Keren Donaldson - Abdominal Therapist, ConTact C.A.R.E. provider, MA Psyc
Welcome to Restore Flow!
Welcome to Restore Flow. I’m Keren, and I am passionate about people experiencing breakthroughs in wellness, alleviation of pain, and most of all, feeling empowered to be more of their excellent self in this world.
My passion stems from my own journey into dynamic and progressive wellness. As a child and teenager, I experienced severe abdominal pain and constipation. I was told that it was likely ‘irritable bowel syndrome’ and there wasn’t much I could do about it. I spent a lot of my childhood feeling helpless, anxious and tired. From around the age of 16 I had developed chronic back pain and tension due to falls from horses, which worsened in my 20s. I continued to experience chronic gut issues, back pain, and fatigue.
Physical therapies have created many turning points for my health, which, combined with adopting a mindful and holistic lifestyle, has meant that I have far greater energy, digestion and passion for life. The therapies in which I saw the greatest results were the introduction to abdominal massage through the work of Heather Bruce (see solutions.heatherbrucehealing.com), as well as the discovery of ConTact C.A.R.E. (see contactcare.co.nz).
I have trained in Psychology (Masters), Heather’s Gentling Way (abdominal massage, lymphatic drainage, myo-fascial release), and ConTact C.A.R.E. (releasing impact trauma from the skeletal system). In my practice, I combine skills from each modality in order to restore flow to the body in the areas of gut health (a specialty of mine), menstrual health, surgical scars, adhesions, supporting pelvic dysfunction, resolving back pain and other impact injuries. Where there is flow, there is no pain.
