Your body is resilient - and it carries so much.

Restorative bodywork is slow, skilled, hands-on care that helps your body recover from surgery, stress, and life’s transitions.

At Ebb & Flow, your care is delivered by a massage therapist who is also an RN with over 25 years of clinical experience. The focus is on intentional care for your nervous, lymphatic, and myofascial systems.

Every session guides your body into a calm, settled state where tension can release, fluid can move, and stress can ease. The approach is gentle, but the work is deep and always tailored to your specific needs.

Your body may be carrying more than it needs to. Restorative bodywork supports your natural capacity to adapt, recover, and heal.

You might be here because…

You’re healing from surgery. C-section, hysterectomy, breast surgery or reconstruction, abdominal or cosmetic procedures, or recovery from cancer treatment. Swelling, tightness, and a body that just doesn’t feel like yours yet.
A scar still pulls, aches, or feels numb. Tightness, tenderness, or restriction around healed scars, including C-section scars - no matter how long you’ve had them.
Your cycle is making life harder or your pelvis and core feel tense and congested. Heavy, painful, or irregular periods, PMS, endometriosis-related pain, PMOS (PCOS), fertility support, pelvic floor tension, bladder irritability, and mild organ prolapse.
Your gut is unhappy. Bloating, constipation, sluggish digestion, IBS, or tension you carry in your belly.
You’re in a season of change. Postpartum recovery-including core or pelvic disconnection and “fourth trimester” support- fluid retention from pregnancy, or perimenopause and menopause, with poor sleep, anxiety, brain fog, aches, and a body that feels unfamiliar.
You are living with a chronic or serious illness. You can’t find what you need in a typical spa setting. This is clinically-informed, client-specific bodywork built for a body that is carrying a lot.
Your body is carrying your stress load. Chronic stress, tension or pain, sleep disruption, overwhelm, or exhaustion.

Clinically informed bodywork.

Supporting your body through every season, cycle, and stage of healing.

Lourdes Wiley, RN, LMT, CMLDT

Registered Nurse • Licensed Massage Therapist

Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist

Abdominal Therapy Practitioner

Meet Lourdes

Surgery changes your body's landscape. From pre-op preparation through early recovery and lingering swelling months later, these sessions support your body's natural flow and healing after C-section, hysterectomy, breast, abdominal, and cosmetic procedures. Techniques are tailored to your phase of healing.
Grounded in the evidence-based Vodder Method, Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) is a gentle, rhythmic, and relaxing technique that supports the healthy flow of lymph throughout the body while calming the nervous system. The goal is to move stagnant fluid and relieve tissue restriction that may be blocking natural drainage to provide a more optimal healing environment in the body.
Helpful for: Fluid retention/”puffiness”, brain fog, chronic strain and tension that standard massage does not help, tension and/or swelling that continues post surgical recovery/rehab, scar tissue restrictions regardless of the age of the scar, systemic stress and inflammation, care for bodies carrying chronic illness, postpartum changes, and hormonal transitions.
Manual therapy to support your body’s natural flow, circulation, and structural balance. Lymphatic fluid cannot move effectively through tight, compressed tissue. By combining gentle lymphatic drainage with myofascial release, these sessions free restrictions and ease systemic tension- helping you move past that heavy “stuck” or “tight” feeling. Paired with gentle diaphragm work, each session creates space for breath to move more freely and the nervous system to calm, helping you achieve a more relaxed, settled state.
Helpful for: Painful periods, endometriosis, PMOS (PCOS), digestive concerns, bloating, constipation, pelvic floor tension, fertility support, abdominal surgery recovery, postpartum core healing and many other women’s health concerns. May serve as an excellent complement to pelvic floor physical therapy.
Gentle manual therapy adapted from the Arvigo® Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage. This work focuses on the female body’s core- the abdomen, pelvis, respiratory diaphragm and muscles, and lower back to support digestive, pelvic, and reproductive health.
Treatment is focused on improving circulation and lymphatic flow, unwinding tension, supporting healthy mobility of pelvic organs and surrounding tissues, and allowing your nervous system to down-regulate.
Helpful for: chronic stress, burnout, muscular tension, hormonal transitions, sleep disruption, illness or medically complex recovery, serious or life-limiting illness, grief support, chronic pain, and general well-being.
Integrative bodywork designed to down-regulate stress pathways, release body tension, and restore the ability to truly “breathe”. Every session is carefully adapted to your unique health history, energy level, and goals.
The focus is simple: quiet the nervous system, lower stress hormones, and create space for your body’s natural capacity to restore by supporting your physical, mental, and emotional balance. At Ebb & Flow, our approach is trauma and nervous system-informed

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The Ebb & Flow Approach

Restorative Bodywork is a nervous system-informed approach where each session is thoughtfully tailored to your individual history, goals, and physiology - never a one-size-fits-all protocol.

Your body is not a problem to be solved- it is a living landscape that deserves to be listened to.

Hands resting on a woman's abdomen representing abdominal therapy for pelvic and digestive health.

Massage table with folded linens in a calm treatment room.

On the table and beyond…

At Ebb & Flow Restorative Bodywork, care extends beyond what happens on the treatment table.

Depending on your needs and goals, your care may include:

Deep Listening and Assessment
Understanding your health history, current concerns, and goals helps guide care that is both thoughtful and individualized.

Customized Bodywork
Your treatment is tailored to your body, your health, and where you are today.

Body Literacy
Education helps you better understand your anatomy, physiology, and the many ways your body adapts, heals, and changes throughout life. We keep it easy to understand!

Self-Abdominal Care
Part of Abdominal Therapy is learning self-care techniques to support digestive function, pelvic health, and connection with your core between sessions.

Lymphatic Self-Care
Practical, easy-to-follow strategies can help encourage healthy lymphatic flow, manage swelling, and support your body's natural healing and recovery processes.

Nervous System Support
Simple practices that complement your bodywork sessions may help reduce stress, improve body awareness, and create more opportunities for rest and recovery.

Collaborative Care
Together we'll create a plan that reflects your goals, values, and comfort level, so you feel informed, supported, and actively involved in your care.

My scope of practice does not include diagnosing medical conditions or prescribing treatment. However, more than 25 years of experience as a Registered Nurse deeply informs how I assess, adapt, and provide bodywork. I believe skilled touch is a powerful therapeutic tool when applied thoughtfully, safely, and in partnership with the rest of your healthcare.