Mayasoma Therapeutics

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is form of Cranial Osteopathy. Craniosacral Therapy recognizes five key movements in the body: the mobility of the cranial bones, the fluctuation of cerebrospinal fluid, the motility of the central nervous system, the reciprocal tension membranes, and the involuntary mobility of the sacrum between the ilia. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy also recognizes these body movements, but prioritizes the innate intelligence expressed by the body. This intelligence defines the internal balance of chemistry, nervous activity and alignment in the body. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy experiences this intelligence as a wider ordering principle in nature, and health as a living breathing reality that can be palpated by knowing hands.

Student sessions now available to book online. Sessions are 30 minutes and low cost. Link to booking site in bio.

Please connect if you have any questions.

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Mayasoma Therapeutics in Nelson BC.

Finding a new pace and flow in the Mayasoma studio.

Offering Perinatal Registered Massage Therapy.

Booking link mayasomatherapeutics.janeapp.com

Mayasoma Therapeutics | Calendar is now open for summer for 2026.

Appointments are available to all current patients and new perinatal patients. If you are continuing care, an email was sent to you earlier in the week with a link to your new Mayasoma JaneApp account. Appointments are booking fast. If don’t see an appointment date or time that works for you, please add yourself to the waitlist so that I know you are trying to book in and I will try to find you an appointment.

New non-perinatal patients are welcome to book by referral only (ie. family, spouse and good friends of current patients). At the moment, perinatal patients will be given booking priority.

Booking link in bio.

The Four-Fold Spiral of Celtic Symbolic Origin >>>>

Interconnection
Wisdom
Balance
Earth
Presence
Protection
Foundation
Solar cycles
Physical > Emotional > Spiritual > Mental
Thinking > Feeling > Sensation > Intuition
Spring > Summer > Autumn > Winter
North > South > East > West
Earth > Air > Fire > Water

It is with great joy that I welcome you to Mayasoma Therapeutics, a new massage therapy studio opening July 2026 - by appointment only. Located at 466 Josephine Street, second floor in Nelson BC. The treatment room is beautiful, spacious, bright and quiet. This building has been home to several incarnations of myself, and it feels full circle to return to this healing space.

My booking site will be live next week, in the meantime I am gathering a waitlist for therapeutic massage. If you would like to stay updated on my latest offerings, drop your email in my DMs and I’ll add you to my mailing list. Perinatal massage therapy appointments and existing patients will be given priority booking.

Cranial TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Therapeutic Massage

As some of you know I worked as a holistic facialist for many years; I have a deep love for this work and have wanted to bridge this into therapeutic massage. After much request, I am pleased to be offering a more focused treatment for structures of the cranium, including the neck, face, cranial fascia in it’s synergy with the temporomandibular joint. The jaw commonly stores stress and plays an important role in relationship to myo-mechanical functions of the upper thoracic, cervical spine, cranium and the pelvis. Benefits include improved joint function, increased blood flow, reduced pain, and reduced muscular and fascial restrictions.

This treatment is also restorative and deeply settles the nervous system. Treatment may also include the precise and integral work of addressing the musculature inside the mouth; this is a gentle yet therapeutic process. Included in the treatment is the use of hot and cold therapy, and Gua Sha where indicated. No facial products are used, with the exception of a minimal amount of organic coconut oil for glide.

Bookings are available on our online Apple Tree Orchard booking platform. All massage treatments that I offer are tailored individually, cranial or TMJ treatments can be requested at any time, however focused treatments offer an extended benefit.

PRECAUTIONARY USE OF CLARY SAGE FOR LABOUR AND BIRTH >>

I have become aware in my clinic practice that women are purchasing Clary Sage essential oil as an aid for birth and labour, and I’d like to bring some awareness around risks associated with its use.

Clary sage (Saliva sclera) is a powerful plant that has a historical association as a remedy for women’s health. Unfortunately, pop aromatherapy misinformation runs rampant on the internet casually suggesting the use of Clary sage to induce or speed up labour. Like all herbal medicine there is nuance, one’s individual health and pregnancy needs to be considered and contextualized.

With the use of Clary sage women have reportedly required less pharmaceutical interventions in birth, as the therapeutic effects can assist in progressing contractions and with pain management. Research suggests that Clary sage can be used safely during labour, BUT with strong precautions - this is not an oil that should be used without the knowledgable guidance of a birth attendant, nor without complete understanding of the risks. Clary sage is completely contraindicated in pregnancy, as it may cause vaginal bleeding in the pregnant mother; and it may contain levels of naturally forming compounds (thujone & camphor) known neurotoxins that could be toxic to the developing fetus. When combined with medical induction methods such as Pitocin and Misoprostol, Clary sage can cause excessive contractions, and or incoordinate contractions; this can also occur when used during established labour. Prolonged use has known to stall labour as a “negative feedback mechanism due to overdosing”. Women who have previously given birth via caesarean section or with any history of uterine surgery should also be carefully considered before administration. Essential oil quality and dosage matters.

Additionally we need to consider not just the mother and babe, but care providers within the birth space. Clary sage is an emmenagogue, a substance that stimulates or increases the flow of menstrual blood. It should be taken into consideration if the women close to the mother are bleeding or pregnant, and post birth if the mother has a retained placenta or is at risk of haemorrhage.

A mentor suggested that Clary sage is so powerful that it could be considered Nature’s Pitocin, and can be valuable when used appropriately “but equally harmful when used without adequate knowledge”. There has been some discussion around whether the extractions of this plant should be considered a controlled substance.

I also feel that it is worth the bigger consideration as to why we may be choosing to interrupt the natural process of birth by choosing interventions, alternative or not. Physiological undisturbed births in low risk pregnancies offer the best outcomes for mother and child, with growing evidence that interventions (even “natural” interventions) can increase birth complications. When we seek something outside of ourselves we are presented with the opportunity to ask the deeper question of, why? I encourage you to follow the inquiry to the heart of the matter…

Please feel free to connect if you have any questions and have conversations with your prenatal care providers.

“May your body be blessed. May you realize that your body is a faithful and beautiful friend of your soul. And may you be peaceful and joyful and recognize that your senses are sacred thresholds. May you realize that holiness is mindful, gazing, feeling, hearing, and touching. May your senses gather you and bring you home. May your senses always enable you to celebrate the universe and the mystery and possibilities in your presence here. May the Eros of the Earth bless you.”
- Blessings for the Senses by John O’Donohue

“Touch your peace. It needs you now. Your plants, pets, and people all respond to your Loving touch. So does your peace. Peace is a living thing. It needs your attention and care. Touch it wth deep breathing, prayer, praise, song, stillness, silence, servitude, art, dance, movement, mantra, rest, romance, release, relationship and with your various soul nutrients. To stay free you require staying in touch with your peace. It is a wonderful presence inside you. A shimmering, sacred lake. To wake it, touch the water.”

Words by Jaiya John.