The Innate Mama

The Innate Mama Pregnancy & Post Natal Massage
Relax/Deep Tissue Massage
Baby Massage Instructor
Postpartum Doula
Reiki & Sound healing

The Innate Mama is
Holistic Pregnancy/ Postpartum Care focusing on honouring, nurturing & supporting ‘Mamas’ to be the ‘goddesses’ they were born to be. Marisa has been passionately supporting Ladies, Mamas to be & Postpartum Mamas over 17 years; as a fully qualified Massage therapist & Postpartum Doula. Her wealth of experience includes 7years of running ‘Retreat You’, 3 years ‘Spa therapist’ Endota & 3 years ‘Postpartum Doula Care’.

11/02/2026

‘The Basics’ Baby Massage group session is on Tuesday 3rd March.

Get your Mother’s group together or come solo and meet some new Mamas as we explore the basics of baby Massage.
(Dads/Partners are welcome too!)

✨Classes are fun & interactive.

✨learn how to confidently Massage your baby using the correct techniques (not a from a reel!) positioning & baby safe massage oil.

✨Learn the importance of the permission sequence & the right timing to help achieve the many benefits of baby Massage.

This 60mins session will include:

•basic baby massage techniques
•Wind colic and constipation sequence
•Permission sequence
•safe oils to use
•correct timing and positioning
•contraindications

✨Date: Tuesday 3rd March

✨Time: 10am

✨Location: The Innate Mama, Mornington

✨Investment: $50

(includes baby massage oil)

✨Demonstration dolls are available if your baby is sleeping or not wanting a Massage during the session.

I will work in with you and your babies’ needs during the session

Please note:
Suitable for Babies 5 weeks+
Babies aged 10-13months old, this can be difficult to keep your baby still for a Massage (as they just want to explore! )

To find out more info contact
Marisa 0401 676 347

marisa@theinnatemama.com.au

Book in via link in my bio

‘The Basics’ Baby Massage group session is on Tuesday 3rd March. Get your Mother’s  group together or come solo and meet...
11/02/2026

‘The Basics’ Baby Massage group session is on Tuesday 3rd March.

Get your Mother’s group together or come solo and meet some new Mamas as we explore the basics of baby Massage.
(Dads/Partners are welcome too!)

✨Classes are fun & interactive.

✨learn how to confidently Massage your baby using the correct techniques (not a from a reel!) positioning & baby safe massage oil.

✨Learn the importance of the permission sequence & the right timing to help achieve the many benefits of baby Massage.

This 60mins session will include:

•basic baby massage techniques
•Wind colic and constipation sequence
•Permission sequence
•safe oils to use
•correct timing and positioning
•contraindications

✨Date: Tuesday 3rd March

✨Time: 10am

✨Location: The Innate Mama, Mornington

✨Investment: $50

(includes baby massage oil)

✨Demonstration dolls are available if your baby is sleeping or not wanting a Massage during the session.

I will work in with you and your babies’ needs during the session

Please note:
Suitable for Babies 5 weeks+
Babies aged 10-13months old, this can be difficult to keep your baby still for a Massage (as they just want to explore! )

To find out more info contact
Marisa 0401 676 347

marisa@theinnatemama.com.au

Book in via link in my bio

Such a good idea to sign up in early pregnancy 🤰
09/02/2026

Such a good idea to sign up in early pregnancy 🤰

Are you expecting a baby this year?

Sign up to receive our free Ready to COPE series and be prepared and reassured on your journey to parenthood.

There are editions available for mums, dads, partners and non-birthing parents too.

Sign up here: https://www.cope.org.au/ready-to-cope (link is in our bio)

Prenatal & Mums/bubs yoga in Balnarring  with the best! 🌸
09/02/2026

Prenatal & Mums/bubs yoga in Balnarring with the best! 🌸

So amazing to be back in the beautiful with a wonderful group of mummas, (including this beautiful human )

This space simply feels like home…with all the furnishings & gorgeous smells I wish I had 😜

Like a big warm hug from the moment you step in.

Was wonderful to see expecting & new mummas in this incredible space.

Can’t wait to see you next week 🙌

Thursdays
🥑 10:45am Pregnancy
🥑 12 midday Mums & Bubs

I am ready and I would really love to start offering a ‘Blessing way’✨What is a blessing way? ✨A Blessing Way is an anci...
04/02/2026

I am ready and I would really love to start offering a ‘Blessing way’

✨What is a blessing way?

✨A Blessing Way is an ancient Navaho tradition of bringing love and intention to a mother-to-be, so she may enter labour and new motherhood unbridled.
It is part of the honouring of the transformation a woman goes through each time she becomes a mother.
It is about connecting this mother-to-be to her tribe of women so we may help her release and prepare for birth and offer her our energy to connect to and draw upon when she needs it.

✨So that I can hone my skills in this scared offering, I require a Pregnant Mama who would be interested having a blessing way.

✨As I am new to this offering I will be offering it at a very low cost to one lucky Mama

✨If this is something that aligns with you and you would love me to facilitate a ‘Blessing way’ for you please get in touch.

Blessings,
Marisa

Did you know that you could add any of these services to your next Massage session? 30mins Organic facial ~Using lovely ...
02/02/2026

Did you know that you could add any of these services to your next Massage session?

30mins Organic facial
~Using lovely perfect potion products. Includes a double cleanse, exfoliation, mask, serum, moisturiser and hot towels.

30mins Soundbath
~Using a combination of chakra balancing crystal quartz bowls, chimes and medicine drum. Assists in releasing stress and anxiety.

30mins Reiki Healing
~ Universal energy healing that assists in re-balancing your chakras, calming your monkey mind and re-aligning your soul.

Tailor your session to suit your needs and make up your own little pamper session!

Can’t wait to see what combination of treatments you come up with!

See link in bio to book in.

With healing hands,
Marisa x

‘I would love Postpartum doula support but don’t think I can afford it’!This is something that I hear often! Many of my ...
17/01/2026

‘I would love Postpartum doula support but don’t think I can afford it’!

This is something that I hear often!

Many of my clients have found ways to find the money to pay for postpartum doula care after birth.

Therefore, here are some ways you can make it accessible to you!

~Instead of going to a private hospital, consider seeing an independent midwife and then giving birth at a public hospital.

~When friends and family ask what you want for a gift at your baby shower, give them a list of services where they can purchase a gift voucher. Ideally, services that will support you in postpartum such as a Postpartum Doula or a food delivery service for early postpartum. That way, you can focus on recovery and feeding your bubs rather than worrying about what to cook for dinner or what to eat for your next snack!

~Start putting away $15-$20 before you get pregnant or in early pregnancy. That way you’ll be able to save $$$ for Postpartum support.

~Borrow money from your parents or a close friend (I had one client ask her Mum as some unexpected bills came in, and she paid her Mum back when she returned to work)

~ Instead of purchasing the ‘latest model’ or the ‘best pram on the market’ consider buying a less expensive brand, or purchasing it off marketplace for half the price!
Trust me, your baby won’t care if you have the most expensive/aesthetic items in his or her bedroom!

~Make your ‘baby moon’ a smaller getaway, or consider not going interstate and settling for an air bnb in Victoria.

I hope you found these suggestions helpful. If you are looking for Postpartum doula support this year please get in touch.

Marisa x

❤️
17/01/2026

❤️

I held you long before my arms did, in my dreams and thoughts. I whispered to you the lullabies that would later send you off to sleep.

I knew you long before I met you, I would talk of your personality made up of elbows and knees, “ready to keep me on my toes”, I would say.

I loved you long before I saw you, tracing black and white prints of your lips, knowing soon enough I’d be kissing them with my own.

I heard you long before your cry into the world. That first heart beat, the one that echoed love and relief, a quick rhythm that made time slow down.

I wanted you long before I needed you, as I sat there willing tests to show me the lines that would change my life.

I felt you long before I touched you, the stretches of my belly proudly growing you. The pain that sometimes comes with being made of eachother, the worry, that I couldn’t be without you now.

I shared with you my heart before you’d steal it completely. I’ve shared stories, ones of how I met your father, books already sitting on your shelf. I’ve shared unspoken emotions with you that I know you can feel.

I’ve shared my body,
I am your land and you are my guide.
When it’s dark at night I wonder, will it be tonight?

I’m nervous
There’s so much I don’t know.
But I know I love you.
I’m ready
when you are.
See you soon,
love, Mum.

Words from my book ‘All I See Is You’ - on Amazon
Photo via Pinterest

14/01/2026
31/12/2025

Wishing you all the most amazing year ahead.
May it be filled with happiness, health and love.
See you in 2026!
Marisa x

22/12/2025

It’s a wrap for the year
I just wanted to thank all of my beautiful clients, friends and colleagues for supporting me this year. Thank you so my gorgeous postpartum doula clients who choose me to support you in Postpartum.

Without you I wouldn’t have a business! I’m grateful to every single one of you 🙏
It’s been a big year for me this year, in business and in everyday life.

How lucky am I to still do what I love?

Wishing you all the most wonderful Christmas and new year filled with love and light.

Blessings, Marisa x

Ps I re-open on Monday 5th January. See you then x




‘The Basics’ Baby Massage group session is on next Tuesday!Get your Mother’s  group together or come solo and meet some ...
09/10/2025

‘The Basics’ Baby Massage group session is on next Tuesday!

Get your Mother’s group together or come solo and meet some new Mamas as we explore the basics of baby Massage.

✨Classes are fun & interactive.

✨learn how to confidently Massage your baby using the correct techniques (not a from a reel!) positioning & baby safe massage oil.

✨Learn the importance of the permission sequence & the right timing to help achieve the many benefits of baby Massage.

This 60mins session will include:

•basic baby massage techniques
•Wind colic and constipation sequence
•Permission sequence
•safe oils to use
•correct timing and positioning
•contraindications

✨Date: Tuesday 14th October

✨Time: 10am

✨Location: The Innate Mama, Mornington

✨Investment: $50

(includes baby massage oil)

✨Demonstration dolls are available if your baby is sleeping or not wanting a Massage during the session.

I will work in with you and your babies’ needs during the session

Please note:
Suitable for Babies 5 weeks+
Babies aged 10-13months old, this can be difficult to keep your baby still for a Massage (as they just want to explore! )

To find out more info contact
Marisa 0401 676 347

marisa@theinnatemama.com.au

Book in via link in my bio

Address

Ellabella Way
Mornington, VIC
3931

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Friday 12pm - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+61401676347

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Our Story

Retreat You is Massage Therapies & Energy Healing for Ladies. Specialising in Pregnancy/Post Natal Massage & Post Natal Doula Care.

Marisa from Retreat you has been a qualified massage therapist for over 15 years & she is very passionate about her career. Her wealth of experience includes: Mobile Massage Service, successful home studio & working at Endota Dayspa.

We Look forward to treating you soon at Retreat You! .