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02/27/2026

Abdominal work is often the missing link in whole-body results.

When you skillfully integrate abdominal massage into your sessions, you can:
✨Become a more effective bodyworker
✨Improve outcomes for musculoskeletal pain
✨Support clients with digestive concerns
✨Work confidently with menstrual regulation
✨Support postpartum recovery
✨Support clients with post surgical healing
✨Expand your client base with specialized skills

This 2-part, in-person training is designed for experienced bodyworkers who want to elevate their clinical effectiveness while maintaining therapeutic presence and care.

🗓️ Level 1: May 14–15
🗓️ Level 2: June 4–5

📍Held in Duxbury, VT

You’ll leave with practical, immediately applicable skills that position you as a go-to practitioner for abdominal and core-focused work.

Spots are intentionally limited to ensure high-quality, hands-on learning.

Reserve your spot and expand what’s possible in your practice.
🔗 in b!o

02/24/2026

I hear from clients all the time things like “I was told that my uterus was tilted to the left”. That is not as important to me than other aspects. Here are just a few…so much more nuanced than can fit here: nervous system, lifestyle, diet, habits. But here’s what I regularly wok with and teach. Scroll through to find out!

02/16/2026

I’m so excited to share this free mini course I’ve created called the ABDOMINAL MASSAGE STARTER PACK

Upon signing up, you will receive 5 modules directly in your inbox. In these modules I’ll include:
💆🏽‍♀️ 3 over the sheet techniques that can be done with anyone
💆🏽‍♀️ proper draping
💆🏽‍♀️ techniques with oils
💆🏽‍♀️ Shiatsu “hara” palpation sequence to practice depth and connection
✅ and logistical info about consent, contraindications, and more

This is all arranged so you can get started in abdominal massage in under 2 weeks:
🌟 with confidence
🌟 with presence and clarity
🌟 and with safety in mind
🌟 so you can begin to integrate this important work directly into your sessions

To find the Abdominal Massage Starter Pack head to my 🔗 in b1o or message me and I’ll send you the link.

02/08/2026

Date change for spring class! Hosted

Join me this spring or fall for an opportunity to learn abdominal massage! This is my 4th year teaching this class. What was born from a massage therapist asking “can you teach me abdominal massage?”, has evolved into:
💆‍♀️a class attended by over 60 massage therapists, physical therapists, and doulas.
📖 It now comes with a detailed manual so you can keep the techniques close with you as you practice.
📈 It is NCBTMB approved for CE hours,
💵 VSAC approved for the advancement grant.
🌞and has undergone several cycles of evolution so I have been able to shape the class materials to be delivered in the most effective way. I have shaven off some of the excess and added in techniques and concepts that will help you in confidently bringing this important work into your community.

🖥️ and as a bonus for the class this spring: you will be the first recipients of my abdominal massage online course FREE upon completion.

Whether you’ve been eyeing this class for a while or you’re just now hearing about it, don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. We need more massage therapists who weave abdominal therapy into their work in a safe, trauma informed and healing way.

Hope to see you there 💜

02/02/2026

So thankful for this amazing, supportive group of women who came out to help film my online abdominal massage intensive. Who needs Hollywood when you have community? It was a hectic day filled with my kids who played sick and came along with me, plus of course it was the day I had to sign them up for summer camps. We had laughs and cry’s and it will definitely be a memorable day in my life.

Scroll to see some behind the scenes including a mic check, yeah, I used a Bluetooth mic for the first time:)

Thank you thank you to all who helped ( .urth all the way from Maine, and a couple other non-instagrammers), and thank you for the beautiful studio space.

💜 ❤️ ♥️

01/31/2026

This spring !!

01/28/2026

I’ve had interest in taking my abdominal massage class from people who can’t make it to VT to do the in person option.

SO I AM TRYING MY HARDEST TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN!!

I am figuring it out as I go but one thing I do know about myself: handwriting helps me put my thoughts into action.

Next week I am filming some portions of the class with the help of some past students.

I’m doing things the way that makes sense to me, and in ways that make sense to my students, mixing learning styles. I want to make it very interactive and action oriented.

If you want to be in the loop when this class is live, you can join my email list ( 🔗 in bi0) or keep following along with me .

Thank you for being here! 💜

01/18/2026

Massage therapists: how would you respond to this Reddit thread?

I was doing some research for my online class as suggested by some of my mentors and found this tedious work to be super interesting. Part of my job as an educator is to educate on WHY learning abdominal massage is important. I hope you get a little glimpse into the way I think and maybe even learn something here.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

01/06/2026

Does the algorithm also like to feed you “massage championship” content?

As a somewhat competitive person by nature (or at least with a competitive upbringing), I always wonder how I’d do, and then I see videos of myself, and yeah, I’d lose.

But here’s what the judges would be missing:

Minute movements- these movements aren’t always able to be SEEN by an onlooker, but are present when you are giving treatments involving really precise assessment and observing subtle changes within the body. YES! I am offering movement here.

Encouraging movement of Qi- by offering static holds (yes I know I just said I was offering movement…both can be happening at once 🤯). We are nourishing the tissues by drawing qi and blood to the region. This is a technique we do in areas of “deficiency” ie- areas that are not receiving enough qi, blood or body fluids. This enhances circulation!

My connection to the human! This is not to say the massage championship are not connected. But it is performative. This is not. This is connection to what the client brings in that day. What and where their body is holding at that moment. What it is asking to recieve and where it is asking to let go.

Patience- the judges probably don’t have a category for patience. For waiting. For sensing. For responsiveness.

This, all that the judges don’t see, is what I teach in the Abdominal Massage Intensive. We are not performing, we are connecting. The techniques and concepts are not showy, they are practical.

Registration is open for spring and fall in person trainings in VT:)

And guess what?! Online class coming in the spring as well 🙌 Comment CONNECT to stay in the loop about all future offerings!

12/22/2025

So many bodyworkers I teach don’t doubt that the abdomen matters.
What they doubt is where to begin.

If your hands keep finding their way back to the belly—through digestion, breath, pelvic patterns, pain that won’t resolve—there’s a reason. That curiosity isn’t random, and it’s not something to push away just because it wasn’t clearly taught in school.

Abdominal work doesn’t have to be forceful, awkward, or “off limits.” With the right education, it becomes clear, grounded, and deeply supportive—for both you and your clients.

If this feels familiar, you’re not behind. You’re listening.
And there is a way to learn what’s been missing.

12/19/2025

Depth and pressure are soooo important in abdominal massage. Not so much HOW DEEP you go or HOW MUCH PRESSURE you give but…

HOW YOU GIVE THE PRESSURE!

This is a vulnerable area, designed to protect the internal organs. We have to be super aware of subtle tensions that we may be triggering through our touch.

In the Core Connections Abdominal Massage Intensive, this is a recurring concept within all of the techniques. It’s more important than technique. It’s all about our CONNECTION…that’s what makes our clients feel safe.

Learn more about upcoming training dates and locations through my 🔗 in b10.

Would love to see you there 💜

11/21/2025

Abhyanga can be done as self massage, with a practitioner or with friends and family. For many people in India, where this practice originated, this is part of a daily (or almost daily) routine. Like brushing teeth, getting enough sleep, massage is seen as an essential part of DAILY self care.

I’ve never been to India, but I have spent over 3 months in Nepal, staying in their local communities. People there massaged each other all the time. Even abdominal massage was part of their repertoire. They didn’t spend hours giving massage…it seemed more to fit in when it made sense. When someone got back from a long day working. When a friend complained of a sore neck. When I had digestive issues.

So when Hannah described Abhyanga to me, it made sense. She said “it’s just part of their daily lives in India. The kids learn it from parents. Sometimes they do self massage and sometimes to others. It’s just a way of taking care of each other.”

While it is a little different here: we often pay someone for a massage, I like thinking of it in this way “we are taking care of each other.” We are offering this innate human need for touch. For our physical, emotional and spiritual health.

If you are curious about Abhyanga massage, Hannah offers sessions at Core Connections (located ) on Sundays. Try it out and then catch a patch of sun afterwards!

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875 Roosevelt Highway
Colchester, VT
05446

Website

http://Coreconnectionsvt.com/

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