Thai
Mama
By Katie Chisholm
H.B.K., B.Ed.
So it’s been 7 months
since I left my practice to raise my
little bundle but it is incredible how
much touch and massage doesn’t
end with the start of motherhood.
From his ritual post-bath coconut
oil massage to the “if-I-breathecalmly-while-I-trick-you-back-tosleep-massage”, touch is crucial to not only the
growth and development of a growing baby but
also the connection of parent to child. With my
background in Kinesiology and Education with a
more recent interest in Thai Massage I find myself
mindlessly in search of tension and muscle knots
while he breastfeeds. Mindful cuddling with Metta
is another perk of motherhood that doesn’t get to
happen in the clinical setting. Recently another
health care practitioner commented on his instant
love for body work and noticed how he instantly
settled while being touched by healing hands. I
am so fortunate to be able to spend the upcoming
year getting to know the little being I had a hand
in creating. Who knows … maybe this early body
work will have him learning to massage his mama
before I know it!