WELCOME TO THE OSHUN CENTER FOR INTERCULTURAL HEALING
Integrative Women’s and Pelvic Health Care
For Birth, Burnout & Beyond
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
PELVIC HEALTH
Fertility, irregular periods, pelvic pain, abdominal tension, and disrupted digestion.
GIVING BIRTH
Support for a changing body, breech positioning, cesarean scars, and infant craniosacral therapy.
PAIN & STRESS
Headaches, jaw tension, back pain, stress, burnout, complex symptoms and nervous system regulation.
OFFERING INDIVIDUALIZED SESSIONS & TRAINING
Integrative Clinical Care
Whole-person care in person are opening soon in San Diego, CA. Join our list to receive updates!
Virtual Body Mapping
A guided session to sharpen your understanding of your own tension patterns, and educate you in skills for self-analysis and care at home.
Clinician Training
Flagship training in Integrative Maya Abdominal Therapy, offered next in Minneapolis, MN in November 2026.
Meet
Dr. Ihotu Ali
Doctor.
Bodyworker.
Birth worker.
Hi there!
I’m Dr. Ihotu (“ee-ho-too” means love) — I’m a chiropractor, bodyworker, birth doula and healthcare researcher who’s walked alongside families and individuals through pregnancies, births, and chronic pain journeys for the last 15 years.
Inspired by traditional healing practiced by my family, I developed a comprehensive approach to integrative medicine that blends clinical science and research with chiropractic techniques, Maya Abdominal and Craniosacral Therapy, Yoga and Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupressure, and more…
NOW ESTABLISHING A NEW HOME
Hello, San Diego.
I’m building Oshun Center’s West Coast location — and I’d love to connect. Whether you’re looking for care, or you’re a chiropractor, midwife, doula, pelvic-health provider, or another practitioner, I’d love to meet you.
LEARN ONLINE WITH DR. ALI
“Dr. Ali has this wealth of formal education and evidence-based research information, but she also has things that school just cannot teach… an ability to attune to her clients…
And that comes from all of her years of experience, but also just who she is as a person.”
Dr. Ali has taught with Evidence Based Birth, GOLD Midwifery, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and community organizations.
Explore her integrative care tips and integrative health conversations on social media!
The meaning of Oshun.
Oshun (“oh-SHOON”) is an African spirit of the sweet waters. There are sweet-water spirits in every culture. We welcome yours here.