C-sections are brutal on the body, but if you follow these FIVE things you can really speed up your recovery, prevent pain, tightness, restrictions in the tissues and that infamous c-section "shelf" above the scar:

1. Breathing Techniques
2. Gentle Movement
3. Scar Tissue Massage
4. Rehab, and then strengthen, your abdominal muscles
5. Strengthen the REST of your body.

In this mini-course, I am going to take you through these 5 things.

While you won't be able to start exercise for at least 6 weeks, there is SO MUCH you can do in those first 6-8 weeks to maintain elasticity in the tissues, encourage healing and increase blood flow so we are ready to strengthen our muscles when we are cleared for exercise.

You may also find it hard to touch or connect to the area around the scar - so these techniques will help you gradually do that.

Watch the video below, or read the text under the video, if you prefer!

5 Things to do Post C-Section

1. Breathing into the scar
2. Gentle movement of hips and pelvis
3. Scar tissue massage - this really helps increase blood flow, reduce restrictions and "stickiness" in the tissues
4. Rehab and strengthen our abdominal muscles! - in this mini-course, I will take you through a gentle core workout that helps you connect to your abdominal muscles early on, and explains how to know if an exercise is too much for you.
5. Strengthen the REST of your body (not included in video) - it can be really easy post c-section to be focused exclusively on the core... it's important not to neglect the rest of your body - you also need a strong back, bum, legs, and arms for being a mum!

If you want to continue your rehab journey, join the Complete Postpartum Programme! I will take you through my:

Foundational Core Programme where I will teach you to really connect to your muscles and coordinate movement with the breath. We will go through 5 levels of core rehab and strengthening work, and I'll help you figure out when to progress!

Foundational Mobility Programme, which will build on the gentle movement we do in this course. Post c-section, we often get stiff and sore, hunched over to protect the incision. Gently move the body and increase range of motion.

and the Foundational Strength Programme - we lose a lot of strength and muscle during the recovery stage from surgery - so here we build strength back up over 4 levels.