S1: E9 Hypopressives with Abby Lord

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 arehow they were developedhow they work to pull up the pelvic floorthe anatomy involved how they help with pelvic organ prolapse and diastasis rectiwhy pelvic organ prolpase can sometimes happen in menopausewhat can cause pelvic organ prolapsehow the psoas muscle works to help a baby get into a good position for the birthhow hypopressives help with adrenal fatiguehow hypopressives differ from Uddiyana Bandhahow hypopressives increase enjoyment of sexand also Abby takes us through a lovely breath and then later talks us through doing some hypopressives!ResourcesAbby on YouTubeAbby on InstagramAbby on FacebookHypopressives Scotland websiteSend us Fan MailYou can support this podcast here:https://buymeacoffee.com/motherhealSuzanne's website - podcast, blog, booking and resources:www.motherheal.comSuzanne is mother.heal on InstagramSuzanne is at Suzanne.mother.heal on Facebookmusic by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora https://www.shooglenifty.com/The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier