Nurture Welcomes Cobalt Coy

Nurture warmly welcomes Tara "Cobalt" Coy as our newest Family Wellness Professional Member. Cobalt is a massage therapist offering group Bowenwork at Nurture as well as massage and craniosacral work at her other office. Read all about her work below. Welcome, Cobalt!

LMT #15170
asimplebalance@gmail.com
503-545-6248

I love helping people. I've been that way since I was young. I'm fasinated with how different people or groups transform and heal. I'm always looking for ways to follow my river's current and assisting with others if they need help. "Don't push the river" is the line I love. Through the last 14 years of my practice, I've been looking for the way of least resistance. Massage teaches me to become aware, get in my body and participate. Craniosacral teaches me to listen for the subtle messages underneath the storm and follow. And Bowenwork teaches me that when you send a simple message to the healer within you, your body responds thru your breath, finds balance and begins again.

I'm excited to be a part of the Nurture collective. I love when people come together to unite great ideas. I am practicing Group Bowenwork Monday's 4-7pm at Nurture for $30-50. sliding scale, by appointment only. Group Bowenwork is where 2-3 people can be treated at a time, so bring your friends or family. Bowenwork is a gentle modality that uses minimal touch with precise moves, to create a resetting of the body's various systems. It elicits a deep relaxation and subtle or powerful re-alignment. I also practice at my home studio monday-friday, you can check out my prices and info at www.asimplebalance.net.

Free Craniosacral Therapy and Hearing Screening Clinic for Infants

Nurture will be hosting Carol Gray's craniosacral therapy clinic again on November 3rd.

Babies six months and younger will receive FREE Craniosacral Therapy treatments from Carol Gray and student practitioners of her Craniosacral Therapy for Infants training program.

Please contact Carol for available appointment times

This free clinic will be held in conjunction with the Craniosacral Therapy for Infants workshop Carol is teaching this week. There are openings throughout the week for babies whose parents would like them treated by Carol for demonstration treatments and also for babies whose parents would like them treated by student practitioners under Carol’s supervision. Infants coming to this workshop clinic will get a confirmation letter with the address and directions.

An appointment is needed for your one-hour treatment time, please call Carol Gray at 503-236-2999 or e-mailing Carol Gray. Please do not call or e-mail the clinic location for an appointment.

Free Infant Hearing Screening
This is for babies up to 18 months old. Anyone can make an appointment to have their baby's hearing screened. The screening is non-invasive and takes about ten to twenty minutes. Babies who are born in hospitals usually get their hearing screened before they are discharged. Many of those babies should be re-screened.

Babies born out of hospitals don't get their hearing screened unless their parents take them somewhere to get it done. The cost is usually $70-$90 - maybe beyond the reach of the uninsured.

THE FACTS:

•Hearing loss is hard to identify without testing - it can be subtle, yet serious.

•Six out of every 1,000 babies born will have some degree of hearing loss.

•Hearing loss may result in delays in speech and language development.

•Early identification and intervention enhances your child's potential for speech and language development.

You must make an appointment.

To make an appointment call Carol Gray at 503-236-2999

or e-mail Carol Gray at carolag@e-z.net

Carol Gray

Craniosacral Therapy

Home Birth Midwifery

Free Infant CST Clinic

Study CST With Carol Gray

503-236-2999

http://www.carolgray.com/

http://www.tworiversmidwifery.com/

Nurture Welcomes Deb Thornton

We are excited to welcome Deb Thornton to Nurture. Deb wears many hats and will be offering several different services at Nurture including craniosacral therapy, lactation support, Respectful Connection Parenting support groups, and doula services. The Connected Parenting Support Group starts on October 13th; come and find support from other families as you create strong coonections with your children. Deb tells us about herself and her services...

I have really just wanted to be a wife and mother since I was a child. And that is just what I became at a fairly young age. Thank goodness, because that amazing experience opened up the entire world for me. Now I want to be EVERYTHING when I grow up...

I believe that parenting is all about connection. Parenting is the BEST thing that is ever going to happen to you. This new little person, this miracle, this JOY, is going to absolutely rock your world. I am passionate about supporting new families through this dynamically chaotic, divinely delicious, supremely scary, world rockin' journey.

Here is a bit about my background:
I am a parent and family coach with a degree in social work, and I am passionate about connecting with families and helping parents find respectful ways to enjoy their parenting journey. I am a retired La Leche League Leader of 13 years and a Certified Lactation Educator who takes great joy in helping new mama's develop their own unique personal nursing relationship with their newborn babies. I have been a doula for friends and families before the word doula was coined and has never yet been to a birth where I haven't cried. I am a strong believer in preparation for birth, and an active advocate for making researched educated choices for all decisions regarding pregnancy, birth and parenting. Becoming a Certified Infant Craniosacral Therapist has been the best addition to my lactation and doula practice. I am so amazed by the gentle yet powerful healing that happens with craniosacral therapy and am so honored to be able to offer it to families.

Right now I offer:

• Birth and Doula Services
• Lactation Support
• Craniosacral Therapy
• Parent and Family Coaching
• Respectful Connection Parenting Support Group
• I am also available to speak or teach at your high school, community center, conference, workshop, or parenting group.

I am also a mama to 4 fantastic children, a neurotic chocolate lab and two kitty brothers born at home (where else?) one of whom is still alive due to my amazing lactation skills. We live in an enchanted old Ne Portland home where the birds clean the toilets and the squirrels do dishes. Somebody has to do it.

For more information about my services please visit Sacred Arrivals.

To schedule and appointment or for more information about the Connected Parenting Support Group, please call 503.250.2973 or e-mail me sacredarrivals@gmail.com.

Exhale: Our Yoga Studio Neighbor

There is a sweet little yoga studio right around the corner from Nurture, Exhale, founded and directed by Becky Higgenson. Becky is a yoga instructor, a licensed chiropractor, and a craniosacral therapist. She can also be found at Whole Mama~Whole Child offering chiropractic care and craniosacral therapy.

Exhale has prenatal and children's yoga classes, and more.

Exhale's Prenatal Yoga is instructed by Gretchen Houge.
Tuesdays from 10am-11:15am
(rates)

Yoga during pregnancy helps women through the process of pregnancy by connecting with other mamas-to-be, allowing opportunity for inward reflection, providing a healthy physical and emotional outlet of one's experience, and, ultimately, preparing one for birth on a holistic level.

The Kids Yoga series is instructed by Mindy Dillard.
$30 for 4 classes or $10 drop-in per class.
Sundays: 12:00-1:00pm
September 20th-October 11th

Yoga is just as fun for the little ones as it is for adults! This series is for kids ages 3-7. Parents are welcome to stay and participate, or free to leave.
Call 503-545-8312 with questions or to pre-register

Exhale also has yoga therapy, craniosacral therapy, massage therapy, and community chiropractic care.

The Community Chiropractic Care is a great opportunity to receive inexpensive chiropractic care. It is on the last Saturdays of each month* from 12:00-3:00pm. The clinic is run on a sliding scale ($20-$40) and is headed by Dr. David Higginson of Highland Chiropractic Clinic. Appointments are not necessary- all you have to do is show up! If you have questions, please contact Dr. Higginson directly at (503)956-3935 or davidhigginson.dc@gmail.com.

*edited 9/16 to note that the Community Chiropractic Care Clinics will resume in January.

Free Craniosacral Therapy Clinic for Infants

Carol Gray announced that there are still a few openings for the next craniosacral therapy clinic.

Babies six months and younger will receive FREE Craniosacral Therapy treatments from Carol Gray and student practitioners of her Craniosacral Therapy for Infants training program.

June 15-19, 2009 - Workshop Clinic in Portland Oregon

Please contact Carol for available appointment times

This free clinic will be held in conjunction with the Craniosacral Therapy for Infants workshop Carol is teaching this week. There are openings throughout the week for babies whose parents would like them treated by Carol for demonstration treatments and also for babies whose parents would like them treated by student practitioners under Carol’s supervision. Infants coming to this workshop clinic will get a confirmation letter with the address and directions.

An appointment is needed for your one-hour treatment time, please call Carol Gray at 503-236-2999 or e-mailing Carol Gray. Please do not call or e-mail the clinic location for an appointment.