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7 Best Stretches for Painful Sex on Top
We list out our 7 favorite stretches to relieve pain on top during sex.
Top 4 Postpartum Yoga Postures
So you went through nine-ish months of pregnancy, labor and birth of your baby, who is now taking up most of your bandwidth. When is it time for you to focus on you again and get back to your yoga practice? (Or any kind of movement for that matter?)
To keep things as simple as possible again, I recommend the four following yoga postures as a part of the postpartum healing process. The intention behind postpartum yoga is NOT the same as prenatal. While prenatal yoga is meant to help create space in your pelvis and belly for your baby, postpartum yoga is meant to help bind your body into strong alignment again.
Top 4 Prenatal Yoga Postures
I hope that everyone knows by now that breathwork and movement are great during the prenatal season of a person’s life. It can get overwhelming to figure out what to do, so I wanted to keep things as simple as possible for all you parents-to-be out there with my four favorites.
First things first, YOU are in charge of your body, and paying attention to how you feel is the essence of yoga as you breathe and move from moment to moment. Your practice can change from day to day, trimester to trimester. Maybe these postures need modifications as a pregnant person progresses, so remember to pay attention to what it is you’re actually feeling.
Without further ado, here are my faves (in no particular order than by trimesters)!
Top 4 Ways to Recover Like a Pro
Our energies, bodies, and world run on familiar cycles. The seasons of the year, days turning into nights, and of course, the menstrual cycle run on these patterns of ups and downs, high energy and low energy. They help us survive and maintain balance. Our workouts should follow this same pattern if we want to be active for life.
How to Incorporate Bolsters in Supportive Yoga Postures
Bolsters have never been a huge part of my personal practice until this last year. I’m definitely not consistent with a yin practice yet, but I plan on using my Manduka Enlight bolsters more frequently!
So for your viewing pleasure and to learn more about how to support your practice yin/restorative style, here are a few ways I love to incorporate a bolster.
How to Best Use Your Yoga Blocks
Do you feel like using props in your yoga practice is a sign of weakness? Of inability?
I invite you to take a different perspective. Even the most “advanced” practitioner would find value in using props, especially if it means getting more sensation and a deeper connection to your body and breath.
Pelvic Floor Exercises for Painful Intercourse
It’s no fun when your pelvis is in pain during intercourse. Learn all about why this happens as well as helpful tools to support you on our blog today.