Jen Holland Wellness

12/19/2025

My first class of 12 spots filled in 30 hours. I’m telling you, there is a huge need for this work!

12/17/2025

The Baby Listening Method Foundations Training is here!

I have had the honor and joy of being my community’s baby bodyworker for the last 10 years. I helped almost 600 babies in my practice last year, and am on track to surpass that number this year. I am currently booked out 4-5 weeks for both home and office visits, which is a great problem for a business owner to have, but a real problem for the uncomfortable babies that need help now.

It has become abundantly clear that our community needs more people who know how to help babies be more comfortable in their bodies! A few local midwives have been asking for years when I would offer a training so they could have some of these tools rather than sending parents my way to wait sometimes weeks for an appointment. I have wondered, can I even teach what I do? I’m very good at my work after all. 😁 Last summer my dear friend, gifted massage therapist Sherri Clark spent a week training with me, and she was able to take her new skills back to Chattanooga to become her community’s baby bodyworker, and she is changing lives! Her success and encouragement have driven me to finally create a training.

This in-person, hands-on training on February 15, 2026 will introduce the foundations of the Baby Listening Method — a gentle, observation-based approach to understanding what babies are communicating through their bodies, movement, and behavior. We’ll explore how modern pregnancy, birth, and early life can shape patterns of tension or discomfort, and how careful listening — with our eyes, hands, and nervous systems — can help guide us in helping babies feel safer and more at ease in their bodies.

This training is designed to add assessment and treatment tools to your toolbox, whether you are a birthworker, bodyworker, lactation consultant, parent, or anyone else who works closely with babies. No prior bodywork training required — just curiosity, humility, and a willingness to think about and look at babies in a new way.

I couldn’t be more excited to be sharing this work with more baby helpers! Sign up through my Calendly link in bio.

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12/14/2025

This time of year, it is dark when I finish my day at the office. I don’t use the fluorescent overhead lights (we’re trying to regulate nervous systems in here) so it feels very cozy in the evenings. My last visit of the day gave me a beautiful opportunity to talk to a sweet mama about life and death and the hard and beautiful things in between. After she left and I finished my chart note, I gathered all my things and turned off the lights and got to the door to leave when I noticed a lovely glow coming around the corner. I came to turn this last light off and paused to take it in. I really love this beautiful little space we have created for the children that come with their parents for appointments here. In creating this healing, soothing space for our clients, we have also given ourselves the gift of spending time here.
We have been here for a year now!

12/11/2025

**Applications close December 23, 2025**

I’m hiring an admin assistant!
As my practice has grown, one thing has become very clear: I need help behind the scenes.
I am looking for a kind, organized, detail-loving person to support me with scheduling and maintaining my cancellation list. I envision this role starting with 2–4 hours per week, with room to grow as my business continues to grow.
This flexible role is a great fit for a clear communicator who is looking for just a few hours a week and is interested in being a part of a small, heart-centered practice that supports babies and families. I warmly welcome applicants of all genders, identities, and orientations.
Please send your cover letter and résumé to jenhollandwellness@gmail.com

12/01/2025

If I had a nickel for every time I have commented on a baby's tight trapezius muscles and had their mom reply "she got it from me, that's where I hold my tension too," I would have a lot of nickels. Our babies mirror us!

And sometimes trap tension is less about use of these muscles and more about the state of our nervous system.

Check out this awesome blog post by the very smart Missy Bunch on the connection between trap tension and shallow breathing!

Shallow, chest-dominant breathing can overactivate the upper traps, creating tension and discomfort, but focusing on diaphragmatic breathing can restore balance and reduce pain. By teaching clients exercises like 360-degree breathing, you can help them improve core stability, optimize posture, and r

09/04/2025

I still have a few spaces open for my upcoming infant massage class at Bella Vie, and I would love to have you there! Link to register in bio. DM with questions!

09/03/2025

Interested in keeping up on my classes (for parents), trainings (for professionals), and other offerings? Join my newsletter by following the link in my bio. There is a lot happening over here and I’m excited to share it!

08/30/2025

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08/29/2025

My incredibly smart and talented friend Dana has a blog that you should check out if you're a mom and you're interested in awesome stuff! Here is a post featuring our mutual friend Madeline who talks about essentials for new moms, including postpartum doulas. I have been blessed to be her postpartum doula four times now! Check it out and subscribe! I don't get anything from this other than the satisfaction of introducing people to cool stuff, haha.

Looking for the best motherhood hacks, products, and advice? Read this post to see what this mom of 4 has to say!

08/02/2025

I held my infant massage class practicum over four weeks in July with four awesome families, and we had a great time! I still have to finish up my paperwork to send in, but I already passed the test! I’m excited to offer my first series as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor at the place my journey to birth work began, the beautiful Bella Vie Gentle Birth Center.

This round will include a prenatal class for expectant parents, and a four week series for parents/caregivers and their babies.

Register here: https://calendly.com/jenhollandwellness

07/04/2025

Babies only have three jobs to do: eat, sleep, and digest/poop, and bodywork can help with all three. Plus, they love it!

04/26/2025

I got to hang out at the Polk County fairgrounds for a Fam Jam event with today when a mama stopped by to chat about her sweet preemie baby needing some help with his upset belly. I was like, well I’m free right now! We pulled out some chairs and I did some work with her tiny little guy while folks gathered around to watch. So fun!