Healing the body mind heart with Arvigo Technique of Maya Abdominal Massage after your cesarean section.
Delivering your baby via cesarean section is a special event for both mother and baby. As the transition into motherhood reaches a climax with the birth, those who must heal from surgery afterward have added challenges and needs. Maya massage addresses many of them.
Physically, massage addresses scar tissue adhesions and circulation. Healthy bodies are continuously pumping blood, lymph and nerve impulses into and out of the pelvis. Though surgery disrupts this process, elegant flow can be restored rather simply.
I like to think of scar tissue as the brawn of the body. It is strong, but lacks discrimination. Massage will guide the process, breaking up adhesions that may be inappropriate, such as between the uterus and bladder. This healing is even seen externally, as the visible scar lightens and becomes more pliable. I have worked with women whose scars are virtually invisible now. But please remember the goal is truly deeper, more internalized health. Surgery has cut through many layers beyond the skin, and perhaps also into your heart or mind, leaving a scar that also can be tamed and healed.
Bodywork is an excellent way to reach your feelings. Massage can slow down our racing thoughts to help us digest our experiences, and the Arvigo Technique offers special guidance here as well. When appropriate, I refer clients for counseling or psychiatric services. There is much that we can do for ourselves and many excellent practitioners in our area.
At an appointment, you can receive the bodywork fully clothed or undressed and draped. The atmosphere is caring and relaxing. Your emotions are free to flow, but are not pushed. When you leave, you will be given many tools which you must apply at home. For example, the self massage takes 5 minutes a day. Castor oil packs take 20-30 minutes and may need to be done anywhere from once to three times a week.. A normal time period to work through this process together is three months, being seen every other week, though more and less frequent visits are common and schedules are individualized. Every woman is different, and I respect each one’s needs and pace.
Michelle Brown is a licensed massage therapist and applied clinical nutritionist practicing in north central Austin. She was a licensed midwife in the 1990s and has extensive knowledge of reproduction and hormonal health which is growing daily. She is happily the mother of two and the wife of one for 21 years. Please visit michellebrown.massagetherapy.com to learn more. To find a practitioner in your area, see https://www.arvigotherapy.com/practitioners
