Reflect & inspire
Shiatsu and massage for 21st maternity care
Supporting the transformative power of pregnancy with shiatsu and massage and understanding how this affects us for our whole life…
Space: the missing element in Chinese medicine
This blog was first published on 22 June 2016 on my old website. In my previous blog on the elements, I focused…
Death and transformation: La mort et la transformation
Aujourd’hui, cela fait un mois que ma mère est décédée : le 5 novembre 2015. Au Royaume-Uni, c’est la nuit…
Shiatsu for midwives: Carol Eames
I always love to hear from people who have attended my courses, as it is important for me what they…
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…
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…