Benvenuto, friend I am a Malishwali living in New Jersey. Postpartum Massage Therapy is in fact practiced by Indian ladies, usually a family person of advanced age. Postnatal Massage techniques were handed down by Grandmothers and the like, and the benefits of Postpartum Massage Therapy were well-known for too long to remember. These wise helpers knew about herbs. The person who just gave birth was helped in getting back to baseline, and this massage practitioner is called a Malishwali, or “Massage Guardian.” The baby and Mom both receive a massage session. The practices date back thousands of years, but some say Indian civilization goes back even before the date historians agree upon as the inception of life as we know it. I am known as Advika, which means world.