For many women, the journey through birth, surgery, or ongoing health challenges creates more than the physical scars. It can also bring a sense of disconnection — a belly that feels foreign, changes to body shape or appearance, or ongoing numbness, tension or discomfort.
We also carry our emotions in our belly – and as this is an are of our body that we often hide or aren’t used to being massaged – this can be a deeply therapeutic experience to be able to relax & receive healing & touch.
After a C-section, it’s common to feel sensations such as pulling, tightness, or even numbness around the scar. While these experiences are common, they’re not something you have to just live with. They are signs that your body may be carrying restrictions in the tissue, which limits movement, circulation, and even your breath.
These effects can show up long after the scar looks healed on the outside. There can still be deeper restrictions caused by surgery & subsequent formation of collagen strands during the healing process.
Treatments can begin from eight weeks post-surgery, once a scar is fully healed and free from scabbing or infection. It is also important to feel ready for being touched on your scar, which can be confronting for many women. Sessions are gentle and supportive, going at the pace that feels right for you and gently working on the scar using hands, a rose quartz gua sha or silicone cupping as part of the treatment.
Each session incorporates scar work but also includes working on the entire abdominal area, lower back & bottom – this helps restore blood flow & mobility, and release the diaphragm to help improve the breath. There are also techniques designed to help with uterus realignment, that are gentle & comfortable to receive.
If you are planning another pregnancy, scar release beforehand can be especially beneficial. It supports abdominal strength and posture, helps the tissue move more freely for improved fertility & hormone signalling.
If you are living with endometriosis, you may experience frequent pain & inflammation. Although endo is multi factorial in nature, including massage & self care techniques (along with dietary support & herbal medicine) into your routine can support in calming inflammation, balancing hormones, and reducing adhesions that contribute to pain & digestive issues.
These approaches work gently with your body to create small but powerful shifts to help manage symptoms.
When trying to conceive, more than any other time your womb, circulation, and nervous system need nurturing. Fertility is about creating an inner environment of health and flow.
By releasing restrictions around the abdomen and pelvic bowl, supporting circulation, and helping release ‘old stories’ you may hold in your body, you are better prepared for conception – either natural or assisted. Herbal and nutritional support can also work alongside treatments to encourage vitality and balance.
An important part of this work is what happens beyond our sessions. I will teach you gentle self-care techniques to continue supporting your body at home. Empowering you with simple routines helps create lasting results moving forward.
Whether you’re healing from a C-section, navigating endometriosis, or going through fertility challenges, abdominal treatments provide care, connection, and support.
Reach out if you would like to ask a question – sessions can be one hour, or as a two hour extended session including herbal body treatments such as castor oil packing, herbal compress or pelvic steaming.
