirthing, photography and birth doula support, I encourage women to become educated about their options, to consciously make choices that feel right for themselves, to enjoy their incredible changing bodies and to bond with the life growing within them. Beyond the services I offer, I enjoy being a resource for women to help them connect with other like-minded practitioners within the birthing community, as well as with other mammas.

I believe that pregnancy and birth can be a celebration of life, a rite of passage that becomes a treasured memory for a woman’s lifetime and I am honored each time a woman invites me to become a part of her process.

Since 2000, I have supported hundreds of women in appreciating their radiant beauty, trusting their intuitive wisdom and cultivating their inner and outer strength.

With the loving support of my mammas, I was voted Best Massage Therapist of the Bay Area in the San Francisco Bay Guardian’s 2003 readers poll.