Reproductive health manual therapist specializing in pregnancy, pelvic pain, and chronic stress.
Ihotu (pronounced “ee-ho-too”) is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Public Health, and lived in New York City for many years while conducting maternal health research with the United Nations. She became a doula in 2011, and spent a decade traveling and studying Afro-indigenous and global cultural practices for childbirth, ancestral and womb healing.
Now as a doctoral student in chiropractic care, Ihotu studies the science of trauma and integrates indigenous, eastern, and western medicines into a specialty practice treating chronic physical and emotional pain, with a focus on the abdomen, pelvis, and low back. (She does not offer chiropractic, but plans to integrate this care after her licensure and graduation in Spring 2026).
Ihotu is Founder and Director of the Oshun Center for Intercultural Healing and offers training in Reproductive Justice Bodywork, sliding scale and health equity practices. She is Nigerian-American, raised in Minnesota, enjoys spending time at lakes, dancing, and is grateful to be beloved “auntie” and “doula” to many little ones. You can follow Ihotu’s work & teaching on Instagram at @ihotuali.
