Kailyn Knight LMT

11/15/2023

I am back in the classroom, and I love being a student—FOREVER a Student, FOR CERTAIN.🫀And the and it’s new location is so beautiful! 💖

More advanced myofascial techniques are now available in my treatment room. ❤️‍🩹

We focused on creating more options for movement with the leg, knee and foot with techniques shared by my teacher and Bruce Nelson.
Alway grateful for the knowledge passed down and for the feeling of INTEGRATION.🦶🫶🦵

05/10/2023

Look who visited the caregivers at the hospital today! I got llama kisses! 🦙💋💜🏥👩🏼‍⚕️🥕

10/13/2022

I teach the power of the breath in my therapy sessions.

My patients and I practice circular breathing-inhaling and transporting the breath down to fill your belly, expand the rib cage and then broaden the chest, and an exhale with the mouth open emptying the abdomen first and then the chest. This all happens slowly and with intention and support. This breath practice can induce a parasympathetic response in the body-“rest and digest” mode. This is where the healing happens. ❤️‍🩹

Research finds five to 10 minutes daily of a type of strength training for muscles used in breathing can help anyone reduce or prevent high blood pressure. The training can also help elite athletes.

03/04/2022

"Access to basic integrative healthcare services in cancer care not only supports a higher quality of life, but this study also shows that these services increase a patient's chance of survival."

YES to increasing survival rates! YES to new research supporting Integrative Medicine including MASSAGE THERAPY! Just think of the possibilities and benefits to increase your health...

Women receiving conventional medical therapy for breast cancer fare better when they have access to integrative health services, a new study indicates.

11/30/2021

I am back in the clinic and so happy to serve our community with healing touch. ✋

This is body, mind and spirit medicine. ❤️‍🩹 I treat people on their worst days and their best days for all kinds of ailments. Massage can help move blood to hydrate and heal tissues. When we massage the body we encourage new oxygenated blood that carries new nutrients to heal parts of the body that may be in need. Massage gives your body a healing boost—it’s already working its magic each day. Connecting with your body through safe touch helps ease the mind and supports parasympathetic rest. Safe touch in a safe place nourishes the spirit into lightness and a general sense of well-being. 💯

I practice Swedish massage, Shiatsu massage, lymph drainage, myofascial release and biodynamic cranial sacral therapy. You can come see me for treatment at Providence Integrative Medicine on the East and West sides of Portland! 🙌

05/25/2021

belly binding after birth//the first forty days//Bengkung Belly Binding//Traditional Malaysian Belly Binding//16’ piece of muslin cotton//postpartum healing//mama care

•supports the shrinking of the uterus
•healing diastasis recti (aka, the abdominal separation)
•provides support for the pelvis, hips and lower back
•uses the opportunity of the hormone Relaxin in the body to support loose ligaments
•ancient healing practice that is customizable for your body shape
•moves blood after birth
•emotional closure to pregnancy and birth

Mamas can start binding right after birth. Healers recommend 2 - 5 days after birth for 6-12 hours a day. If you are recovering from a C-section, then you want to wait until to your incision is healed (6-8 weeks after birth). It takes about five minutes to bind. Check out online tutorials to learn how to bind.

I bought my BengKung bind from .wisteria and learned how to bind from their online YouTube videos. I started binding seven days after birth, and I wear the bind for six hours a day when I remember to do it! I didn’t bind after my first baby, but now I am learning so many more ways to take care of my self postpartum. I have a whole year of postpartum healing planned ahead to make sure that I feel good and to promote longevity to be the Mama I want to be for my babies.
💜✨🔥💫💋🌈💪

04/15/2021

This! This! This! 💜💜💜
New Mama’s need nourishment. 🥘
For all my pregnant mamas and their caregivers THIS book is a great resource on how to nourish the mother after birth for her longevity and replenishment ! 🍲

Thanks to my sister friends Christina Provencio and Lara Pacheco W for their presence and love when recreating some of these recipes including Oxtail Stew for the blood, Mushroom broth for an immune boost, Oats and Chia Congee Cups for digestion, and Chicken, Red Dates and Ginger Soup for many, many postpartum benefits! My freezer is stocked and ready. 🥒🥬🍚🥕

I have recommended this book to many new mamas that I treat for prenatal massage, and I have witnessed a shared inspiration and confidence to care for oneself in this vulnerable time with such sweet, slow tenderness and nourishment for herself and baby. I have experienced how challenging this postpartum period can be the first time around. 🌈

03/27/2021

Farewell for now. 👋 Thank you to my colleagues and patients for all the lovely baby blessings. 🌈
I will be back in the clinic in September. 💜

03/06/2021

Yes to antibodies! Providence Portland Medical Center is the first to release a new study on pregnant women that received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine for SARS CoV-2 and found that antibodies for COVID-19 were in breast milk! Way to go PPMC Docs!

New study demonstrates that breast milk of vaccinated mothers will provide Covid-19 antibodies to infants.

11/19/2020

My colleague, Dr. Ken Weizer ND, always has a joke to tell you when he sees you! Here he has some quick tips to ease anxiety for us in these times of adversity.👇🏽🌈🐕🐝💜

This is "Providence Oregon | Dealing with Anxiety During Uncertain Times" by Providence Oregon on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…