Hi, I’m Jess!

I am the owner of Maternal Grounding and principal therapist.

My first pregnancy with my daughter Vera-Rose was not easy. I had a hard journey from start to finish and nothing went to plan. I never received very much information at all through out the journey. After my emergency c-section, I was told not to do anything or lift anything for the 6 weeks of my recovery. I knew straight away what my purpose and passion was in life!

I was already a fully qualified Personal Trainer and Massage Therapist but I wanted to specialise in pregnancy and postnatal training, recovery and massage! So whilst being on maternity leave, I further extended my study and knowledge to be able to offer a unique service of treating women holistically and gently through their journey of motherhood from pregnancy to labour and then postnatal.

Then my son Hawaiki was born with special needs and birth trauma. We have spent many occasions in hospital with not only our son fighting for his life, but with us fighting for him. Before he turned one he had ten hospital admissions, continually stopping breathing and six brain surgeries.  After going through so much trauma, I wanted to further my studies even more and be able to provide a more holistic approach and this is when Maternal Grounding was created.

If you follow my journey on social media you will see quite a bit of our daily lives. I share a lot of our story as I believe it can help other mamas going through hard times. I want you to know that we are all in this together and you are never alone!

I am a passionate and voracious learner! It is my goal to support women with the absolute best care I can, so I am continually updating my skills and knowledge in all sorts of modalities to provide a truly unique and holistic experience when you work with me.

I am fully qualified in the following:

• Pregnancy Massage Practitioner ~ Pregnancy Massage Australia
• Advanced Massage for Labour & Labour Massage for Partner Training~ Pregnancy Massage Australia
• Advanced Post Natal Massage ~ Pregnancy Massage Australia
• Modern Pregnancy Functional Exercise Prescription ~ Burrell Education
• Modern Post Natal Assessment & Functional Exercise Prescription~ Burrell Education
• Certificate IV Massage Therapy ~ Including Swedish/Relaxation Massage, Sports Massage & Neuromuscular Techniques (Myofascial Trigger Points) ~  Q Academy GC
• Infant Massage Instructor ~ Infant Massage Australia
• Lymphatic Drainage Massage ~ Endeavor College of Natural Health
• Ho’oponopono ~ Joe Vitale
• Reiki Level I, II & Master/Teacher ~ Usui Ryoho Reiki (Lisa Powers)
• Sacred Sound & Breath Meditation ~ Lisa Powers
• Meditation Practitioner / Teacher ~ Graham Nicholls
• Breathwork Practitioner ~ Michael Bijker
• Birth Trauma Training for Birth Workers ~ Dr Erin Bowe
• Somatic Approaches to Healing Trauma ~ Somatopia
• Certificate III in Fitness ~  Human Performance Centre
• Certificate IV in Fitness  ~ Human Performance Centre
• Group Fitness Instructor ~ Human Performance Centre
• Boxing for Fitness ~ Human Performance Centre
• Active Kids Trainer ~ Human Performance Centre
• Advanced Nutrition Level 1 ~ Human Performance Centre
• Senior First Aid & CPR ~Q Academy GC

Jenny

Therapist

Hi everyone! My name’s Jenny and I’m so thrilled to be joining the Maternal Grounding family!

I absolutely love Jess’s philosophy of care, family and community – and am so honoured to embody this for the Maternal Grounding community.

I’ve been a therapist for 9 years now, working in hotel and resort spas such as Hayman Island, Palazzo Versace and QT Gold Coast.

I have two bubs of my own – my son 4, daughter 18 months old and a wonderful husband.

After having my son, the transition into motherhood was a rough one for me – unknowingly at the time, it was growing a sense of compassion in me to care for other women going through the same transition.

I love seeing progress – whether it be that you are feeling more pain free, more range of motion each session or feeling happier and supported through your journey – I’m here for that!

My background is Chinese/Vietnamese, my grandfather was a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and passed on knowledge to my mum who would use it throughout my childhood. I find so much joy in learning about our metaphysical nature but my training has been mostly rooted in Western based science – so integrating the two worlds is something that sparks my soul.