“Kegeling” vs Kegel 2.0: What’s the Difference?
For most women, if you've been told anything about the health of your pelvic floor, you've probably been told to kegel, or "squeeze like you're stopping the flow of urine."…
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Is Hot Yoga Safe During Pregnancy?
A quick Pubmed (the online database of published research articles) search for the term "hot yoga, pregnancy" yields exactly two results. For perspective, almost everything I've ever searched yields dozens…
Props for Prenatal Yoga
The strictest yogis are staunchly anti-prop -- that's how it would have been done in ancient India, they say. I, on the other hand, am firmly pro-prop even for a…
Kegel Alternatives for a Tight Pelvic Floor
Just like any muscle in your body, your pelvic floor can be too loose OR too tight. While many women worry about being too lose (hypotonic) and kegel like crazy,…
Is Prenatal Yoga Better Than Regular Yoga for Pregnant Women?
You want the quick version of this blog post? Yes. Phew! Now that's all set, we can go back to what we were doing and I can save myself a…
Postpartum Workouts: Can You Start Before 6 Weeks?
Traditionally in the United States, women have been cleared for exercise at their 6-week postpartum visit with the doctor. In fact, there is no particular reason why 6 weeks is…
How to Lose Baby Weight
There is a lot of cultural pressure to get back to your “pre-baby body” 3 seconds after blissfully pushing out a baby in a candlelit water birth. Let me be…
Will Prenatal Yoga Help Me Have an Easier Birth?
I have some bad news for you, momma. Prenatal yoga is not going to miraculously give you the birth of your dreams all by itself. What Has the Biggest Impact…
Conquer Pregnancy Brain with Prenatal Yoga
Honestly, being pregnant can be crazy-making. If you feel like your moods are all over the place, you’re not yourself, or you just feel less than 100% enthusiastic 100% of…
What the Heck Is a Kegel and Should You Do Them?
What is a kegel? Simply put, a kegel is an engagement of the pelvic floor muscles. It has been found through substantial research to be effective at curing or improving…
The Fascinating History of the Kegel
Ah, the kegel. Easily, the most widely known women's health exercise in the world. (Not a bad reputation, considering that they're entirely invisible to the casual observer.) Maybe I'm the…