Postnatal Exercise Percautions [Diastasis Recti/Abdominal Separation]

It is very important that a postpartum woman not do any abdominal exercises until she has checked her rectus abdominis muscles for diastasis!
If she strengthens the muscles too much while they are separated they may not come back together effectively.

Why Prenatal

Breath = Life: Why you should practice Prenatal VINYASA Yoga

Linking Movement and Breath

Vinyasa yoga is the linking of body movement and breath, and more than that, it is the continuous movement of energy through the body. The movement of the body and the breath are one, connected, continuously flowing and synchronized. When a practitioner learns [...]

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Import questions to ask your prospective Doula...aka the Doula Interview

Important questions to ask your prospective Doula —> The Doula Interview

Some of you only know me as a Prenatal Yoga instructor but I am also a birth doula and have been to over 400 births! I know how important it is to feel comfortable with your doula [...]

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Yoga for Pregnancy | Cat Pose & Cat Cow

Best Prenatal Yoga pose for moving baby into a favorable position for birth. Cat/Cow Pose

Benefits of the Cat Pose & Cat Cow

  • One of the best poses for moving baby into a favorable position for birth or keeping baby in a favorable position
  • Releases back tension
  • Increases spine flexibility and strength
  • One of the best poses to do daily!
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