CRANIOSACRAL THERAPIST    CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE    REGISTERED NURSE  

David Paad, CNM, RN

David is a part-time CranioSacral Therapist with Alchemy and a Midwife at University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Women’s Health Associates. He is well known in the Annapolis area because he has caught so many babies and he is really enjoying expanding his skills and practice into CranioSacral Therapy. David works with newborns and infants, adults, and has special PreNatal CranioSacral training as well.

Alchemy Healing Arts Center is delighted to have the space and the set-up that will allow David to practice with us. Due to his midwifery duties, his schedule here does shift from month to month, he is generally available on Fridays and Saturdays. Visit our online system below to find out when he is available,and get yourself scheduled.

David has success with treating babies with irritability, nursing difficulties, reflux and not able to turn their head both right and left as well as with adults with migraines.

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I listen when clients describe aches, pains, headaches, or mom describes baby's nursing challenges, irritability, or reflux.  Then with the CranioSacral light touch, I listen to what the clients inner wisdom is telling me and guiding my hands to areas on need.

- DAVID PAAD

David's Modalities

PEDIATRIC CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
NEWBORN AND INFANT SPECIALTY

Whether it is nursing issues, reflux, sleep issues, colic, behavior, attention or other issues of childhood, the gentle, non-invasive work of CranioSacral Therapy can facilitate amazing changes. It is a holistic, drug-free approach to health that recognizes and supports the shifts the child needs to make within their body for comfort and wellness.

David is wonderful with newborns and infants, as well as their moms during pregnancy. Our small ones have not lost their connection to their deep internal healing mechanisms and CST is a very effective method for accessing this system. Lasting changes are often reached in a very short time with babies and small children.

Parents often seek out CranioSacral Therapy for their babies for:

• Challenges at birth – long labor and pushing, use of instruments, C- Section
• Breastfeeding challenges – tongue tie, lip tie, poor latch, need for nipple shields
• Colic and tummy concerns
• Fussy, grumpy, unhappy baby
  
• Torticollis – baby’s head tends to only lay to one side
• Sleep issues
  
• Head shape concerns
• Simple desire to improve well-being for the baby

Learn more about Pediatric CranioSacral Therapy

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CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
FOR PREGNANCY

We view the mother and the baby in utero as individuals, while honoring that they are functioning as one during pregnancy. CST brings ease and balance and can aid both mother and child in having the experience of a successful delivery. Women positioned safely and comfortably often relaxing deeply. CST strengthens the body’s ability to take better care of itself and can help to alleviate:

• Chronic neck back and joint pain
• Headaches and migraines
• Morning Sickness
• Stress and tension related problems
• Fatigue
• Challenges with conception
• Many other conditions related to pregnancy and the effects on mother and child as pregnancy develops

David works with many of our pregnant clients, combining his depth of understanding and experience with pregnancy as a Midwife with his skills as a CranioSacral therapist.

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CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR ADULTS

CranioSacral therapy is a light touch therapy that engages the natural healing ability of the body to clear imbalances resulting from stressors. In doing so, this therapy also alleviates pain and discomfort in the body.

CranioSacral Therapy has facilitated relief from migraines, chronic low back pain, physical and emotional trauma, sinus problems, chronic pain and long-term unresolved health concerns for adult clients. Clients report significant shifts and personal changes from their session.

Learn more about CranioSacral Therapy

I was inspired to learn more aboutCranioSacral Therapy by a massage therapist who explained the light touch she was using on me for TMJ.  She had taken CranioSacral Therapy One and told me what she knew about Dr. John Upledger and the Upledger Institute he founded.  I was intrigued, did some research, signed up, and began taking classes.

I continue to be inspired each time I work with a client and see the positive changes in their body and lives.

- DAVID PAAD

More about David

Previously, David was the Director of Midwifery at Special Beginnings Birth and Women’s Center of Arnold, MD. He has been a Certified Nurse Midwife for 21 years and caught babies at the birth center and Anne Arundel Medical Center for 16 years. In addition to creating a safe place for healthy women to give birth, David was instrumental in orienting every new midwife to the birth center, thus ensuring that a high quality of care was maintained.

David continues to teach midwifery classes at Georgetown University and mentor nurse midwifery students.

While David anticipates that he will continue to catch babies for quite some time, he also appreciates the possibilities of CranioSacral Therapy. He began his studies with the Upledger Institute in 2013 and joined Alchemy Healing Arts Center as an apprentice. Since 2014 David has been seeing clients and you are invited to come and experience his touch and skill. His “real job” keeps David busy, so he has limited hours at Alchemy, generally Friday and Saturday.

David received his Bachelors in the Science of Nursing degree from Northern Michigan University and a Masters in Science from Georgetown University. He was certified as a Midwife in 1992. Major David Paad retired from the United States Air Force after having served in the Navy and the Air Force for over 21 years. He has learned the art of nursing and midwifery from other midwives, nurses, doulas, and of course, the clients themselves and their babies.

David is looking forward to continuing his education and experience in CranioSacral Therapy.

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