Today I speak with Ariele Foster, a (whole body) doctor of physical therapy, a multi-disciplinary yoga and movement teacher since 2001, founder of Yoga Anatomy Academy (online continuing education for yoga teachers) and a former work colleague of Carrie. Ariele has a particular interest in helping yoga practitioners and those with hip injuries recover from injury. She considers herself a nonsense slayer in the "Wild West" that is wellness on the internet.A yoga injury led her to physical therapy, and in the nearly 2 decades since, she’s developed a keen sensitivity to the falsehoods spread in the yoga world, anatomy-related and otherwise, as well as the wellness and sometimes physical therapy worlds.We talk about:-relaxation and the pelvic floor-unpacking Yin yoga-pregnant moms and hip openers-mind-body connection-expecting too much from yoga-prevalent voices in yoga-making time for yoga-yoga teachers talking about the pelvic floorTime Stamps1:00 introduction3:17 yin yoga and the pelvic floor8:52 yoga for hip openers 12:22 helping moms relax through yoga14:30 history of yoga in the USA20:02 yoga being strenuous25:05 finding your space in yoga31:15 mula banda and the pelvic floor41:53 resourcesCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH ARIELEIG: https://www.instagram.com/dr.ariele.foster/Website: https://wellilo.com/Website: https://yogaanatomyacademy.com/DISCOUNT: https://my.yogaanatomyacademy.com/courses/carrieToday I speak with Ariele Foster, a (whole body) doctor of physical therapy, a multi-disciplinary yoga and movement teacher since 2001, founder of Yoga Anatomy Academy (online continuing education for yoga teachers) and a former work colleague of Carrie. Ariele has a particular interest in helping yoga practitioners and those with hip injuries recover from injury. She considers herself a nonsense slayer in the "Wild West" that is wellness on the internet.A yoga injury led her to physical therapy, and in the nearly 2 decades since, she’s developed a keen sensitivity to the falsehoods spread in the yoga world, anatomy-related and otherwise, as well as the wellness and sometimes physical therapy worlds.We talk about:-relaxation and the pelvic floor-unpacking Yin yoga-pregnant moms and hip openers-mind-body connection-expecting too much from yoga-prevalent voices in yoga-making time for yoga-yoga teachers talking about the pelvic floorTime Stamps1:00 introductionThe Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)