Yiska Obadia Services & Comforting Touch for Birth

Yiska Obadia Services & Comforting Touch for Birth Comforting Touch for Birth shows you how to approach people in labor with confidence. Other services include acupuncture, massage and a variety of classes.

Hello! I’m Yiska. I’ve been a massage therapist since 1995, a birth doula since 2001 and an acupuncturist since 2007. Along the way I’ve worked with hundreds of pregnant women and their partners to find comfort during pregnancy and labor. Yes, you read that right, hundreds! And that experience has shown me exactly what kind of touch women in labor do -- and do not -- want. Over the past few years, I’ve been teaching in-person workshops for doulas and parents-to-be, showing them simple yet wonderful ways they can provide comfort and support to a woman throughout the childbirth experience. Many of my students and clients have been asking me to write a guidebook they can use as a reference (and share with friends)... and so here it is: Comforting Touch for Birth. If you are a doula, childbirth educator, or parent-to be looking for a high-quality resource about comforting touch, look no further! If you want to know how to touch your partner or clients during labor in a way that is comforting and satisfying, Comforting Touch for Birth will guide you. This guidebook is a 70+ page download with illustrations and 10 videos teaching you what you need to know to provide the kind of touch women in labor want so she can feel safe, relaxed and held throughout. Visit our webpage, www.yiskaobadia.com/ctfb-guide to learn more and buy your copy that makes learning comforting touch accessible, affordable, and enjoyable!

If you want to feel like a solid team with your partner going into birth, here are a few ideas from a doula on what can ...
02/11/2026

If you want to feel like a solid team with your partner going into birth, here are a few ideas from a doula on what can help you do that.

What would you add?

01/22/2026

Allow me to reintroduce myself and invite you to take a moment to acknowledge your greatness, make a humble brag, and join me for a Comforting Touch class!

Classes for doulas in person in Chicago, NYC, LA, the SF Bay Area are coming up! And for expectant parents in NYC and always on-demand…

All the links in my profile.

This is the truth, and certainly as a birthworker.I cannot be a “safe space” for you. No one can. Being alive will alway...
01/15/2026

This is the truth, and certainly as a birthworker.

I cannot be a “safe space” for you. No one can. Being alive will always hold risk. And the attempt to avoid risk is only a reality of control, which I am not here to offer. What I can offer you is SUPPORTED SPACE, with all my heart and soul, and be there for you with whatever happens.

Gratitude .world for the thoughts inspiring this clarity.

In preparation for the launch of our Wisdom of Birth Deck, which IS happening in 2026, I’ve been dedicating myself to le...
12/30/2025

In preparation for the launch of our Wisdom of Birth Deck, which IS happening in 2026, I’ve been dedicating myself to learning more about the Tarot and how to better understand the universal wisdom offered by the cards.

In this process, I’ve learned that each year corresponds with a different card in the Major Arcana, based on the numerology of the year.

Scroll all the way through for the insights that came through with wisdom that applies to both birth and life.

Are you ready for this movement from the Hermit to the Wheel of Fortune?

Comment WISDOM to be added to the list that will let you know when we launch our Wisdom of Birth Deck Kickstarter campaign, and get you first dibs on our early bird pricing.

Artwork .prankster (This exact piece didn’t make it into the deck, but served as an inspiration for the artwork that did ultimately go into our Go Inward card.)

Did you know all of these benefits of baby massage?Share this with any new and expectant parents you know and check out ...
12/08/2025

Did you know all of these benefits of baby massage?

Share this with any new and expectant parents you know and check out the Comforting Touch for Babies on-demand class we created to make it easy to make baby massage part of any infant care routine!

When you think of “Comforting Touch”, what kind of touch comes to mind? When asking myself this question, I realized tha...
12/01/2025

When you think of “Comforting Touch”, what kind of touch comes to mind? When asking myself this question, I realized that actually there are at least 5 different categories of Comforting Touch, each with distinct attributes that are supportive or “comforting” in their own way, depending on the situation, especially when it comes to birth.

These are the 5 types of Comforting Touch I came up with: Massaging Touch, Counter-Pressure, Soothing Strokes, Rhythmic Touch, and Holding.

Do you have a favorite? I love them ALL, but if I HAD to pick, I’d go with a well timed and placed massaging touch!

If you want to learn all the ways of Comforting Touch for Birth, click on my profile to find classes for expectant parents, doulas, in-person, and on-demand!

Art credit:

11/24/2025

I don’t even know why it’s so amazing to me that we’re biologically designed to be sensitive to the soothing touch of our caregivers.

I mean duh, and of course!

But it’s still awesome to me that there are unique sensory receptors that are specifically attuned to being lullabied by this certain kind of soothing touch.

As birthworkers and partners, why wouldn’t we want to capitalize on this built in mechanism during labor?!

Comforting Touch class links in my bio.


11/20/2025

What do you think doulas?

Whether you’ve attended 0 births or 100, put your “humble brag” in the comments!

And now that we’re in agreement that you’re already a gift to any and all your past, present, and future clients, join me for a Comforting Touch for Doulas class to give your hands-on toolkit a boost! Link in bio.

I’ve got an in-person NYC class coming up especially for you next month!

Strong counter-pressure during labor, especially hip squeezes, are so helpful because…✨ It distracts our attention and s...
11/19/2025

Strong counter-pressure during labor, especially hip squeezes, are so helpful because…

✨ It distracts our attention and sensory receptors away from the sensation of contractions.

✨ It helps open our hips, making room in the pelvis that literally decreases internal pressure.

✨ And it generates a strong experience of being grounded and supported by being held in a such a secure, steady, and anchoring type of touch.

✨ That feeling increases oxytocin production and reduces stress hormones, which only supports the birth process.

The power of Comforting Touch is real. Would you agree? To learn more with me, explore the links in my bio!

Postpartum deserves this moment.
11/10/2025

Postpartum deserves this moment.

We’re often told to let go of what we think we know. Which is also a great way to approach life and learning. Open-minde...
09/22/2025

We’re often told to let go of what we think we know. Which is also a great way to approach life and learning.

Open-minded, as a beginner.

Consider though how equally valuable it is to let go of what we think we DON’T know.

This is my approach in teaching Comforting Touch for Doulas.

So commonly, people finish or get a few months out of doula training and feel like an imposter, like you know nothing, so nervous about touching your people.

There is so much (too much) we diminish about ourselves in our newness as doulas that makes us feel inadequate.

But we’re forgetting how much we already know even as . In our bones, in our own skin, in our intuitive capacity.

Come to class to hone this intuition and claim your confidence. To remember and claim what you actually know, so you can feel confident offering your current and future doula clients the deeply supportive power of your touch.

PS. Class is not only for new doulas, all experience levels are welcome (whether you’ve attended 0 or 1000 births)!

For in-person classes and on-demand, you know where to find the 🔗

The Doulas Doing Business Summit is coming Sept 9–11!If you’re a doula craving more ease in your business. If you don’t ...
09/01/2025

The Doulas Doing Business Summit is coming Sept 9–11!

If you’re a doula craving more ease in your business. If you don’t want to have to figure everything out on your own.

Join me this September for 25+ free sessions. Real tools. Real support. With doulas from around the world sharing business skills, balance strategies, and support that lasts.

📅 Sept 9–11 | Free online summit.
Register at the 🔗 in my profile. Which presentation are you most interested in? Mine is in the comments.

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