Livmoder [swe] : Womb [eng]

Liv: Life, Moder: Mother 

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My name is Susannah Rickman. I am a Woman, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Body- & Birth Worker, Feminist & Creatress. My passion for Women's Health and Women's Rights is my fuel and inspiration. 

LivModer is my Creative Child. She was born from my desire to integrate my work and life in a meaningful way - to be inspired and challenged; to grow and transform alongside the women whom I have the honour to serve. 

It is my heartfelt wish that you will find something of value to you here. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, or if you want to collaborate in some way. 

From My Heart & Womb to Yours.

 With Love, Susannah 

Some words about me

I grew up in Stockholm, but have lived in London for over a decade. I spent almost two years travelling, before I became pregnant in 2014 and decided to move back to Sweden. I love being immersed in nature, or in the company of friends and loved ones. Outside of running the LivModer Clinic, I teach Embodied/Practical Anatomy at Stockholm University of the Arts. I am also the co-creator of the doula training Doula med kropp och själ. Some of my previous work includes teaching creative dance to children, choreographing and performing (contemporary dance) and leading exercise/movement classes in nursing homes around north London. One of my most memorable life-work experiences has been running a volunteer osteopathy clinic in a Nepalese mountain village in the Himalayas. I have spent most part of the last 5 winters in my second home in Brazil.

M.Ost (Distinction), University College of Osteopathy (former BSO), London 
BA (Honours), London Contemporary Dance School
Royal Swedish Ballet School (primary- and high school)


Professional development courses and relevant learning experiences includes (but not limited to):

Holistic Pelvic Care™, course with Tami Lynn Kent
Osteopathy & Obstetrics, course with Caroline Stone
Osteopathy & Advanced Women's Health, course with Caroline Stone
Osteopathy & Gynaecology: Pelvic Pain, course with Steve Sandler
Osteopathy & Women's Health, seminar with Della Buttigieg and Eliza Gleadell 
Visceral Osteopathy, course with Joanna Crill Dawson
Innate Postpartum Care, with Rachelle Garcia Seliga (currently ongoing)
Pelvis Anatomy seminar with Jenny Wickford 
Doula Training, with Susanna Heli and Lisa Svensson (ODIS)
Confident Birth Instructor training (Föda Utan Rädsla/FUR)
Spinning Babies, course with Jennifer Walker
Vaginal Steam Fascilitator & Postpartum Vaginal Steaming, courses with Keli Garza, Steamy Chick
Birth Healing Summit 2019, 2021
Infant Microbiome and Epigenetics, course with Microbirth
Function Neuromuscular Re-Abilitation and Harmonic Technique, course with Eyal Lederman
Anatomy Trains, course with James Earls
Choreographic Practices for Babies and Children, course with Dalija Acin Thelander (Doch, Stockholm)
Vipassana retreats, Tai Chi training, various movement/somatic workshops (Feldenkrais, Body Mind Centering, Axis Syllabus, etc.)

I am a member of Svenska Osteopatförbundet (Swedish Osteopathic Association) and ODIS.

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