Samantha Ford is a compassionate, gentle, thoughtful, and effective practitioner. I went to Samantha after I stopped taking birth control pills with the goal of preparing myself for conceiving a child. My uterus was initially low and tipped to one side, but over the course of 10 months we got my uterus centered. I say "we" because I practice the self-care massage on a regular basis, which is an important way to take an active part in your own healing. Samantha provides great encouragement and information, not only for the self-care massage but also for identifying appropriate herbs, supplements, books, and other self-care practices. What I most cherished about Samantha was the attentive support she showed for my emotional and spiritual well-being. After every session I felt cared for, fortunate to benefit from her knowledge, and inspired by the female wisdom she conveys. I highly recommend Samantha, and I highly recommend Maya Abdominal Massage for anyone seeking optimal health before conception or at any other time.
California
It is my pleasure to recommend Samantha Ford …
As a longtime client, I consider her greatest strength to be her
diligence as a practitioner.She leaves no stone unturned. If a remedy calls for a more expensive ingredient, Samantha never cuts corners.If extensive training is involved in furthering her learning, Samantha will travel worldwide to obtain the instruction and knowledge.Thus, she is sincerely a most serious student of any path she is
called to explore.Furthermore, as a client I know Samantha is willing to make her
services available to women of all incomes so that the MAM wisdom
can be enjoyed by all sisters.
I truly appreciate Samantha's commitment to her Placerville
clients. Even when she moved out of the area, she did not abandon
us.
Placerville, CA
Samantha Ford has helped me work through serious digestive and health issues over the course of 9 plus months enabling me to eliminate food reactions, improve my general well being and energy levels. Her wisdom and intuitive care have been extremely effective where other alternative care providers have not been effective, the tinctures given me have been a boon. Teaching me to perform my own daily abdominal massage as well as performing it on me, advice on other supplements such as Aloe Vera, Candida Defense and Acidophilus, caster oil packs etc all have been a great help in my journey to better health. I have recommended her to several others and her advice has led my sister who lives in another location to seek alternative treatments for her own health issues.
Fremont, CAI have been a patient of Samantha Ford for the past year. I found her to be a wonderful practitioner. Samantha is very skilled in her practice. I noticed results after the first month of treatment. Samantha is also a very loving, caring and kind person. She always puts me at ease during my treatment sessions and she goes out of her way to express kindness and generosity. I would highly recommend her as a practitioner to anyone.
Occupational Therapist
After my professional training 10 months ago, I had the opportunity for Samantha Ford to mentor me as I began to integrate and learn my MAM tools and protocol. Her seasoned understanding of the many tools (massage, castor oil, vaginal steam, etc.) along with her experience of working with women and their varied reproductive health issues, became an invaluable stabilizing resource for me those first shaky new months.
I appreciate that her communication is clear, patient, and direct, and that she is coming from a compassionate (and passionate!) place when she responds. She has been consistently available when needed to field a question or offer support. She is organized and responsible. Samantha has the heart of an advocate and a spirit that is creative and rooted in her feminine. Her belief in what she does, and her embodiment of those beliefs comes through with strength. Her love of this work, and the tools -and the tradition- is palpable...
I met Samantha at a peace rally about 3 years ago. This in itself said something about one of Samantha's qualities right away: She cares about the world at large. About peace and justice, about the environment and a healthy and sane way to lead our lives. And she is willing to stand in the rain and cold for her beliefs, to volunteer her time, to be involved rather than just be an observer. Over the last few years, we have become good friends and I have learned that this care encompasses the small as well as the big, the personal as well as society at large. Samantha is a great listener, somebody you can share your worries and thought with. You will receive a sympathetic ear, a hug at the right time and advice without being judged. And as in the case of going out there for the rally, Samantha will offer practical help and support, too, wherever she can. From a place to stay when we visit our college-age daughter in the Bay Area to helping our son fight gastrointestinal illness with abdominal massage and tinctures. And judging from her being able to teach a rather reluctant 14-year-old self-massage and having him use it for months after, she is definitely a good teacher, too. Samantha is not a loud person. She has the tolerance and humor to listen to other points of view with an open heart, but also the quiet authority to stand up for and enforce her beliefs. And last, but certainly not least, she is a fun person to be around, to go to the Tempest concert and dance with, to join in a hike or a weekend outing to a Renaissance fair.
Camino, CA