FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

After you book a session, I send paperwork to be completed and ask for any recent bloodwork. The initial consultation can take 90-120 minutes as we go through your health and personal history from your birth story to the present day, spending time on events that may have contributed to the reason for the consultation. I take your vital signs (pulse, heart rate, blood pressure), palpate your belly, look at your tongue and feel your pulse (this is all possible virtually, as well). I answer any Ayurvedic questions you may have. You go home with a few tips and I put together a protocol within 7 days that includes lifestyle, herbal, and diet recommendations for 4 weeks. We meet weekly that first month to ensure your questions are being answered and that you are feeling supported in the changes. Once you have established a routine, we will move to biweekly or monthly sessions in which I will do your assessment and adjust your protocol as needed. For optimum shifts, I suggest that we work together for 6 months and then we can check in every 3-6 months, especially in the fall and spring.

Like all things in that postpartum period, this can vary as I will work with both mama and babe, but typically the flow we aim for is:

• I set up the massage table and give mama a 75 minute abyangha and any other additional treatments as scheduled weekly

• If possible, I ask mama and babe to rest while I prepare a bath, tea and a snack

• After the herbal bath, I wrap mama’s belly

• While mama is resting, I will help around the house with light housekeeping (cleaning, dishes, laundry) and watching your child(ren) and do anything else to make life easier such as shopping or picking up baby items

• I lead yoga nidra or pranayama if time allows

• For Ayurvedic consultations, I find that meeting weekly in the beginning to establish a routine is helpful and then we can move to biweekly or monthly check-ins, depending on the reason for consultation. Once you feel we’ve met your goals, we can move our check-ins to 3-6 months as needed. I build my packages with this in mind. My goal is to empower you to know how to stay balanced and healthy, and to use me for support when needed.

• For Postpartum services, it is best to receive treatments as much as you can afford during the first 6 weeks and then monthly until 1 year postpartum. Consider asking for this kind of support as a baby shower gift.

• For Ayurvedic consultations and bodywork clients, I request full payment when booking a session. Life happens and if you need to reschedule, I request a minimum of 48-hours notice and ask that the session be rescheduled within 2 weeks. Appointments cancelled within 48-hours or no shows will not be rescheduled. Thank you for your attention to this policy.

• For Ayurdoula clients, I schedule 1-2 clients at most per month, therefore I request 20% down payment to hold my calendar and 30% down payment 6 weeks before delivery, when I start procuring supplies.