You must be at least 6 weeks postpartum at the start of the class and cleared by your doctor or midwife to participate in exercise.

Core Recovery is usually the best starting point.

While The Core Recovery Course is my recommended starting point (and goes into the greatest level of detail about managing and improving pelvic floor and core function in a postpartum context), there are so many ways to return to exercise after giving birth.

Stroller Strength & Flow Like a Mother are also great classes to start with, as both are gentle, bodyweight-focused, slower-paced workouts that are easily modified for early postpartum.

While I recommend everyone sees a pelvic floor physical therapist after giving birth, I think this is an especially important and valuable resource for people who are unable to attend The Core Recovery Course.

Stroller Strength, Flow Like a Mother, and Move Like a Mother are pregnancy-friendly & offer evidence-based modifications to safely exercise through every trimester.

If this is your first baby, joining a class during pregnancy is actually a really fantastic way to prepare for postpartum - having a baby-friendly community that you're already comfortable in before baby is born is truly a game changer.

The only class that's postpartum-specific is The Core Recovery Course.

Core Recovery - Best if you're newly postpartum or want to focus on addressing your core and pelvic floor symptoms (i.e. leaking, prolapse, diastasis recti, pelvic girdle pain).

Flow Like a Mother - Gentle Hatha yoga focused on mobility, recentering, and stability. The best class for working through the physical aches and pains of pregnancy and motherhood.

Move Like a Mother - High energy strength training for people who are ready for a more challenging workout or who are working on maintaining strength during pregnancy.

Stroller Strength - A very approachable, slower-paced stroller & babywearing-friendly class that combines walking and bodyweight strength work. (Stroller not required! Pregnant mamas welcome).

This looks different for every person depending on the age & needs of their baby of child and which class you're in.

Young babies tend to be in stroller, carriers, held in arms, or lying on a blanket next to your mat (for indoor classes).

Walkers and crawlers are usually exploring, playing with toys, and toddling around the workout space.

Preschoolers and older children often play with each other and participate in the workout when they're interested in doing so.

No problem. Feed them, sooth them, change them, take a break, step outside - we expect babies to be babies and kids to be kids. You can always pause your workout and respond to your child in whatever way feels best to you.

Parenting in public when your child is having a tough time can be very vulnerable, but one of the upsides of being in a baby & child-inclusive class is that you're surrounded by moms that truly "get it" and can be present with you in the hard moments, without judgement.

Sometimes that means that you spend more time nursing or soothing your baby than you had planned. Other times that means that you end up holding your kiddo and adapting the workout to be able to participate as fully as possible with a child in your arms. And other times that looks like having to pause between sets to offer snacks, chase a toddler across the room, or play mediator while we help older kids practice sharing.

Our kids are going to have tough days (just like us), and it's nearly impossible to predict how they're going to feel on any given day. All we do can do is our best, even if that means that our workout looked very different from what we had planned.

And sometimes, it may even go better than we expect.

Nope! Babies and children are always welcomed, but they're never required.

Many moms use class time as an opportunity to focus on themselves & get in a solid workout.

No worries! Every series you're allotted one makeup class.

A copy of the weekly workout can also be provided upon request.

You can do one makeup class each series - it must be used within the same series as the class you're signed up for. Make up classes are not able to be transferred to another person or to a future series. 

Please email or text Tess to let her know which class you'd like to do as your makeup so she can send any relevant details.

100% yes. Workouts are programmed to meet you exactly where you are in your movement journey. All bodies and abilities are welcome.

Workouts are designed so you can go at your own pace, modifications are always coached, and there's no competition with other class members.

Friend's and family members are welcome to join! They'll just need to purchase a drop in pass through the website.

Some classes reach full-capacity and don't have space for drop ins, so please reach out to Tess to ensure there's space before purchasing a drop in pass for a guest.

The only class that isn't a good fit for guests is The Core Recovery Course.