Podcasts about fertility yoga

On today's episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I welcome Kerry Hinds @fertilebodyyoga, founder of Fertile Body Yoga, who shares her inspiring fertility journey and how yoga became an essential part of her path to motherhood. Kerry opens up about her struggles with infertility, navigating IVF abroad, and ultimately conceiving naturally after stepping away from treatments. She also discusses the benefits of fertility yoga for calming the nervous system, enhancing blood flow, and creating a supportive environment for conception. In this episode, you'll learn how yoga can help balance your nervous system, why feeling safe is essential for fertility, and practical ways to integrate fertility yoga into your daily routine. This heartfelt conversation is filled with wisdom, hope, and practical tips for anyone on their fertility journey. Key Takeaways:  Kerry's personal fertility journey and challenges with IVF The pivotal moment when she conceived naturally after stepping away from treatments How fertility yoga supports the nervous system and reproductive health The importance of feeling safe and creating space within the body Practical tips on incorporating breathwork, movement, and mindfulness for fertility Guest Bio: Kerry Hinds @fertilebodyyoga is a certified E-RYT, RPYT, Relax and Renew® teacher, fertility yoga instructor, and Reiki practitioner. She founded Fertile Body Yoga to support individuals on their fertility journeys. Drawing from her personal experiences with fertility challenges, including undergoing treatments and experiencing pregnancy loss, Kerry offers compassionate guidance to her students. She leads weekly fertility yoga classes and provides various mind-body support programs through the Fertile Body Yoga Virtual Studio. Kerry is also the host of the "Fringe Fertility" podcast, where she explores holistic and alternative approaches to enhancing fertility. Websites/Social Media Links: Learn more about Kerry HindsFollow Kerry Hinds on Instagram Listen to her podcast: The Fringe Fertility For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com To learn more about ancient wisdom and fertility, you can get Michelle's book at: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/ Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/ ---------------- Transcript: # TWF: Kerry Hinds [00:00:00] Episode number 329 of the Wholesome Fertility Podcast. My guest today is Carrie Hines. Carrie is the owner and founder of Fertile Body Yoga, a virtual yoga studio that is dedicated to supporting women navigating their fertility journey. She offers both live stream and on demand fertility yoga classes. and small group programs that embrace the complete journey physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, spiritually, and socially. Carrie has been teaching yoga for over 20 years and has been specializing, teaching, and training almost solely fertility yoga for eight years. Her classes and offerings are informed by her own experiences with pregnancy loss, years of IVF, and eventually completing her family with two children. Carrie has supported thousands of women on their fertility journey so far and is on a mission to help women conceive and birth with yoga and community. Carrie also [00:01:00] hosts Fringe Fertility, a podcast that highlights supportive fertility practices beyond the doctor's office. **Michelle:** Welcome to the podcast. Carrie. I'm so happy to have you. **Kerry:** Thanks for having me, Michelle. I'm so happy to be here and spend some time with you today. **Michelle:** Yes. I would love for you to share your story first of all I love fertility yoga. I always suggest for my patients and my clients to do it It's something that I've personally myself have been really transformed by yoga in general. Many different types of yoga, a huge believer in it. And I also think that it's a, I call it an intelligent exercise. It's something that's been around for thousands of years and [00:02:00] really is a medicine in its own. So I would love for you to share your story and how you personally went through your own journey, but also how you combine fertility with yoga. **Kerry:** Okay. Yeah. I'll try and be a little bit concise cause I could go on and on for the, for a long time about this topic. But you know, as many listeners out there, you know, I didn't really start thinking about having kids till I was in my mid thirties. I took me a while to find the person I wanted to share my DNA with. Right. So when I did, we got married we moved to Germany and We went to Germany with the intention of this would be a good time for me to have kids. He's going to do his PhD. Germany has so many great social supports for families and so on. So we're like, Oh, it's just skim the cream off the top of that social system. And so when we got there, as often [00:03:00] happens, things don't go as planned when it comes to fertility. So we rolled into IUI. So we tried for six months, we found a clinic and. You know, we lived in old Eastern Germany, so it was hard to find English speaking doctors. So it was a very interesting time of my life. Not only was it just stressful in general dealing with what's going on and is this ever going to happen to living in another culture, another country? I didn't have a ton of support around, but then trying to navigate a new language that I was not fluent in. at all. So, I, you know, had one amazing friend there who spoke fluent, fluent German, American woman. And she's like,I will help you. And she went into those appointments with me, **Michelle:** oh **Kerry:** did all the **Michelle:** What a great friend **Kerry:** I know, I know. It was so amazing because I was so [00:04:00] lost at that time trying to figure out, like, just what's going on, but then how to say it in a different language or understand it in a different language. So for anybody who's doing this, fertility journey overseas or is here in North America It's not your mother tongue English, and you're trying to figure it out, I see you, I understand how this can add an extra level of stress to it. So we. You know, during that time, I actually went and did a yoga teacher training cause I was like, this isn't working. I want to do something for myself. So let's go get a yoga teacher training. I'd actually been teaching yoga for years before this was, so I've been teaching yoga for 20 years far before, This, you know, all these 200 hour yoga teacher trainings that, you know, you can sign up for one. No problem now. But back then it was your teacher [00:05:00] tapped you on the shoulder and said, Hey, do you want to be like, let's do this. And so that's kind of how I started yoga. But then when I was in Germany, I was like, okay, I need to, let's make this legit, right? Let's go get the training. I love it. I was teaching in Germany and so on. So that was sort of the, the main integration of the yoga into the fertility journey was just taking that bigger step to get the certification. And then, yeah, we went, we did IUIs. The first IUI was successful in that I got pregnant and, you know, 10 week ultrasound, there was no heartbeat. So we lost that baby. Yeah, and it was again, different culture, different bedside manners, different, it was just so stark. That's the word I could use for it. Shocking. It was just like, okay. The baby has no heartbeat. We're booking you in tomorrow for a DNC. Be there at 6 a. m. [00:06:00] You know, there was no time to, to, to absorb what was, to breathe, to figure out what I wanted. it was just like this snowball that was just like, okay, this has happened. You're going to do this. You're going to be better than you're going to start again. And you're going to keep trying and trying. So that's a whole other rabbit hole we could go down. But yeah, it was, it was a lot. It was a lot. And so we ended up going to do IVF, and this was, you know, 15 years ago. So things were maybe a little different than they are now. LikeICSI was just sort of a, more of a thing, right? It's Ooh, we're going to do this new cool thing. ICSI. I was like, okay. And they're like, and then there's embryo glue and we'll glue your embryo to your uterus. And it was all cutting edge at this time. And We did it. We did many cycles frozen cycles fresh cycles. Yeah, so many cycles and [00:07:00] nothing stuck, right? We had been doing IVF for two years and we kind of just paused and said, Is this, do we want to keep doing this?is this how we envision our life to be? And we wanted kids for sure, but we also wanted to start living our lives again. So that was a very pivotal moment in our journey is when we stepped away from IVF. We said, okay, we're done. I had gained weight. I wasn't feeling like myself. My body was weirdly puffy in different places and just, I was unhappy and I was emotional and I was just like, let's. Let's, let's walk away. And I remember my fertility doctor at the time, he said, you know, your chances of getting pregnant naturally are like one in a hundred million. Like you shouldn't be walking away from IVF. And I was like, you know, I'm okay. Like [00:08:00] I just, I need a break. And I walked away and a month and a half later I was pregnant. **Michelle:** Wow **Kerry:** intervention. And then nine months postpartum, I also was pregnant again by accident because we thought we had our miracle baby, right? So we were like, okay, whatever. And then I was pregnant again and through the whole journey, I was using yoga for my body, but more so for my energetic health, my mental, emotional health. So when we ended up coming back to the U S and moving to Boston, that was one of the first things I did. I did a prenatal yoga teacher training and I said, Hey, can we do fertility yoga? And she's like,I don't, I'm sure. I have no idea what it is. Tell me what it is. I'm like, either do I, but I'll get back to you. And that's sort of how the fertility yoga started. And [00:09:00] nobody was really doing it eight years ago. It was, **Michelle:** It's true **Kerry:** Like, there was nothing. There was a few people, there was a couple books out on it but I really spent a lot of time explaining. what it was that we were trying to do when we were doing like a fertility focused yoga practice. So that's kind of the story. That's the evolution. **Michelle:** Well, I love the story. I don't love that you went through the suffering through the story But I love the fact that you can it Prove with your story that when people tell you when you hear from doctors that you have one in a million chance or whatever that is, that is not necessarily the truth. That is their opinion. They say it very factually, and I think that that's where it gets very confusing for people. They say it very factually, and I'm not dismissing what doctors say because a lot of times it could be very accurate or they can, but I, I, what I don't love is Is when things are predicted because the body can be [00:10:00] so unpredictable. And it can also show so many signs that defy what it's going to do. So that's where, you know, I say just have an open mind or getting a second opinion is great. So, but I do love hearing those stories because I think when people who are going through that now and are probably listening to fertility podcasts because they want to get. Answers and hear other people's stories and when they hear stories like that it sparks some hope in their hearts So I think that that's really important **Kerry:** Yeah, I often get Students they'll ask me well what was it like right because this is what we want This is people don't want to do IVF if they don't have to and they're like, what was it? what happened and I was like, I cannot tell you I can't tell you a hundred percent that it was the yoga that I was doing or you know All the other lifestyle changes I was doing but something came [00:11:00] together You magically all together at the right time and this baby happened and if I had to choose one word for it, it would be exhale because there was this feeling that my body was no longer having to perform like it felt safe because I wasn't going in for you know, all these procedures and like they're. You know, minimally invasive, but you're still like vaginal ultrasounds and people poking around down there and all the operations that come with it. Anesthesia, all those sorts of things. And yeah, it's, it's a lot. So my body was like, whew, thank you. Thank you. Let me just be. And I think the mental piece was just like that. I wasn't going to go back to it. At least anytime soon. So my, my body was actually believing [00:12:00] me, right? And I don't think it's It's something that you can fake. It's not a time, like I had to go through those two years of IVF and pregnancy loss to get to that point. I don't think that there's we can't just kind of skip over it and be like, Oh, I'm just going to think this now and I'm going to get pregnant naturally. So it's a process. That's it. you know, everybody's journey is different and we just need to give ourselves a little bit of space sometimes to integrate what's going on and give our bodies that exhale, which is so important. Mm. **Michelle:** I love that you say that because actually exhaling longer can simulate your, parasympathetic nervous system, which is the rest and digest mode, which many times the majority of us in response to life are in the fight or flight mode. And especially when we feel unsafe. And I love that you use the word safe because when we feel unsafe, Then [00:13:00] we're really not in a creative mode. We don't create even like mentally when we're not feeling safe. **Kerry:** Yeah. **Michelle:** When we feel safe, we're able to create, we're able to let go and our body's able to create, and that's a, it's a state of growth. So I love that you talk about that. And I think that one of the commonalities between yoga and acupuncture, which actually they're related in  many ways. And because it's really about moving the energy because yoga is connected to Ayurveda. Ayurveda has Marma points and yoga is actually a branch of Ayurveda. it's part of the medicine of the physicality of the body and moving the energy. **Kerry:** Yep. **Michelle:** Qigong is sort of the yoga of Chinese medicine. So it's very related. And I think one of the biggest commonalities or one of the ways I think it really works is it's all about the nervous system. **Kerry:** 100 percent it, the nervous system. Like when I, [00:14:00] even these days I, when I'm talking to somebody, I'm like, I'm talking to a person. Yes. But I'm interacting with a nervous system. So with the words that I'm saying my body language or how I look at them, right? Like it, it all is interacting with third nervous system. So how are we working with nervous systems? And when we show up, in fertility world supporting people. For me, the huge part of fertility yoga is how do we harness this parasympathetic, I call it rest, digest and reproduce. That's what I call it, just  **Michelle:** Yeah. I love that. Yes. **Kerry:** Because what it is, it **Michelle:** Yup. **Kerry:** It's what yoga is so good at, sadly, right? Like our Western culture view of yoga has been a little focused almost exclusively on exercise and gymnastic style yoga. But [00:15:00] really traditionally, like you said, it was about the marma. It was about the energetic lines running through you and wherever you find that imbalance, you can work with the energetic field to create balance again. And as you know, the Marma points and acupuncture and pressure points are like following very similar lines and it's powerful. But it's subtle, right?  **Michelle:** Right. it's **Kerry:** explain. Yeah, like it's hard to explain exactly what's happening but it is, it's so powerful and it can really be transformative for how we, how we navigate the journey as embracing that, the quiet side, the quiet side of things. **Michelle:** Yes. And I think that the way we connect with it is through feeling. Right. Because that is ultimately how we do it, but we can't feel or pay attention to what we're feeling when we're distracted all the time by the noise of the world. So we're constantly disrupted by the [00:16:00] noise. It's very disrupting actually for our nervous system. We don't realize it because we're so used to it. You could be used to things that are really not healthy for you and listen, you know, hearing the outside noise. And the loud noises of construction, you know, the normal life, if you're living in the city, the constant sirens and honking, and, you know, those things are actually very taxing on the nervous system. And they put us in a fight or flight mode because our bodies don't really recognize them isn't in the natural world. So it stimulates a more fight and flight response. So having that counter balance with practices like yoga. In calming the nervous system. And what I love about yoga is that it includes breath, all the things that really stimulate the vagus nerve mantra sound. So you're able to tune your vibration and breath. Which is also very calming because if you exhale longer, like there's certain controlled breath [00:17:00] where you're able to control your brain through breath and even movement, somatic energy work and emotions that we can at least much more easily, like that control, but manage with our  bodies.  **Kerry:** Yeah. I couldn't say it better myself, Michelle. That was perfect. I think one thing, right, like we, we, we know that the fertility journey is stressful. We know that life is stressful. We know that we're probably living in a heightened state in our sympathetic more than we, we would like to. And yeah, the yoga piece can just. hit so many things. And one thing we need to remember is that we are created like evolutionarily are, you know, we are more attuned to the stresses, right? For survival. So the loud, the loud noises, it [00:18:00] alerts us to look around and see, Oh, is there something coming for me? Or the bright lights and things like that. Like we're just constantly Like our bodies are looking out to keep us safe all the time. And we're tuned to that, right, that our bodies are naturally tuned to go in that direction. And there's way more stimuli that will take us that way. And then with the other side, the parasympathetic, we have to work harder and more intentionally to go there. And I think that is one of the things that is the hardest is you actually need to train the system to be more fluid. It's not the stress isn't going to go away. Stress isn't going to go away, but if you are training your nervous system to float more evenly back and forth between the two and taking the time to go parasympathetic as best that you can, whether it's with the breath or [00:19:00] with yoga or going for a walk in nature or anything like that You're rebalancing, but we have to make more effort that is just the way we're, we're built. And yeah, like things that will help us be calmer are like dim lights, quietude, support. So like lying down flat. So our body doesn't have to be alert, like even sitting, we have to be alert.  So we might not fall over weight. Unless you're claustrophobic, of course so yeah, there's lots of things that we can add, and yoga does that. Restorative yoga, which is a huge piece of how I teach fertility yoga it, that is what it does. those are the things that we're embracing when we do restorative yoga.  **Michelle:** I love restorative yoga. **Kerry:** Me too.  **Michelle:** Oh, it feels so good. It really just feels so good. And you know what? I love to. I remember taking a yoga class and the teacher after we're laying in Shavasana said, allow the ground to support [00:20:00] you. And I'm like, just the thought of that changes. My experience laying down right now **Kerry:** Yes. Yes I say that too in my yoga classes or I'm like the earth is coming up to hold you and you Let the earth hold you like it's like a two way street. It's like here I am I'm here, but you need to let go into it too. Yeah, it, there's so many wonderful things about restorative yoga. I mean, it's not the only part of fertility yoga the way I teach it, but it is definitely a huge part of what I like to emphasize to help train the nervous system that like,  Oh, Oh, I remember this place of calm and safety, right? And then if we can condition it with at the beginning of every Shavasana or every restorative yoga pose, you do three big, deep breaths, long exhales. The body then starts to put it all together. and [00:21:00] say, Oh, when she takes three big, long, deep breaths, it's time to relax. It's time to release and let go. So we can, there's so much we could do to support ourselves on that level, I think. But yeah, society makes it hard. **Michelle:** Right, so it's almost like a triggering relaxation response To something that you repeat over and over again I always say likeif you do meditation and you burn a specific incense That's clean or something that I'm even in the central oil Like diffuse a specific one every single time you start to meditate you're immediately going to It's almost like pavlov's dog. You're always going to associate it with meditation time and our scent brings us Right there because it's so connected our olfactory nerve, which is really responsible for our sense of smell Is connected to our brains directly **Kerry:** Yeah. And certain smells will be more grounding and, you know, so choose your smells. wisely, I would say, you know, where like,citrus [00:22:00] and high notes are a little bit more stimulating where like the deeper tones like sandalwood and like the earthy green trees, those sorts of things can just be really calming. And then plus the volatile oils that are in evergreen trees are calming to the nervous system. **Michelle:** Yeah. It's not amazing. **Kerry:** You know, so why not put those in your diffuser like use all the tools that you can and and and then things smell good **Michelle:** Yeah.  **Kerry:** like  I just  **Michelle:** who doesn't like that? **Kerry:** Yeah Yeah, **Michelle:** That's awesome. So just take people through, likeif they've never really heard of fertility yoga, like what differentiates fertility yoga from regular yoga  or other types of yoga? **Kerry:** Whoo. So the first I would say are the people that are in the class so it is just really dedicated to holding space for those that are trying to conceive and it can be anybody from, Oh, I'm just [00:23:00] thinking about it, but I, my periods have been a little weird all my life. I just want to get in tune with my body to those who have, you know, eighth round of IVF, like really deep into the journey. So I think the community piece is really important because, People like to be seen and understood. And when we do a check in at the beginning of our classes, even though it's online and there's all these little squares and so on on the Zoom room, people, you see people nodding and oh, and like sending hearts and doing all the things. And just creating community around that as opposed to if you went to a regular yoga class and you walked up to your teacher and said, Oh, by the way, I'm doing a stim cycle right now. They're not going to know what to do with you. They're not going to know how to keep you safe, nor are they going to know how to nurture that part of the cycle. So that's the 2nd piece is. Becoming or recognizing [00:24:00] where you are in your cycle and then matching the energies of that time. So follicular phase is a little more. Woo woo, woo hoo, right? Springtime, and follicles are growing, you have more energy because of the hormones, and an ovulation, you're just like the queen bee, right? So these are the energies that we would say, okay, if you're in the follicular phase, you're gonna do this twist, and so on, and blah blah blah. And then you would say, okay, oh, you're in the luteal phase, things are a little quieter, You might be pregnant, you're in the two week wait, you're post transfer, you're stimming, like all these things, then we need to be a little quieter with the body and give the pelvic area a little bit more space. So we would work with that and do some modifications for that. So really following the cycle. So when I'm teaching, I'm constantly, Okay, if you're in the follicular phase, you're going to do this. If you're in the luteal phase, you're going to [00:25:00] do this. So not only am I keeping people safe, but I'm also like finding the nourishing pieces as well. So it's like,I'm boosting that energy and keeping you safe where you wouldn't be able to do that in a regular class. And then the movement piece. Is really just like slow flow, somatic movement, a lot of it's pelvic centered, but not always because we hold tension and all different places in our body, the chakra system, the energetic system, right? We want it flowing as well as possible for many reasons. So it's lots of ooey gooey, juicy sort of moves in and around the pelvis. So what else did I forget? Oh, and of course the yoga wisdom part of it, right? The energetics, the, the wisdom. So I teach, I'm very thematic when I teach. So I will choose a theme and it may [00:26:00] come from yoga. For example, I did a class or I'm doing a series right now. We're doing an elemental series. So it's five weeks. Perfect. Five elements. Let's do this in yoga anyway, or in Ayurveda. So I'm like, we started with earth, like, why is earth, why is grounding important in fertility, then water and fire and so on. So, yeah, just bringing a new perspective into it, like something to be like, oh, okay, I get it. I get that, I need to be grounded and feel safe for fertility to I don't want to say be boosted, but to be, to feel safe, your body, or to be working at full capacity, whatever is happening in your body, your body needs to feel safe for the fertility hormones. Whew.  **Michelle:** I'm sure there's a lot more even that you might not even realize it, you know, because when we feel safe, I [00:27:00] mean, there's so many things that our bodies naturally do. And our bodies are so intelligent. And it puts us into a growth cycle in general, like our bodies are able to regenerate and repair when it feels like it's getting rest, the proper rest. So, also uh, something that I've noticed, and I do have some patients, it's really interesting because it kind of correlates with jaw tension, but it usually correlates with hip tension. **Kerry:** Hip and pelvic floor, probably. Yeah. **Michelle:** And so that's something that I always think about with fertility yoga is really kind of like getting that area more free because it correlates to the first and second chakra. And the first chakra is really that rooted chakra, the place that we feel safe, and that holds up the second chakra, which is really where our fertility is. So in order to have that active, you know, it depends on that foundation of safety. **Kerry:** Yeah. **Michelle:** So also the blood flow, I'm [00:28:00] sure. **Kerry:** Oh, yeah. Yeah. See, there's so much. I like so many things. But yeah, so that somatic slow flow movement that's pelvic centered, of course, it's like, it's energetic, like bringing energy in and like moving energy, which is really important when we're in our lifestyle of sitting stagnant a lot of the time. And yeah, the blood flow, Like this gentle squeeze and release, right? Like it's constantly bringing in new oxygenated blood into the organs of the pelvis. And I think often in yoga, we don't think, we don't think about the organ level. when we're moving our bodies. And that's what I love about the Ayurvedic yoga. It's more okay, this is happening in your body. let's look at the liver, right? So you're doing side bends and the liver and the spleen and just incorporating more of those, organs, like the systems of the body. It's not just about. the [00:29:00] large muscle groups and releasing tension, which feels great and is lovely and good for energy and marma points and things like that. But we can also work at the organ level and the hormonal level. **Michelle:** Yeah, for sure. And do you also include pranayama? Yeah. **Kerry:** I do breath work. I don't do we're going to do half an hour pranayama every time, but I will integrate breath work or pranayama techniques. When they're suited for the theme or what we're doing with our bodies, sometimes mudra as well. So like, let's, Which is our hand gesture. Yeah. It's like a seal. **Michelle:** again, see, it relates to the meridians and the energetic connections in the body. It's like our body's like a circuit. So putting our fingers together in certain positions will actually link that circuit and, and have it continue. **Kerry:** Yeah, yeah, and [00:30:00] I was never really into mudras  for quite a while of my yoga journey like I was like Oh, yeah, let's I'm gonna stick my fingers together do whatever all the things that you know Yeah, mudra and so on that you see all the time and then someone actually sat down and we we I learned and I experimented with like slowly touching your fingers together and then like you know, do you want to increase something or decrease something, et cetera. And it was actually very profound.  And that energetic piece, I believe it, and it's now Ayurveda as well. And in yoga, energy is the thing that connects. The element that connects body and mind. Right. We're always talking about body and mind, but what is it that's, that's going on to connect those two? It's the energetic body. And pretty soon I am hoping western science will get on [00:31:00] board. It slowly **Michelle:** It is. It's really fascinating. I mean, that's a lot of Dr. Joe dispenses. He's always talking about like energy frequencies, and he talks about how we can connect and he does a lot of scientific research on it actually. So he looks at the brain waves and how they respond to certain meditations and certain energy movements. He does also breath a specific breath. And a lot of people have Kundalini awakenings. That's what it, I mean, he doesn't call it that. He talks about it more scientific and he talks about chakras. He doesn't call it chakras. He calls it energy centers. And it's basically the same thing that we've been, you know, we've been taught years ago, thousands of years ago. And ultimately, I mean, people are having Kundalini rising. They, they see this light, they feel this incredible energy just shooting through their spine from the base. It opens up cause that's where the Kundalini of people haven't really learned about that. They say that there's this [00:32:00] dormant energy at the root of your spine. That's always there, but it's sleeping. And so sometimes  doing. Yep. And when we do breath work or certain types of exercises, it can actually awaken that when that awakens, a lot of people have spontaneous healing, spontaneous remission, and it's really fascinating. So his work is also very much based on quantum physics. And if you look at a lot of the old work and teachings of ancient cultures. They describe pretty much what we're learning as quantum physics. And it ultimately comes down to the fact that we are mostly energy and much, much, much, much less matter than we really think we are. We're like 0. 0000001. It's like a million tons of zeros. And then one, that's how our matter is. And if we actually Take it like the space actually is way more in between the [00:33:00] particles in our bodies and just what we  see. So it's kind of like an illusion. It's really fascinating. So we really are vibratory beings, which is why vibration sound really impacts our bodies. I can nerd. I  **Kerry:** I, I'm going to go, I'm going  to,  **Michelle:** all day long. **Kerry:** I know me too. Well, I, well, there's two things I wanted to talk about, but first I want to talk about space and spaciousness, openness. And I often say to my students, like magic happens in the space. So when we think about the body, We need space in our body, openness, spaciousness, for our body to function, right? between the synapses, there's a little gap, right? It's tiny,  but it's there. And that we have, we need to have space, the womb, let's not forget, that is space. openness, spaciousness, [00:34:00] right? we have to have space in our digestive track and air and things like that to keep it moving. And now I'm like going off the deep end and also Ayurveda of course, right? anything that is moving in our body is the air and ether element and ether is spaciousness, it's openness. And so I often emphasize this idea you in class of creating space. When we move our pelvis, we're creating space. We're opening up, we're releasing blocked energy, if you will, or like stagnant blood, like we are getting things moving. And when things are moving, the magic happens, right? Like the space, we need that spaciousness. Oh yeah. I  **Michelle:** that.  **Kerry:** Yeah. The **Michelle:** Well, it's, it's so cool. I mean, cause, cause that's one of the things that Joe Dispenza does is he first, he almost puts you in an induction with his [00:35:00] meditations and he says space, and he wants you to focus on like this endless space. But the reason why is there's a rhyme. There's a reason for everything that he does is that when our minds focus on space, it actually creates. I don't know how to how he described it. Actually. I mean, I go to so many of his stuff, but I don't remember everything but he said that when you do that, I think it takes you almost to a different mind. Mental frequency brainwave when you start to focus on space. **Kerry:** Well, so Yoga Nidra, which we had talked about previously, but Yoga Nidra, which is like a 5, 000 year old technique that the yogis came up with it is about, it is about that. It is about slowing down your brainwave to delta wave, which is what your brainwaves would be like if you were in deep sleep. And why do we love deep sleep so much? Because that's when we heal, that's when we [00:36:00] process and calibrate and so on. Our organs are doing their cleaning up and all that and it's so important and it's definitely related to fertility that deep sleep state. And Yeah, with Yoga Nidra, we're purposefully going there, but being conscious when we're there. So it's an experience that we would never do. We would never get to that state on our, on our own naturally. Like we'd either be in deep sleep or we wouldn't be in Delta. So this is what I love about Yoga Nidra. And like you were saying, just even the concept of thinking about. Space or expansiveness or you know, you're in an airplane, you look out the window and all you see is infinite space. it never ends. It just goes on and on and on. Right. But yeah, it does, slow us down. It slows down the brainwave so we can get out of the, the gamma or the, you know what we're in right now [00:37:00] talking. **Michelle:** Yes. And it also gives you a sense of freedom. You just feel this like sense of peace and freedom from that space. Cause then you're like, ah, you know, there's just so much, and there's so many possibilities and it's open. And so for people actually who have not heard of yoga, Nidra, can you explain what it is exactly? **Kerry:** Okay. So yoga nidra, like I said, it's thousands of years old. It has so many benefits. I mean, it's so many like deep healing, but also like physical deep healing, but also mental emotional. So it takes, you know, sort of these deeply ingrained, maybe even ancestral patterns that we have, we can start to change those patterns. The body can process all of those things. It's so, it's. It's, it's the Soma we say in yoga, it's the sweet nectar. [00:38:00] It's the nectar that we want for our bodies, especially during fertility, but also to for overall health and longevity. We want to have that sweetness and that nectar in us. And what I use it for, I do a ton of Yoga Nidra in classes. It is It is a progressive deep relaxation technique. It that it has been, Huberman has taken it and called it non sleep deep rest because it's more palpable to Western mind. So it's been an eye rest and all these things. So it's yoga nidra has been taken and repackaged in many different ways for our Western minds. I love the traditional one. Of course, I'm sure you probably do too. And. Yeah, you just, you go  ## Marker **Kerry:** progressively to put your body to sleep. So you go through body parts and you relax those body parts and we can, instill or implant a message. [00:39:00] We call it sankalpa, but you can call it whatever you want. Affirmation, it's not quite the right word. Intention maybe of what deep healing you want to happen. And that's sort of implanted throughout the deep relaxation part. And then yoga nidra is actually a state. It's not the progress of getting there. So yoga nidra is when you are, your body's asleep, you're conscious. But your brain is in these sort of Delta waves and sometimes you get there, sometimes you don't, and sometimes the journey is joyful to, to get there too, right? So it's not oh, you have to get to that state to get any benefit. You're still getting all that parasympathetic work going on. The body feels safe and protected. And most people feel very blissful. afterwards, they often say, Oh, it's like hypnotic that there's like this [00:40:00] hypnosis. And my voice too, I think it's like low and like kind of slow and steady. They're like, Oh, I just hear your voice and I start to relax. Right. So it is a really powerful tool. And if I were to choose one thing, like people say, what yoga pose should I do to help my fertility? If I could choose one thing I would say do Yoga Nidra for at least 40 days straight **Michelle:** Yeah, **Kerry:** and see what happens. I think it's perfect. And I have a program, 40 days, a 40 day program where you have the option to do Yoga Nidra every day if you wanted to, or meditation. So yeah, it's, it's perfect. It's really powerful. really **Michelle:** is so cool. And I'm excited actually to have you as a guest contributor to my fertility hypnosis toolbox. Soon. I know a lot of people, listeners are probably on there, so you guys I'll be very excited. I think by the [00:41:00] time this is out, probably going to  **Kerry:** it. to you. I promise. I will do it. I feel honored  **Michelle:** have time. you have time.  **Kerry:** Yeah, I  know. But I wanted to make it, this is me. I want to make it, I don't want to just maybe take an old recording that, you know, It's, you know, been out there for a while. Like I want to make new things for you and also like, where do we need the yoga nidra the most? Like the two week wait, perfect time, um, after law. So you know, I want to theme them so that there's it hits home for what people need the most. **Michelle:** Well, I'm so grateful for that and I'm grateful for this conversation. I think this is awesome. I can nerd out on this stuff  **Kerry:** too. Me too. Me too. I **Michelle:** I think we're on the same page. **Kerry:** I am **Michelle:** fascinating.  **Kerry:** nerdy about it. And, **Michelle:** Yeah. **Kerry:** and, I mean, I know, I love what you do. All the messaging that you're sending out there to those that are on this journey, I think it's so valuable and, [00:42:00] and needed. we need more voices that are like, here, right? here, **Michelle:**  the ancient stuff, kind of like the bridging that ancient wisdom, that ancient nurturing, really connecting with nature. Cause I know that you also are a big fan of nature and being out in nature. And I think that really just kind of coming home to like our authentic authenticity of, as humans, and sort of the tribalness that, you know, coming home to really our roots and the sacredness that we have also as women. I think that that's there's so much power in that. And I think that a lot of people are thirsting for that. And that's why I nerd out on this. I say, it's you know, I could say my brain nerds out now, but I think my soul nerds **Kerry:** Mm. Oh, I love that. Yes, my soul nerds out on it. That is so good. I love that. I'm gonna use it  if I  can't  **Michelle:** said, well, Carrie, like I, we had such a great conversation also on your podcast, **Kerry:** yes  **Michelle:** guys. Yes. I highly recommend you guys [00:43:00] check out her podcasts. Fringe fertility. So it is definitely like something that I highly suggest. Cause you're going to get more of this amazing conversation on there and she has other guests on there. So yeah, very  **Kerry:** thanks for the shout out for the podcast. Thank you. Yeah. Well, it was a pleasure to be here today and sharing this conversation. I could just do it forever and ever. **Michelle:** for sure. And also before we go, how can people find you? What are the best ways? **Kerry:** sure. So yeah, I have a website Fertile Body Yoga. So it's a virtual yoga studio dedicated to fertility. So fertilebodyyoga. com. That's probably the, the lead in place to find me. I'm on Instagram as well. I'm not a huge Instagrammer though. And lately, I'm feeling like I just might need to walk away because for my mental health. But I do have an Instagram account. It is fertile body yoga there. And yeah, like I'm always doing [00:44:00] some great collaborative workshops and I have a retreat coming up at the end of April. You can cut this out if it's not the right timing, but so an in person retreat in New Hampshire at the end of April with. Two lovely co creators. So that, that's the big thing. That is huge. This has been years in the making and it's  finally  **Michelle:** That's so exciting. Well, congratulations. That's really cool. **Kerry:** Yeah. Thank you. **Michelle:** Awesome. Well, Carrie, this has been a pleasure and we really do have great conversations. I could tell you that we definitely are very aligned in a lot of the way we view the body and really view the fertility journey. And also thank you for sharing your own experience and now sharing your story. Cause I think that a lot of people will be inspired by that as well. So thank you so much. This has been amazing. Perfect.  **Kerry:** Thank you. for having me.[00:45:00] [00:46:00]     

In episode #362 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest Kerry Hinds, talks about Fertility Yoga & Ayurveda Medicine: A Holistic, Minimalist Approach to Conception. More about Kerry: Kerry Hinds is the owner and founder of Fertile Body Yoga, a virtual yoga studio that is dedicated to supporting women navigating their fertility journey - whatever it may look like. She offers both livestream and on-demand Fertility Yoga Classes and Small Group Programs that embrace the complete journey - physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, spiritually, and socially. Kerry has been teaching yoga for 20 years and has been specializing in fertility yoga for 8 years. Her classes and offerings are Informed by her own experiences with pregnancy loss, years of IVF, and eventually completing her family with 2 children. She has supported 1000's of women on their fertility journeys so far and is on a mission to help women conceive and birth with yoga and community. Kerry also hosts Fringe Fertility - a podcast that highlights supportive fertility practices beyond the doctor's office. Thank you for listening! This episode is made possible by Puzzle Brew's Fertility Tea: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-tea Follow Kerry on Instagram: @‌fertilebodyyoga Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌kela_healthcoach Get your FREE Fertility Meal Plan: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/ FTC Affiliate Disclaimer: The disclosure that follows is intended to fully comply with the Federal Trade Commission's policy of the United States that requires to be transparent about any and all affiliate relations the Company may have on this show. You should assume that some of the product mentions and discount codes given are "affiliate links", a link with a special tracking code This means that if you use one of these codes and purchase the item, the Company may receive an affiliate commission. This is a legitimate way to monetize and pay for the operation of the Website, podcast, and operations and the Company gladly reveals its affiliate relationships to you. The price of the item is the same whether it is an affiliate link or not. Regardless, the Company only recommends products or services the Company believes will add value to its users. The Hormone Puzzle Society and Dr. Kela will receive up to 30% affiliate commission depending on the product that is sponsored on the show. For sponsorship opportunities, email HPS Media at media@hormonepuzzlesociety.com

Episode 130: Naomi and Jennifer discussed their shared passion for supporting women during vulnerable times in their lives, particularly in the context of fertility and motherhood. They emphasised the importance of self-acceptance, mindfulness, stress management, and habit-forming practices for mental and emotional well-being, particularly in relation to fertility. They also shared their personal experiences with infertility, endometriosis, and the benefits of using yoga to support your fertility & nervous system when TTC. Join Jen's FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga Series from 28-30 January  Sign up here: www.elementpilatesyoga.com/waitlist The doors to her full program will open from Friday 31st January - Thursday 6th February 2025.   Here is the link to register and a coupon code to receive 50% off your first month just pop "NAOMI" in the code box at checkout: ⁠www.elementpilatesyoga.com/in-your-element-membership⁠  If you sign up using my code above I will receive 25% affiliate commission for the lifetime of your membership. Meet Jen Jennifer is a Yoga, Pilates, Meditation & Breathwork teacher. With over 15 years' experience, she specialises in fertility & women's health. During a long & difficult fertility journey of her own, Jennifer eventually found the practice of Fertility Yoga. This practice was able to ease her anxiety while trying to conceive, relieve chronic insomnia, re-balance a thyroid condition…and eventually it helped her to fall pregnant naturally. She now runs an online business, Element Pilates & Yoga, helping women all over the world to overcome fertility challenges & find their way to motherhood. She is the host of the Your Journey to Fertility Podcast & the founder of the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program. www.elementpilatesyoga.com www.instagram.com/jen.elementpilatesyoga www.tiktok.com/@elementpilatesandyoga www.youtube.com/channel/UC7OGYIuCxwJgH4KuaW1Jq4w ___________ Naomi Woolfson, of Embrace Fertility, is a trauma trained therapist specialising in supporting women emotionally and energetically to conceive, carry and birth the babies they long to hold. Alongside working with clients globally in one to one therapy and coaching sessions Naomi runs an online 12 week mind-body group programme guiding women through the 5 steps of her unique Embrace Fertility Method; Comfort, Coping, Connection, Clearing and finally Creating.Naomi hosts the Embrace Fertility podcast offering emotional support and sharing mind-body techniques to help you feel calm and confident and ultimately find yourself again while waiting for your baby.Personally Naomi and her partner went through almost 4 years of infertility, IUI's, IVF, anxiety, surgery and a miscarriage before conceiving both of their children naturally.Visit www.embracefertility.co.uk and subscribe for instant access to The Fertile Thoughts Reset MP3. Naomi also offers specialist high anxiety pregnancy support and runs the hypnobirthing course Embrace Bump to Baby of which the first week is free. Follow Naomi on Instagram @embracefertility (www.instagram.com/embracefertility) https://www.youtube.com/@embracefertilityhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-woolfson/https://www.embracefertility.co.uk/

In this episode of the Egg Whisperer Show, Dr. Amy interviews Lynn Jensen, a certified yoga teacher and therapist who created the Yoga for Fertility program. Lynn shares her personal fertility journey and how it influenced the development of her program. They discuss the benefits of specific yoga practices for increasing blood flow to the pelvic area, balancing hormones, reducing stress, and creating a connection between the mind and body. Lynn also talks about the importance of modifying yoga poses to fit different stages of the fertility cycle and therapeutic benefits for women in menopause. She emphasizes creating a supportive community in her classes and provides practical advice for incorporating yoga into fertility treatments.   Listen to this episode on Dr. Aimee's website Learn more about Lynn Jensen at her website: https://yogaforfertility.net/ Do you have questions about IVF? Join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class at The Egg Whisperer School. The next live class call is on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom. Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org  where you can schedule a consultation. More ways to connect with Dr. Aimee: Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Subscribe to the newsletter to get updatesFollow on Instagram

In this episode, we're diving deep into the transformative power of nervous system regulation, yoga, and breathwork—all specifically tailored to fertility and overall female wellness. I'm joined by Jennifer Edmonds, an experienced yoga, Pilates, and breathwork teacher who specializes in fertility and women's health. Through her own challenging fertility journey, Jennifer discovered how fertility yoga eased her anxiety, balanced her thyroid, and helped her conceive naturally. Now, she helps women around the world unlock their body's innate healing potential. Join us for an inspiring conversation packed with insights into how slowing down and tuning in can reshape your fertility journey and well-being. Join us as we share: Jennifer's Fertility Journey: Jennifer shares her struggles with failed IVF and medical challenges, eventually finding success through fertility yoga. Her journey highlights the resilience of the female body and the importance of addressing stress and hormones holistically. Stress and Fertility: Chronic stress activates the fight-or-flight response, which deprioritizes reproduction. Prolonged stress disrupts menstrual cycles, depletes minerals, and complicates conception. Fertility Yoga and Hormone Balance: Yoga helps regulate the nervous system, reducing cortisol and promoting hormonal balance. Fertility yoga aligns with menstrual phases: restorative poses during menstruation, energizing practices near ovulation, and calming exercises post-ovulation. These tailored practices support hormonal health, pelvic circulation, and conception readiness. Yoga for Hormonal Phases: Specific yoga practices for menstrual phases promote pelvic circulation, reduce stagnation, and calm the nervous system. Restorative practices post-ovulation encourage safety signals for conception or early pregnancy. Adjusting Exercise for Fertility: High-intensity workouts can disrupt hormonal balance. Post-ovulation, lighter exercises reduce inflammation and better support fertility. Shifting from High-Intensity to Mindful Practices: Slower practices like meditation and breathwork are more effective than vigorous exercise for stress management. Breathwork serves as an accessible entry point for calming the mind. Mind-body practices like yoga and meditation significantly improve fertility. A Harvard study showed a 50% higher IVF success rate in women using these practices. Overcoming Meditation Challenges: Beginners often feel “bad” at meditation but can start small with guided or breath-focused sessions. Active practices like breathwork help ease Type A personalities into mindfulness. Hypervigilance and Stress Awareness: Hypervigilance, often tied to trauma, leads to over-control and exhaustion. Recognizing stress signals like agitation or a racing heart is crucial to breaking the cycle. Build awareness by linking habits to physical stress responses. Focus on controllable factors like sleep, nutrition, and triggers. Somatic practices like yoga and breathwork help the body feel safe. Personalized Stress Management: Experiment with different strategies to discover what works best. A diverse toolbox of techniques provides flexibility to manage various stressors. Jennifer opens the doors to her program from Friday 31st January - Thursday 6th February 2025. Register at: https://www.elementpilatesyoga.com/in-your-element-membership ** Your coupon code to receive 50% off their first month is: STEFANIE Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanieadlerwellness/?hl=en Check out my Website: https://www.stefanieadler.com/ Hair Mineral Analysis Test and Interpretation: https://www.stefanieadler.com/offers/zi6b9hEo/checkout Connect with Jennifer: https://www.facebook.com/brightbeanhealth/ Website - brightbeanhealth.com

In episode #352 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest Jennifer Edmonds talks about Unlocking the Mind-Body Connection: How Yoga and Breathwork Regulate the Nervous System for Fertility. More about Jennifer: Jennifer is a Yoga, Pilates, Meditation & Breathwork teacher who specialises in fertility & women's health. During a long & difficult fertility journey of her own, Jennifer eventually found the practice of Fertility Yoga. This practice was able to ease her anxiety while TTC, relieve chronic insomnia, re-balance a thyroid condition…and eventually it helped her to fall pregnant naturally. She now runs an online business, Element Pilates & Yoga, helping women all over the world to overcome fertility challenges & find their way to motherhood. Thank you for listening! This episode is made possible by Solving Infertility Summit. https://www.solving-infertility.com Follow Jennifer on Instagram: @‌jen.elementpilatesyoga Register for a FREE 3-day Live Fertility Yoga Series HERE. Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌kela_healthcoach Get your FREE Fertility Meal Plan: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/ FTC Affiliate Disclaimer: The disclosure that follows is intended to fully comply with the Federal Trade Commission's policy of the United States that requires to be transparent about any and all affiliate relations the Company may have on this show. You should assume that some of the product mentions and discount codes given are "affiliate links", a link with a special tracking code This means that if you use one of these codes and purchase the item, the Company may receive an affiliate commission. This is a legitimate way to monetize and pay for the operation of the Website, podcast, and operations and the Company gladly reveals its affiliate relationships to you. The price of the item is the same whether it is an affiliate link or not. Regardless, the Company only recommends products or services the Company believes will add value to its users. The Hormone Puzzle Society and Dr. Kela will receive up to 30% affiliate commission depending on the product that is sponsored on the show. For sponsorship opportunities, email HPS Media at media@hormonepuzzlesociety.com

There is so much to be fearful of when you're on the endless journey of infertility. Will my test this month finally be positive? What if it's not? What if I have to go through thousands of dollars of treatments to have my baby? What if ruins my relationship? What if I feel left behind forever? On today's episode, we talk about how fear affects you & your body when you're TTC. And more importantly – how you can get out of it.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: How fear affects your body when you're TTCHow to reframe fear entirelyMy 5 step process for helping you move out of this state January is a VERY exciting time at Element Pilates & Yoga - at the end of this month I will be hosting a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga series event where you can come & meet me, enjoy some of the beautiful practices of Fertility Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork - and learn how these tools can support YOU in 2025.At the close of this series, you'll have the opportunity to join me inside the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program which is the most comprehensive mind-body fertility program available. Here you'll learn exactly how to use these practices to regulate your nervous system, synchronise your hormones & support your fertility throughout each phase of your cycle. Doors will be open for a very limited time to join, so jump on the waitlist today!This JanuaryWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Join me this January 28th for a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga Series to guide you through my exact process to: Regulate your nervous system Support your fertility Sync with your cycle & synchronise your hormones This is the exact process I have taken 100s of women through along their journeys to motherhood and beyond. And I can't wait to show you how.Visit www.elementpilatesyoga.com/waitlist for all the details & to register!

On today's episode, we share the journey of my wonderful friend, Roza.  She takes us through years of struggles - ectopic pregnancies, multiple losses, unsuccessful IVF cycles...and so much more.Roza also shares how much this journey affected her life - her work, her relationship, her friendships. But it's a story of strength, resilience & hope. And one that I know you're going to love hearing.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: How Roza navigated her own path through recurrent loss + IVFHow she went from multiple rounds of IVF to having her babyWhat she wishes she had known from the beginning of her journeyJanuary is a VERY exciting time at Element Pilates & Yoga - at the end of this month I will be hosting a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga series event where you can come & meet me, enjoy some of the beautiful practices of Fertility Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork - and learn how these tools can support YOU in 2025.At the close of this series, you'll have the opportunity to join me inside the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program which is the most comprehensive mind-body fertility program available. Here you'll learn exactly how to use these practices to regulate your nervous system, synchronise your hormones & support your fertility throughout each phase of your cycle. Doors will be open for a very limited time to join, so jump on the waitlist today!This JanuaryWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Join me this January 28th for a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga Series to guide you through my exact process to: Regulate your nervous system Support your fertility Sync with your cycle & synchronise your hormones This is the exact process I have taken 100s of women through along their journeys to motherhood and beyond. And I can't wait to show you how.Visit www.elementpilatesyoga.com/waitlist for all the details & to register!

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 388: Fertility Yoga with Sherry Longbottom   Description: Global fertility rates have dropped significantly over the past few decades. Many factors influence people's desire and ability to conceive and bear children, such as stress, lifestyle, and societal shifts. For those wanting to have children but facing challenges, fertility yoga can help in their conception and pregnancy journey. Sherry Longbottom shares her insights about fertility yoga and its benefits.   Sherry Longbottom is an author and yoga teacher specializing in fertility, prenatal, and baby and me yoga, with over 20 years of experience. Sherry offers online private and group classes as well as occasional studio pop-ups. She creates supportive spaces for individuals at every stage of their fertility and pregnancy journeys. In her classes, Sherry brings together fertility and prenatal yoga students in unique environment that allows all students to inspire and uplift one another, while supporting each other through the challenging times.   In this episode, Sherry shares some of her recommendations for yoga teachers offering support to students on a fertility journey, including recommended poses and poses to avoid. She also offers tips and insights for yoga teachers on class design, pose modifications, and the importance of mindfulness. This conversation is a heartfelt exploration of how yoga can provide both physical and emotional support for those navigating fertility and pregnancy.   Key Takeaways: [1:09] In this episode, Shannon and her guest will be talking about fertility and how yoga can help. [3:34] Shannon gives a shout out to the sponsor, OfferingTree. [3:56] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Sherry Longbottom. [7:04] What is the work that Sherry does and who does she do it for? [11:08] What are some main things that yoga teachers might need to consider when deciding to offer 1:1 support for someone in the fertility journey vs. adding certain elements to a group class that might benefit them? [16:42] Does Sherry teach online or in person? [17:30] Shannon and Sherry discuss the external pressure that people often face when they are trying to conceive. [20:13] Sherry shares some tips on poses she recommends for people trying to conceive as well as some things to avoid. [23:23] What are some of Sherry's students' favorite poses in her classes? [25:51] When people have been on a fertility journey for a while, there can be a lot of fear that arises. How does Sherry support her students through that? [30:19] How does Sherry navigate both ends of the spectrum in a group setting focused on yoga for fertility i.e. someone getting pregnant vs. someone dealing with loss? [34:42] Shannon pops in to share a message about using OfferingTree to run your yoga business. [36:33] Sherry shares a little about her book about fertility yoga and the courses she offers for yoga teachers wanting to teach fertility yoga. [40:55] What are IVF and IUI? [43:43] Sherry shares more about the kinds of people who might undergo each procedure (IVF and IUI) that she sees in her classes. [46:16] How does Sherry facilitate community building in her yoga classes? [54:17] Connect with Sherry and learn more from her via her website or on social media. [56:00] Shannon shares her biggest takeaways from this conversation. [65:08] Shannon shares a podcast she recently listened to about the topic of fertility.   Links: Sherry Longbottom Sherry Longbottom on Facebook and Instagram  OfferingTree Facebook Group The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 284: Beyond Pronouns and Pride Month with Shannon Crow The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 265: Teach LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Yoga with Gabi Parkham The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 247: Being Wrong is Part of Learning with Shannon Crow The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 217: Yoga of Trans* Affirmation with Avery Kalapa & Maygen Nicholson The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 195: LGBTQ Awareness for Yoga Teachers with Tristan Katz The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 246: Anger, Forgiveness & Self-Care with Jacoby Ballard  The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens Podcast Episode 155: Jeremy Grantham: “The Baby Bust: How The Toxicity Crisis Could Cause the Next Economic Crash” The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Team Shannon Crow on Instagram   Gratitude to our Sponsor, OfferingTree   Quotes from this episode: "Movement is great for your body."   "Just having that supportive group of women is key."   "There's a lot of things that are out of our control, but at least in this class, the women do feel like they're doing everything that they can do."

What is functional testing for fertility and how are these tests different to the ones your fertility doctor looks at?Today on the podcast we sit down with Dr Kela Smith, Functional Nutritionist with a PhD in Natural Medicine. She's also a speaker, author, host of the Hormone Puzzle Podcast, and went through years of fertility struggles herself.She explains why functional testing may be the missing puzzle piece on your fertility journey.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: What functional tests are & what they can tell you about your fertility + overall healthHow you can ask for the tests relevant to youWhat you can do moving forward once you have the resultsThe 4th Annual Solving Fertility Summit begins on January 20th! Grab your Free Ticket HERE!!January is a VERY exciting time at Element Pilates & Yoga - at the end of this month I will be hosting a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga series event where you can come & meet me, enjoy some of the beautiful practices of Fertility Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork - and learn how these tools can support YOU in 2025.At the close of this series, you'll have the opportunity to join me inside the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program which is the most comprehensive mind-body fertility program available. Here you'll learn exactly how to use these practices to regulate your nervous system, synchronise your hormones & support your fertility throughout each phase of your cycle. Doors will be open for a very limited time to join, so jump on the waitlist today!This JanuaryWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Join me this January 28th for a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga Series to guide you through my exact process to: Regulate your nervous system Support your fertility Sync with your cycle & synchronise your hormones This is the exact process I have taken 100s of women through along their journeys to motherhood and beyond. And I can't wait to show you how.Visit www.elementpilatesyoga.com/waitlist for all the details & to register!

On today's episode, we explore the journey of one amazing woman's path to building her family. Through loss, recurrent loss, secondary infertility & so much heartache, this is a story of hope for anyone who needs to hear it. I absolutely loved hearing others' fertility stories when I was struggling to conceive (and I especially loved hearing the ones that had happy endings...spoiler alter!).I hope this provides you with a little inspiration as we start a new year.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: How Kari navigated her own path through recurrent loss & infertilityWhat she did differently in the weeks leading up to her positive pregnancy testHow she was able to re-connect with her body & trust in her ability to have her familyJanuary is a VERY exciting time at Element Pilates & Yoga - at the end of this month I will be hosting a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga series event where you can come & meet me, enjoy some of the beautiful practices of Fertility Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork - and learn how these tools can support YOU in 2025.At the close of this series, you'll have the opportunity to join me inside the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program which is the most comprehensive mind-body fertility program available. Here you'll learn exactly how to use these practices to regulate your nervous system, synchronise your hormones & support your fertility throughout each phase of your cycle. Doors will be open for a very limited time to join, so jump on the waitlist today!This JanuaryWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Join me this January 28th for a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga Series to guide you through my exact process to: Regulate your nervous system Support your fertility Sync with your cycle & synchronise your hormones This is the exact process I have taken 100s of women through along their journeys to motherhood and beyond. And I can't wait to show you how.Visit www.elementpilatesyoga.com/waitlist for all the details & to register!

When you're on the infertility rollercoaster, the new year can feel like a reminder that you're still not where you want to be.So many people at this time of the year are intent on setting new year's resolutions. But here's what I don't like about a 'resolution' - it feels so finite, like another mark on your to-do list. Something else you have to get done. And the last thing you need is a longer to-do list when you're TTC.Instead - I love the expansive feeling of setting new year INTENTIONS. And the difference is all about the energy & approach. On today's episode, I show you exactly how to do this so you can set your intention to bring your baby home in 2025.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: How to get back to the real reason you're on this journey (before endless tests, waiting & appointments took over your life)How to set your intentions for 2025How to maintain that energy as you move into the new yearJanuary is a VERY exciting time at Element Pilates & Yoga - at the end of this month I will be hosting a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga series event where you can come & meet me, enjoy some of the beautiful practices of Fertility Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork - and learn how these tools can support YOU in 2025.At the close of this series, you'll have the opportunity to join me inside the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program which is the most comprehensive mind-body fertility program available. Here you'll learn exactly how to use these practices to regulate your nervous system, synchronise your hormones & support your fertility throughout each phase of your cycle. Doors will be open for a very limited time to join, so jump on the waitlist today!This JanuaryWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Join me this January 28th for a FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga Series to guide you through my exact process to: Regulate your nervous system Support your fertility Sync with your cycle & synchronise your hormones This is the exact process I have taken 100s of women through along their journeys to motherhood and beyond. And I can't wait to show you how.Visit www.elementpilatesyoga.com/waitlist for all the details & to register!

Going through fertility challenges is tough no matter what - but there's something about the holidays that amplifies it.When you're TTC, triggers are EVERYWHERE at this time of the year. The world just seems like a reminder of what you still don't have. But on this episode, we will go through all the ways you can support yourself through Christmas parties, family events and all the things that feel like a struggle.Today's guest is Naomi Woolfson. Naomi is a trauma-trained therapist specialising supporting women emotionally and energetically to conceive. We talk about prioritising yourself at this time of the year and how to make things feel a little easier.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: What is a trigger and why are these so difficult at this time of the year?The tools you can use to help you through family events, insensitive comments & happy families all around youHow to deal with the feelings of not being where you wish you were You can connect with Naomi via her website, her IG or her podcast. Learn all about Naomi's free resources and offers here.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Are you terrified of trying again after pregnancy loss? Are you scared that this cycle won't work, the next cycle won't work, and that you'll never be a parent? Are you pregnant after loss or after fertility treatments and feel like this is too good to be true – you're just waiting for the other shoe to drop?This journey is full of fear, worry and anxiety. And after a while, we feel like that's just how it is. But today's guest will show you that this isn't something you need to live with. That there are ways to work through the trauma of what you've experienced, and make your life feel lighter & easier in the process.I'm so excited to have Parijat Deshpande on the show. Parijat is the founder of Ruvelle, the only truly trauma-informed company specifically dedicated to improving high-risk pregnancy outcomes, reducing preterm birth, and supporting parents to pass on generational health. She is also the author of the bestselling book, Pregnancy Brain.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: How the trauma of infertility affects your overall health (and your ability to conceive)What somatic work is and how these practices can help you move through these difficult experiencesPractical & simple exercises you can start doing today to make your TTC journey feel more manageableYou can connect with Parijat via her website, her IG or her podcast - Delivering Miracles.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Do you have this constant feeling that something bad could happen on your fertility journey? You try to get excited about the possibility of this cycle being successful, but at the same time you don't want to get your hopes up? Do you feel like you're going through the motions, getting left behind, struggling to enjoy the things you used to? Being in a stress response for weeks/months/years as you're trying to conceive wreaks havoc on your nervous system. And you end up living in survival mode. But what does this mean for your fertility? And how do you get out of it? On today's episode, I want to show you how to recognise when you're at this stage, and exactly how you can start moving through it. This is a topic I'm deeply passionate about & I believe it is the basis for everything else when you're TTC.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: What are the signs that you're living in survival mode?Why is this a problem for fertility?My 5 step process for moving out of this stateWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Heute ist Verena Metzler ( www.verena-metzler.com) bei mir zu Gast. Wir sprechen über das Kinderwunsch Yoga. Sie ist eine erfahrene Yogalehrerin, die sich auf Techniken spezialisiert hat, die Körper und Geist in Einklang bringen, um den Kinderwunsch zu unterstützen. Sie erklärt, wie bestimmte Asanas helfen können, den Hormonhaushalt zu regulieren und Stress abzubauen, was für Paare mit Kinderwunsch besonders wichtig ist. Hast du Wünsche zum Podcast? Fragen? Vorschläge für Interview-Gäste? Ich freue mich sehr von dir zu lesen: mail@nicoleregli.ch Herzlichen Dank für deine Kontaktaufnahme

What are the benefits of combining energetic & mindset tools with physical health when you're trying to conceive?For so many of us (myself included), the physical part is what we focus on. But it's these subtle shifts in mindset, vibration and energy that make a much bigger difference than the perfect diet or supplement routine.Today's guest, Lindsay Goodwin, has over 12 years of expertise as a licensed health provider in reproductive medicine, acupuncture, and herbal medicine, Lindsay offers a unique, empowering approach tailored to support the fertility journey. Her innovative techniques—ranging from personalized fertility visualizations to subconscious mind resetting—are designed to enhance chances of conception & her success stories speak volumes.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: Why energetic & mindset practices are so important when you're TTCHow to listen to your intuition + connect with your spirit babyExactly how to shift your energy to get into vibrational state that matches what you want to receiveYou can connect with Lindsay via her website or IG.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

There were so many months during my fertility journey where everything looked perfect on paper - those cycles should have worked...but they didn't. So what were some of the little things that really made a difference for me in the end?So often we talk about what we added into our life to change our fertility outcomes - but for me (and so many of my students) there were some pretty big things that I needed to let go of. In today's episode, I go through exactly what these were. I won't lie - none of these are quick or easy fixes. But what I changed had a lasting impact - and made space in my world for a baby.If you're at the point where you feel you've tried everything on your fertility journey - this is an episode you need to hear.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: The 5 things I stopped doing in the months leading up to my positive pregnancy testExactly what I left behind (and why)How to use some of these tips to help re-wire your mindset for pregnancyWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

After years of trying to conceive & going through multiple rounds of fertility treatments + IVF, what is the next step when nothing has worked & your diagnosis is still "unexplained?"At the age of 43, Rosanne Austin had tried EVERYTHING to have a baby. Restrictive diets, all the holistic therapies, rounds & rounds of IVF with the best doctors. But the one thing she hadn't stopped to consider was her mindset - did she actually believe it was possible to fall pregnant amongst all this?On today's episode, I chat to Rosanne about what she changed, what she did differently, and how she beat every statistic to become pregnant.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: What is your "mindset" and why is this important when you're TTC?Why you shouldn't give your power away to statistics & success ratesHow you can start using the power of your own mind + change your limiting beliefs on your fertility journeyYou can learn more about Rosanne via her website, her IG, or grab a copy of her books here.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

What do you do when everyone around you is falling pregnant & completing their families so easily? When you haven't even left the starting blocks, and you feel like you're being left behind - how are you supposed to maintain your friendships when everything about them becomes triggering?Navigating your triggers around friends and family while you're trying to conceive can be exhausting and overwhelming. It often feels like everyone in your life falls pregnant so easily. And you're left wondering: Why them and not me? In today's episode, I'm talking about managing your friendships and relationships throughout your fertility journey. It is a painful subject and it's impossible to understand unless you've been through it. By the time you finish listening, you'll find out: How do you deal with emotions like jealousy and resentment and still keep the important people in your life who aren't struggling with infertility Three ways to maintain these relationships while also prioritizing your mental health Strategies to protect your heart throughout your journeyWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Do you have to do everything absolutely perfectly to conceive your baby?When you have the perfect diet & you take the perfect supplements, it's endlessly frustrating when this doesn't give you results. And it can feel like your whole life is dictated by what to eat, what to avoid & and never making a mistake.So how can you support your body without feeling like fertility nutrition is taking over your life? Today, I'm talking with Emily Barker, a UK-based registered clinical nutritionist specializing in fertility. She explains why couples struggling with infertility do not have to do everything completely perfectly in order to get pregnant and have a baby (and what you should focus on instead).By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:What is the difference between empowering yourself to conceive and being obsessed with itWhat to include in your life when trying to conceive as opposed to what to restrictThings you can do to make trying to conceive easier and less stressful Emily's practice, Roots & Roots & Shoots, offers personalized one-on-one and group programs focused on identifying and addressing factors affecting fertility, helping clients optimize their bodies for conception. Emily's methods are rooted in evidence-based nutritional science, but she also brings an empathetic, compassionate approach, understanding the emotional complexities of fertility challenges. You can connect with Emily via her website or Instagram. You an also grab a copy of Emily's free nutrition guide: Five Steps To Boost Fertility GuideWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Where do you turn when you've already tried EVERYTHING on your fertility journey?You have the perfect diet, you're taking all the best quality supplements, you've done all your doctor told you to do...but you still don't have your baby.Today on the podcast, I am speaking with Elaina from Magic Mindset Fertility who will explain exactly why focusing on your body isn't the way forward when you're TTC. And instead, how shifting your focus to your mindset + energy can have a far greater impact. By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:The changes you can make that will go beyond your physical body & support your fertilityHow to use the power of your mind when you're TTCHow you can connect more easily to your intuition during your fertility journeyYou can connect with Elaina via her InstagramWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Are you at the stage where trying to conceive has completely taken over your life? It's all you think about, it's affecting your relationship, your sleep, your friendships, your work & all your plans for the future?Over time, the anxiety that comes with fertility challenges can start to negatively impact your health - both physically and mentally. The stress of infertility keeps coming. It feels like there's no escape - and you have no idea when all of this is going to end.But while we can't control the future, there are so many things you can do to help manage your stress levels and your anxiety in the present. And on today's episode I am sharing some of my favourite tools to help you do this.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:My 6 favourite practices for working through anxiety (both science-y and spiritual ways)How you can change your response to stressful situationsHow to reclaim your own personal power on this journeyWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

What does life look like after loss? And not only pregnancy loss, but the loss of months/years of your life, the loss of embryos, the loss of everything you had planned for your baby and the loss of what you thought your future would look like?If you're in the middle of this, then this is an episode you need to hear.Today I sit down with Jelissa Umpierre who is the creator of Rainbow Manifestations. Jelissa lost her daughter Yvette at 5.5 months of pregnancy, and she shares what her life has looked like since. By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:How to set boundaries effectively after lossHow the experiences of infertility & pregnancy loss can change youWays of evolving & moving along your healing journeyYou can connect with Jelissa via Instagram or her website.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Have you heard about using manifestation while you're trying to conceive? Maybe you're sceptical, or you feel like you've tried this already but nothing seemed to happen? In today's episode, I am sharing my 4 favourite manifestation tools for not only your fertility journey, but for every area of your life.Unlike practices such as affirmations or positive thinking which only get you to a superficial level, these specific tools are effective because they go deeper into rewiring your subconscious beliefs. And that's where change happens.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:The 4 most effective manifestation practices I use with my studentsHow you're already manifesting your dream life in other areas without realising itHow you can get started todayWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Our whole lives we're taught that the moment we stop using birth control we'll be pregnant in an instant.But as so many of us find out the hard way - nothing could be further from the truth. We watch friends & family members around us starting families, expanding families...while we end up feeling so left behind. On this episode of the Your Journey to Fertility Podcast, I sit down with Cat + Amanda from 'What the Fertility' to get real about all things that actually happen when you're struggling to have a family. We go into loss, recurrent loss, early menopause, donor embryos and so much more.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:Why finding a community is the most important thing you can do on your fertility journey Why it's so beneficial to share your story & be heardHow to break down the feelings of shame & frustration that come up when you're TTCYou can learn more about Cat + Amanda by connecting with their IG or website.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Yoga is one of the well known practices women turn to when struggling with fertility, but the power isn’t necessarily in the poses. Join me as the amazing Kerry Hinds shares her “twist” on why yoga works for fertility and how it supports women living this journey in a way you probably hadn’t considered. To […] The post EP290: Fertility Yoga Is Awesome AF: A Conversation with Kerry Hinds appeared first on Rosanne Austin.

What is Human Design?And how can it help you manage your fertility journey?Today, special guest Jen Dys will teach you how Human Design helps you understand so much about yourself and how you operate. Human Design is one of those systems that bridges the practical with the spiritual.If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed or you're having trouble making decisions as you're TTC, then this conversation is one you'll want to listen to. By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:What is Human Design and what are the different types?How understanding your HD can help guide your decision making & allow you to listen more deeply to your intuitionHow to get started & find out your HD typeYou can learn more about Jen by connecting with her on IG or via her website.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

If you are currently TTC, do you notice how quickly your emotions can spiral out of control, and usually over really small things? Suddenly your whole day is ruined, you find it hard to concentrate & it's impossible to get out of that place of despair...In today's episode I am going to teach you the 4-step method that I use with so many of my students to help you address triggers, regulate your nervous system and make your life at this time feel SO much easier.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:Why you so easily lose it over small things when you're struggling with fertilityWhat is the "Window of Tolerance" and why it's so important to understand when TTCMy 4-step process to help you master the practice of expanding your own Window of ToleranceWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Have you ever felt like you have a "block" around getting pregnant? Maybe on paper everything looks perfect - things should have worked - but they haven't?If you can relate to this, then today's episode is not to be missed. In this conversation, Fertility Coach, Breathwork + Reiki teacher Karla Levit explains how she was able to finally surrender & trust her body again after years of heartbreak.During her 10-year fertility journey that began after the stillbirth of her daughter, Karla went through multiple rounds of IVF, further miscarriages, and the unsuccessful transfers of 3 perfect genetically tested embryos. But she knew she wasn't on the right path. Her body was trying to tell her otherwise. And a few months after she stopped IVF, something incredible happened...By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:What are subconscious or energetic blocks & how we can release these when TTCHow to get into alignment of what you really want - without having to "think positively" every moment of the dayHow this journey can change you - for the betterYou can learn more about Karla by connecting with her on IG, her website, or via LinkedInWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Have you ever wondered how yoga can support your fertility journey? Are you feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by the fertility process, unsure of how to find balance and emotional support?Many people struggling with fertility overlook the importance of holistic practices like yoga. Ignoring this aspect can lead to increased stress and emotional strain, which can negatively impact your overall well-being.In this episode of the Make A Baby Podcast, Carolina Sotomayor sits down with fertility yoga expert Kerry Hinds to explore how this unique practice can nurture your fertility and create a safe, supportive space.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL LEARN:How pelvic-centered movements in fertility yoga promote blood and energetic flow in the pelvis.The role of prana (life force energy) in releasing tension and stagnant energy within the body.The integration of chakra work, community support, and cycle syncing to enhance your fertility journey.CHAPTERS00:00 Exploring Fertility Yoga09:19 Fear and Perfectionism in the Fertility Journey13:46 Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies16:02 Supporting Individuals on Their Fertility Journeys NEW FREE GIFT! Get instant access to our What is Fertility Reiki? Series including: Fertile Womb Activation with Reiki 3 days FREE inside the Make A Baby Membership FREE Facebook community 6 audio episodes explaining what reiki for fertility is and how you can talk to your spirit baby Ready to get pregnant with Reiki? Book a free fertility callConnect with Carolina: Website | TikTok | Instagram | Pinterest | FacebookLiked this episode? Share it on social and tag me @thecarolinasotomayorLove the show? Leave a 5-star review and let me know! DISCLAIMER: This episode is not a substitute for professional medical care but aims at relaxation and stress reduction to support natural healing. Reiki complements, never replaces, medical care....

Do you ever have a "gut feeling" about certain things on your fertility journey? Maybe you suspected something wasn't right with your cycle, or perhaps you felt the first doctor you met wasn't the best one for you? These little "nudges" you feel within your body aren't random - this is your intuition guiding you along the way.But how can you tune into this inner knowing? And more importantly - use it every day to guide your journey of trying to conceive?In this episode, I walk you through 4 simple steps to help you listen to your intuition at any given moment.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:The simplest ways to start building connection with your intuitionWhat your intuition is trying to tell you & how you can trust itHow to decipher between thoughts, emotions and your true intuitionWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Jennifer Edmonds is a yoga and meditation teacher focusing on women's health. She had a long fertility journey herself, including dealing with being advanced maternal age, going through several rounds of IVF, and having a miscarriage at 8 weeks. She turned to fertility yoga and was able to get pregnant naturally with her son. She now has two living children and teaches fertility yoga to other women who are struggling with their hormones and their cycles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/findinghopeafterloss/support

Are you finding that secondary infertility is so much harder than you ever expected?I experienced both primary & secondary infertility on the journey to building my family. But it was the 2nd journey that knocked me down in ways I never saw coming. The dismissive comments, the guilt, the shame of wanting more, the "but you already have one" remarks...I found empathy from others was in short supply.If you're in the depths of secondary infertility, then this is the episode you need to listen to.Today I am speaking to Allie Karagozian from Holding Both. Allie is an occupational therapist with training in mental health + women's health. She runs support program for women on this journey, and she's also the host of the Secondary Infertility Podcast.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:Why the journey of secondary infertility can feel so much harder than the firstHow to respond to the judgements & comments from othersHow you can support yourself, your relationship & your family when dealing with secondary infertilityYou can learn more about Allie over on her website, Instagram or by listening to her podcast.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

In dieser Episode geht es um das Thema "Kinderwunsch-" oder auch "Fertility Yoga". Du erfährst, wie diese spezielle Yoga-Praxis Frauen auf ihrem Weg zum Wunschkind unterstützen kann und was sie von anderen Yoga-Stilen unterscheidet. Unsere Expertin, Elisabeth Kippenberg, ist Yoga-Lehrerin mit eigenem Yoga-Studio speziell für Frauen in Berlin, Fachberaterin für Ernährung und Hormone sowie selbst zweifache Mama. Sie teilt ihre persönlichen Erfahrungen und gibt wertvolle Tipps, wie Kinderwunsch-Yoga auf natürliche Weise Körper und Geist in Einklang bringen kann. Schön, dass du dabei bist. Wir klären heute folgende Fragen:Was genau ist Kinderwunsch- oder Fertility Yoga?Wie unterscheidet sich diese Yoga-Praxis von anderen Stilen?Wer profitiert besonders von Kinderwunsch-Yoga?Gibt es wissenschaftliche Belege für die Wirksamkeit?Wann sollte man besser kein Kinderwunsch-Yoga üben?Muss man Kinderwunsch-Yoga täglich praktizieren?Wie kann man Kinderwunsch-Yoga am besten lernen?Kennst du schon unsere keleya Mama App? Hier findest du unsere Kurse zur Rückbildung, zum Stillen sowie zur Beikosteinführung, zum Babyschlaf, Mindfulness sowie Vieles mehr. Zudem haben wir für dich interessante Artikel, Videos und Audios speziell für das erste Baby-Lebensjahr zusammengestellt. Hier geht's zur Mama-App: [https://keleya.de/mama-app/]Und für die aufregenden Monate vor der Geburt schau doch mal in unsere Schwangerschafts-App. Interessante Informationen, hilfreiche Praxistipps und wertvolle Anregungen warten auf dich. Hier findest du auch unseren digitalen Geburtsvorbereitungskurs. Dieser Online-Kurs wird von vielen Kranken- und Gesundheitskassen gefördert. Hier geht's zur keleya Schwangerschafts-App: [https://keleya.de/schwangerschafts-app/]Vielen Dank an Elisabeth Kippenberg. Auf ihrer Webpage findest du mehr zu ihren Angeboten: [https://youglowyoga.berlin/]. Bei Instagram findest du sie unter: [@youglowyoga]. Links zu den wissenschaftlichen Studien aus der Episode zum Thema:Domar, A. D. (1996). Stress and infertility in women: Is there a relationship? Psychotherapy in Practice, 2(2), 17-27. Valoriani, V., et al. (2014). Hatha-yoga as a psychological adjuvant for women undergoing IVF: A pilot study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 176, 158-62. Danke für dein Interesse und Vertrauen. Von Herzen,Dein keleya Team… folge uns gern bei Instagram [@keleya.app] und Facebook [@getkeleya]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you find one of the hardest parts about infertility is dealing with the uncertainty of it all?Trusting into the unknown of this journey - when you don't know how much longer it will take, how much more you can handle, how much more it could cost you - is the hardest thing imaginable.On this episode, I take you through 4 steps to help you surrender into the unknown. Ways that can help you live your life now & make the journey to your baby that little bit easier.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:Why we feel the need to control every aspect of this journeyWhy we find it so hard to let go 4 simple steps you can start implementing today to help you be ok with not knowing when this will endWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

What if I told you that the most powerful healing tool we all possess is our breath? That this simple function can release past trauma that's been held within your body & help you move forward on your journey to your baby?It sounds almost too good to be true. And when I first heard about breathwork that is exactly what I thought. But the experiences I've had through deep transformational breathwork have been nothing short of profound. And today I want to share how this is possible.On this episode I'm speaking with a special guest - Lynsey Chan. Lynsey is the creator of Rhythm of Breath & dedicates her life to supporting people of their healing journeys. You can learn more about Lynsey via her Instagram.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:What is transformational breathwork and how can something as simple as your breath be so powerful?How these practices can heal past trauma without you needing to spend years in therapyHow the trauma of infertility & pregnancy loss gets stored within your body & prevents you from moving forward - and how breathwork can help you let this goWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Is having a baby the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning, and the very last thing you think about when you go to sleep? Has this journey started to impact every area of your life - your relationship, friendships, your work, your health, mental health, finances, and all your plans for the future?If every decision you make is dictated by getting pregnant, then this podcast episode is one you won't want to miss.Today I'm taking you through the 4 things I did to uplevel my life when I was struggling to conceive. These things didn't just make my life easier & remind me of who I was before infertility, they helped me to finally fall pregnant.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:The most important things I did to reclaim some joy & ease back into my life during infertilityThe mistakes I made to get into the place where my whole life was dictated by getting that positive testSimple & easy steps you can start following today to support yourselfWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Our guest today has an amazing story of how she fell pregnant naturally not once...not twice...but THREE times over the age of 40. Today I'm interviewing special guest, Elizabeth King. Elizabeth is a certified Life + Fertility Coach who specialises on holistic health, the mind-body approach to fertility issues & supporting couples on their journeys to parenthood and beyond.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:The biggest mistakes she sees people making when going through fertility treatmentsWhy connecting with your feminine energy is key on this journeyWhy it's often important to seek support from someone other than your doctorYou can connect with Elizabeth via her website or Instagram.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Did you know your menstrual cycle is basically a superpower? And that being able to work with your cycle, rather than pushing against it, has incredible effects on your overall health, your nervous system, and you body's ability to fall pregnant?If you've experienced any of the following:Erratic or irregular cyclesOverwhelming exhaustion with no obvious cause (hint: there is a cause!)Struggles with sleepThen this conversation is something you need to hear.Today I'm interviewing special guest, Laura Wilkes. Laura is a yoga teacher, trauma release specialist & women's health coach. She teaches her clients about the magic of the menstrual cycle, how to work with your body and release trauma through gentle somatic practices. By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:What stress, cortisol & the menstrual cycle are all trying to tell you What your body & mind need at each phase of the menstrual cycleWhat gentle practices you can use to make the journey of trying to conceive feel easierYou can connect with Laura via her website or Instagram.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Have you heard of EFT (tapping) and how it can support your journey of trying to conceive?If you've experienced any of the following:Intrusive or negative thoughts about your fertilityDifficulty sleeping (or staying asleep)Panic about the futureThen EFT is a simple, effective & quick tool you'll definitely want to dive into.Today I'm interviewing a special guest - Sarah Holland from Fertile Mindset. Sarah is a fertility + EFT practitioner who helps her clients to use the power of tapping to clear their minds & make the journey of TTC easier in the process.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:What is EFT & how it directly relates to supporting your fertilityHow these techniques can bring positive change to your whole life (not just the fertility aspect) & affect your relationships, your work, and your plans for the futureHow Sarah used these practices to overcome her own 9 year journey of infertilityYou can connect with Sarah via her website or Instagram & listen to her podcast.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

What does it mean to use the mind-body connection as you're trying to conceive? And does it actually make a difference to success rates?If you feel like you're following the best advice from your doctor, taking every supplement available & eating the perfect diet...yet you feel like there's something missing...then this is an episode you won't want to miss.Today I'm interviewing a special guest - Kathryn Bregman from Badass Fertility. Kathryn is a fertility + mindset coach who helps her clients to use the power of their mind to overcome fertility challenges (and make the journey feel a lot easier in the process!). By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:How Kathryn was able to fall pregnant naturally at age 40 after years of treatments, IVF cycles & miscarriageWhat the mind-body connection is & why it's so important as you're TTCSome simple ways you can start using this powerful practiceYou can connect with Kathryn via her website or Instagram & listen to her podcast.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Has your journey of trying to conceive sent you on an unexpected path of self-discovery? Yoga is kind of like dipping your toes into the "woo" side of your fertility journey. It opens the door to a deeper connection between your body and mind. And maybe you realise that healing yourself will have a far greater impact beyond those 2 pink lines...Today I'm interviewing a special guest - Kerry Hinds from Fertile Body Yoga. Kerry specializes in Fertility Yoga, Trauma-Informed practices, Yoga for Pregnancy Loss and so much more.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:How a yoga practice can lead you to so much more than a positive pregnancy testHow these practices can heal perfectionist tendencies & allow you to surrender to uncertaintyThe best ways to get started (and no, you don't need to set aside an hour a day!)You can connect with Kerry via her website or Instagram & listen to her podcast.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Did you feel like you're getting nowhere with fertility treatments, focusing on the best nutrition and taking all the best quality supplements?If you're doing EVERYTHING perfectly, but it just doesn't seem enough, then this episode is one you need to listen to.Today I'm interviewing a special guest - the one and only Spenser Brassard - top-rated podcast host, fertility expert, and author of the new book, Fertile Ground.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:Why pressure, restriction & rushing is doing you a disservice as you're trying to conceiveHow forcing your body into a pregnancy makes it harder (and less likely) to achieveThe methods she uses to help 70% of her students fall pregnant within a yearYou can connect with Spenser via her website or Instagram. You can listen to her podcast or grab a copy of her incredible new book, Fertile Ground, here.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Did you know that since the 1970s average sperm counts globally have fallen by more than 50%?The statistics around male fertility rates these days are nothing short of scary. Even when you receive a "good" result in a male fertility analysis, this is only compared to the general population - and as we'll find out in this episode, that is far from optimal if you're trying to conceive.Today I interview a special guest - Saara Jamieson - who is a scientist, researcher, and the founder of men's fertility underwear brand Cool Beans.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:Why male fertility rates are declining so rapidlyThe common mistakes Saara sees men making to improve their own fertility Some simple, cost effective tips that all men should be employing if they're trying to conceiveYou can connect with Saara via her website or Instagram.Receive 10% off all Cool Beans products by using the code ELEMENT10 at checkout.When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.Begin your Journey to Fertility with the Element Fertility Yoga Course: My comprehensive, complete Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation Course. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Use these practices to support your fertility, master your menstrual cycle, optimize your hormones for conception & ease the stress of TTC.

Welcome back to the PCOS Repair podcast! Today, I am excited to re-share an incredibly insightful episode featuring Jennifer Edmunds, a yoga, and fertility teacher specializing in fertility and women's health. Jennifer shares her journey of fertility challenges and how yoga played a transformative role in her life, easing anxiety, relieving chronic insomnia, rebalancing her thyroid, and ultimately helping her conceive naturally.In this episode replay, Jennifer dives deep into the benefits of yoga for PCOS and fertility, and how simple it can be to get started—even if yoga feels a bit intimidating. This conversation is packed with practical tips and inspiring stories that you won't want to miss.Now, hit play and listen to this amazing episode featuring Jennifer Edmunds on the power of yoga for PCOS and fertility.Learn Even More in Jen's Yoga Membership - **weekly live practices** to guide you through yoga, breathwork, and meditation.- **Regular fertility workshops** featuring industry specialists to answer all your questions.- **Hundreds of on-demand yoga practices online ** tailored to all stages of your cycle and fertility concerns.Studies have shown that those who practice mind/body techniques achieve pregnancies at 3 x the rate of those who don't. By joining Jennifer's program, you'll gain tools to confidently navigate your fertility journey, reduce stress, and improve your chances of a successful pregnancy. You can learn more on her website. I have included the link in the show notes When you use the link (which is an affiliate link) and the coupon code ASHLENE you will save 50% on your first month you can also go to www.yogaforpcos.com and enter the coupon code ASHLENE to get 50% off your first month as one of my valued listeners I am an affiliate for Jennifer's "In Your Element" Fertility Yoga Membership. If you choose to sign up through the link provided, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Your support helps keep the podcast running and allows me to continue providing valuable content. Thank you!You can take the quiz to discover your root cause hereThe full list of Resources & References Mentioned can be found on the Episode webpage at:https://nourishedtohealthy.com/103Let's continue the conversation on Instagram! What did you find helpful in this episode and what follow-up questions do you have?

The term "Nervous System Regulation" is a bit of a buzzword right now, especially in the fertility space. But what does it actually mean? And WHY is it important if you're trying to conceive?Today I'm speaking with special guest, Lauren Enright, who is a neuroscientist and a yoga teacher. And she's going to break down everything you need to know.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:Why it's important to balance stress when you're trying to conceiveWhat tools you can use to help regulate your nervous systemWhy your mindset is a powerful (and yet often overlooked) way to help you through your fertility journeyConnect with Lauren via her website, or her Instagram.You can download Lauren's Free Fertility Toolkit here: When you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Join the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program: Once a year, I open the doors to my signature fertility program. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Join me as I introduce you to all these practices have to offer. Doors only open until June 6th. Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.

Read the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/yoga-for-fertility-with-guest-lynn-jensen   In this episode of the Egg Whisperer Show, Dr. Amy interviews Lynn Jensen, a certified yoga teacher and therapist who created the Yoga for Fertility program. Lynn shares her personal fertility journey and how it influenced the development of her program. They discuss the benefits of specific yoga practices for increasing blood flow to the pelvic area, balancing hormones, reducing stress, and creating a connection between the mind and body. Lynn also talks about the importance of modifying yoga poses to fit different stages of the fertility cycle and therapeutic benefits for women in menopause. She emphasizes creating a supportive community in her classes and provides practical advice for incorporating yoga into fertility treatments.   Listen to this episode on Dr. Aimee's website Learn more about Lynn Jensen at her website: https://yogaforfertility.net/ Do you have questions about IVF? Join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class at The Egg Whisperer School. The next live class call is on Monday, June 17, 2024 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom. Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org  where you can schedule a consultation. More ways to connect with Dr. Aimee: Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Subscribe to the newsletter to get updatesFollow on Instagram   00:00 Welcome to the Egg Whisper Show with Lynn Jensen 01:12 The Power of Yoga for Fertility: Lynn's Journey 05:59 Yoga's Role in Fertility and Beyond 08:55 Yoga for Menopause: A Natural Relief 10:05 Yoga Practices During Fertility Treatments 11:36 Revealing Yoga's Secret Poses for Fertility 12:43 Incorporating Yoga Philosophy into Fertility 15:16 Practical Yoga Tips for Home Practice 18:15 Expanding Access to Yoga for Fertility 20:25 Overcoming Obstacles with Yoga 22:39 Closing Thoughts and Health Tips

There were countless cycles along my fertility journey that were perfect on paper - they should have worked. But they didn't. So what was it that finally got me over the line?Today's episode is a very vulnerable one. I'm sharing what I went through in the months leading up to the day I got my positive pregnancy test with my little rainbow. I won't lie - it wasn't a quick or easy fix. There are no magic powders or fancy supplements that made the difference. But what I did do had a lasting impact - not just on my ability to fall pregnant, but on my life since then. If you feel like you've already tried everything to fall pregnant, this is the episode you need to hear.By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:The 5 big things I changed in my life before I finally fell pregnantWhat I decided to leave behindHow to reprogram your mindset in order to move forward on your journeyWhen you finish listening, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, share it to your Instagram stories and tag me, @jen.elementpilatesyoga Waitlist for the In Your Element Fertility Yoga Program: Once a year, I open the doors to my signature fertility program. This is the ultimate mind-body fertility reset. Join me on May 28, 2024 for a Free 3-Day Live Training to introduce you to all these practices have to offer. Pop your name on the waitlist for more details.Free Fertility Yoga Guide: If you're new to Fertility Yoga, Breathwork + Meditation, grab a copy of my Free Fertility Yoga Guide to start synchronizing your hormones, regulating your nervous system & easing the stress of TTC.

Lauren Hanna, founder of Sacred Fertility Yoga, shares her personal journey of successfully getting pregnant naturally at the age of 45 after various fertility treatments. Listen in as she and host, Tasha Blasi, discuss the importance of balancing the mind and body, adopting a receptive approach, and practicing mind-body techniques to reduce stress. Lauren also shares a breathing practice to promote relaxation and discusses the essence of motherhood in relation to energy and lifestyle.     About Lauren Hanna Lauren Hanna is the Creator of Sacred Fertility Yoga, which is union of Lauren's academic, spiritual, and personal experiences. After a tumultuous fertility journey, Lauren got pregnant naturally with her daughter Jaya at age 45. A student of Yoga for over 30 years and a teacher for over 25 years, she also holds a master's degree in Clinical Social work and Post Graduate degree in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. She is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Prenatal Yoga Teacher, and Yoga Therapist. She is in the process of writing her book, Seven Steps to Sacred Fertility Yoga to be released in 2024. As well as a book on Fertility and Loss which is co-authored with Nancy Mae. Lauren's genius is helping women over 40 believe they can get and stay pregnant using the wisdom of Yoga.   Connect with Lauren Hanna:    Instagram @sacredfertilityyoga https://www.instagram.com/sacredfertilityyoga/ Seven Steps to Sacred Fertility Yoga Coaching Program with Lauren https://courses.sonicyoga.com/courses/Seven-steps-to-sacred-fertility-yoga-Group-Program Create Your Sacred Fertility Altar Workshop: https://courses.sonicyoga.com/courses/VIP-create-your-sacred-fertility-altar Fertility Yoga Class Series: https://courses.sonicyoga.com/courses/sacred-fertility-yoga-class-series  Custom Fertility Yoga Session: https://courses.sonicyoga.com/courses/CustomSFYYogasession Akashic Records Fertility Reading: https://courses.sonicyoga.com/courses/AkashicRecordsFertilityReading    What You'll Learn   Lauren's personal fertility journey What worked for her that led to her becoming pregnant naturally at 45 How mind body practices help women on their fertility journey A simple, quick breathing practice to help with relaxation and getting out of survival mode    ►Sign up for a free discovery call with Tasha herself! ►Get Fertility Optimization Resources sent to your private email! ►Click here for education and discounts to professional grade supplements   This podcast is also on Apple or Spotify For more of my fertility advice and adventures, check out to www.TashaBlasi.com Watch Previous Episode “Path to Parenthood with Tasha Blasi: From Fear to Fertility Success” ► https://youtu.be/B9aO3UtxYKs?si=OIoci0ry9t6u7mDZ   ADD US ON: ► Instagram ► Facebook For more information, email us at support@tashablasi.com   Would you do something for someone else without getting credit? If so, please comment or leave a written review. There are so many women suffering in silence and the more reviews, the more likely someone in need will find this.  I thank you in advance for being awesome.     About the Host:   Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.