REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPY
PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL SERVICES
I’ve been a practicing RMT since 1990 after graduating from Kikkawa College in Toronto. I chose a specialization early on in my career in pre and postnatal massage after mentoring with Christine Sutherland (Sutherland and Chan school founder) and taking specialized courses through Trimesters Massage Therapy, including certification in Baby Massage.
My interest in the postnatal period led me on a path of discovery with deep relaxation techniques in my massage practice, as a way to address calming the nervous system in the early days of motherhood. This approach has become my primary focus with all my clients, where I combine Swedish Massage with a variety of techniques I’ve studied, including Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Reflexology, Trager, and Breath Awareness.
I like to think of my work as facilitating the healing process instead of trying to control the outcome. Deep relaxation addresses the nervous system and allows the body to anchor and align. My goal is to provide a place for your body to land and for the breath to be present again — we heal ourselves when we are in a state of deep relaxation.
When I’m not working at massage, I return to a creative practice of writing and drawing, which is my form of meditation. I am currently splitting my time between Toronto, where I raised my son and Saskatoon where I have relocated to spend time with my mother and step-father.
I also offer creative writing workshops to small groups and a unique birth story poetry workshop for mothers. www.goslowmama.com