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Carlie Hickson, Registered Massage Therapist
Prenatal, Postpartum and Infant Massage Therapy
Certifi

BC Registered Massage Therapist
Vodder Certified MLD/CDT Therapist
RYT - 200 hr

Online booking at appletreeorchard.janeapp.com

08/19/2025

Postpartum care matters - holistic care for your body, your mind and your spirit. Not only is it essential for your health, it’s essential for the health of your baby.

Lay your baby on your chest, take a few deep breaths, and feel their body relax into yours.

You are one and the same for many months after birth, your nervous systems co regulating in the period of exogestation. This is the 9 months out where your baby relies on you for nourishment, regulation and emotional security.

Let their smile fill your heart! Ooo! These little beings. 💜

08/16/2025

By Adriane.

Connect with Adriane -

“It brings me great joy to finally be able to offer in-person prenatal and postpartum Clinical Aromatherapy. After many years of carrying this work I have finally landed in an appropriate environment to offer this beautiful service. A sincere heartfelt thank you to the midwifery group at Apple Tree Maternity for honouring this work and seeing its value in the care that we offer at the clinic. It is my intention to bring beauty and earth based care to the life givers and the new life of this community. So may it be.

Perinatal Clinical Aromatherapy is an excellent natural remedy for treating many symptoms of pregnancy, like edema, pain, and anxiety for example. What we ingest ultimately passes through to our babies via the placenta or breastmilk, and it is worth the consideration; many botanical remedies are clinically proven to not only be safe but effective during pregnancy and postpartum. My practice offers evidence based treatment of perinatal conditions supported by a breadth of international clinical research.

For the time being, Clinical Aromatherapy treatments are being offered only when booked in conjunction with Massage Therapy appointments, and the reason for this is to keep the costs down for accessibility. Please note that Aromatherapy is NOT covered by health insurance providers and appointments are to billed and paid for separately.

I am open to answering any questions, feel free to connect.

Connect with Adriane

08/14/2025

Massage therapy is a safe and effective way to care for yourself during all trimesters of pregnancy and beyond.

Massage can help to create more ease and balance in your connective tissues and a felt sense of safety in your body. This can promote a smoother birth experience.

Finding a skilled practitioner to work with throughout your pregnancy and beyond can be a great support for bringing a baby into the world and the journey into motherhood.

Our passion is working with people during the perinatal time and beyond. We are grateful for everyone who gets on our massage table and we are dedicated to providing skilled care.

And as mothers ourselves it’s an honour to share part of the experience of parenthood alongside you.

While Carlie is on maternity leave, the wonderful Adriane Elliott is offering her wonderful work from The Nest. We look forward to seeing you soon! 🌻

06/24/2025

First postpartum massage with this little one. After all the slouched breastfeeding and infant carrier shoulders, it was magic. Well worth the 1000 soother adjustments! Thank you 🌷💕

04/03/2025

Adriane’s schedule is officially available for booking at Apple Tree Orchard!

Carlie is officially now on maternity leave and couldn’t be happier to pass her practice on to Adriane.

Pregnant and postpartum folks and beyond, she’s amazing!

Appletreeorchard.janeapp.com for booking!

You can also link to our booking page through The Nest’s website.

03/09/2025

What an honour and privilege it is to work with and witness the transformation women’s bodies and minds are capable of.

Happy international women’s day today. Let’s honour women today and every other day.

01/22/2025

I am so thrilled to introduce, Adriane Elliott, RMT. She will be joining The Nest and covering my upcoming maternity leave.

Adriane has appointments available starting in February! Be sure to check out our online booking site to see her full bio and appointment availability. Appletreeorchard.janeapp.com

I can personally attest to Adriane’s work as I’ve been seeing her throughout my pregnancy. She is incredibly talented, knowledgeable and present. I feel so held by her at every visit. To put simply, she gives a really great massage!!

Her treatments balance deep tissue, myofascial release, and detailed therapeutic massage that assist her clients in obtaining an ease in movement, and a grounded and cantered connection to self in support of thriving life.

She is a clinical aromatherapist and has studied extensively to support clients during the perinatal time reflected in both her massage and aromatherapy practice.

She has recently completed an extensive year long training with midwife, Rachel Seliga, and is in continual mentorship studying advanced postpartum care.

I will be posting her full bio on my website soon. You can also find her full bio on our online booking site.

Welcome , Adriane! I am so grateful to have you.

01/21/2025

“Could anything
Mean more to me
Right now
Than your smile
As you turn
On belly
Lifting your face”

From welcome to the world. Niki Siegen-Smith

01/13/2025

WHY is infant bodywork important when babes have tight oral tissues, when feeding challenges present due to other tension in your infant’s body, or after tongue tie revision?

Because everything is connected! This photo shows how the tongue can be influenced by our muscles of breathing (diaphragm) , muscles of the hips (psoas, hip flexor muscle) right down through your inner thighs to the toes through our fascia (connective tissue).

This photo is taken from Tom Meyers anatomy book - Anatomy Trains.

When I work on babies I treat the WHOLE body. Because it’s often (almost never) just one part of the body causing problems.

Example: A compressed hip in the womb could cause tension in the psoas muscle & therefore would affect the diaphragm too through the fascial connection. This tension would then likely cause tightness in the neck and tongue muscles which could affect your baby’s ability to get a good, deep latch.
(Try to drink through a straw with your head tilted down and to one side - it doesn’t work very well!)

Each baby is unique! Which is why a thorough assessment and individualized treatment is important. 🐣

01/06/2025

Lovely words from a lovely human.

Reviews mean the world to me, especially ones like these. It warms my heart and always helps to give a little boost to my passion in this space!

And feedback is incredibly important as a practitioner!

Thank you, JG, for the kind words!!!

12/30/2024

Thank you to everyone who supported me at The Nest this year!

It truly means the world to meet people in my work space on parallel journeys through parenthood. It’s the deepest honour to see you through pregnancy, postpartum, and to meet your little ones on the other side - or anywhere along the way, lymphatic care and other! I am constantly humbled and amazed to see the transformation that takes place during the perinatal years and beyond. This work is what I’ve dreamed of and feel so grateful to be able to pursue as my passion.

A new moon brings new beginnings, as does the new year for many.

This new moon and new year I hope to stay with my practice and passion in ways that I can, even as I move through the changes new motherhood brings yet again.

Thank you, again, for choosing The Nest. It truly means the world to me.

Changes at The Nest are coming this year! Stay tuned for more!

05/31/2024

A pilot project of sorts.

Trying out hosting an infant massage class at Apple Tree Maternity in Nelson

7 spots left in the class.

Email me if you’d like to sign up. (I’m terrible at checking messages on here)

Carliehicksonrmt@gmail.com

Address

1 - 518 Lake St
Nelson, BC
V1L 6C2

Website

http://www.thenestrmt.com/

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