Creative Healing is a specialised therapeutic approach designed to clear congestion, restore alignment, and promote deep relaxation within the body, particularly in preparation for pregnancy and birth.

Dr Gowri Motha introduced Creative Healing into the Gentle Birth Method programme due to the vital importance of pelvic and spinal mobility during pregnancy. These treatments are uniquely structured to target the lower back, sacrum, coccyx, spine, and sciatic areas, helping ensure optimal comfort and alignment throughout each trimester.

Beyond this, Creative Healing nurtures the whole-body system, supporting the liver, kidneys, heart, pancreas, spleen, and more, so that the body remains in harmony during this transformational time.

Safe, gentle, and suitable from the first trimester to birth

Tailored to your pregnancy stage and emotional state

Promotes physical alignment and emotional balance

Complements other therapies such as Reflexology or Yoga
(Note: Best scheduled on separate days to Reflexology for optimal results)

Pregnancy massage is a specialised, gentle form of bodywork designed to support the physical and emotional changes that occur during pregnancy. It promotes relaxation, eases muscular tension, and improves overall wellbeing for both mother and baby.

Using tailored techniques, your practitioner focuses on areas of tension, typically the lower back, hips, legs, and shoulders, while ensuring you’re safely positioned and supported with pillows and bolsters throughout the session.

Massage is safely adapted for each trimester, offering different techniques depending on where you are in your pregnancy. We begin treatments from the second trimester onwards and adjust pressure and positioning as your body evolves.

Lower back and pelvic pain

Sciatic discomfort

Leg cramps and swelling

Sleep disturbances

Stress and anxiety

Postural imbalances from your changing centre of gravity

Sessions are deeply calming and restorative. You’ll be made comfortable on your side or in a supported semi-reclined position. Oils or balms may be used to ease muscle tension, and your therapist will always work in tune with your needs and comfort level.

Promotes pelvic flexibility and reduces congestion around the sacroiliac joints. This treatment is often given late in pregnancy to:

Aid baby’s descent into the pelvis

Ease constipation

Reduce the second stage of labour (pushing time)

A core element of Creative Healing, this treatment stimulates drainage in the upper and middle back and pelvic region, releasing retained fluid and easing pressure. Pelvic lymphatic drainage in particular creates more space within the pelvis, aiding the baby’s descent and positioning for birth.

Offered typically between 32–36 weeks, this treatment promotes healthy digestive enzyme production and supports balanced blood sugar, helping to prevent gestational diabetes and alleviate symptoms like nausea, bloating, and constipation.

This treatment supports digestion and nutrient absorption, which are vital for the mother’s energy and the baby’s development. It can relieve bloating and help maintain a strong, nourished gut throughout pregnancy.

Effective in addressing nausea and morning sickness, this technique supports liver detoxification, especially useful when pregnancy-related hormone shifts slow the liver’s natural processing capacity.

Given in early pregnancy and again before labour, this treatment supports the increased circulatory demands of pregnancy and helps regulate emotional wellbeing, easing anxiety, overwhelm, or fear.

Alleviates pregnancy-related back pain and supports posture. May also include a neck treatment if needed, to enhance nervous system alignment.

Targets sciatic nerve tension and the classic symptoms of sciatica, including lower back pain, hip tightness, and shooting leg pain.

Supports energy balance and metabolic function, particularly helpful if fatigue has set in during the second or third trimester.

Provides relief from nausea or discomfort by reducing upward pressure in the digestive tract.

Encourages efficient excretion of fluids and helps reduce water retention, swelling, and puffiness.

Boosts immune function and supports overall vitality.