Natural Beginnings - Holistic Health, Bodywork & Doula Services

Home
Australia
Sydney, NSW
Natural Beginnings - Holistic Health, Bodywork & Doula Services

Virginia Maddock is a Herbalist, Nutritionist, Doula, Womb healer and Photographer in Caringbah Sth.

'Natural Beginnings' - Holistic Health and Doula Service is Virginia Maddock's business. This page is for sharing information about all things natural - natural fertility, natural birth, natural health & immunity, and natural & gentle parenting choices.

08/09/2026

Wow! 🥹

07/09/2026

I am well known for being a doula and helping women birth their babies, but did you know I also help couples struggling with infertility conceive babies as well?

I first came across womb massage before conceiving my own babies. The Arvigo Method of Mayan abdominal massage helped prepare my womb for pregnancy and I conceived second try for my first pregnancy, and first try for my second pregnancy. Years later in 2017, I trained in Mizan Therapy which is very similar, so that I could help women in their fertility journeys.

Liz and her husband came to me over a year ago as naturopathic clients to prepare to conceive a baby, and they left with herbs, nutritional supplements and dietary advice. But I never saw them again until June this year after a miscarriage and 6 months of unsuccessfully trying to conceive again.

I prescribed more herbs and nutritional supplements, and I also recommended that she add Womb Massage with me to her fertility routine, which she did right before she ovulated. And she is now pregnant again!

Since training in Mizan Therapy, I have helped many women with Womb Massage for infertility, period pain, irregular cycles, endometriosis and adenomyosis.

Womb Massage helps bring circulation and energy to the reproductive and digestive organs, helping balance the hormones, increase lymphatic drainage and reduce stagnation.

A Womb Massage session with me is 2.5 to 2 hours and includes womb and sacral massage, yoni steaming, naturopathic diet and lifestyle advice + prescription of herbs, nutrients and maybe even flower essences for emotional balance.

Get in contact if you’d like to book an appointment! My clinic is light and everyone says how they love the energy in the room. And my massage table is the comfiest table you will ever have the pleasure to lie on!

22/08/2026

Last Saturday I facilitated Larnie’s Mother Blessing.

Larnie is a doula client who came to me in pregnancy wanting support to have a VBAC after her previous twin pregnancy ended in caesarean at 28 weeks after her waters broke prematurely.

Unfortunately destiny had other plans and this pregnancy ended the same way, but at 31 weeks. (Baby Grace is still in special care and doing really well!). I didn’t get to be there for her birth so I gifted her my Mother Blessing ceremony facilitation instead.

Originally planned for later in pregnancy, we brought it forward by 2 months and Larnie celebrated her journey to motherhood surrounded by her close women family and friends.

I explained how Mothers are a nod to the indigenous North American Blessingways to celebrate important life transitions. We honoured her (and all of our) maternal lineage, shared stories, readings and quotes, gave her beads infused with blessings for her and baby Grace, and finally bound everyone’s wrists together, cut between them and tied them off - only to be broken and discarded when an act of selfless service is done for Larnie.

There were tears and laughter and overall it was very well received. Being the facilitator I didn’t get a lot of photos so here is what I did capture…

15/08/2026

Today at my doula clients’ Michele Ferreira second prenatal appointment, I introduced the couple to some techniques to help balance her body to create space for baby so bub is less likely to go into a tricky position for birth (or can be used when baby IS in a tricky position during labour!).

This is the Side Lying Release - originally pioneered by chiropractor Dr Carol Phillips, and popularised by Spinning Babies. Also called the Pelvic Side Lying Release (1.1) in Optimal Maternal Positioning | Pelvic Alignment & Mobility

Then Dad-to-be Michael did some practice too. Because birth is not a spectator sport!

13/08/2026

I love making a difference for couples as they welcome their babies into the world.

Could there be any job in the world that is better than this? 😍

Thanks Tamara Smith for your heartfelt review!

08/08/2026

Last weekend I started the Internal Pelvic Floor Release Work course, spending 3 days with the wise and hilarious Midwife & Birthwork Teacher

I have been doing internal pelvic floor release for women since I learned Holistic Pelvic Care from Tammy Lynn Kent (US) in 2018. But this course has already given me a deeper understanding of the anatomy of the pelvic floor which has been pretty cool!

Pictured is one of the exercises we did to help learn which bones, muscles and ligaments connect to each other.

This work can make such a difference to women’s pelvic pain and their births. Can’t wait to learn and practice more in the next 3 modules. Next module is in 3 weeks…

01/08/2026

🤍 Feeling prepared for birth can make all the difference. Natural Beginnings - Holistic Health, Bodywork & Doula Services offers private holistic childbirth education in the comfort of your own home, with sessions tailored to your pregnancy, your questions and your needs.

It is a lovely option for parents wanting something more personal, flexible and evidence based than a standard group class, with support that feels warm, practical and genuinely helpful.

With 20 years as a birth doula and 15 years as a childbirth educator, Virginia brings a wealth of experience to every session, helping parents feel more calm, informed and confident ahead of birth.

Here are some of the topics we may go through, depending on time constraints and your individual needs:

🤍Fears and beliefs around birth
🤍Antenatal testing – pros, cons, preparation
🤍Diet and natural remedies for pregnancy
🤍Birth planning & Birth Mapping
🤍Pelvic mapping
🤍Common medical interventions
🤍Labour signs
🤍Hormones and physiology of birth, and how to use them to your advantage
🤍Pain management techniques
🤍How your partner can best support you during pregnancy, birth and postnatally (without you having to nag!)
🤍Positions during labour
🤍Natural remedies for labour
🤍Techniques to help balance the pelvis and help get baby into the best position for birth (“Spinning Babies” and Optimal Maternal Positioning)
🤍Placental birth
🤍Caesarean preparation
🤍Newborn hospital procedures
🤍Life with a newborn – breastfeeding, nappies, co-sleeping, babywearing

You can book one session or a full series of three, depending on what feels right for you.

💛 MOTS Special Offer - Mention MOTS and pay in cash to receive 10% off.

📧 [email protected]
📞 0415 683 074

🔗 Find out more here: https://naturalbeginnings.com.au/private-holistic-childbirth-education/

Address

34 Ultimo Street Caringbah South
Sydney, NSW
2229

Telephone

+61415683074

Website

http://www.naturalbeginnings.com.au/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Natural Beginnings - Holistic Health, Bodywork & Doula Services posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.