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Month: May 2017

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Series: What’s in Your Toolkit 5 – Fern Taylor 

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P r e p a r e ❤️ we don’t tend to think of life as an exercise regime. But it is. And pregnancy/childbirth/motherhood is like doing a triathlon while carrying a scooter and a packed lunch. The physical graft is REAL, so we need to prepare for it, and rehabilitate appropriately afterwards. With enough rest, respect and chicken soup/biscuits for your recovery. And also loads of cheering about how bloody well you’ve done 🏅🎊. . Pilates for Pregnancy guides you through each trimester and into your postnatal recovery, helping you stay strong, supple and confident in body and mind. Out now! ❤️⚡️.. . Next week, I’m doing the photo shoot for Postnatal Pilates, which comes out next spring. Have you ever done Pilates before? I’m biased, but it’s totally the best thing ever. Saved my mind and body post babies ❤️ . #pregnancyfitness #motherhoodrising #iminyourvillage #pregnancy #pilatesteacher #mumofboys #pelvicfloorhealth #birthwithoutfear #diastasisrecti #pilates #postnatalfitness #pregnancyexercise
STRONG💥 image via @pelvicguru1 . ⭐️ This is a feminist issue. Men don’t tend to suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction until later on in life as they don’t give birth to the nation. As a result, women are being fettered in their prime and society doesn’t facilitate us being able to get stronger. Yes, we’re expected to LOOK like there’s no trace of a pregnancy on our body 😖🙄, but whether we’re suffering from incontinence or prolapse is by the by. . . ⭐️ You are amazing and powerful. Don’t let your power be stolen by not knowing how to sort out your pelvic floor and core issues. Don’t succumb to society’s idea that a woman is inevitably weaker and has to settle for feeling crap after having a baby. . ⭐️ Build pelvic floor awareness into your day to day and it’ll stop being a faff. You’ll just do it without layering on guilt/irritation/annoyance. Go to your GP and ask to be referred to physio. . . ⭐️You’ll gradually find that a day with a resilient pelvic floor is one that feels more energised, less achey, more balanced, less anxious. . . ⭐️ women are amazing. You are awesome. Don’t dull your own light just because you’ve been told to by society. Don’t accept pelvic floor dysfunction and laugh off leaking. Life is long. Tena pads are expensive and crap for the environment. . #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunfiltered #pelvicfloorhealth #postnatalfitness #selfcarefornewmums #pelvicfloordysfunction #pelvicfloorhealth #physioworks
Power ⭐️ I love this image - the strength, the balance, the determination. It sometimes feels like this daily, balancing the mother juggle, right? I’ve fallen off a fair few times 😂. . Remember that you need resilience and strength, and most of all huge dollops of kindness towards yourself. If you saw someone else balancing on a tightrope you wouldn’t throw stuff at them to knock them off...and yet, that’s basically what we do to ourselves with our self doubt and shouty inner critic, and not looking after our physical reserves. ❤️. .. Today I’m running my Pelvic Floor Core Restore session at @marketstudiosgreenwich. Remember that if our physical support is compromised, everything else is built on that slightly shaky foundation - so it’s always worth noticing the link between your physical body and your emotional balance. . How are you today? Breezing along? Wobbly wobbly? Dropping stuff left right and centre? I’m a bit wobbly today but onwards and lots of deep breaths and softening Pilates length 🙌🏼 you’re not alone xxx image from the ever on point @spiritysol ❤️🧡 . . #motherhood #makebirthbetter #youareenough #pelvicfloorhealth #fourthtrimester #matrescence #postnataldepletion #pnd #ptsd #anxiety #mbct #selfcareformums #youvegotthis
B o l d ❤️ I recommended my own book to a close friend last night - which felt a bit braggy and self-promoty, a bit uncomfortable (also recommended yours @suzyreading 😘). But she’s going through a tough time and...well, honestly it might help her. I am proud of my book, think it has the power to shift perception and alter mindset positively. So, why not put it out there? Too often we’re shy about speaking up about things that matter ❤️. . Yesterday I did some vision boarding with @tranquilbirth and an article in an old issue of @naturalhealthmag caught my eye about the most common end of life regrets: 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not what others expected. 2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. 3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. 4. I wish I’d stayed in touch with my friend. 5. I wish I had let myself be happier. . . Do any of these resonate with you? ✨it made me think of Yvonne @kemitelford talking about having the courage to live the life we want to live. Even if that means speaking up rather than swallowing words every so often. Being honest. Saying no more. Going towards awkward conversations rather than shying away. Valuing yourself✨. Be bold. Whatever you dream you can do, begin it. ⚡️. . ❤️Imagine you’re at your 80th birthday party, looking back on your life. What would you want your overwhelming feeling to be? Put self-care strategies in place today...life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans ✨ set the intention to feel even 1% better today for tomorrow’s self. ❤️ . . #motherhood #selfcareformums #mindfulnessformums #iminyourvillage #mentalhealth #friendship #mumlife #workingmumlife #selfcare #wellbeing #maternalmentalhealth #thesupermummyth #
Care ❤️ how much of your life do you spend wondering if you’re making others happy: family, friends, people at work...people you don’t even like...? And how much of your life do you consider how happy you’re making yourself? It’s an almost embarrassingly simple concept to care for yourself as much as you want to care for others...but its simplicity is I guess why it’s so easily overlooked. . . ❤️ yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of being part of @livethreesixty pleasure retreat - I led a pelvic flow session connecting us to our base chakra: the root of our vitality and power, our productive centre whether for motherhood or other creative energies. The seat of all our power ❤️ I hadn’t realised the synergy it would have with @womenwithsparkle workshop later on in the day, exploring our pleasure centre and our NEED for joy, how we exist too often in a pleasure deficit which leads to us searching, searching for supplements to top us up. . . ❤️ Tamu led a workshop about the power of connecting to your core beliefs, returning to your fullness and exploring the deeply entrenched narratives that are laid down from our childhood, and how we can navigate gently retelling that story to ourselves and reframe our behaviour patterns. . ❤️ simply put - the core message here is that we just need to view ourselves with the energy and compassion that we might one of our closest dear ones. Can you, right now, say something loving towards yourself and notice how it feels inside? If there’s huge resistance - maybe take a moment to soften into that and wonder why. You deserve to feel loved, energised and - as Sally @womenwithsparkle put it - feel your sparkle ignite like a glow worm ✨✨✨✨. . ❤️you’re amazing you know. You ARE. . Image the ever divine @stacieswift #iminyourvillage #motherhoodrising #mindfulnessmeditation #selfcareformums #thesupermummyth #livethreesixty #everydayjoy
L o a d ✨ when you’re a mum you take on so many layers of emotional, logistical and physical load. . ❣️ And yet the “shoulds” remain shouty in our heads 🗣. One of my clients last week said “I know I should be doing more exercise...”: she has 4 month old twins and a 5 year old. That’s a hell of a lot of exercise right there mama. I’d love to give mums goggles which could allow us to view what we ARE doing as opposed to be so hyper critical of what we feel we’re not ✨. . Basic wellness toolkit:. ❇️ Breathe. Fully, slowly, consciously, for your body AND mind. Breathe, and listen to your body. Breathe right, and your pelvic floor will follow 👍🏼. . . ❇️ Hydrate. See that pot plant there 🌱🌱that you always forget to water? Are you flopping like that? We are living beings. We need water to feel well and function effectively. Brain fog is often a sign of dehydration 💦. . ❇️ Move - not necessarily “exercise” if that makes it more accessible to you. Breathe. Nourish your body by stretching - no self respecting cat gets up from a nap without stretching 🐈 . Humans weren’t designed to sit. Massage your tissue. Stimulate your blood flow. And remember - picking up a baby in a car seat/ carrying your toddler, her scooter and your shopping IS EXERCISE, so lift your pelvic floor consciously as you lift the heavy load. Daily movements add up with their pressure on your pelvic floor. Move your mind and spirit too - what brings you moments of joy?✨ . ❇️ Fuel - gut health: about 90% of serotonin is produced in your gut. Your neurotransmitter for feelings of joy and well-being. Are you fuelling that joy properly?.. . ❣️ how are you? You ARE doing an amazing job - just because it’s feeling hard doesn’t mean you’re not good at it ❤️ .📸 @spiritysol #motherhood #birthwithoutfear #postnataldepletion #postnatalmentalhealth #motherswellness #selfcare #pnd #ptsd #maternalmentalhealth #maternalmentalhealthawareness #thesupermummyth #diastasisrectirepair #youareenough #motherhoodunfiltered #motherhoodrising #pelvicfloorhealth

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