One of my favorite groups of patients to work with are new moms. If I am lucky enough to work with them throughout their pregnancy, I look forward to seeing them six weeks after delivery. Not only am I excited to hear about (and maybe even hold!) the baby, […]
Outside, the leaves are shedding their green in favor of vibrant, fiery hues. Even in this warmer-than-usual New England October, the air is turning cooler and drier. […]
As a pelvic health physical therapist, I treat an area of the body that has been subject to physical, sexual, and medical trauma. This sacred area stores emotional trauma and for some women, birth trauma.
I’ve had a few people in my life tell me that the recent news coverage […]
I recently attended a workshop given by Tara Brach called “True Refuge.” Hosted at Kripalu, my spiritual getaway, it was something I had been looking forward to […]
Let’s imagine you have a meeting in five minutes and have lost your thumb drive with the presentation on it. You have two choices: […]
A month prior to my 40th birthday, I decided to gift myself attendance at Tara Brach’s Radical Acceptance workshop […]
Gotta go…right now? Even though you just went? Overactive bladder is defined by the International Continence Society as: […]
In my last blog post, I referenced the new study by Huang et al. showing the benefits of yoga for urinary incontinence. For the next two blog posts I’m going to go into more detail about the aspects of continence and the evidence-based research that supports using yoga as […]
Are you feeling crampy, bloated, or exhausted? Try these restorative postures before and during your menstrual period to support quieting your nervous system. Your body will appreciate the nourishment! […]
