Junipers Ground | Martine Wieten

Martine is an Integral Pelvic Therapy® (IPT) practitioner.

Integral Pelvic Therapy® is a complementary, body-oriented therapy that aims to restore health and balance in the female pelvis, on the physical, emotional, mental, energetical & spiritual level.

Her work is suitable for every woman who has pelvic-related issues, like painful menstruation, tension in and or weakness of the pelvic muscles, pain during sex, or trauma.

Martine has been an Integral Pelvic Therapist since 2021, and is also a yoga teacher. She has deep love for Ashtanga Yoga, which she practices and teaches with a quality of warmth, and always with a pinch of humour.

INTEGRAL PELVIC THERAPY®

A SESSION

Step by step, we bring awareness to the pelvis through gentle touch. Through soft and precise external and internal massage techniques, the fascia and muscles in the pelvis are examined, smoothed out, and adhesions may soften. The release of held tension patterns in the muscles and connective tissue allows the pelvis to function in balance again. As a result, instead of a numb or painful feeling, the sensitivity will return, which allows the natural self-healing capacity of the body to work its wonders.

BEFORE A SESSION

Before a session takes place, there will be an extensive intake of one hour. You will be asked to fill out an intake form. During the intake, we will look at your intention and request for help, and we can discuss your medical background. The actual treatment is separate from the intake. At least 24 hours will be allowed between the intake and a possible first session, so a well-informed decision can be made. When we both feel that IPT could be of support to you, an appointment is made for the actual treatment.

EMBODIED CONSENT

One of the main pillars of IPT is full embodied consent. A safe container is created, through a continuous communication process between the client and practitioner. The client is encouraged to feel and voice her intentions & boundaries. Any step within a session will only take place, if and when she feels a full “yes”.

By working in this way, a woman can develop more connection to her pelvis, whilst remaining fully in charge of her own process. She is her own authority and teacher. She knows.
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Sessions are available in Dutch and English. Visit my website for more information on my work www.junipersground.nl

About Me

I’ve always been fascinated with the way our bodies speak. By the way they hold, and are formed by stories and experiences.

I’ve studied yoga, meditation, and breathwork since 2008 with many different teachers, such as Shirley Woods, Lino Miele, Petri Räisänen, David Swenson, Richard Freeman, Gregor Maehle, Katiza Ivulic and Kevin Woods.

My main teachers have been Claudia Pradella and Eva Ugolini, who guided me since 2012 on the path of ashtanga yoga. This practice has offered me a practical, embodied way to explore my heart and mind, and my connection to the world around me.

Why I do this work – And love it dearly

Exploring embodiment, I discovered the effortless power that lies in the pelvis. Through my own inner research, and through the stories of others, I found that this subtle yet fierce potential oftentimes seemed to be blocked or repressed by tension stored within this place.

I learned that many women experience feelings which are often taboo and not spoken of when connecting to their pelvis; feelings of pain, shame, grief and guilt. These feelings might stem from personal painful or traumatic experiences, but also from intergenerational, and collective, historical experience. History has been violent toward sexuality, and female sexuality in particular. And history does not remain in the past. Its effects quite literally live on in the present. We carry history with us, and we store it in our bodies.

Coming to know about this pain and repression broke my heart, and made me want to do something about it. Despite, and also exactly because of seeing my own taboo around sexuality and the pelvis, I decided to study Integral Pelvic Therapy ®. I’m fortunate to have had Daphne van der Putten and Mariëtte Frits as my teachers, and am thankful for the tools and knowledge I received during this training, which enabled me to look at my own pain with compassion, and allow it to soften.

I love to work towards facing these taboos, and hopefully break them.

In my work as an IPT practitioner, I genuinely wish to offer the space for women to meet their own pain and grief with clarity and kindness, and set it free.