Hillah Hamo - Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine, 81 Hagefen Street, Gimzo (2025)

10/10/2024

שנה למלחמה
כתבתי את זה עוד לפני המלחמה
לפני שטפלתי בניצולים ובפצועים במאבדים בנודדים ובמתמודדים
לפני התקופה הזאת שהכניסה אותנו למקומות שלא נראה לי שרצינו לדעת את עומקם

ופתאום עכשיו נתקלתי בזה וחשבתי שזה זמן טוב
אבל כשבאתי לעצב אותו ככה לפוסט
מתחת לידיים שלי ראיתי אותו משנה צורה לחלוטין
כמעט מעצמו
ומתהפך

המסקנה נמצאת בפנים

והוא מוקדש לכל אחד מכם, באהבה רבה

14/05/2023

אחרי שנתיים של עבודה בחדרי הלידה בהדסה עין כרם
שבהם ליוויתי מאות יולדות
בעזרת זוג ידיים וכמה מחטים (וגם ברך ומרפק פה ושם)

אני אוזרת אומץ ויוצאת ללמד קצת הלאה

מקוה שאצליח לחלוק קצת מסודות הקסם הזה שנקרא מגע בלידה
ללמד איך אפשר לשנות בעזרתו מהלכי לידה (לגמרי, מקצה לקצה!)
להרחיב את המעגל האהבה

עם קבוצה של נשים יקרות שהחליטו להיות שם בשביל אחרות
לא פגשתי אותן, אבל אני כבר מתרגשת

השבוע, בהכשרת הדולות של אמאדמה

תאחלו לי בהצלחה
ושאהיה שליחה טובה

25/08/2019

One more little baby ready to be delivered with his head down
One more mom that feels that now she can do it
One more c section avoided

05/08/2019

The postpartum magic broth

Don't just wait to get better after childbirth
ACTIVELY do things that will help you restore what you lost in pregnancy and labor (and nursing!!!)

Next time a friend/family offers to get you a present for the new baby-
ask for this!

It will help you recover, stock back on all the good stuff you gave away in this creation, and help you enjoy more abundant mother milk

what's a better present for a newborn than that?
Rich in gelatin, cologne, protein and many many more healing qualities
this is a great way to rehabilitate after child birth
and is one of my basic tips for new moms

The afterbirth bone broth!
(sorry vegetarians, I know of no replacement that is as effective for this specific period of life)

What will you need?
- A big stock pot or slow cooker (use the biggest stock pot you have)
- Fine strainer

Ingredients:
- 2 pounds or more of animal bones (I use beef leg bones and poultry necks)
- 1 pound of carrots
- 2 stalks of celery
- 2 onions
- 1/4 cup apple vinegar cider
- 1-2 tablespoons of salt
- 1 teaspoon of black peppercorn
- Optional: As many roots, greens and seasonings you like
(my favorites are handfuls of cilantro and parsley leaves+ roots!)

Step 1: Place the bones in the large stock pot or slow cooker. Cover the bones with cool water and add apple cider vinegar. Let sit for 20-30 minutes. (The acid helps leach the minerals from the bones.)

step 2: Rough chop vegetables and add them to the pot with any salt, pepper, spices, or herbs you are using (don’t chop the greens!).

Bring the broth to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Watch the broth for the first 2 hours for a film that floats to the surface. Remove this with a large spoon.

Step 3: Simmer for at least 24 hours

Step 4: Remove from heat and use a fine metal strainer to remove all remaining pieces of bone and vegetable (you can enjoy them as a fresh meal! But it is not recommended to freeze these parts)

It can be kept in the fridge for 5 days, or stoked in the freezer for later use

Drink a cup of broth a day for nourishment (you can have more if you like, listen to your body's needs)
you can also use it to upgrade any vegetables you are sautéing, soups, stews, gravies…

Get strong, feel good, have a sweet early motherhood time!
Hillah

04/08/2019

What do you know about summer's energy?

long days, warm sun
but is that it?

I love summer, and spend every possible minute outside enjoying fresh air and nature
But it is also a time of restfulness for me.

Summer, like every season has its energy, and for each individual, there are seasons that fit good with the inner climate, and others that can be challenging.

summer is a time of the fire element. It is time of warmth and growth, where harvests ripen and come to their extreme. It is time of connecting to outer world, oppenes and endless possibilities.

For me that is great and inspiring, I am full of Ideas and passion for growth, but it also makes me want to reach everything and becomes overwhelming.
That is me.

For others summer can be a time of relief from inner cold, of easier time connecting maybe a feeling of freedom. It can be a time of too much heat (dear pregnant women...) and humidity that is felt in the joints. It can also be time of insomnia, heart palpitations and anxiety. Depending on what your inner climate is, your tendency and how balanced you are lately.

I love being in tune with the seasons, so many things that happen in us make more sense when we understand that we are not just floating around here in the universe, but are part of it, influenced by the time and space we live in.

And when we can make sense of what we are going through, we have a better chance of getting the right point for changing it (if we want to)

I hope summer is not a harsh time for you
and if it is, maybe balancing that energy can be helpful

I use herbs, nutrition and shiatsu to do that
what is your way?

I wish y'all a great summer

Hillah

18/07/2019

Feels like a massage, works like acupuncture
I truly believe this is a revolutionary way to get better

(for pain, women's health, stress and more)

30/06/2019

It sounds too good to be true
I know that is what you are thinking

things aren’t that simple
you can't just press here and there, and things will disappear

Illness does not just vanish
And life is extremely complex

You are right
It isn’t only simple
it is also very challenging

But you know, creating a new life from scratch is complex
and it happens inside us
our body is a totally crazy genius thing
and it is capable to more than we can grasp

So you are right
It is not easy to heal
but the body knows to do it
and it may be easier than we think

It may take time
there may be a limit to what can be done
but life isn’t 100% or 0%
and every step in better health is worth it all

Now, getting to this place where doing simple things makes big changes took quite a while to learn
and I do give a lot into each session so it will bring the best results
but as I said
for me,
it is worth it

Hillah Hamo

27/06/2019

No shiatsu!!!
In the whole awesome referral list amazing Joyce from Birth Services sent me!!!
only one more in all of MA!
Where I come from this is a first line pregnancy care method

Safe
comforting
gets to those sore places
and quiets the mind

Helps prep for labor
resolve back pain
pelvic pain
nausea
and more

WOW!

Boston area pregnant ladies, shiatsu is here to help you!

26/06/2019

Thank you, David Euler for opening your practice and teaching me your style of palpation-based acupuncture.

I am so grateful for having that special opportunity!

David is an internationally acknowledged professional and educator
and being able to accompany him in his practice throughout the year was an amazing experience

Palpation based acupuncture is a beautiful way to use acupuncture in a similar way to how I do shiatsu
Pure listening to the body
working with no pain
in a simple yet effective way

this was a unique experience
taking in 30 years of practicing and teaching
and getting to peek into his smart, kind work

Wordless

Hillah Hamo

21/06/2019

How does it feel to receive a shiatsu session?

The common description is of things dissolving
and re-aligning inside

Usually patients are surprised of how it happens
they expect it to be painful, to feel some hard work,
But instead the whole session
is just so relaxing

I work by palpation along the body,
gently space the joints surrounding the pain
Work along the limbs, the back, the neck

find the points and areas that are related to the pain and work on them
Then, things start to dissolve

"I don’t know exactly what you were doing but it seems that the muscle just gave up that tension"

"Funny, it Is not there anymore, but you didn’t even touch that place yet!"

We live in smart bodies
Pain/tension are usually there because of something else that is wrong
If we resolve it
they disappear

We don’t always know what is wrong, or how to help
but our body always knows the answers

Shiatsu is all about listening to the body, and helping it do what it naturally wants to do

it's like doing that stretch you were yarning for
taking that full breath you know you need
That is why it feels so good

It is just a little assistance, but very precise
and comes from deep listening
and great skill
That is why it is so effective

I hope we all find our ways to release the amazing powers we have inside us
and get back that inner feeling we know can be there

Hillah Hamo

16/06/2019

I told her the truth

In this stage of pregnancy
with the weight pressing increasingly on that sensitive area
I don’t know how much I can do to help with the swelling or the pain

But your whole pelvic region is probably stressed from the pain
I can try to reduce that, it may help
Doing that is also very helpful in preparing your body for labor

Oh, she said
That will be good enough

We scheduled for the next day

When I had her full intake I was happy that I gave her the careful answer
the prognosis wasn't very good

the swelling was there for months
She was after a challenging pregnancy
after a traumatic, painful former labor
and with some health challenges that made everything more complex

But I was doing it for years, and already knew there is no way to really know what to expect till you try. The impact of this bodywork is often surprising

*
we met twice a week
after the first session the swelling stopped bothering and the pain disappeared (!)
after another session her secondary complained was reduced by 50%
In the third we started working towards labor prep

a few days later she was induced, as she expected she will be

She had a beautiful baby girl (thanks for asking)
and as I often see, though she was induced chemically, pain level wasn't high, and labor felt as if it came naturally.
*

Please, believe me,
this is no magic
or something to believe/disbelieve in
It is just a very smart way to work with the body

our bodies are smart
and have incredible abilities to heal themselves

when you have a way to work with, not against
to give your body the help it needs to overcome the barriers that stand in its way
that power is released
and unbelievable things happen

I wish we all enjoy good health, that stems from within
Hillah Hamo

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