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About Ayden


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
Functional Bowen Concepts I, lead by Judy Terwilliger (2019)
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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