About

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My name is Fiona and I'm a mother, shiatsu practitioner, women's health mentor and therapist, belly dance teacher and BIRTHING FROM WITHIN® mentor and doula in Frome, Somerset.

I am a graduate of The Women's Quest apprenticeship, The School of Shamanic Womancraft, a mentor with The Journey of Young Women and a Fertility Massage student practitioner.

I am on a life-long journey of learning and healing and I am passionate about sharing what I have learned with others. I love supporting women with their health and mothering journey and have been supporting women and their families for over 15 years; I am now expanding my work to supporting women with their menstrual health and fertility. I am committed to supporting you to have a positive and fulfilling menstrual cycle, pregnancy and birth experience and will share with you the information and snippets of wisdom that I have gathered over the years. I have a wide variety of skills that I am able to share with you to enable you to feel fully supported, nurtured, and empowered.

Health

I am a shiatsu practitioner specialising in women's health and pregnancy and have also trained extensively with women's health and leadership expert Alexandra Pope. Alexandra's work with Menstruality ("women's physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing based on the cycle and the journey from menarche to menopause") is groundbreaking, and I feel honoured to have completed the Women's Quest apprenticeship training with her.

Fertility Massage

I have also trained in Fertility Massage and am now offering this profound form of healing in the Frome area. This abdominal massage may be beneficial to women in all stages of their lives as it can help to bring healing and balance to the reproductive organs and hormones.

I am available for menstrual health mentoring (in person or via Skype) to assist you in navigating the ups and downs of your cycle and finding your own personal gifts; please get in touch for more information.

Birth

Babywearing - not just for newborns!

After many years of infertility and loss I became the mother of two children who were born at home. I was lucky to have the support of the local La Leche League group when I had difficulties with breastfeeding both of my children, so I understand that although breastfeeding is natural, it can be challenging at times.

Peer support is important for mothers and can help us all to have a positive experience, whatever our parenting choices are.

I run the home birth group here in Frome, have strong links with the local branch of the La Leche League, and have been trained by the NHS as a breastfeeding peer supporter.

I am available to support women in Somerset, Wiltshire and Bath as a holistic menstrual or childbirth mentor, therapist and doula. I have been fortunate to have studied with leading birth professionals in topics such as Active Birth teacher training, breech birth, shiatsu for pregnancy and birth, Optimal Foetal Positioning, supporting sexual abuse survivors, water birth, shamanic work for women and Birthing From Within.

Supporting new mothers in the immediate postnatal period is of particular interest to me. I love to learn from other cultures and am constantly gathering wisdom to share with you. My aim is to nourish and nurture women at this important time and I have a bag of useful skills to offer such as shiatsu, womb massage, and the beautiful postnatal massage and ceremony from Ecuador called "closing the bones". I encourage new mothers to rest as much as possible so that they can regain their strength and focus on bonding with their babies, as this helps women to begin their journey of mothering feeling empowered and cherished.

Spirit

I love to sing, and find I am always in awe of the power of a woman's voice. To sing is to open the heart, and to vocalise (or sing!) during birth allows the heart and the body to open, and to go with the flow. I am currently exploring writing some new songs and using my voice as a healing tool, and was delighted to be invited to sing at the 2015 "Whose Birth Is It Anyway?" conference in Bath.

have a love of shamanic healing and exploration which started nearly 20 years ago when I began my training with Caitlin Matthews in Celtic Shamanism and was rekindled more recently when I trained with Jane Hardwicke Collings in Shamanic Womancraft - this Four Seasons Journey stretched and challenged me on every level and I am very excited about deepening my shamanic practice and sharing my insights with you.

Graduation ceremony, School of Shamanic Womancraft 2016

I offer my services for women who wish to explore shamanic journeying for healing their menstrual cycle and to celebrate their menarche or menopause. I also offer mother blessing ceremonies and birth preparation. You can also use this process to meet your unborn baby and to find your child's song - this can be a lovely way to connect with your baby, and will be a song that you and your child will treasure forever.

.If you'd like to find out more about the kind of services I offer, you might like to read about the experiences of some of the women I've had the privilege to support.

I love to travel, so if you'd like me to offer a workshop or training in your area, please get in touch.

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Stewarding at the Midwifery Today Conference 2014