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The Complete Guide to Preparing for an Empowered Birth
These are 10 things that have proven to be the “game changers”, helping mothers go from fear to confidence in giving birth.


Posture Focus: Picking up your kids
𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 😱 That’s how many times we guess you’re probably picking up a kid (or two..or kid + something else heavy!) ...


Posture Focus: Holding Your Kids (Side Carry)
You know you’ll be holding your kids a TON these next few days with school on break. So here’s the side carry version of how to hold your...


Posture Focus: Holding Your Kids (Front Carry)
You likely hold your kids for HOURS on end (and while doing a million other things) so why not make it a part of your recovery routine? ...

Posture Focus: Stroller Walks
How do you feel after you push your stroller? Relaxed and loose or more tense than when you started? If you’re more tense, check out...


Nature’s Flu Shot
Helloooo cold & flu season. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve seen this “Nature’s Flu Shot” recipe floating all over the internet for years but never...


28-minute HIIT Elliptical Workout
If you’ve got 28 minutes, you have time to make your tush burn! A combination of high intensity “sprints” and reverse pedaling, this...


Fun Ways to Get Really Grounded During Pregnancy
When you’re feeling really anxious or jittery in pregnancy, try a few of these grounding practices.


Postpartum repair is not just about your core and pelvic floor
It can be really easy to think that we just have to ‘do kegels’ and ‘do more core work’ to fully recover from having a baby. But hold up!...


Prenatal Yoga Practice: Anxiety Clearing & Pubic Pain Relieving (39 min)
Your yoga practice can meet you where you are and create a little shift that lightens the load. Try it now (it’s 39 minutes!).


Are you getting the pre-baby jitters?
I, Nicole, was pregnant with my first baby at a time in my life that felt very exciting. Newly married, promoted at my job, adopted a new...

How-to Video: How to do a proper kegel (with model visuals!)
This might be one of the most important videos you watch today. We’ll take you through how to do a kegel correctly (with a visual model...

How to find your Pelvic Floor + bracing vs. releasing the Pelvic Floor
Now that you know why the pelvic floor is so useful (!), let’s work on finding the pelvic floor and learning how to tell if you’re...


The Pelvic Floor: The “super-hero” for full recovery
We always start our postpartum clients with pelvic floor work. Why? Because just like a house without a solid foundation, a body without...


How to check yourself for Diastasis Recti
Diastasis Recti is the separation of the connective tissue between the six-pack muscles (the rectus abdominals). It happens when too much...


10 Keys to Getting Started With–And Sustaining–A Home Yoga Practice
A home yoga practice is KEY for keeping you moving through pregnancy and postpartum because really…who can make it to class every single...


How to Know You’re Doing Core Work Correctly (and Incorrectly!)
‘Gah, I’ve been doing core work wrong my ENTIRE life’ ‘I’m feeling muscles I didn’t even know were there!!’ ‘I’m sweating my a$$ off...
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