In this episode, Ibbie and Kassandra talk about the role pelvic floor physio has in postpartum and prenatal recovery. With emphasis on how the pelvic floor connects to the rest of the body, the role that plays, and the significance that just function has on the whole body.

Ibbie outlines a few daily things that prenatal women can do right now, to help their pelvic floor prepare for postpartum recovery. She also talks about the idea of internal exams and how there’s often fear around that. She ensures the listeners that if you are looking to do pelvic floor therapy, there are so many things a therapist can gather from just conversations about what’s going on in the body. 

To find more from Ibbie:

The Mama’s Physio Website: https://themamasphysio.com/

Ibbie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themamasphysio/

This solo episode is a deep dive into Kassandra's postpartum healing, pregnancies and journey into motherhood. The focus is on the recovery piece and feeling connected to the body. Her journey is a constant fuel to help other postpartum women reclaim their strength, and find that connection back to self, core, and pelvic floor. 

Here are some links referred to in the episode:

Postpartum Foundations Program: https://sutrapro.com/iframe/alignmvmntstudio/series/B6cThlKn0GkgH1xOxpIE

Core REVIVE Program: https://sutrapro.com/iframe/alignmvmntstudio/series/1wQ2IL86PR8Zw3IaLTql

Mama Strength Program: https://sutrapro.com/iframe/alignmvmntstudio/series/Yx9YpM3L1FnjAXjg6n9P

In-person Classes at Align MVMNT Studio: https://alignwellnessco.com/studio

Ibbie from The Mamas Physio’s episode will be out next week!

This mama focused episode is outlining the WHY behind Kass’s Back to MVMNT pre/post natal.

However, this truly dives deeper than just a few programs. Really getting into the reasoning behind prenatal fitness and the stigma around exercise and pregnancy and what we’ve learned over time. We talk about accepting the seasons of life. Sometimes when you’re postpartum you don’t have time to exercise everyday and your babies sleep and your mental health comes first. Your movement might just be walking. You might even be able to get in workouts every day. Sometimes it’s just about a new perspective and giving yourself some grace in this transitional period of time. 

This reassuring episode validates the need to find individual purpose outside of motherhood. Just know that that light in you will come back this is just a temporary phase of slowing down, being present, and with the little human you are now trying to raise in this world.

This episode connects styling and movement with how they represent so much more than just clothes and exercises. 

Stephanie has a background in personal development and her business as a Wardrobe stylist is bringing everything together. Helping women understand how they can utilize what is already in their closet to feel empowered and confident. 

With her fitness background, Steph and Kass really dive into common themes between how clothes and feeling strong in your body impacts your mindset. 

Truly this episode is going beyond the surface level of wearing clothes. Wear something that fits YOU, ignites you and  inspires you. Declutter your closet and notice how it impacts every aspect of your life. 

We also touch on motherhood, body changes, social media and healing that comes with the big shifts in your life. 

This is an incredible conversation, enjoy!

You can find Stephanie on instagram https://www.instagram.com/theconfidencecurator/ and can book with her there!

If you are local to the Align MVMNT Studio in London ON. We would love to offer you a free class! Code: LOVEOFMVMNT

Book here: https://alignwellnessco.com/studio

Online pre/post natal programs: https://alignwellnessco.com/mama-mvmnt

In Part 2 of this episode, Kass and Karri dive into some of the personal healing they have done around food and body. The conversation focuses on having weight loss goals over performance goals and how it impacts your mindset. 

If you are striving to shift from focusing heavily on weight loss goals, there are a lot of helpful tips and validation here. 

Please know that it is OK to have all goals. Your health matters and your goals matter. However, there are different mindset tweaks you can make to create a more joyful experience as you move and nourish more.

This episode also dives into the postpartum body and mindset transition. How diet culture truly PREYS on women going through these shifts. 

Please enjoy this incredible conversation. 

You can find Karri at https://www.instagram.com/nurturedrecovery on instagram and https://www.nurturedrecovery.ca/

If you feel called to work with her or her partner Rachel!

If you are local to the Align MVMNT Studio in London ON. We would love to offer you a free class! Code: LOVEOFMVMNT

Book here: alignwellnessco.com/studio

Online pre/post natal programs: https://alignwellnessco.com/mama-mvmnt

**Trigger warning. This episode dives into common diet culture trends and potentially triggering words. 

If intuitive eating is in your journey, you’ll really enjoy this conversation with Kass and Karri. It sheds light on many common themes around food and body.

Karri has been in nutrition since 2019, graduating from Kings School of Natural Nutrition. She realized early on that she wanted to bring all of her past career experiences together. She specializes in eating disorder recovery, pulling from her own journey that she is constantly healing from. Focusing on non diet nutrition counselling, weight inclusivity, and health at every size. She helps clients un-diet their lives and heal their relationship with food and body

Kass and Karri dive into what Intuitive Eating really is, the first small steps you can take today, and what boundaries vs. restriction looks like when it comes to food.

Food is something we encounter everyday, all day. It does have a huge impact on how we feel about ourselves, our body, and our mindset. They discuss some mindset shifts that have helped clients on bad body image days, on feeling out of control around food, and unlearning the diet culture messages we grew up with. 

We really hope you enjoy!! Stay tuned for part 2 with Karri.

You can find Karri at https://www.instagram.com/nurturedrecovery on instagram and https://www.nurturedrecovery.ca/

If you feel called to work with her or her business partner Rachel!

Have you been feeling a little stuck lately? In the same cycle, same routine. Feeling like your motivation to move has gone out the window?

You KNOW that when you move your body, you feel good. Then when you are feeling good, you move your body. 

Suddenly, something changes or shifts. Vacations? Stress at work? Out of town visitors? Kids & their sleep regressions? And the cycle changes..

You feel overwhelmed, or stressed.. So you don’t want to move your body. Since you don’t want to move your body, you feel sluggish or tired. Since you’re tired, you don’t want to move your body. Then you don’t move your body, and starting a new routine feels like a chore. It starts to feel like too much! How do you get unstuck?It’s hard. Finding motivation when you’re unmotivated is all a mental game.  

This shift occurs inside. 

You have everything YOU need. 

You are standing in your own way. 

In this episode Kass has a daily practice that could change this cycle for you, forever. Once we apply a reflection piece, and see that creating time for movement is essential for nourishing ourselves. In times of stress and overwhelm, you turn to movement to clear the stagnant energy and the non stop thoughts. Movement will provide the clarity you need. 

We hope you enjoy this short, tough love episode. Put this on when you find yourself losing the motivation to prioritize your movement. 

Did you make new years goals? This may be months ago, but we are diving into why we are so intentional with our messaging around that time of year. 

Have you noticed we don’t post all that much about nutrition on our social feeds? There are a few reasons. Jess, Baillie and Kass dive into their backstories with coaching nutrition and their own relationships with food and how it has impacted how we approach nutrition as trainers. 

Enjoy!

Ever wonder how Jess, Kass and Baillie got into personal training?

During this roundtable discussion we dive into how we got into personal training, our favourite styles of movement and why we have been shifting away from the traditional style of coaching. 

If you are on the fence about trying out an Align MVMNT class, this episode may help you make that decision!

We all know the benefits of exercising regularly is quite the list, but something you don’t normally find on there is the physical benefits of releasing stored emotions. Lifting heavy weights CAN help you move stagnant energy in the body, including stored emotions. If you’ve broken out into tears during or after a movement session of any kind, you know what I mean.

We all really believe in this and dive into more during this episode. 

Enjoy!

Check out more about our studio here: https://alignwellnessco.com/studio