Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Esther Shilo, Founder of Pelvic Balancing, located in Plaistow, NH, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
I offer Integral Pelvic Therapy® Sessions at my office in Plaistow. IPT® is a safe and accessible therapeutic form of bodywork specifically designed for women and anyone that has a vulva/yoni/vagina or neo-cervix. PT® is a complementary, holistic, body-oriented therapy that aims to restore health and natural balance in the pelvis. IPT® sessions increase the cellular flow in your pelvic bowl via specific fascia and trigger point release techniques (which we can apply externally on the vulva or/and internally in the vagina/pelvic floor) which will improve your pelvic muscular health, strength, and overall vitality. This form of bodywork may support your healing if you're dealing with any kinds of issues in and around the pelvis. Issues such as Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, heavy PMS, nerve pinching/pain, numbness or pain in the vagina, or if you are experiencing pain during intimacy, sex, and/or if you have experienced any kind of trauma (sexual/medical/birthing/accidental), IPT®can really be beneficial for you. IPT® is also a beautiful modality to experience a deeper connection with your body and your pelvis and in establishing and re-learning what healthy boundaries look like for you. Often IPT® is the bridge for those who've taken the medical route but still need more support than they could offer them, in either clearing their symptoms or in the aspects of feeling heard, understood, and being able to drop deeper into their bodies to make some really deep, lasting changes. I hope IPT® can give that to you also. It sure did for me, and that is why I am so passionate about this work. It really touches us on all the layers of our being.
Tell us about yourself
I have been a healer for as long as I can remember. I started yoga at the age of 9 and never stopped. I used to give pregnancy massages and pregnancy yoga, and I LOVE working with people and helping them find themselves and see them blossom into the True Version of themselves. IPT® was the puzzle piece I was missing in my healing and yoga practice/office, so I am very happy I can offer this to those who need it and feel called to this beautiful and profound work that allows us to embody ourselves deeply and many it can also mean to be able to live a pain-free life finally, and feel happy and grounded in their bodies!
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
I am starting all anew again in the USA. I started my business and had my training in The Netherlands. And after three years of having had my practice open, we moved back to the USA. So I am starting all over again, and this is challenging, as we all know. But I have faith and trust in the beauty and power of this work, and I know the people that need it will come to me and find it.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
It is always challenging to start something from the ground up. So it is helpful to have platforms like this and have connections so people can spread the word! Know it takes time, and at the same time, believe and know your work is what is needed in this world right now. Have side jobs to make ends meet till you know you can fly solo. Building a community is, I think, so important. We are all in this together.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Trust.
- Keep Going and Ask for help.
- Know what you are worth.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.pelvicbalancing.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelvicbalancing/
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