The Family YMCA

1450 Iris St. Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-662-3100

Foundational Postpartum Recovery Workshop

Foundational Postpartum Recovery Workshop

Who:
 

This workshop is for any woman who is pregnant, has been pregnant or birthed a baby vaginally or through c-section at any time in their life. 

When:
 

May 6, 2023

Child watch will be available.

What:

  • Appropriate light activity post partum
  • Red flags for excessive activity and poor healing 
  • Postural awareness 
  • Pressure management 
  • Restoring the core/pelvic floor connection
  • Scar/fascial mobilization 
  • Strategies to help prevent/heal urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pain with intercourse, back and hip pain and diastasis recti 

 

Dr. Desiree Cassell is a local physical therapist, specializing in womens health, and will be educating and instructing participants about the different strategies used to start healing your  pelvic floor & core starting DAY 1 postpartum! Are you months or years out from birth, and still not sure your body has recovered optimally? Once postpartum always postpartum. This hands-on, 2 hr workshop is for you! This class will have you leaving empowered and confident when it comes to how your core should perform and what your personal limits are. Learn tools, strategies and exercises that will reduce risk of urinary incontinence, diastasis recti, pelvic pain, pain with intercourse and more, as you progress back to activity SAFELY!