About Ayden
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I am a Durham, NC based, licensed massage therapist specializing in prenatal and postpartum bodywork along with infant, prenatal, postpartum and fertility craniosacral therapy. I came to massage therapy as a way to better assist the families I served in my doula practice, but fell in love with all forms of massage. I have been practicing as a doula and childbirth educator since 2009, and a massage therapist since 2010.
After several years practicing as a massage therapist and doula in the Piedmont, I moved to Portland, OR to pursue midwifery training. After two years learning everything I could about pregnancy, birth and postpartum, I returned to my home in the south to bring my skills to my community. I believe in the power of the body to heal itself, and greatly value my role in helping facilitate healing. As a queer femme southerner, I feel excited to share the skills that I have learned with my community. Education and Training Pediatric Myofascial Release, (April 2018) TummyTime! Method Certification Training, lead by Michelle Emanuel (April 2018) Certified Infant Massage Instructor Training, (Infant massage USA), led by Justine Tutuska TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training, lead by Autumn R. Henning Cranial Nerve Dysfunction in the Precrawling Infant, lead by Michelle Emanuel Craniosacral, the basics, lead by Carol Gray Craniosacral, beyond the basics, lead by Carol Gray Pregnancy and Postpartum Craniosacral Therapy, lead by Carol Gray Infant Craniosacral, lead by Carol Gray Subtle Hands on Skills lead by Carol Gray Neonatal Resuscitation Certification, lead by Karen Strange Birthingway College of Midwifery Childbirth Educator Training (ICEA), lead by Wendy Scharp Kneaded Energy Massage Instructor Training Waterbirth International Certification Workshop Kneaded Energy School of Massage, diploma program Venus Rising Prenatal Massage Levels 1 and 2, lead by Sue Walker Doula Project of NYC pregnancy loss training Nurturing Positive Birth Experiences for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, lead by Penny Simkins DONA birth doula training, lead by Ann Tumblin Better Birth Course, lead by Sheryl Mika Essentials of Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding After the Essentials, lead by Linda Donovan Affiliations Educator, Women’s Health Educational Consultants Birth Doula, DONA international Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist, NC #11813 Member, Associated Massage and Bodywork Professionals Member, Piedmont Area Doula Association Member, International Childbirth Education Association Member, NC Friends of Midwives Co-founder/Trainer, Spectrum Doula Collective |
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