This seated class is a continuation of your early postnatal healing journey. You'll use a chair and a pillow for support as you practice deep back breathing—expanding the ribs and reactivating the diaphragm, which calms the nervous system and reduces intra-abdominal pressure.
Then, using the pillow as light resistance, you’ll begin re-engaging your core with gentle but effective contractions to rebuild stability and reconnect to your center.
This class is essential for safely awakening your deep core muscles, supporting your healing tissues, and preparing your body to move, lift, and care for your baby with more confidence and support.
Up Next in Step 1: Immediately After Birth
-
Class 4 - Gentle Core Reconnection: S...
This class continues from Class 3, layering on slightly more activation through controlled breath, deep core connection, and the addition of gentle leg lifts. Using a chair and a pillow, you’ll focus on rebuilding strength and awareness in your core while honoring your healing body. This is not a...
-
Class 5 – Rib Alignment & Core Activa...
This class is all about deepening your core connection by discovering and restoring optimal ribcage alignment while lying on your back. During pregnancy, your ribs expand to make space for baby—this is essential, but post-birth, we need to close the ribs back in. Why? Because rib flare disrupts c...
-
Class 6: Core + Side Body Recovery & ...
This class continues to gently build on your postpartum recovery by layering in slightly more core activation while creating spaciousness through breath and stretch. Side body stretches are essential during this time—they help decompress the ribs after they expanded during pregnancy, improve brea...
