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Side Body Stability
Having a strong side body, including the lats and serratus muscles, is important for pelvic health because they help stabilize the spine and pelvis, creating a foundation for the core muscles that support pelvic organs. Weak lats can lead to imbalances and poor posture, putting stress on the lowe...
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Myofascial Mini: Upper Back
Today is all about addressing tension in the upper back. If you are running short on time but still want to get some myo-work in, just skip the warm-up or shorten it. The work today is getting into areas like the side of the ribs (lats & serratus muscles), the rhomboids, trapezius and then the ...
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Myofascial Mini: Diaphragm
We are taking an extra gentle approach to diaphragm opening today yogis. We will get around the entirety of the rib cage including the front body, sides and back. All you need for class is a saddle blanket (or something similar like a beach towel) and a yoga block. We will also be doing an abdo...
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Living Room Restorative Bolster Flow
Grab your bolster and a couple blocks and let's offer our bodies a much needed break from the noise! In todays class we get deeply connected to our breath with the goal of sinking into our muscle and fascia in a way that not only brings space to the body but calm to the nervous system. We hold e...
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Hip Rotator Support Flow
Hip rotators are crucial for pelvic health because they share a direct anatomical connection with the pelvic floor muscles. Proper hip rotation, especially internal rotation, improves pelvic alignment, strengthens the core, and reduces strain on the pelvic floor, which can help prevent issues lik...
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Chest & Shoulder Opening Flow
Tightness in the front shoulders and chest restricts the diaphragm by limiting chest expansion, creating less efficient shallow, chest breathing. This forces the neck and shoulder accessory muscles to work harder, creating a cycle of muscle tension, poor posture, and reduced breathing efficiency....
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Restorative Yoga
Restorative yoga is a gentle and therapeutic form of yoga that emphasizes relaxation, stillness and down-regulating the nervous system which is incredibly important for long held tension in the body. It involves holding yoga poses for extended periods of time with the support of props such as bla...
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Myofascial Mini : Low Back
Today we work on the low back. We will start with some mobilization and then before we go straight into releasing the low back with the myo-balls, we will work on creating space in our psoas. If there's a lot of tension in your psoas, the low back will have a hard time letting go so we are addr...
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Myofascial Mini : Glutes
We know how important the glutes are when it comes to pelvic health, and I know how important your time is! So enjoy this 25 minute class to release one of the largest muscle groups in the body!
You'll need: bolster, two tennis balls
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Myofascial Mini : Inner Thighs
The adductors, or inner thighs are directly connected to your second layer the pelvic floor. Hint hint, the obturator internus is part of the second layer! They are very intricately connected. If you have a ticked off Obturator, it's a must to address tension in the inner thighs. The second l...
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Unwind & Reset
The world offers us plenty of stimulation, no doubt. It's up to us to make the concious decision to slice out time to turn inward. I love yoga for that. Today's class we do that by moving through a flow that will keep our gaze to an inward focus. Today's flow creates space in the pelvic floor...
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Module 9: Piriformis & Upper Leg
Today's class will take you through a sequence addressing the Piriformis (center of the glute associated with sciatica) & also the muscles of the upper leg including the inner thighs, quads and distal IT band (the part by the outer knee.)
You'll need: tennis ball, blocks, bolster, hand towel if...
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Module 8: Upper Body Release
Today's class is all upper body focused. We will doing some more mobility work in the beginning and then graduate to our deeper, myofascial work as we progress. Area's we covered include: shoulders, side body, upper back, lower abdomen, and the sides of the ribs.
You'll need: two tennis balls...
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General Pelvic Health Support (Stability)
In today's class we are moving through many postures that help to create space and stability in the pelvis. We are doing several moves inspired by my own Pelvic Physical Therapy journey that had a huge impact on my own pelvic health. We don't gate-keep around here! We will do a move that helps...
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For Breath's Sake
In today's class, we will move through a flow where we will focus on breathing deeply, create space in the areas that help remove the restrictions of the diaphragm and like always, turn our focus inwards for a beat. Like I always say, when we breathe better, our pelvic floor functions better but...
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Module 7: Full Body Release
Yeeees, I said module 6 in the video but we are actually on module 7! Today we work on the full body yogis, which means you will need ALL the things! We will be working on the feet, calves, hamstrings, inner thighs, glutes, upper shoulders and neck. For the first time, we will use a foam rolle...
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30 Minute Reset
I planned with class with all the yogis in mind who might be dealing some extra stress right now, hypertension in their pelvic floor, a flare or are just in pain. Sometimes we can go about that in an intellectual way where we target our movement and have a specific purpose. Today, we are just go...
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Module 5: TFL, Hip Flexors, Adductors & Glutes
The title says it all yogis! We are working quite a few positions today but mainly staying towards the top, front side of the legs and then following a path around the hip to the glutes. These areas are associated with so many conditions related to pelvic pain including sciatica, hip pain, groin...
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Upper Body Release Flow
Join me for 30 minutes of flowy goodness while we open up the neck, chest and side body. This class is mostly low to the ground and then at the end we do a little flow and repeat it 3X so that you can really get a hold of the moves. Enjoy! All you need is a couple blocks!
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Module 4: Hamstrings, Obturator, Vulva & Hips
This class is a little longer, hitting around the 45 min mark. The hamstrings are a long muscle and unfortunately, it just doesn't work to do them both at once! This class hits up a lot of areas that are related to having urinary urgency, uti-like symptoms and even external pain. Having restric...
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Flow Before You Go
Before the day gets away from you, before you lose track of your inner peace and stillness, let's get a practice in that will center and ground your mind while also supporting all the elements of pelvic health. We will tap into some awareness of pelvic floor, bring stability to the glutes and le...
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Module 3: Pelvis 360
Today we are focusing on the entire circumfrance of the pelvis! This includes (but not limited to) the psoas, transverse abdominus, sides of the hips (glute med & min), the piriformis and glute max as well as the adductors, pelvic floor and low back.
To get the most of our practice, you'll nee...
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Module 2: GPS (glutes, psoas & sitz bones)
We will be exploring the fascia of the glutes, top of the hamstrings where they attach at the sitz bone and also the psoas and lower abdominal area. All things that will help with low back pain, tight pelvic floor, potentially knee pain, discomfort around the tailbone, sciatica and restricted hi...
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Module 1: Obturator Internus & Adductors
Adductors are your inner thighs yogi and they are connected to the second layer of your pelvic floor. As someone who has been dealing with pelvic pain for over 20+ years, I can tell you first hand that the inner thighs play a big role when it comes to hypertension in the pelvic floor. While str...