Tanya Hladik

Wise Mama Collective

1616 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR, 97214

Tanya believes that human bodies move toward health and balance when we give them the right resources. To help her clients achieve their healing goals, she draws upon whatever technique best suits the body she is working with. Using massage modalities that range from subtle to deeper work, she believes in meeting clients where they are at and sculpting a care plan that will help their body heal, reduce pain and come back to balance. Tanya’s bodywork is nurturing and intuitive, gentle but deep, using pressure that allows the body to relax while optimally unwinding patterns of tension and pain. Her training background includes: Deep tissue massage Myofascial release Craniosacral therapy Love your Guts Abdominal massage Bodywork for the Childbearing year Certified Birth Doula through PALS Doulas Reiki Ortho-bionomy Childbirth Education through Simkin School at Bastyr University Birthing from within As a doula and massage therapist, she loves working with expectant parents on the journey to meeting their new baby. Helping them prepare physically, mentally and emotionally to move through the journey of birth into early parenthood. She believes it is equally important to nurture and care for women postpartum as they adjust to both the physical and emotional changes of caring for a new baby and healing from pregnancy and birth. Tanya is also a certified birth photographer through Birth Becomes You. She loves capturing this amazing time through photos families can treasure for years to come. Tanya grew up in Northwest Washington, next to the border. She moved to Portland from Bellingham in 2020. She has been a massage therapist & doula since 2011, studying massage at Heartwood Institute in Northern California and New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts in Santa Fe, NM.