Postpartum Support: Core Recovery

The Core Recovery Course, a small-group postpartum recovery class led by Tess Ajax of Intuitive Training, is now available at Tanque Verde Pediatrics and is open to families throughout the community.

This 6-week, pelvic floor-focused postpartum recovery program supports mothers in safely rebuilding strength, stability, and confidence after pregnancy and birth in a welcoming, baby-friendly environment. Each session is thoughtfully designed to meet moms where they are, with expert guidance, practical education, and functional movements that translate to the activities of daily living of motherhood.

This class focuses on:

• Pelvic floor recovery and reconnection
• Core strength and diastasis recti healing
• Posture, breathwork, and pressure management
• Intentional return to strength and exercise
• Education on safe, sustainable postpartum movement
• Community support with other mothers in the same season

This class is perfect for:

• The Core Recovery Course is designed for mothers returning to exercise after giving birth – most participants are between 6 weeks – 12 months postpartum.
• People beyond a year postpartum are still welcome to attend.
• Participants must be at least 6 weeks postpartum and cleared for exercise by their healthcare provider by the start of our first class.

In class you will learn:

• Common signs and symptoms of pelvic floor over-activity and under-activity (and how to improve them)
• How to perform a diastasis recti self-check and how to monitor your own progress
• Diaphragmatic breathing and how to manage intraabdominal pressure
• Techniques to ease the aches and pains of feeding, carrying, holding, co-sleeping, contact napping, babywearing, and more
• How to safely approach exercise with prolapse, diastasis recti, accidental leakage, and other pelvic floor/core symptoms
• Protocols to return to running and sport after giving birth
• How to improve the alignment changes that happen during pregnancy and birth