Testimonials
"Trish has such a warm and healing energy all on her own, I knew I was in the right place the minute I stepped into her office. I can not say enough good things about her and this amazing technique! Dysmenorrhea has been a part of my life since I was twelve. I tried a variety of different things to help manage the pain including being on birth control until even that plus Advil didn’t keep the pain away anymore. I was introduced to Trish from a mutual colleague and it was truly a blessing. I made a few diet changes, followed Trish’s protocol, and I cannot be happier with the results! Thank you so much."
– from Courtney C.
"After close to 1 1/2 years of trying everything to conceive, and at age 39 I wanted to continue my journey into motherhood. All together thru my pregnancy journey, I had a total of 2 failed IVFs and I believe I went thru about 10 inseminations- I think I lost count, all and all a very had road travelled for me and my husband. Many doctors had told me that if I ever wanted to get pregnant I needed to use donor eggs- at which I was totally devastated. All along, I had the certainty that I too one day would be a mother.
I went to a conference in California and I had a CNT massage there, which was truly insightful and it's sort of similar chinese modality in which they work on the Internal Organs. However when I got back to the east coast, I realized that I needed to continue with this type of modality or something similar to complement this natural healing therapy along the Western fertility treatments. So I searched on the internet and came across Maya massage practicioners and that's how I found Trish DeTura, I believe it was January of 2009 when I first went to meet her for a session. She assesed me and my body very carefully and we started our Maya Massage sessions. I started to see many improvements in my body, and in my periods - pain and quality wise. I did my daily routine with the special oil, female tonic for cleainsing my uterus and other practices recommended and guided thru Trish. Again, complementing her sessions with fertility treatments and also accupuncture, along with healthy eating and yoga.
Then it was 10 months down the road, with a much improved body, when after a failed IVF and an emergency Appendectomy that my miracle happened. I took a break from fertility treatments due to my appendectory, and continued with the Maya sessions/Accupunture and then I went for a routine check up and my doctor gave me the great news. I was pregnant, really pregnant at age 40! After my first trimester I did some additional routine visits with Trish, and continued up until my 9th month. along with a recent post partum visit. I had my miracle baby and I became a mother at age 41. Trish has been an inspiration and a true angel sent for me. She has a special gift of healing and something about her soothes your entire being. I love her dearly and I recommend anyone in the same path to seek her treatment and her healing hands. I continue to benefit from her visits because as women, we owe to ourselfves to be in tune, aware and take care of our bodies."
–from Maria, age 41"As I write this testimonial on a cold morning in January, tears of joy come to my eyes thinking about my journey over the last 2 years and where I am today. I can’t stress ENOUGH how Mayan Massage and Trish’s technique changed my life for the better and here is why… A little over 2 years ago I underwent a myomectomy surgery for uterine fibroids which were the size of grapefruits and which had distorted my uterus. Though the surgery went without major complications and my uterus was restored to “normal”, I still knew that there may be difficulty in my quest to start a family and carry a healthy baby to term. The potential for the fibroids to return and grow again, post- op scar tissue, risk for miscarriage if I was lucky enough to get pregnant, and various other things ran through my mind constantly. My now husband and I became engaged 3 months after my surgery and I was overjoyed at the new life which awaited us. Though we were busy planning our wedding and move into a new house, we started trying for a baby very soon after our engagement. We knew that due to my prior surgery and complications, the sooner we started trying for what we knew we eventually wanted the better. During this time, I tried a couple rounds of acupuncture, but was very preoccupied with our upcoming wedding and move. We both love wine and food and were married on a vineyard on a beautiful day in July. Our hone
Before we knew it, 6 months had passed and still no baby. We heard all of the typical old wives’ tales – “if you stop thinking about it, it will happen”; “just have a glass of wine and relax and it will happen”; “it will happen when you least expect it”, and so on and so forth. Given my history, my OB/GYN referred me to a Reproductive Endocrinologist after 6 months of trying versus the usual 1 year. We had all of the typical baseline testing done. All of our tests came back normal and we were diagnosed with “unexplained” infertility. I was told after my HSG that I had a tilted uterus, but the Reproductive Endocrinologist told me that was nothing to worry about and doesn’t affect fertility in any way. But my gut instinct told me otherwise. The Reproductive Endocrinologist who we’ll call “Dr. Clomid” decided that my treatment would be to start on 50 mg Clomid and ovulation prediction kits. Being as desperate as I was for an answer, I did it, despite the fact that my gut instinct and all of my research told me that it wasn’t going to do anything for “unexplained” infertility. We played the cat and mouse game of Clomid and ovulation predictor kits for 3 months and Dr. Clomid wanted to keep trying this therapy that obviously was not working.
But I decided to take the matter into my own hands. I stopped the Clomid on my own, dumped Dr. Clomid, and decided to get a second opinion. Almost a year ago to the day I am writing this testimonial, I drove over 2 hours each way to get a second opinion from a Reproductive Endocrinologist who we’ll call “Dr. IVF” and who came highly recommended from 3 friends of mine. They told me that if there was a doctor who could get me pregnant, then Dr. IVF was IT. I had high hopes which were shattered over the course of the visit when Dr. IVF began to recommend the same round of testing which I had already gone through and the potential for going directly into IVF. IVF…what??? I was getting normal periods, was still young enough, and was told my baseline testing was normal. Why would Dr. IVF even suggest such an expensive and invasive procedure? Hence, another relationship came to a close that day. Before we knew it, a year had passed and still no baby.
I gave up for a couple months for my sanity’s sake. Maybe this was just not meant to be, I thought. In this interim period, I tried hot yoga, prenatal yoga, and minor dietary changes in order to feel like I was at least doing something. After 2 more months, I decided to give acupuncture another try. So, I tried 3 more rounds of acupuncture. One day, I had come across in my research the benefits of a physical therapy technique used to break up uterine scar tissue and increase chances of fertility. The procedure was more than I could afford, took a week to complete, and was only done in Florida. I live in Pennsylvania. Despite the price tag and extra cost for travel, we decided to schedule it. We both requested a week’s vacation from work in June and thought no matter what, we’d make the financials of procedure and travel work. During this time, I was also talking over the phone with a spiritual counselor in Colorado. One of her suggestions was Mayan massage. As I researched this, it appeared to me to be a much more financially feasible version of the physical therapy technique. So I cancelled the physical therapy and decided to inquire about the Mayan massage.
It was almost as if fate brought Trish and I together. When I inquired about the massage, Trish was the closest practitioner to where I live in Pennsylvania. She is based out of Montclair, New Jersey, which is where I lived prior to my husband and I moving back to our hometown in Pennsylvania after our marriage! We started our courtship in Montclair and here we were, going back to Montclair for our Mayan massage! It felt in my heart that this was meant to be and that I was finally on the right path. We kept the intended physical therapy week as a vacation week and booked one of our favorite spots – The Finger Lakes in upstate New York. We visited Trish for our massage on Saturday in Montclair and headed up to the Finger Lakes on Sunday. I remember walking in and first meeting Trish. I can’t explain the feeling, but somehow I knew that this was the right decision. My husband took care of some errands in Montclair while I had my Mayan massage. I could almost feel the moment when Trish moved my tilted uterus back into place. The tilted uterus which conventional practitioners told me was nothing to worry about. Trish said a prayer for us, we said our goodbyes, and my husband and I went on our way to vacation. 3 weeks later I missed my period and decided to take a pregnancy test just for kicks. I never expected the result which I saw. The digital test said “Pregnant”. I had my husband read it to be sure I wasn’t hallucinating. He saw the same thing. We thought that it had to be a mistake. After almost a year and a half of trying, could this possibly be the moment? We bought 5 more pregnancy tests…ridiculous, I know…but I just couldn’t believe my eyes. All 5 came back positive. An ultrasound confirmed our good news the first week in July!! The ultrasound confirmed that my uterus was no longer tilted either!! I called Trish immediately with the good news.
I am now 33 weeks along and have had an uncomplicated, healthy, pregnancy thus far and am anticipating an uncomplicated delivery in less than 2 months. I am where I am today because of a Mayan massage and Trish’s expertise!!!! Never in a million years did I think it would be such a simple fix! Thanks to Trish and the way she changed my life!"
–Joy from Pennyslvania