GET TO KNOW HELD IN WATER
(HER STORY)
Hannah has spent over 25 years immersed in the transformative and reparative nature of water, particularly for new mothers and babies.
Her journey has been one of deep observation and learning, witnessing profound healing and connection through touch, bonding, language, music, plants—and always, water.
From a young age, water was her first teacher. Hannah began her swimming journey as an infant, guided by her mother, a swim instructor. By 14, she was already sharing her love for water as a volunteer swim teacher at her local pool in Hood River. At 16, she founded Little Splashes in her backyard, a program that now serves over 300 families annually, nurturing a community of aquatic connection and safety.
Hannah’s approach is rooted in somatic practice, weaving together her rich background as a bodyworker, doula, yoga teacher, and sound healer. She has trained in WATSU (water massage) and Amnion under Mary Seamster, and her adaptive aquatics training with Swim Angel Fish equips her to work with children experiencing autism, trauma, sensory sensitivities, and physical delays. She is currently starting her studies in Craniosacral Therapy for Infants.
Her massage studies at the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics, combined with her certifications in health coaching (Columbia University, Institute of Integrative Nutrition) and doula work (Shiva Rae, Chapman Family Center), have deepened her understanding of how the body holds and releases. Months spent studying plant medicine in the Amazon and learning from teachers, shamans, and elders around the world have infused her work with reverence for nature and spirit.
