Your Practitioner
Donna J Zubrod, MSc, MBA, LMBT, CD(DONA)
NC license #7120
I am a nationally certified and NC state Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist (license #7120). I completed my massage therapy diploma studies at the Body Therapy Institute in Siler City, NC, in 2006. My ongoing advanced training and certifications include the following treatment modalities, which I integrate as appropriate during my client sessions:
- Abdominal therapy as taught to me by Dr. Rosita Arvigo
- Carole Osborne’s advanced pre- and peri-natal massage
- Claire Miller nurturing the mother pregnancy and fertility massage
- Integrative neuromuscular myofascial technique (Bodywork Therapy Seminars)
- Medical Massage (Stephens) & CranioSacral Therapy (Upledger)
I have helped couples with fertility challenges to successfully conceive, have nurtured and worked with expectant mothers throughout their pregnancy and postpartum, and have relieved clients from discomforts caused by stressful or active lifestyles, reproductive and digestive issues, traumatic accidents and surgeries. Integral to supporting my clients’ health, I have been certified to teach Sensiplan® and other fertility awareness methods to either help avoid or achieve pregnancy. I consult with patients at Reply Ob/Gyn & Fertility in Cary, NC, where I am employed as a fertility educator.
I have supported many clients at their birthing time and I have achieved and continue to maintain Birth Doula certification from DONA International. Most recently I earned Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner status.
My private bodywork and healing practice centers around abdominal therapy. Dr. Rosita Arvigo is my teacher and mentor. I also have advanced training in preconception wellness, fertility enhancement, and pregnancy.
I enjoy supporting and educating couples towards having positive experiences and outcomes during the preconception wellness phase and throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. I have participated in fertility awareness forums and presented to infertility support groups. Many Bradley Childbirth student couples and Centering classes in the Triangle area have experienced my hands-on “Massage for the Expecting Couple” workshops where they learned how to use simple massage techniques to effectively relieve tension and discomfort while strengthening their connection to each other and their baby. I have partnered with prenatal yoga instructors in the Triangle area to offer combined yoga and massage experiential workshops for expecting couples. I also offer customized “Teaching 2Somes” sessions to pregnant couples at my Morrisville work studio.
Outside of the massage studio and when not teaching, I indulge in yoga, pilates and bellydancing. I look forward to snowshoeing in the Canadian Rockies every winter with my family.