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Rejuvenations Massage Therapy is pleased to announce our new division, the Pregnancy Massage Center. Pregnancy massage is an important part of our practice, and all of our therapists have received advanced training in pregnancy massage. In fact, we are the only massage center in Northern Virginia that allows only therapists with specialized, advanced pregnancy massage training to work with pregnant clients. As a member of the American Pregnancy Massage Association, we have committed to providing continuing education to our staff regarding best practices in pregnancy massage.

Of course, our therapists also continue to practice deep tissues, hot stone, and sports massage as well, ensuring they can work with clients before, during, and after pregnancy.

There’s a great article in MassageMag.com citing new research from the Touch Research Institutes shows that pregnancy massage reduces prematurity, low birth weight and postpartum depression. That’s fantastic! Not only will massage make you feel better during your pregnancy, it has other wonderful benefits as well.

We get a lot of general questions about pregnancy from our pregnancy massage clients. We’ve found a great site that answers a lot of them, and also has an on-line store where you can buy books, DVDs, and all sorts of great things. Visit it today!
PregnancyHealthAnswers.com

To all the moms and moms to be, Rejuvenations Massage Therapy wishes you a happy mother’s day.

If you are pregnant, or know someone who is, tell them that we are running a special all May:

All pregnancy massages are $20 in May!

I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #12 reprinted from the article follows.

12. Finally, and not at all the least important, consider the possibility of obtaining professional help. The field of psychopharmacology has advanced so much over the last 15 years that seeing a therapist no longer automatically involves years of once a week visits to talk about your feelings. Although such “talk therapy” can be helpful, there are now many medications that are safe for pregnant women to take. These medicines have very few side effects yet can transform how you feel. Depressed moods are often caused by changes in the biochemistry of the brain. There are medicines that can safely adjust the levels of brain chemicals. These medicines, just like the insulin the diabetic takes, can correct abnormal biochemistry and make you feel better and happier. If you and your health are provider decide that such medications would be useful for you, by all means try them. They will not cause a miscarriage or harm your baby.

I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #11 follows.

11. Test the origins of your emotions for validity. This process is called “cognitive restructuring”. All of us get feedback and messages from those with whom we deal in the world. Often we make negative assumptions about ourselves based on this feedback and thus feel badly about interactions we have had and about ourselves. This process of negative thinking occurs spontaneously and can often be overwhelming. But if you can begin to identify these repetitive negative thoughts and write them down to make sure you have a clear understanding of them, you can then begin the process of seeing what triggers them and determine whether your thought or the emotion it evokes is reasonable. Whenever you get one of these thoughts look to see what caused it. Ask yourself if what happened-a comment, a cool look, etc– deserves the negative response you have given it. By so doing you can start to break the cycle of automatic negative feelings sparked by common events in your life.

We strive to help women feel good during pregnancy. While we can certainly aid some of the discomfort during pregnancy, there is a lot you can do on your own. Fit Pregnancy is a great resource for helping you stay happy and healthy during your pregnancy. The magazine comes in both on-line and print editions. We recommend it!

I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #10 follows.

10. Talk to yourself—and write it down. The process of specifically identifying thoughts and feelings and putting them into written form is an excellent way both to come to grips with what you are experiencing and to help resolve any of these feelings that are troublesome. Doing so will give you better insight into yourself and will often relieve the pain of previously disturbing thoughts or feelings.

I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #9 follows.

9. Teach yourself—or get taught—relaxation techniques. It has been shown by many researchers, notably Herbert Benson, M.D. and Alice Domar, PhD., that by learning to elicit a state of deep physical rest on command, both your body and your mind return to a calm, relaxed state. Heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormone levels, and muscle tension will drop. The mind experiences a marked diminution in tension and the perception of stress. This is called the Relaxation Response. Techniques for eliciting the response can be learned from health care providers or by reading the excellent description of it in Dr. Alice Domar, Self Nurture.

I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #8 follows.

8. Give yourself permission to relax. This means making time specifically for relaxation and not doing so only when the odd spare moment occurs. Take time to do whatever makes you feel good. Read a book, see a movie, have a massage, sleep in late when you can. Each of us has his or her own means of personal “profit-taking”. Make sure you do some, do your best to enjoy it, and by no means allow yourself to feel guilty about it.