Hypopressives Training

Thank you Michelle for introducing me to Hypopressives. I wish I had known of this many years ago. I’m not a gym bunny, a runner, a swimmer or anything that could be remotely considered athletic. I couldn’t be more pleased with the effect this has on my body. My physical body is beginning to feel stronger and my posture is more ‘upright’. One of the things I had begun to notice as I age, was the forward shoulder slouch and now this is also changing. Michelle teaches this in a way that works for you. Listen and follow her instruction as she is so knowledgable, creative with your body and gets you the best results for you. I’ve got the fastest results yet of any type of bladder retraining and back straightening and strengthening of anything I have tried to date. Once again thank you Michelle for all you be, your enthusiasm and your willingness to go the extra mile in everything you do. I’d say to anyone else, do it! Do it now. No hesitation.

I had no definite expectations of what hypopressives was, but I was surprised by the achiness after that first session! I didn’t really expect the holding of the postures to be as active and as much of a workout as it was at first! I really enjoyed learning the flow and love practising it. I was also really pleased to have the physical feedback and being manoeuvred into the correct postures, as I hadn’t realised how to correct my mid back slouch myself. Discovering how to use unused muscles is always a good thing! I love the flow in its entirety – I like that it only takes 15 minutes and I love the breathing. It really helps calm and centre me, and is great in the morning to expel all the stale air and get going! It also seems to help loosen up my back and increase movement. Being really aware of the postures has helped me in my work as a massage therapist, as I’m now more aware of how to correct slumps and slouches in myself as I’m giving treatments. I’ve also noticed I’m sitting and walking taller as a result.

I have loved discovering Hypopressives. You listen and respond to the needs of the individual and present in such a positive way. When I am sluggish the breathing technique involved in this modality revs me up. Most importantly the worry of incontinence is receding. How do I know this? When I have walked into town, around town, begun to walk back home, after at least two hours, carrying shopping bags, I would begin to panic at a certain spot on my journey home. Would I make home in time before I would find I was leaking just a little bit or at worst a lot? After my 5 sessions with Michelle and repeating the exercises at home on my own, I went shopping as I have done many times before, same route etc. This time I realise that I am almost at my front door. My bladder indicates it’s ready to be voided and there is no panic. I can get home, put the key in the door and more often than not put stuff away from my bags and then go to the bathroom. How does it get any better than this?

Michelle is a really great hypopressives teacher. She took the time to make sure we understood and had grasped the hypopressive breathing before leading us through the poses of the flow. She adjusted and checked our postures constantly to ensure we were practicing correctly and set homework each week to ensure that we had the whole flow learnt by the end of the five week programme. She’s also a really lovely person, easy to get along with and extremely knowledgeable and passionate about her subject. I think everyone should learn hypopressives for the benefits it brings. I talk about it to EVERYONE! I tell them it’s a routine that helps improve posture and pelvic floor and body core. I tell everyone they should be doing it!