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Which Class Should I Choose?

Are you looking for the best way to prepare for your birth?

Or, perhaps you are looking for a better birth experience from the last time?

Maybe you just had a baby and want to make mom-friends, or are worried about your Diastasis Recti and feeling strong again? Or you are wondering if how best to get back to running during the postpartum period…

Maybe you have never had a baby or it’s been a few years and you are experiencing urinary incontinence or back pain…

We’ve got a class just for you!

 
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Complete prenatal Birth Ball prep clinic for expectant moms for use in home, birth center or hospital.

 

This class is for all trimesters of pregnancy. You will learn techniques using the ball in pregnancy, labor, birth, and in the postpartum period:

  • Relieve achy lower backs

  • Train your body for your labor time

  • Strengthen your core and your pelvic floor

  • Learn effective laboring down techniques

  • Laboring positions to open your pelvis at different levels

  • Stretching out tired muscles

  • Birthing positions using the ball for support

  • Newborn comforting measures

  • Open Q and A time for any pregnancy, birth, and newborn questions

 
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A gentle recovery-focused fitness class designed for new mothers.

 
 

Have you wondered how to get back to doing what you love to do but you're not sure where to start? Would you like to learn about safe modifications for exercise that will help your reach your postpartum goals? Would you like to have a safe place to bring your new baby with you to class? This 6 weekly class series is designed specifically for you! Founded on principles drawn from evidence based studies and is approved by physicians, midwives, and physical therapists.  

This is not a Kick-Your-Butt Fitness class.   It's much too early for that!  Please do your Pelvic Floor a favor and let it heal before you start running again. Impact exercise before 6 weeks is generally too early for most postpartum women. However, this is your first step in the journey! The How of your re-entry to your fit self is important to the long-term success of your postpartum phase of motherhood. Join with other postpartum moms to gently start the journey back to fitness.

The main focus of this series is on recovery. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and perineal recovery, Diastasis Recti  recognition and recovery (if needed), cesarean and perineal scar massage techniques, core restore, gentle stretch and strength for the new mom, postural awareness and movement for tired bodies, and connecting with other moms who are in the same stage of Motherhood. Your classmates will become your tribe of mom-friends.

Each week has an educational focus on specific aspects of the postpartum woman. Our focus is on the physical recovery but we also discuss parenting topics and more: breastfeeding, bottle feeding, diapering, sleep strategies, preferred baby equipment, tips and tricks, strategies for going back to work, managing new schedules, and other challenges of motherhood.

 
 
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This 3-hour clinic will provide you with Pelvic Floor and Core Education and a take home exercise program.  

 
 

If you have a pelvic floor then you are at the right place! This class is for you!

This class is appropriate for all women of all ages: Never had a baby? This class is for you! Just had a baby? If you have a pelvic floor then you are at the right place! Are you looking for a class that will help you to recover from pregnancy and birth - even if that was a decade ago? Or, do you need some guidance to achieve pelvic floor wellness? Do you have an open Diastasis?  Suffer from Backache? Do you struggle with Incontinence or Constipation? Do "things" just feel "heavy and loose" down there? This class is for you!

This 3 hour clinic will provide you with Pelvic Floor and Core Education and a take home exercise program. You will learn how to assess your own Diastasis Recti and gain a better understanding of what the latest research means.  You will also experience how to Engage your Pelvic Floor  and Activate your Transverse Abdominal muscle in order to develop strength and stability through your core and pelvic girdle. We'll discuss: How hormones can affect your posture and joint stability; How to safely lift and hoist heavy items such as your baby, groceries, boxes, car seats or who knows what! Tips to help prevent or control urinary incontinence or know when you need to see a pelvic floor physical therapist. Learn how to modify certain exercises so that you can continue to participate in activities that you love! 

Equipment: We will be using bands and your own body weight. Bring a yoga mat water, pen for notes on the handout

For our postpartum mothers, non-mobile infants welcome .

 
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