I know what you’re thinking. She means the Birth canal, right?
Nope!
While I could wax poetical about the different aspects, twists and turns, and unique properties of the pathway through the pelvic, not to mention a whole discussion of why we refer to this part of the body by a structure that involves high concrete walls (Um, not a good image here!) The tunnel I’m referring to is the mental one we all have to move into and through during the process of welcoming our babies. And how we engage with this mental space is the 3rd cornerstone in working with our labor.
Read moreSometimes I wonder about the impact of yoga for my students in their birth experiences, because so often people just seem to disappear from classes when they give birth. So I was extremely grateful to this mom who was able to share her birth story with me. It illustrates just how much being empowered and trusting in your body and your baby can influence our ability to lean into the circumstances of our labor and birth.
Read moreThere’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 moreWhat 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 moreOk 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!
Read moreThere 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.
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