Byrd Shuler
Byrd the Bodyworker
I have been in private practice as a massage therapist since 2010. I am a graduate of the East West Therapeutic Bodywork Program at Centerpoint Massage & Shiatsu Therapy School and Clinic - with over 1200 hours of training in eastern and western sciences, massage, and shiatsu. In 2017, I completed the Spinning Babies Integral Touch of Birth training, and Carole Osborne's Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy training. In 2018, I completed 100 hours of training in Craniosacral Therapy and Myofascial Unwinding with Dr. Carol Phillips (Dynamic Body Balancing). I am a lifelong student of the human body's capacity to change, integrate, expand, express, create, let go, and heal.
I believe in the body's wisdom to heal itself. I honor and facilitate that wisdom with humility. Bodywork is a powerful tool for bringing focus and attention to what our bodies are communicating. I work with clients to encourage a fuller awareness of being a human with a body.
Byrd the Doula
I am a certified birth doula, CD(DONA), and a CLEC lactation educator counselor. It has been my great honor to accompany birth givers and their families as they bring babies to the world. I make myself available as an emotional, physical, and informational support to help each family thrive in their birth experience. I listen, observe, and use my intuition. I strive to empower birthing people to ask for what they want in the birth process, and to help them integrate the changes of plan that sometimes happen along the way. I am a former doula intern at the Minnesota Birth Center. I support all birthing people, and all kinds of births. I support hospital births, home births, and birth-center births. I support all family configurations, all races, and all genders. I believe being pregnant, giving birth, and welcoming a child to the world are some of the most profound actions a human being can do. It is my goal to offer the support needed for people to be fully present in the birth process and make this journey their own.
I live in South Minneapolis with my partner of 19 years, and our 7 year old child.
I am currently taking a sabbatical from birth work until at least September 2022
Testimonials
“I’ve had the pleasure of regular shiatsu sessions with Byrd for the last 5 years. These sessions are part of my regular health maintenance regimen and I find them invaluable. Byrd is knowledgeable, intuitive, and perhaps what I appreciate most about her as a healer is her clarity, integrity, and compassion.”
“As a transplant to the Twin Cities, I had to find a new Massage Therapist who would meet my needs. I desired someone who was not only well trained but attentive to both body and soul. Byrd has helped work out bicycling injuries, aging joints and stress. I would highly recommend Byrd for anyone who is looking for a message therapist whom you consider a part of your holistic health care team.”
“I have seen Byrd for shiatsu and massage for over four years. Byrd is able to accept me being wherever I am physically or emotionally. It says a lot about her. Many practitioners feel a need to fix, or need someone to get better fast. I feel better after each session. I would highly recommend Byrd to anyone. What a gifted and beautiful person to get to experience bodywork from.”
