I address pain and dysfunctions within the body using gentle, hands-on therapies.
Using wholistic manual medicine and craniosacral therapy, I help free moms and babies from pain and relieve tension holistically. Not sure what these therapies are?
Wholistic Manual Medicine is the ability to use our hands to evaluate and treat the whole person; body, mind, and spirit.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive and hands-on treatment for the whole body.
Meet Katie Stewart
Katie Stewart has been studying and practicing bodywork for more than 22 years. She treats all ages, helping to release the tensions and stresses causing pain or impaired movement in the body.
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Katie approaches the healing process by focusing on what is working well in the system and guiding the healing capacity of the client towards better overall function. Approaching the central nervous system through intelligent touch and skilled coaching, engages a conversation on all levels of a person, mind body and spirit . Many times pain and dis-ease are more than just a physical symptom and need to be met on a different level than the one they were created on.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) and Bodywork for Infants with feeding issues, tongue ties, and other noticeable body tensions.
Birth is an intense process even when everything seemingly goes well (see more at improvingbirth.org). Babies can develop tension patterns, head turn preferences, or they can seem uncomfortable in their little bodies. This in turn impacts feeding, sleeping, bonding and digestion.
Craniosacral Therapy is a safe and gentle therapy that uses light touch to ease areas of tightness or restriction in the connective tissue of the body. The treatment calms the nervous system and helps to promote optimal shape, movement and function of the head, spine, and body.
We partner with organizations like The Speech Network and Lactation Care with Elizabeth in Lexington, KY to help you overcome these difficulties.
Bodywork Mentoring
If you want to intentionally grow your professional bodywork practice, contact Katie about select mentorship opportunities.
Modalities
- Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
- Wholistic Manual Medicine
- Lymphatic Drainage
Pre- and Perinatal Bodywork & Pediatric BCST
Supporting mom and baby throughout pregnancy and after the birth. Preparing and repairing the body traumas for an easier birth, postpartum recovery, and breastfeeding experience.
Visible Change
"Shortly after my son was born, he started to have bloody stools. Both pediatrician and gastro suggested I should go on an elimination diet and continue breastfeeding or start him on a bottle.
I decided to go see a IBCLC. There, I was informed that he was born with mouth ties, and he would need “body work”. He was 10 weeks old when we met Katie.
After our first session with Katie, his stool was normal for an entire week! I didn’t know what CST was then, but I’m so glad we found Katie. Everything about David has improved because of her amazing touch. He is not intolerant to any foods, and we still have a beautiful breastfeeding relationship.
Rebecca Marks
Lexington, KY
From Katie's Blog
The Benefits of Infant Massage
Many women choose to have help with pain during labor and others have a minor surgery or procedure. Often that leads to an epidural with mixed results and aftereffects. If you want more information on this, check out this article from WebMD . As women heal from the procedures and or birth, symptoms of back pain, neck pain, digestive issues, and pain along the spine near the epidural site are common. Most women think that they must live with it as many providers have no idea how to help. Manual therapy includes techniques for easing the tension from scar tissue and the pull on the dura of the spine left over from the epidurals. Women feel noticeable results very quickly. BCST and MMT along with pelvic floor exercises can get women feeling stable and strong in their bodies again.
Birth is an intense process even when everything seemingly goes well. Babies can develop tension patterns, head turn preferences, or they can seem uncomfortable in their little bodies. This in turn impacts feeding, sleeping, bonding and digestion. Craniosacral Therapy is a safe and gentle therapy that uses light touch to ease areas of tightness or restriction in the connective tissue of the body. The treatment calms the nervous system and helps to promote optimal shape, movement and function of the head, spine, and body. Pediatric Functional Bowen™ is a form of very gentle release that uses a light strumming or rolling movement on the musculature derived from the traditional Bowen Therapy Method developed by Tom Bowen, an Australian Osteopath. Both applications promote “less is best” and support the theory that “the body improves its own regulatory processes best”. Pediatric Functional Bowen™ Therapy is a specifically focused muscle balancing application for the areas of body involved in structure‐function imbalances. It specifically promotes functional mobility of the musculature while it gently promotes balance and symmetry of the body. Breastfeeding difficulties and or feeding dysfunctions are prime examples of what it can successfully address. When is Craniosacral Therapy and Bodywork a Good Idea? Asymmetrical head shapes or face/jaw Torticollis and head turn preferences Medically-assisted birth (forceps, vacuum) or birth trauma/injury Breastfeeding difficulties Digestive issues (constipation, vomiting, excessive spit-up, reflux, colic) Before/after procedures (tongue-tie clipping, other medical procedures) Congenital or neurological problems
If you aren't familiar with the modalities I use in my practice, I want to give you as much information as you would like. I've included brief explanations of my primary modalities, along with links for even more information. I am happy to answer any questions over the phone, as well! Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy BCST is a healing art that works with the energies that create and maintain health in the human system. While not a manipulative therapy, it has its roots in osteopathy and has evolved to include influences from human development, pre and perinatal psychology, trauma resolution, and recent advances in neuroscience. BCST supports nervous system regulation and allows the resolution of conditions resulting from stress and trauma. Practitioners use an educated, gentle, non-invasive touch to engage with the expressions of health in the system. Learn More: https://www.craniosacraltherapy.org/ Lymph Drainage LDT is a gentle technique that works through the body's interstitial and lymphatic system to activate the body's liquid circulation and stimulate the functioning of the immune and parasympathetic nervous systems. Learn More: https://chiklyinstitute.com/home and https://klosetraining.com/ Wholistic Manual Medicine The body is a living record of its history, good and bad, functional and dysfunctional. With our hands we can find the “imprint” of traumas, and facilitate its release, which allows for the self healing mechanisms to take over. The body then heals itself. Wholistic Manual Medicine is founded in the profound acknowledgment of the body’s tremendous inherent ability to heal and the science of how that happens. Learn More: http://academywmm.com/
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