There’s a very simple practice that I teach to all my yoga students about how to promote lifelong function and tone in their pelvic floor during and after their pregnancy. And if you read my earlier post you probably know that it’s not Kegels!
Read moreHow one muscle group can change your birth
What if you could do actual functional exercises, learn the physiology, and actually prepare the pelvic floor not only for birth, but to avoid tearing and be better able to recover afterwards? Who wouldn't like to pee their pants less post birth!? (Yeah, that's a thing, if no one's mentioned it yet. Common- but not normal!)
Read moreThat time I saw red...
Ok Truth time. I have been ragingly mad at my own child.
I still remember the moment, we were in one of our epic struggles around naps, and I was trying to get him to quiet down, all the while thinking about how I was going to be late for my Mommy Meditation group- Oh the irony!
Cornerstone #2 Stay on your mat!
There are things you can control for during childbirth, and there are things you cannot. Rather than wasting your time trying to control things you can’t influence in the first place, stay on your mat. Stick to what you can actually control and then find ways to let go of the rest.
Read moreValentine's Day and Labor
How is Labor like Valentines day? No this isn’t one of those horrible jokes. The childbirth process and the hallmark holiday are both centered around one key emotion that guides the whole process: Love.
Or more specifically for labor, the love hormone of Oxytocin.
Read moreCornerstone #1: Labor is not about pain
Ask someone the first thought they associate with childbirth, and they usually say pain. This idea has been reinforced for years. Story after story mentions the pain, sometimes focusing on it almost exclusively. Certainly there can be pain during the labor process, but the key to this cornerstone of working with your labor is this: Your experience isn’t about the pain. It's about your mental attitude towards it.
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