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MotherCircle Reflections: Transformative Motherhood Journey

Done & Dusted — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:46:42 +0000

My Experience Facilitating Kimberly Ann Johnson’s MotherCircle Program I recently completed teaching my first round of Kimberly Ann Johnson’s 8 week MotherCircle class and feel deeply honoured by the experience. This sacred gathering explores the depths and dimensions of motherhood through collective wisdom, personal reflection, and embodied practices. The 8-Week Motherhood Journey: Winter to Spring […]

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Ecstatic Birth

Rebecca Davies — Tue, 18 May 2021 10:46:38 +0000

So, I wanted to share a little of my experience of training to become an ‘Ecstatic Birth Practitioner’ over the past year. Signing up to this training was an intuitive leap of faith in the middle of the first lockdown of 2020 - I had already come across Sheila Kamara Hay - who created and runs the training - and I just had an instinct that it was going to be the support I needed for both my own development and for that of my clients; that instinct turned out to be completely spot on.

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Why Isn’t My Pelvic Floor Working? Discover the Real Reasons Kegels Alone Aren’t Enough

Rebecca Davies — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:15:43 +0000

Women often come to me with pelvic floor dysfunction after having had a traumatic vaginal delivery often with tearing or an episiotomy. The women I see have frequently already seen a specialist about this and been prescribed kegel exercises yet the problem is not improving. This is an outline of my approach to this problem.

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When you’re 6 months plus postpartum and your pelvis still doesn’t feel right: Part 2

Rebecca Davies — Fri, 22 May 2020 11:00:24 +0000

Where does pelvic pain come from? Pelvic pain and dysfunction after having a baby is complex and can stem from any tissue that resides in that area. There are numerous tissues in the pelvic region that can cause pain. What causes it? And what does it mean? Part 2 of my ongoing series.

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When you’re 6 months plus postpartum and your pelvis still doesn’t feel right

Rebecca Davies — Wed, 13 May 2020 16:03:29 +0000

Not feeling right in your pelvis after giving birth is extremely common and unfortunately ‘tolerated’ by a lot of women. I frequently hear stories of women who have been putting up with ‘not feeling right’ for years and they just didn’t know that they could get help.

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8 reasons for a postpartum check with your osteopath

Rebecca Davies — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:21:27 +0000

I treat lots of women during pregnancy but it’s important to remember that after childbirth it’s vital that you look after yourself and achieve the best recovery. I recommend a post-partum check in the first couple of months after delivery but it’s fine to come at a later date. Here are eight good reasons for a postpartum check...

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Simple tip for reducing back pain during and after pregnancy

Rebecca Davies — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:56:23 +0000

A very simple yet very effective tip for reducing back pain Please check out the this out. It’s the first in a series of short videos providing self care tips for pregnancy and beyond. This one provides a simple tip on how to reduce back and pelvic pain – something you can do yourself […]

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Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

Rebecca Davies — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:10:16 +0000

I’ve been busy in the world of birth – check out the following video interview I did for Nurture Collective with midwife and hypnobirthing teacher discussing preparation for pregancy, birth and breastfeeding…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32zzvqmRFJA&feature=youtu.be

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