The psoas muscle plays a crucial role in posture, breathing, and even emotional regulation—making it essential for pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery. In this blog post, we explore why releasing and lengthening the psoas can ease back pain, improve breathing, and create more space in the pelvis for a smoother birth experience. Learn how this deep core muscle influences your nervous system, movement, and overall well-being—plus, discover a simple exercise to release tension and restore balance. Read more to unlock the power of your psoas!
Read moreThe 3 Biggest Mistakes Prenatal Yoga Teachers Make
Over the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with a lot of incredible women who were struggling with preparing for birth. I’ve also worked with some amazing yoga teachers on guiding their students through this transformative time. They’re smart, driven, compassionate women who do so much to set themselves and their students up for success.
But here’s the thing—no matter how dedicated they are, I’ve noticed they’re often making the same mistakes that are jeopardizing their yoga birth preparation
Read moreThe Essential Guide to Movement in Labor
Pregnancy is an incredible time of transformation and your yoga practice can be a powerful tool to support your journey -you just need some structure. That’s where I come in! I’m going to give you the keys to crafting and adapting those New Year’s resolutions into an effective practice for a pregnant body!
Read more4 Keys to Creating a Prenatal Yoga Practice is 2025
Pregnancy is an incredible time of transformation and your yoga practice can be a powerful tool to support your journey -you just need some structure. That’s where I come in! I’m going to give you the keys to crafting and adapting those New Year’s resolutions into an effective practice for a pregnant body!
Read moreTurn out or Turn in? Hip rotation for Birth preparation
When we focus excessively on outward rotating movements, two things happen. We begin to develop an imbalance in the possible movements within the pelvis, and maybe just as troubling- especially for birth preparation- we miss connecting with the posterior half of the pelvic floor!
Let’s dive a bit deeper…
Read moreIs birth biomechanical or hormonal?
We always talk about the hormonal blueprint being the key to labor progression. That we need the mixture of oxytocin, and relaxing plus a few more to stimulate the outer fibers of the uterus to tighten and draw the cervix back over the baby's head. But yes, without pliable and supportive connective tissues no amount of oxytocin will bring the baby into the world, and at the same time, without those hormones in play, even the most balanced muscle and fascia tissues won't by themselves put you into labor...
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