https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjvYXxGc2Ww The voice to pelvic floor connection is perhaps one of the most important, and under appreciated ways to jumpstart healing in pelvic health. My Voice to Pelvic Floor Connection The very first thing that I did and loved was...
A Great Voice (& Core) Can’t Happen without a Great Pelvic Floor For those of you interested in the voice to pelvic floor connection - or if you are just learning about it, here’s a brief overview, plus lots of resources, on how the voice and pelvic floor are...
by Dr. Keeli Gailes, PT, DPT, ATC We understand that black parents matter Pelvic health physical therapy can help create a sense of "safety in me" for pregnant people of color. We have recently discussed the importance of integrative pelvic floor physical therapy...
Why Prenatal Integrative Pelvic Health Physical Therapy is Crucial if you are in Pain or Having Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prenatal integrative pelvic health physical therapy is crucial for those who are dealing with pain or pelvic floor dysfunction during pregnancy. A...
by Keeli Gailes PT, DPT, ATC Prenatal pelvic physical therapy is important because it will help you be proactive in preventing future pelvic floor and other physical dysfunction. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" ~Benjamin Franklin You may think...
Guest post by Dr Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG When scientists studied the effect of diet on menopause symptoms, they found that this time of life is much easier for Asian women than for us Westerners. But why? It’s because Asian women follow a traditional, mostly...
So many moms ask me this question - What do I really need to be ready for my baby? This topic may seem slightly off or less "scientific" than my typical posts about integrative medicine, yoga, and holistic well-being. But actually, The Minimalist Nursery is quite...
As we move into 2022, the 3rd year of the pandemic, self-care and our mental health is becoming critically important. This past year COVID certainly continued to impact our small, woman-owned business on the home front. So how did we do in 2021 with Self-Care in...
This week's Pose of the Week is all about isolating the deep hip stabilizers for improving core timing and hip stability. Spoiler Alert! This is not your typical yoga posture or your "old school" boring clamshell. This little series can help tackle a multitude of...
Before I launch into my top tips for avoiding burnout, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ginger Garner. I’m a doctor of physical therapy, among other things... Empowered women empower womenright? I'm a wifeMother of 3 amazing sons, ages 15, 13, and 10Owner of...
What is the Umbrella Breath? The Umbrella Breath is an accessible, if not easier, way to strengthen your core and pelvic floor using the voice and the breath. Building core strength requires that you raise or create intra-abdominal pressure to create spinal stiffness....
This week’s Pose of the Week is a Hip Hack called Kite Flying, or what I also call Two Strap Hip Release. Kite Flying is not your typical yoga posture. It’s actually a Medical Therapeutic Yoga technique I created to mobilize a hip joint that has been snarky for too...