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Adriane Elliott Therapeutic Arts, 402 Victoria Street, Nelson, BC (2025)

09/16/2025

Cranial TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Therapeutic Massage

As some of you know I worked as a holistic facialist for many years; I have a deep love for this work and have wanted to bridge this into therapeutic massage. After much request, I am pleased to be offering a more focused treatment for structures of the cranium, including the neck, face, cranial fascia in it’s synergy with the temporomandibular joint. The jaw commonly stores stress and plays an important role in relationship to myo-mechanical functions of the upper thoracic, cervical spine, cranium and the pelvis. Benefits include improved joint function, increased blood flow, reduced pain, and reduced muscular and fascial restrictions.

This treatment is also restorative and deeply settles the nervous system. Treatment may also include the precise and integral work of addressing the musculature inside the mouth; this is a gentle yet therapeutic process. Included in the treatment is the use of hot and cold therapy, and Gua Sha where indicated. No facial products are used, with the exception of a minimal amount of organic coconut oil for glide.

Bookings are available on our online Apple Tree Orchard booking platform. All massage treatments that I offer are tailored individually, cranial or TMJ treatments can be requested at any time, however focused treatments offer an extended benefit.

09/05/2025

PRECAUTIONARY USE OF CLARY SAGE FOR LABOUR AND BIRTH >>

I have become aware in my clinic practice that women are purchasing Clary Sage essential oil as an aid for birth and labour, and I’d like to bring some awareness around risks associated with its use.

Clary sage (Saliva sclera) is a powerful plant that has a historical association as a remedy for women’s health. Unfortunately, pop aromatherapy misinformation runs rampant on the internet casually suggesting the use of Clary sage to induce or speed up labour. Like all herbal medicine there is nuance, one’s individual health and pregnancy needs to be considered and contextualized.

With the use of Clary sage women have reportedly required less pharmaceutical interventions in birth, as the therapeutic effects can assist in progressing contractions and with pain management. Research suggests that Clary sage can be used safely during labour, BUT with strong precautions - this is not an oil that should be used without the knowledgable guidance of a birth attendant, nor without complete understanding of the risks. Clary sage is completely contraindicated in pregnancy, as it may cause vaginal bleeding in the pregnant mother; and it may contain levels of naturally forming compounds (thujone & camphor) known neurotoxins that could be toxic to the developing fetus. When combined with medical induction methods such as Pitocin and Misoprostol, Clary sage can cause excessive contractions, and or incoordinate contractions; this can also occur when used during established labour. Prolonged use has known to stall labour as a “negative feedback mechanism due to overdosing”. Women who have previously given birth via caesarean section or with any history of uterine surgery should also be carefully considered before administration. Essential oil quality and dosage matters.

Additionally we need to consider not just the mother and babe, but care providers within the birth space. Clary sage is an emmenagogue, a substance that stimulates or increases the flow of menstrual blood. It should be taken into consideration if the women close to the mother are bleeding or pregnant, and post birth if the mother has a retained placenta or is at risk of haemorrhage.

A mentor suggested that Clary sage is so powerful that it could be considered Nature’s Pitocin, and can be valuable when used appropriately “but equally harmful when used without adequate knowledge”. There has been some discussion around whether the extractions of this plant should be considered a controlled substance.

I also feel that it is worth the bigger consideration as to why we may be choosing to interrupt the natural process of birth by choosing interventions, alternative or not. Physiological undisturbed births in low risk pregnancies offer the best outcomes for mother and child, with growing evidence that interventions (even “natural” interventions) can increase birth complications. When we seek something outside of ourselves we are presented with the opportunity to ask the deeper question of, why? I encourage you to follow the inquiry to the heart of the matter…

Please feel free to connect if you have any questions and have conversations with your prenatal care providers.

08/13/2025

“May your body be blessed. May you realize that your body is a faithful and beautiful friend of your soul. And may you be peaceful and joyful and recognize that your senses are sacred thresholds. May you realize that holiness is mindful, gazing, feeling, hearing, and touching. May your senses gather you and bring you home. May your senses always enable you to celebrate the universe and the mystery and possibilities in your presence here. May the Eros of the Earth bless you.”
- Blessings for the Senses by John O’Donohue

06/23/2025

“Touch your peace. It needs you now. Your plants, pets, and people all respond to your Loving touch. So does your peace. Peace is a living thing. It needs your attention and care. Touch it wth deep breathing, prayer, praise, song, stillness, silence, servitude, art, dance, movement, mantra, rest, romance, release, relationship and with your various soul nutrients. To stay free you require staying in touch with your peace. It is a wonderful presence inside you. A shimmering, sacred lake. To wake it, touch the water.”

Words by Jaiya John.

05/13/2025

- - Cesarean Section Scar Tissue Remediation - -

Our bellies are meant to be soft and supple; a tender and vulnerable aspect of our animal self. This softness allows for ease of movement, breath, and expansion during pregnancy.

Modernity has us gripping and holding in our bellies, already many of us are living restricted. Birth by caesarean section is a major surgery that requires a great deal of recovery to the multiple layers of the soft tissues in the abdomen and the uterus. Culturally we have minimized the effects that cesarean section births have on our bodies and psyches, a life saving procedure and yet an elective bypass. This year our cesarean section rate was 41% of all births here in British Columbia. This is a massive number and women all over the Provence are carrying the scars, some multiple.

Cesarean scar tissue remediation is helpful for symptoms of pain, numbness and disconnection by improving blood flow, mobility, and nerve sensation. Care and treatment nourishes our well-being, while softening fascial adhesions, encouraging healthy collagen and scar formation.

This is beautiful tender work and I am honoured to offer this to our community. You can find me offering treatments during the week at the Orchard Clinic at Apple Tree Maternity.

03/24/2025

Childbearing asks for an incredible amount of energy from our body/mind. Let us not minimize this miraculous act. We create life from our life - from our bodies, our cells, our minerals, our love. We are asked to expand our capacity for all of life’s experiences, while our bodymind transforms through exponential growth. Love-Joy-Ecstasy and Sorrow-Anger-Grief are normal expressions of the pulses of our growth and we require tender care.

Bodywork for the perinatal time continuum (preconception > pregnancy > postpartum) offers an opportunity to receive kind and gentle care, care for our aching bodies, our isolation, our nervous system, and our growing babies.

My spring schedule is now posted online, where you can view treatment availability in my new clinic location Apple Tree Maternity. https://appletreeorchard.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/9

Questions? I welcome your DMs.

02/25/2025

Wild Lavender Organic Hydrosol

In essence, Lavender has the versatility to treat a variety of conditions; it has the exceptional ability to balance and restore physiological and psychological dysregulation. Lavender is a deeply relaxing and calming therapeutic remedy.

A natural and wild-grown lavender has a higher therapeutic expression than a cultivated Lavender. The connection to raw land and gives this high-altitude flower a unique imprint of the soil, minerals, water, light, and terrain in which it is rooted. Carefully tended and harvested by hand on an organic acreage in France, this Lavender radiates its potency and vibrancy.

Restocked and available for purchase on my website. Pickup option available in clinic at the Heritage health Centre in Nelson BC.

02/10/2025

The Therapeutic Nature of Rose.

Roses have strong, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety & mild sedative qualities. As a psychological relaxant, Rose regulates the autonomic nervous system, reducing nervous stress & tension.

Rose is a powerful reproductive tonic for both men and women; and a key remedy for mind, body, and spirit.

Rose universally encourages feelings of love & heart-centred awareness.

True Rose hydrosols are beautiful way to interact with the medicine of rose daily. Misting oneself with rosewater takes only a moment to inspire and connect inwards to the true nature of our heart.

Trirosa Organic Rose Hydrosol now restocked in my website.

02/06/2025

TRIROSA Organic Rose Hydrosol

A beautiful union of traditional rosewater, distilled from the sacred Rose Otto, Rose Alba, and Rose De Mai; unified to offer a broader expression of the Rosa genus.

The gift of Rose is their ability to connect us to our internal rhythms, the rhythm of our heart, our breath, our hormones, and our sleep. In turn, they deepen our connection to the natural biorhythms of the earth and cosmos from a place of heart-centred awareness.

Hydrosols are used as subtle perfumes, therapeutic facial tonics, aftershaves, and in ritual with spiritual, mindful, or meditative practices.

So exquisite, my everyday essential.

Restocked and available for purchase on my website. Pickup option available in clinic at the Heritage health Centre in Nelson BC.

https://adrianeelliott.com/collections/aromatics/products/trirosa-organic-rose-hydrosol

01/23/2025

In February you will be able to find me practicing Registered Massage Therapy, as part of the Apple Tree Maternity Orchard alongside the lovely Carlie Hickson of . We are beginning a slow transition where I will be holding Carlie’s practice while she takes the time to welcome another child.

Apple Tree Maternity is a group of Midwives and Physicians providing pregnancy, birth and new born care. The Apple Tree Orchard offers additional perinatal support including but not limited to Prenatal/Postpartum Registered Massage Therapy, Pelvic Physiotherapy, Reproductive Health Services, Lactation Support and Counselling.

It is a great honour to be included as a branch in the Orchard, and to offer my services in support of maternal health.
Link to Apple Tree Orchard online booking site https://thenest.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/9

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01/04/2025

Après ski.

11/15/2024

Prenatal and Postnatal Therapeutic Massage

The pregnant and postnatal body is moving through sacred, important, and exponential transformation. As a new mother gives herself to the development of her child, her body requires nurturing and specific care.

Prenatal and Postnatal Therapeutic Massage gives a mother a unique opportunity to connect with her body, and to gather an understanding of some of the discomforts experienced during this time, either in preparation for birth or as part of birth recovery.

Treatments include specific prenatal and postnatal orthopedic assessments that give insight into the body’s functional movement, fascial tension patterns, and awareness of potential areas of vulnerability. Massage treatments are customized to the unique needs of each individual, and the physiological requirements of each phase of the childbearing cycle.

Benefits include pain relief, body awareness, improvement of physiological function, childbirth preparation, nervous system support, stress reduction, relaxation, improved circulation, improved breastfeeding outcomes, Cesarian scar tissue remediation, Diastasis Recti recovery, and more. * Written with respect and acknowledgment that not everyone pregnant identifies as female.

Adriane Elliott is a Registered Massage Therapist with the College of Complementary Health Practitioners of British Columbia (formally the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia); and holds additional certification in Prenatal and Postnatal Therapeutic Massage. Adriane is a mother to two children, a member of the Doula Services Association of British Columbia, and is in a continual mentorship in the study of traditional Postpartum Midwifery.

Appointments are available at the beautiful Heritage Health Centre at 402 Victoria Street, Second Floor in Nelson, BC. Booking link : https://heritagehealth.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/15

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