I’m learning to skateboard… more specifically “surf-skate”. Surf Skating is skateboarding on a skateboard that more closely mimics the movements done in surfing when turning and carving down the face of a wave. But I digress… What I really…
It’s the full harvest moon tonight… aka the first hint of the beginning of fall. I also think of September and October as the calm before the storm…aka the holiday rush of November and December. In the calm of…
Pelvic floor therapy is fairly new on the therapy scene. Only a decade ago you rarely heard about people receiving pelvic floor therapy. Fortunately, over the past decade a lot has changed including the number of pelvic floor therapists…
This one tip has changed the posture of countless clients in less than 5 seconds. I always assess the standing posture of clients. A common postural correction I see in postpartum is too much weight on the forefoot (toward…
Awareness of the pelvic floor muscles can be found throughout cultures around the world for thousands of years. The best example of humans awareness of the presence of pelvic floor musculature is from yoga. Mula Bandha is a version…
The other day I was on a walk, when I saw a pregnant woman walking toward me. What instantly stood out to me was how her hips were not moving with her body. It was as if they were…
I think it’s high time to scrap this idea of bouncing back, returning to your usual exercise regimen at 6 weeks or any notion that what you did before being pregnant is the goal after becoming a mom. It’s…
I was blessed with a beautiful, easy, and healthy first pregnancy that concluded with a beautiful natural birth. What I now know is I got darn lucky with some things I consciously chose to do. Basically, I followed my…
You find out you are pregnant and some time later the thought comes to mind… “how the heck am I supposed to prepare for birth?” … right? So you turn to Google or maybe even ChatGBT and of course…
I first stumbled on the concept about 3 years ago and have slowly integrated various elements of cycle syncing into my daily life. The results have been subtle to begin, slow in progression yet absolutely life altering over time……