Tamar Valley Osteopathy

06/10/2025

Ever wondered why some habits stick — and others don’t?
It’s not about motivation.

It’s about how your brain is wired.
Your brain loves patterns.

Repeat a behaviour often enough and it shifts from conscious effort to automatic routine — that’s neuroplasticity in action.

Each habit follows the same loop:
Cue → Craving → Response → Reward.
Every time you repeat it and feel good, dopamine fires and strengthens the pathway.

To make habits stick
✅ Make it obvious
✅Make it attractive
✅Make it easy
✅ Make it satisfying

This month on my stories, we’re doing a 30-Day Kickstart Habit Challenge — small, daily actions that rewire your brain and build lasting change 💜

06/10/2025

Hi, I’m Antonia — your local Women’s Health Osteopath & Mummy MOT® Practitioner.

Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum bring incredible changes, and no two journeys are the same. That’s why I take a whole-person approach — blending hands-on treatment, movement, education, and community support — so you can thrive through every stage of motherhood and beyond.

✨ Pregnancy Support
Pregnancy Osteopathy – gentle, whole-body care for:
Pelvic girdle pain, SPD
Sciatica, back & rib tension
General pregnancy-related aches and pains

🌿 The Empowered Mama’s Experience (TEME) – a unique 90-minute session combining:
• Birth education
• Functional movement
• Restorative massage/ Relaxation journey
• Nervous system support
• A take-home guide so you leave both relaxed and empowered.
(Available in clinic and online!)

✨ Postnatal Support
Mummy MOT® – the postpartum check you deserve!
A full-body review of:
• Pelvic floor, core, scars
• Posture & movement
• Includes personalised rehab to help you recover with confidence.

💆‍♀️ Postpartum Osteopathy – hands-on care for aches, pain, and movement support in the early months and beyond.

💛 The Empowered Mama’s Community (Free WhatsApp Group)
Because motherhood isn’t a six-week check. Our free online village offers ongoing connection and support through every stage — from matrescence to birth biomechanics, pelvic floor recovery, postpartum posture, and more. You’ll also get instant access to my free guide: The 3 Pillars to Empowered Pregnancy & Birth.

👉 Join here:
https://mailchi.mp/fa13c388050b/the-empowered-mamas-method

✨ Whole-Person Care Beyond Postpartum
Support doesn’t end after the early months of motherhood. I also help women (and men) with:
✔️ Back & neck pain
✔️ Tendinopathies (shoulder, elbow, hip, etc.)
✔️ Sciatica & nerve pain
✔️ TMJ pain & headaches
✔️ Arthritis & stiffness

📍 Near St. Ann's Chapel, PL17 | Free parking
Message me or visit my website to book:

https://www.tamarvalleyosteopathy.com/

28/09/2025

This is a reminder that you truly can do hard things!

2 years ago I was 7 months postpartum, and feeling like I was drowning in a sea of postpartum anxiety, depression & rage. I constantly felt overwhelmed, burnt out and exhausted!

I started my fitness journey with just one fitness class a week, I soon realized how much better I felt, in my head, because of it.

2 years on, I'm the happiest, healthiest and fittest. I've found a real passion in running as well as strength training and it's now part of my weekly non negotiable (alongside proper hydration, nutrition, mobility, mindset work, boundary setting & nervous system regulation - because we always work the whole person 😜)

First 10k done! ✅

Half a marathon... I'm coming for ya 💪🏼☝🏼

23/09/2025

Your nervous system isn’t just background noise in birth — it’s one of the biggest drivers of how labour unfolds.

That’s why I created two ways to support you beyond the usual antenatal classes

🌸 The Empowered Mama’s Experience (1:1 session - in clinic or online)
✔️ Pregnancy massage to ease tension + restore comfort (or a guided relaxation journey if opting for the online version) to calm your nervous system
✔️ Birth prep workshop to understand how your body works in labour
✔️ Functional movement + breathwork tools you can actually use
✔️ PLUS a 60-page PDF handout packed with everything we cover in the workshop so you can revisit it anytime.

🌸 The Empowered Mama’s Community (group support)
✔️ Weekly education + mobility practices
✔️ Empowering voice notes + bite-size resources
✔️ Connection + ongoing support from other mums who get it

Because feeling prepared for birth isn’t just about knowing the “stages” — it’s about knowing how to work with your body, your breath, and your nervous system.

👉 Ready to feel calm, confident, and supported?
✨ Drop me a DM/ PM or head to my website to find out more.

22/09/2025

Hi, I’m Antonia — Women’s Health Osteopath & Mummy MOT® Practitioner.

Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum bring incredible changes, and no two journeys are the same. That’s why I take a whole-person approach — blending hands-on treatment, movement, education, and community support — so you can thrive through every stage of motherhood and beyond.

Pregnancy Support
✔️ Pregnancy Osteopathy – gentle, whole-body care for pelvic girdle pain, SPD, sciatica, back & rib tension, general pregnancy-related aches and pains.
✔️ The Empowered Mama’s Experience (TEME) – a unique 90-minute session combining birth education, functional movement, restorative massage, and nervous system support — with a take-home guide so you leave both relaxed and empowered. (Available in clinic and online!)

Postnatal Support
✔️ Mummy MOT® – the postpartum check you deserve! A full-body review of your pelvic floor, core, scars, posture, and movement. Includes personalised rehab to help you recover with confidence.
✔️ Postpartum Osteopathy – hands-on care for aches, pain, and movement support in the early months and beyond.

💛 The Empowered Mama’s Community (Free WhatsApp Group)
Because motherhood isn’t a six-week check. Our free online village offers ongoing connection and support through every stage — from matrescence to birth biomechanics, pelvic floor recovery, postpartum posture, and more. You’ll also get instant access to my free guide: The 3 Pillars to Empowered Pregnancy & Birth.

✨ Join here:
https://mailchi.mp/fa13c388050b/the-empowered-mamas-method

✨ Whole-Person Care Beyond Postpartum
Support doesn’t end after the baby stage. I also help women (and men) with:
✔️ Back & neck pain
✔️ Tendinopathies (shoulder, elbow, hip, etc.)
✔️ Sciatica & nerve pain
✔️ TMJ pain & headaches
✔️ Arthritis & stiffness

📍 Near St. Ann's Chapel, PL17 | Free parking
Message me or visit my website to book
https://www.tamarvalleyosteopathy.com/

19/09/2025

💜💜

Calling all mums and mums to be!

✨ Yoga for Mums & Little Ones in Tavistock ✨

Here’s what’s on each week:

🌿 Mon 10.30am – Kid(s) & Me Yoga
For little walkers up to 4 years + their grown-ups. A playful 45 minutes of giggles, wriggles, and gentle yoga to enjoy together.

🤰 Mon 11.45am – Pregnancy Yoga
A soft and grounded practice to connect with your body, your baby, and your inner strength. Gentle movement, breathwork and space to prepare for birth and beyond.

🌸 Thurs 2pm – Postnatal Yoga
Your body has done something extraordinary – now it’s time to rebuild. We’ll focus on core and pelvic floor strength, release tension, and restore connection to yourself. Babies are always welcome (crying, feeding, cuddling – all of it).

🌈 Thurs 3.45pm – After School Yoga (ages 4+)
A joyful reset after the school day with playful postures, mindful pauses, and a sprinkle of Fire and Bliss magic. Helping little yogis feel calm, strong, and confident.

Come join us – whether you’re expecting, finding your feet again after birth, or moving and playing with your little ones, there’s a space for you here. ✨

use code FABKIDS to get £10 off your 5-class prenatal, postnatal and kids yoga pack:

https://momence.com/Fire-%26-Bliss-Studio/membership/5-weeks-Pre-%2F-Postnatal%2C-Kids-and-After-School-Yoga/538070

15/09/2025

✨ You deserve the WHOLE conversation about birth ✨

Too often, antenatal education focuses only on the medical side of birth - dilation, pain relief, and what to do if things don't go to plan.

Important, yes. But what's missing can make all the difference.

🛑 We're rarely are taught how hormones, breath, movement, and pelvic biomechanics work together.

🛑 We're rarely given the full menu of non pharmacological tools that ease pain and support physiology.

🛑 And we're rarely encouraged to build the village of support that research shows reduces anxiety, lowers the risk of postpartum depression, and even improves labour outcomes.

But here's the truth;
It doesn't have to be this way. When we widen the conversation, we change birth AND recovery. We create calmer, more confident experiences, and we help mothers feel empowered in their bodies and supported in their journey.

🎉 That's why I created THE Empowered Mama's Community - A free space where you'll find education, movement, breath work, and support that go beyond the basics.

👇🏼👇🏼 Come and join us. Comment 'EMPOWERED ' or follow the link in the bio 🖇️

13/09/2025

Really looking forward to this!!

If you're a mum to be or new mum, please come along!!

Come and chat about all things pregnancy & postpartum, meet other mums and build your village of support, whilst being in the most gorgeous, cosy space, enjoying a nice cuppa with some tasty cake!!

05/09/2025

✨ The 5 Pillars of Whole-Person Care in Pregnancy & Postpartum ✨

Whether you’re pregnant or in the postpartum chapter, your body is constantly adapting.

That’s why recovery and preparation aren’t just about one muscle, one exercise, or “pushing through.”

When I work with mums-to-be and new mums, I always consider these 5 key areas:

1️⃣ Pelvis & Posture
During pregnancy, your body naturally shifts to make space for baby — and after birth, it adapts again. Looking at alignment and movement helps ease pain and prepare your body for what’s ahead.

2️⃣ Breath & Pressure System
Your diaphragm, ribs, and pelvic floor work as a team. Breathwork restores balance, reduces strain, and supports both bump and postpartum core recovery.

3️⃣ Core & Pelvic Floor
This isn’t just about “strength.” In pregnancy, it’s about connection and release. Postnatally, it’s about coordination and rebuilding function so your body supports your daily life.

4️⃣ Nervous System
Stress, poor sleep, overwhelm — they all affect how your body feels and heals. Nervous system support helps your body move into “rest and repair,” whether you’re preparing for birth or adjusting to life with a newborn.

5️⃣ Lifestyle & Daily Load
From sleeping positions in pregnancy to feeding, carrying, or returning to movement postpartum — these everyday habits shape how your body feels just as much as hands-on treatment.

🌿 When we bring all 5 pillars together, care becomes whole-person, long-lasting, and empowering.

💜 How I can support you 💜

🌿 Pregnancy Osteopathy — ease pain & prepare for birth
🌿 The Empowered Mama’s Experience (TEME) — birth education, massage & movement (in clinic & online)
🌿 Mummy MOT® & Postpartum Osteopathy — the check & recovery plan you deserve after birth
🌿 The Empowered Mama’s Community — free WhatsApp group with monthly themes like matrescence, breathwork, pelvic floor & more

🖇️ Link in bio for all

05/09/2025

📣 Calling all mums-to-be & new mums 📣

Hi, I’m Antonia — your local Women’s Health Osteopath & Mummy MOT® Practitioner!

My passion is supporting women through pregnancy, birth preparation, and postnatal recovery — helping you feel strong, confident, and more like yourself again.

✨Pregnancy Support
✔️ Pregnancy Osteopathy – gentle, whole-body care for pelvic girdle pain, SPD, sciatica, back & rib tension, or nerve symptoms.
✔️ The Empowered Mama’s Experience (TEME) – a unique 90-minute session combining birth education, functional movement, restorative massage, and nervous system support — with a take-home guide so you leave both relaxed and empowered. (Available in clinic and online!)

✨Postnatal Support
✔️ Mummy MOT® – The postpartum check you deserve! A full-body postnatal check of your pelvic floor, core, scars, posture, and movement. Includes personalised rehab to help you recover with confidence.

💛 The Empowered Mama’s Community (Free WhatsApp Group)
If you’re pregnant, newly postpartum, or simply want to feel more supported, come join our village! Every month we explore a new theme — from matrescence to birth biomechanics, pelvic floor rehab in the early days, postpartum posture, and more. You’ll also get instant access to my free guide: The 3 Pillars to Empowered Pregnancy & Birth.

✨ Join here:
https://mailchi.mp/fa13c388050b/the-empowered-mamas-method

✨Whole-Person Care Beyond Postpartum
Support doesn’t end after the early months of motherhood. I also help women (and men) with:
✔️ Back & neck pain
✔️ Tendinopathies (shoulder, elbow, hip, etc.)
✔️ Sciatica & nerve pain
✔️ TMJ pain & headaches
✔️ Arthritis & stiffness

For women in the peri/menopause years, I offer tailored guidance, exercise support, and lifestyle adjustments — alongside hands-on osteopathy — to ease symptoms and keep you strong, mobile, and confident.

📍 Near St. Ann's Chapel, PL17 | Free parking
Message me or visit my website to book.
https://www.tamarvalleyosteopathy.com/

04/09/2025

A new group in Tavistock for all the mums to be 💜

You asked for an antenatal group and a mums group.... So here ya go 💁‍♀️

The New Mums Club is a monthly session open to anyone who's pregnant or has a baby under 6 months - it doesn't have to be your first baby, as each pregnancy & birth is a unique journey!

Each session will involve social time to chat and meet other mums at a similar stage to you, along with opportunities to chat to guest experts each month.

Tickets are £9.50 per mum, which includes a hot drink of your choice. Available from www.bookwhen.com/littlegoose

First dates are:
Monday 22nd September
Monday 20th October

Guests tbc!

01/09/2025

✨ If this resonates with you, come join us inside The Empowered Mamas Community. ✨

It’s a free space where I share weekly education, movement, and mindset tools — and where you’ll connect with other women walking this journey alongside you.

Because no mum is meant to do this alone — and together, we can thrive.

👉 Link in bio to join us.