A Richmond native, Abigail is a Licensed Massage Therapist, a Certified Infant Massage Instructor and a Postpartum and Birth Doula. She received her doula training from both DONA (Doulas of North America) and To Labor. She graduated from the Lotus School of Integrated Professions in 2014 and has additional training in acupressure for pregnancy and birth, rebozo use during labor, prenatal massage, Thai massage, infant massage, and MyoFascial Release for pelvic imbalance and disorders.
Abigail also holds a Masters in Social Work from Boston College and a background in working with families in crisis. She has a passion for bodywork and for supporting families through the transition of pregnancy, birth and new parenthood. Abigail graduated from SCHEV certified Lotus School of Integrated Professions (formerly American Institute of Massage) in 2014 after completing 500 hours in massage therapy instruction.
Abigail is a member in good standing of the American Massage Therapy Association, the largest non-profit, professional association serving massage therapists in the world.
Abigail also holds a Masters in Social Work from Boston College and a background in working with families in crisis. She has a passion for bodywork and for supporting families through the transition of pregnancy, birth and new parenthood. Abigail graduated from SCHEV certified Lotus School of Integrated Professions (formerly American Institute of Massage) in 2014 after completing 500 hours in massage therapy instruction.
Abigail is a member in good standing of the American Massage Therapy Association, the largest non-profit, professional association serving massage therapists in the world.
Services
Perfectly tailored for every trimester, pregnancy massage provides relaxation, relief from the aches and pains of the pregnant body, and an opportunity to escape the hectic nature of life and connect with your baby.
Done side lying in a nest of pillows with heated herbal compresses.
Prenatal massage is our specialty.
Available both in the studio and in your home within a 15 mile radius, this session is specifically tailored to assist in the recovery from birth.
Includes abdominal massage and warm herbal compresses combined with targeted bodywork to support the aches and pains of new parenthood.
Done side lying in a nest of pillows with heated herbal compresses.
Prenatal massage is our specialty.
Available both in the studio and in your home within a 15 mile radius, this session is specifically tailored to assist in the recovery from birth.
Includes abdominal massage and warm herbal compresses combined with targeted bodywork to support the aches and pains of new parenthood.
Abigail has been studying Thai massage in the style of the folk healers of Northern Thailand with Woven Body Healing Arts owner Damion Bond since 2015.
Having completed over 120 hours of hands on instruction, her Thai massages frequently incorporate traditional warm herbal compresses.
Thai massage is practiced on a soft mat on the floor with the client clothed.
The practitioner uses their hands, elbows, and feet to provide space between muscles, decompress and align joints, and massage the body.
Having completed over 120 hours of hands on instruction, her Thai massages frequently incorporate traditional warm herbal compresses.
Thai massage is practiced on a soft mat on the floor with the client clothed.
The practitioner uses their hands, elbows, and feet to provide space between muscles, decompress and align joints, and massage the body.
Having attended over 20 births and specializing in pregnancy and postpartum massage since graduating from massage school in 2014, Abigail is an expert in the care of the childbearing body and mind.
Abigail was trained as a postpartum doula by Doulas of North America (DONA) and as a birth doula by both DONA and ToLabor.
She has attended specialized training in lactation support, rebozo use, acupressure for labor and birth, infant massage instruction, prenatal and postpartum mental health, spinning babies alignment techniques for pregnancy, and MyoFascial Release for pelvic imbalance and disorders.
Abigail was trained as a postpartum doula by Doulas of North America (DONA) and as a birth doula by both DONA and ToLabor.
She has attended specialized training in lactation support, rebozo use, acupressure for labor and birth, infant massage instruction, prenatal and postpartum mental health, spinning babies alignment techniques for pregnancy, and MyoFascial Release for pelvic imbalance and disorders.
I was in a serious car accident earlier this year and have had a lot of trauma to recover from, and Abigail's Thai massages have been helpful in easing my pain and allowing my body to recover movement.
She really knows what she is doing and does a great job at making you comfortable and helping you feel relaxed.
Abigail is fantastic!
She is attentive, kind and supportive.
Her bodywork and support is the perfect compliment to maintaining a healthy mind and body during pregnancy!
I'd give an extra star for skill if I could.
She really knows what she is doing and does a great job at making you comfortable and helping you feel relaxed.
Abigail is fantastic!
She is attentive, kind and supportive.
Her bodywork and support is the perfect compliment to maintaining a healthy mind and body during pregnancy!
I'd give an extra star for skill if I could.
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