Traditional Postpartum Belly Binding

Traditional belly binding also known as fajada, is a deeply nurturing postpartum practice that offers gentle support for your body, mind, and spirit after birth. Rooted in generations of women’s wisdom, this ritual involves wrapping a soft, supportive cloth around your abdomen to hold and honor your body as it heals. The gentle embrace of the bind supports your core and lower back, encourages your uterus to return to its natural position, and helps ease discomfort from muscle strain or swelling. It can also aid circulation, reduce water retention, promote better posture, and support the healing of diastasis recti — the separation of the abdominal muscles that often occurs during pregnancy. Many mothers describe it as feeling “held/hugged together” — a comforting sense of stability, strength, and care during a time of great physical and emotional transition.

In my sessions, I weave in my knowledge and training in abdominal and womb massage, visceral therapy, and lymphatic care to further support your body’s healing process. These gentle, intentional touch therapies help release tension, encourage the natural flow of fluids and energy, and restore balance within the abdominal and pelvic space. Together with belly binding, they create a holistic, deeply restorative experience — one that supports your physical recovery while nurturing your emotional and energetic wellbeing.

Beyond the physical benefits, belly binding is also a profoundly nourishing way to witness and honor your birth journey. It invites you to slow down, reconnect with your body, and acknowledge the incredible transformation you’ve just experienced. This sacred act of wrapping becomes a quiet ritual of remembrance — a way to hold space for yourself, your story, and the powerful threshold you’ve crossed into motherhood. Belly binding is not just about recovery; it’s about being gently witnessed, supported, and celebrated as you step into this new chapter of your life.

*Recommended: 1x a week for 3-4 weeks total

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Credentials & Training

 
 

  • La Matriz Birth - Postpartum Belly Binding with Tema Mercado CPM.

  • Sacred Pregnancy - Sacred Belly Bind

  • Certified Biodynamic Visceral Therapy - LifeShapes Mary Louise & Christopher Muller

  • Lymph Mojo - Stop Chasing Pain Perry Nickelston D.C. The Lymph Doc

  • Traditional Abdominal Womb Massage taught by Maria Eugenia Gobbato, Midwife and Holistic Body Worker

  • Postpartum Pelvic Physical Therapy taught by Lynn Schulte, Physical Therapist, specializing in the holistic treatment of the postpartum body

  • Abdominal Womb Therapy - Women's True Healing Certification Program with Marcia Lopez