Since 1992, founder Michele Holland continues her life’s work celebrating pre- and perinatal massage therapy, infant massage, birth and postpartum doula care for the benefits of both families and her fellow professionals. Michele is passionate about integrating these hands on healing arts into mainstream maternity and infant health care during life’s most significant moments – nurturing pregnancies, comforting hearts and hard work during labor and birth, attaching and attuning as we welcome babies, and caring for new parents and their wee ones into their fourth trimesters and beyond. Like pebbles gently tossed into a quiet pond, Sanctuary’s mission is replenishing the ripples of skilled touch that connect us now, and spread through lifetimes and generations towards a more connected, peaceful world.
“The pre- and perinatal workshop has been life-changing! It completely shifted how I approach prenatal massage, showing me how incredibly effective gentle techniques can be — not just for pain relief in pregnant clients, but in deep tissue and relaxation work for anyone. I use what I learned every day, and my clients are amazed at the results. I’ll definitely be back for the certification!”