Soul Body Shiatsu

Our Women's Wellness Blog gives you resources to help navigate your way to better health and wellbeing

Here you will find a few articles on Shiatsu, mental health, and physical wellbeing, and how you can support yourself and your loved ones through every stage of life.  To find more articles you can search through our blog.

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How Can I Prepare My Body For Labour?

Get this baby out of me” said so many women everywhere. Is this you? Are you in your 3rd trimester and thinking about how you can prepare for labour and birth naturally? Birth preparation can begin from 37 weeks. Find out how you can support your body naturally so you and baby can have a smooth and healthy delivery. Read More

Natural Remedies for Varicose Veins in Pregnancy?

Are you suffering from Varicose Veins or Oedema during Pregnancy? Find out some natural ways that you can look after your body to help reduce these conditions as well as effective massage that will support your circulation during pregnancy. Read More

What Do They Do In A Pregnancy Shiatsu Massage?

Pregnancy Shiatsu Massage is given on a futon on the floor with bolsters and cushions used to make the mother feel as comfy and relaxed as possible. As well as working with the musculoskeletal system, we are also working with the changing energy patterns throughout pregnancy. It means the massage is different every time you have one.  Read More

Is Shiatsu Massage Safe in Pregnancy?

Would you like to get a massage in pregnancy but you’re unsure if it’s okay or not? Read here to find out the benefits of receiving Shiatsu Massage throughout pregnancy and how it can help you in each trimester and in getting ready for birth. Read More..

Can Shiatsu Massage Help to Turn a Breech Baby?

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time. It can also be stressful when there are complications such as a Breech baby late in pregnancy. Find out how Shiatsu can support a mother-to-be in turning a breech baby. Read More

How Do I Stop Feeling So Anxious?

When you're stressed and anxious it can be hard to get out of your head. Getting back into your body is the best thing you can do to stop the overwhelm. But, how do you do that when you don't know what it feels like to be in your body anymore? Read more….

How Can I Stop My Insomnia?

Getting a good nights sleep is important to your health and wellbeing. A crap night can leave you feeling drained, emotional and unable to think properly. Long term sleep issues can be labeled insomnia. Find out how to stop insomnia and improve your sleep so you can go from crappy to happy.  Read More

What is a Healthy Period?

Craving chocolate, breast tenderness, irritability, abdominal pain, emotional sensitivity, digestive trouble, skin issues or headaches, a hot water bottle, some nurofen and the desire to just have at least 1 day in bed. Does this sound like a familiar monthly scenario to you? Read More

Can Menopause make you Crazy, Anxious, Depressed?

Menopause is a time of great change for women. Not only does it bring up physical changes but also emotional issues that when dealt with create a much deeper transformation and enable a woman to access her intuition, inner knowing and wisdom. Find out about the main five emotional changes that occur in menopause and how you can support yourself through them. Read More

What Does Your Body Shape Say About Your Health?

What does your body shape tell you about your health and wellbeing? Find out whether you are more likely to experience anxiety, weight gain, fatigue, high blood pressure, hot flushes or insomnia? And get to know how you can tailor your diet and exercise to your body shapes needs for better health and wellbeing. Read More

2 Reproductive Transitions Good For Your Health - Menopause and Puberty

Puberty and menopause are both times of great physical and mental-emotional change. They are”great gates of life” when we can improve our health and wellbeing. Find out how these 2 gates are similar and how the illnesses you experience through early life and puberty can predict what illnesses may occur through mid-life, menopause and beyond.Read More

How Does Menopause Affect Your Body

Menopause is often viewed as a negative experience in a woman’s life. Mainly for some of the unpleasant sympoms that the hormonal change can bring. However, there are many POSITIVE things women can do to soften the unpleasant symptoms and to reinforce the POSITIVE BENEFITS of being a post menopausal woman. Afterall, forewarned is forearmed. The more a woman knows about menopause the better “the change” can be. This especially applies to women in their 40’s.Read More

7 Health and Wellbeing Tips for Women

Being a mum I now realise a lot of the health and wellness advice I gave my clients previously was great but not possible with the time people often have available to them. So, for now, I've had to pair it back. For them and myself. Read More

How Can Shiatsu Help Menopause

Menopause…something women dread and look forward to at the same time. Whilst “the change” can bring relief from monthly symptoms it can also bring on heart palpitations, hot flushes, night sweats, emotional changes, low libido, osteoperosis.…. Read More