About Ayden
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Ayden is a Durham, NC based, licensed massage therapist specializing in pediatric craniosacral therapy. They came to massage therapy as a way to better assist the families they served in their doula practice, but fell in love with all forms of massage. She has been practicing as a birthworker and childbirth educator since 2009, and a massage therapist since 2010.
After several years practicing as an LMBT and full-spectrum doula in the Piedmont, Ayden moved to Portland, OR to pursue midwifery training. After two years learning everything she could about pregnancy, birth, postpartum and newborns she returned to her home in the south to bring her skills to her community. Having their own child in 2022 has added yet another layer to their belief that early infant bodywork has a profound effect on the wellbeing of the newborn and the parents as well. Ayden believes in the power of the body to heal itself, and greatly values her role in helping to facilitate healing. When she's not doing bodywork or chasing her own toddler, she's probably busy tattooing, cooking too much food or riding her Harley. 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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