Ep. 86 & 87 - Pre & Post Pregnancy Guru - Lauren Ohayon

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This week I'm so excited to bring you Lauren Ohayon of the popular Restore Your Core and One Strong Mama programs. Lauren is a body expert who guides her clients to prepare for healthy births and recovery.

I asked Lauren to come on and share with us, since I've had so many questions about preparing for and recovering from a first pregnancy. Whatever type of birth you are aiming for, I just love how Lauren describes how the body works and functions in a way that is totally understandable and holistic.

We morphed from interview to conversation, but I think you'll really enjoy eavesdropping on that so I included our conversation on our brain's power over our bodies (so if pregnancy isn't on your radar you may want to skip ahead to about 2/3 through the episode to hear this).

In part 2 of our conversation (episode 87), Lauren shares her advice for post-partum moms, how to gently take care of our bodies, deal with any injuries from pregnancy and birth, and return to the best functioning we can.

I'm so grateful to Lauren for coming on not just once--but twice (since I was not recording the first time!) to make sure that the women in our community had the information they need to make the best decisions for their bodies. 

“I refuse to see my clients as victims and I refuse to not give hope.”- Lauren Ohayon

Bio: Lauren Ohayon is an internationally recognized Yoga + Pilates teacher specializing in core and pelvic floor issues. She has been teaching for over 20 years.

Lauren is the founder of Restore Your Core - a highly acclaimed program designed to restore function for anyone with core / pelvic issues. Restore Your Core boasts an online community of over 19,000 women, over 5000 participants and nearly 100 teachers internationally. 

She is also the founder of One Strong Mama, an Online prenatal program.

Sources from this Episode:

Restore Your Core One Strong Mama @thelaurenohayon on Instagram

What You’ll Learn in This Week's Episode:

1. Why function is critical in our physical fitness

2. What you can do to "stack the cards in your favor for a healthy birth

3. How the traditional way of approaching fitness can actually cause injury

4. How to see your body holistically in pre- and post-partum

5. The powerful affect our mental state has on our bodies (and the science to back that up)