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WildFlowerS - An Integrative Approach to Healing
My work has grown over several decades to support women's health from both traditional and modern perspectives. The foundation of my current practice is the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy. The hallmark of this indigenous healing art is abdominal massage, used to gently reposition internal organs. Adjunct techniques also include the use of Belizean herbs. The Arvigo Techniques have proved outstanding in relieving symptoms of digestive and reproductive maladies, including reflux, IBS, fertility challenges and dysmenorrhea.
While the Arvigo techniques resolved many of my clients' health problems, I found that our endocrine and nervous systems are especially challenged in the modern world, and I therefore became a Certified Applied Clinical Nutritionist and added Craniosacral Therapy to my manual therapies repertiore to address these systems.
I bring to my practice the knowledge I gained in my five years as a licensed midwife, during which time I attended conferences in perinatal nursing, traditional Maya midwifery and contemporary homebirth midwifery practices.
My personal experience of living through the transitions, blessings and difficulties of daughterhood and motherhood also provide a rich ground on which I stand as a healer.
My mission is to serve those who seek my guidance with true compassion and an overarching dedication to the health of our planet. I respect and am grateful for traditional healers and their techniques, and feel it my duty to continually gain knowledge of our current western medical techniques and the medications that doctors prescribe.
Maya Abdominal Massage is especially useful for
- difficulty becoming pregnant
- difficult periods (including excessive bleeding, pain, and irregular cycles)
- post-surgical adhesions and pain
- digestive problems, including reflux in all ages and IBS
- fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS and other estrogen dominance issues
- discomforts of pregnancy and menopause
According to the need and comfort of the client, I also incorporate:
- craniosacral therapy - http://upledger.com/content.asp?id=26
- aromatherapy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromatherapy
- trigger point therapy - http://www.triggerpointbook.com/triggerp.htm
- myofascial release - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myofascial_release
- reflexology - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexology
- polarity therapy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarity_therapy
"So beautiful - EVERY woman can benefit from this unique and all encompassing kind of care - I honestly can not recommend it highly enough!" LK
"Michelle’s intuitive touch, gentle energy, and ability to know where my body needs work are what elevate her from “massage therapist” to healer. I always know that I will come away from a session feeling not only better physically, but more balanced and grounded." SK
"This is the easiest and most effortless way I know to rejuvenate, cleanse my spirit, and reground."
"I am beginning the transition of menopause and I prefer to go through this phase of my life as holistically as possible. I appreciate Michelle's technique and approach and believe it will support me in doing so. I highly recommend her work!" KB