What to Do for Neck Pain and Tight Shoulders
Just about every client I work with has some kind of complaint around neck and shoulder pain. This may be headaches, TMJ, neck pain, tight shoulders, aching in the upper…
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I Have Shoulder Pain — Is It My Rotator Cuff?
Just about every 40+ athlete I know (and a whole lot of sedentary folks, too) has had shoulder pain at some point. Some are able to eliminate it through non-surgical…
Kegel Exercises for a Weak Pelvic Floor
Weak, loose, "totally asleep...or maybe dead." These are all things I've heard women call their pelvic floor. The good news is, kegel-style exercises can help! (I know, who even know…
Is Your Pelvic Floor Too Lose or Too Tight?
Check it out: This is the little-known portion of the Goldilocks story where Goldilocks and the Three Bears learn about kegels pelvic health! Most women I work with assume that…
“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."…
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…