Featured on MotherHeal’s podcast The Mother Podcast

In this episode Suzanne speaks with Abby Lord, director of Hypopressives Scotland and a founding member of the International Hypopressive Council. Hypopressives use breath work and posture to help tone the pelvic floor, and can be used to help with prolapses, urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders.

In this episode you will hear:

• what hypopressives are

• how they were developed

• how they work to pull up the pelvic floor

• the anatomy involved 

• how they help with pelvic organ prolapse and diastasis recti

• why pelvic organ prolpase can sometimes happen in menopause

• what can cause pelvic organ prolapse

• how the psoas muscle works to help a baby get into a good position for the birth

• how hypopressives help with adrenal fatigue

• how hypopressives differ from Uddiyana Bandha

• how hypopressives increase enjoyment of sex

and Abby also takes us through a lovely breath and then later talks us through doing some hypopressives!