Mama’s Picks
Over the years of being a Yoga teacher, Doula, and daughter of one of the most amazing and knowledgable women I know when it comes to holistic health, I have spent a great deal of time advising women on where to go for this or that. Here is the master list (including prenatal and postpartum services) for the Philadelphia area! Please tell them I sent you! xoPaige
Health & BODYWORK
ACUPUNCTURE: I have been devoted to Lauren Buckley at South Philly Community Acupuncture ever since she stuck her first needle in me, but I know that all the acupuncturists there are really wonderful. I’ve turned handfuls of peeps onto this place. They can treat any issue male or female including fertility issues and can offer prenatal and postpartum care. Their sliding scale truly makes it best deal in town.
Private Acupuncture: These two women are truly awesome! Caroline Ashurst at Restorative Harmony and Kara Szumski and Healing With Ease.
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR: Justin Ohm, D.C. treats me, some of our teachers, many of my prenatal yogis, doula clients, their husbands…everyone! Even if you don’t have insurance, he will work with you. Justin’s office in Philadelphia is located in the South Philly Community Acupuncture office and you can also find him here.
HOLISTIC GYNOCOLOGY: I have been going to Iris Wolfson since I was in high school. She works out of her home in Mt. Airy and she is THE woman if you want a more personal and less clinical experience when going to the gynecologist. Find her at Alternative Healthcare for Women. She even delivered one of our oldest friends at home in 1979!
MASSAGE: We love and adore Sarah Hummel and her team at Formation Sauna.
MAYA ABDOMINAL MASSAGE: Penny, the owner of Eviama Life Spa, is an incredible healer and one of the few women in the city offering Maya Massage. Amazing for bad menstrual cramps, fertility, and digestion, this is a truly wonderful treatment. Also try the amazing Jade Groff.
MENTAL HEALTH & SELF-CARE: Motherhood is complicated. Whether you struggle with fertility issues, pregnancy loss, or maternal mood disorders, Heidi Lengel at Fulheart Family Support offers counseling, music therapy, and doula services to help you sort out the challenges you’re facing. You are not alone: therapeutic support before conception, during pregnancy, through birth, and during life with baby are a phone call away. 504-434-BABY.
PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH: Our amazing teacher Debbie Brownstein, also a Certified Pelvic Floor Yoga therapist, will now be offering private sessions by appointment to help you find the path toward improving your pelvic floor health. Many pelvic floor disorders can be remedied by less invasive methods than surgery, medications and botox injections. Debbie uses her time with you to address your needs and greatest concerns. Contact her to schedule a private session at mylovelightyoga@gmail.com. You can also check out Jade Groff for amazing pelvic floor care, maya abdominal massage, and internal work.
PHYSICAL THERAPY: Hina Sheth at Rebalance Physical Fitness works with everyone – but she is also the person we refer to postpartum mama’s who are really having a hard time getting back to their day to day movements and routines. If you are feeling major discomfort in your back, hips, etc., call Hina!
Pediatric Physical Therapy / Pediatric Massage/ Pediatric Bodywork: Melissa provides hands-on, in-home or virtual support to babies who may be experiencing developmental delay, oral ties, torticollis, and toe walking - as well as pediatric bodywork and infant massage to help with many ailments including difficulty sleeping, reflux, colic, and general fussiness. Check out melissajmanna.squarespace.com for offerings or contact her at melissajmanna@gmail.com with questions.
REIKI: Pamela Hipp (shiningbrightly@att.net) has such a sweet, loving, and healing touch.
birth & Postpartum
LOOKING FOR PRENATAL WORKSHOPS, CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT GROUPS? Look no further! You can find all of our offerings right HERE at MWJ
HOME BIRTH MIDWIVES: Check out Karen Webster, Christy Santoro, and Kathy Hindle, and Samantha Magpi
DOULAS: There are so many amazing doulas in Philly now, but these ladies are personal favorites! Jordyn Makar, Brittany McCollum at Blossoming Bellies Birth Services, Marcella DeRosa, Noelle Sengsourinh: magnoliamoonbirth@gmail.com
POSTPARTUM DOULAS: Noelle Sengsourinh (magnoliamoonbirth@gmail.com) and Hannah Brenneman will take the very best care of you and your babe
PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION: Caroline Ashurst at Restorative Harmony , Amanda Jacobs (amanda.r.jacobs@gmail.com), and Marcella DeRosa will get you all set up with your very own placenta pills. Who’da thought?!
PHOTOGRAPHY: (all kinds including individual, family, belly, and birth) Tammy Bradshaw is a friend of ours and such a pleasure to work with! She is the first person we trusted to photograph MWJ and we can’t say enough lovely things about her. Rachel Utain-Evans is one of our wonderful MWJ instructors and is also very talented behind the camera. Lastly, I have also worked with Allison Chang more recently who is available for graphic design, branding development, and photography services for supporting the creative soul. Lightwork in the form of creative portraiture (individuals, families, businesses, & more!).
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION: Elizabeth Varaso is teaching all of our Child Birth Education offerings and more. Check all our upcoming dates HERE
LACTATION CONSULTANT: Rosalie Kmiec comes highly recommended to us by our trusted Mama friends.
DOULA TRAININGS: Big ups to Beth Goldberg! This woman inspired and trained me to become a Doula which led me down the path to opening Mama’s Wellness Joint. Bless her! She is the go to woman for Birth Arts International Birth and Postpartum Doula trainings.
BIRTH TRAUMA SUPPORT: Erica Delaney is a certified nurse-midwife who has worked in pregnancy and birth care in Philadelphia for 13 years. If you are struggling after a difficult or traumatic birth experience, Erica's birth processing sessions can help you move through grief and find resolution to unanswered questions regarding your birth. She also offers birth/postpartum preparedness sessions to help you prepare for a subsequent birth after a previous difficult birth experience. Her session structure is flexible and can be tailored to your individual needs, and she offers sessions in her Center City office and via telephone through Golden Seam Midwifery.
FITNESS
PERSONAL TRAINING: Kate Jesuele, CPT, R-DMT really understands the importance of the body, mind connection and incorporates that into her training sessions. We are working on collaborating on new classes at MWJ! Find her here or kate@bodywisewellness.net
HOME WORKOUT: Rebounding! Way before it was “in,” Paige’s Mama Bev has been rebounding (jumping on a home trampoline) for over 15 years on the same Needak rebounder. Rebounding keeps you young and healthy by detoxing, increasing muscle mass, increasing lymphatic and blood circulation, and more! Known to be twice as effective as running without the stress on your joints. Receive $40 toward an hour holistic health consultation with Mama Bev RN, when you order your rebounder HERE.