Sarah Yarwood
Birth Doula
Massage Therapist
in Kent, UK
Hi
I'm Sarah, I live in Faversham with my partner and our wonderful Kent community nestled in the beautiful countryside of the Garden of England. From here I practice therapeutic massage and support birthing families throughout their pregnancies, wherever they choose to give birth and postnatally. I'm forever working on something whether that's deepening my listening, researching birth related topics or expanding my own learnings and offerings. The nature of this kind of role is that it's a constant process of evolution to be of better support to others.
When I'm not doulaing, I'm taking it very easy to fully recharge. I like venturing off in my campervan, cooking healthy meals, dancing, enjoying a cuppa or a glass of wine.
Overall I'm a very calm, confident in birthing women kind of doula with some therapeutic skills to bring along. I want you to feel as good about your birth as possible, and that looks different to everyone. I love to nurture the mother and ensure that she is nourished inside and out whilst walking beside her as she determines what is right for her.
At the end of the day it's all about chemistry! So if you think I might be your kind of doula then get in touch and let's have a chat. If you wish to learn a bit more about this, head on over here.
Trainings
Throughout my three year massage apprenticeship in Canada with RMT Christine Sutherland, I partook in several of her trainings for pregnancy massage, labour and delivery massage and postnatal massage with the Canadian Institute of Holistic Massage Therapy at Selkirk College. Whilst serving as teaching assistant to my mentor, in 2017 I took my first doula training course with Doulas of North America and we started attending births together. I returned to England that year and since then have expanded my trainings in birth support with Red Tent Doulas and in therapeutic body work. Having come from a traditional massage background, I've since branched into other styles of bodywork from JING Advanced Massage Training which infuses deep tissue massage with elements of myofascial release, Thai massage, Shiatsu, trigger point therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and tai chi to deliver a very slow, grounding and effective remedial style of body work. Called 'the JING method', it aims to create space in the body, bring balance to the system, and allow 'stuck' tissues to unwind and gently release. This work takes the whole person into account holistically- the mind, emotional body, the physical body, nervous system and environment, which from my understanding and way of working with the body - are all inextricably interlinked and must be accounted for, especially when it comes to healing. In 2022 I joined DoulaUK which required the completion of attending another four births under mentorship and in summer of 2023 I returned to JING and completed another diploma in advanced myofascial release.
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