Massage for Women's Health Part 1 - Fertility Massage

When I reached the age when many close friends and family wanted children, I was shocked to find that making a baby is not always as easy as we are lead to believe. So many women in my small circle were struggling to conceive, and I saw firsthand the stress and emotion wrapped up in each woman’s hopes and effort.

Always looking at life through the lens of a massage therapist, I began to research ways that I could help women through this exciting but often anxious and difficult time. Every massage modality, from both the West and the East, have specific techniques that enhance fertilization, so why not simply bundle these techniques into a single, fertility massage program?

First and foremost is relaxation. Studies have shown stress and anxiety will hinder fertilization, so a major portion of a fertility massage program works on relaxation - releasing any and all tense muscles throughout the body, and increasing blood and lymph circulation as a whole.

Next is specific focus on the abdomen, improving circulation directly in the reproductive organs. Enhanced blood flow removes waste and brings nutrition to the ovaries and uterus, cultivating the quality of follicles, eggs, and uterine lining. Increased circulation to the abdomen also boosts hormonal signals right to where they are needed most - directly to your reproductive organs.

Point and energy work is yet another portion of a fertility massage. Reflexology points on the feet, as well as shiatsu points (similar to acupressure or acupuncture points) throughout the body will be pressed and stretched to stimulate reproductive health. Reiki on your sacrum and abdomen complete the treatment.

I recommend at least two Attune Fertility Massages a month, between day four of your cycle and ovulation. Massage is definitely not a quick fix, and it may take some time to train your muscles to relax, as well as to create supple and receptive reproductive organs. But the immediate benefits of stress-reduction, tension-release, and the noticeable feeling of increased blood flow to the abdomen, are palpable signs of optimal reproductive health.

Fertility massage can help turn the corner from not being able to conceive to conception. Working with women through the fertility process has been a highlight of my career. And just for a moment imagine what it feels like when the process comes to full fruition:  when I have the opportunity to give fertility massage, pregnancy massage, and labor massage—all to the same woman!