There are many reasons to chart your menstrual cycle including body/cycle awareness, body literacy, insights into your menstrual cycle, symptoms, and health, access to information to support your reproductive, life, and health goals, achieving or avoiding pregnancy, having an effective, hormone and side effect free method of birth control, empowerment, and simply, coolness.

Preparing for conception and pregnancy can feel a bit overwhelming. There are many things you can do to support your journey, your reproductive and hormone health, and your future pregnancy. Ideally you want to give yourself three months or more to implement these supports. Here are some ideas to consider.

The Fertility Awareness Method is a way of using knowledge, including one or more biomarkers such as basal body temperature (a measure of your body’s resting metabolism), cervical (relating to the cervix) mucus observations, and cervical position, to determine the fertile and non-fertile times of your cycle so that you may support your goals. Fertility Awareness involves recognizing your body’s reproductive signs and utilizing knowledge of your menstrual cycle so that you may support your reproductive goals. These goals are different for each person and can include body literacy, personal empowerment, hormone and side effect free birth control, healthy menstrual cycles, and pregnancy among many others.

I know sometimes it can be helpful to know a little bit about a person before you give them a try as your practitioner. Personally, I enjoy getting a feel for what someone is like, and having some idea about whether they might be a good match for me, before I visit them in person.

Wondering what prenatal massage and bodywork with me is like? I’ve got you covered. This explains how I work and what my goals are during a prenatal session.

Abdominal Therapy can be helpful for many reproductive issues including painful, heavy or irregular periods, fertility health and pelvic organ prolapse. It can also be effective when dealing with digestive issues such as constipation, bloating and IBS. Abdominal Therapy for Pregnancy can help promote better labor, delivery and positioning of baby. It can also aid in recovery after c-section or birth loss and during the postpartum period.

There are a few things I want you to know about working with me. If you have been wondering…

A uterus in a position other than centered is often referred to as being “tilted or prolapsed" and this positioning can result in unwanted symptoms such as painful or irregular menstrual cycles and ovulation, PMS, bladder and yeast infections, constipation, and fertility challenges.