Hi. Welcome to my podcast devoted to all topics related to fertility.

I'm Inna Duckworth, MSc Natural Fertility Support Expert.

This is the Episode 4 of Season 1 with a special guest Kat Hesse, Movement Therapist. We spoke about pelvic health, relaxation, enjoyment and more.

Kat Hesse, Movement Therapist specialising in women’s intimate and sexual health, digestion and conditions related to stress

Movement is one of the pillars of health. It supports physical and emotional well-being. This is important at any stage of life and particularly when you are trying to conceive. Studies suggest that moderate exercise improves fertility in women.

Kat creates tailor-made somatic movement programmes for pelvic and reproductive health, stress resilience (stress is a major factors affecting ovulation) and emotional intimacy.

She originally trained as a Medical Herbalist. During her training she shadowed a doctor in India who combined movement, breath and mind work with herbs and nutrition. Kat was so inspired by the results at the Indian clinic that she decided to focus on the movement and mind aspect of healing. She is a firm believer in an integrative approach to health: an approach that combines therapeutic movement and mindful approaches with other healing modalities, such as diet and herbs.

Kat’s teaching combines modern rehabilitation techniques with traditional and ancient methods of healing. She trained in a range of therapeutic modalities, including as a Feldenkrais practitioner, Somatic Movement Educator (Body Mind Centering), Yoga, Chi Gong and Pilates instructor. She has also completed specialist trainings in pelvic floor rehabilitation, intimate vulvovaginal health and digestive health. She is also a mindfulness, relaxation and sleep coach and is presently training in psychosexual counselling support.

This wide range of approaches helps Kat design tailor-made programmes that support intimate, pelvic and reproductive health; tone the pelvic floor, release restrictions such as scar tissue and improve circulation to bring nutrients into the reproductive area.

Kat’s programmes include techniques to improve stress resilience (stress is a major hormone disrupter and can affect ovulation) and support intimacy. Sex can become a chore when we try to conceive and a tailor-made movement programme can help us to stay close and connected to our partner, support intimacy, desire and arousal. Arousal, incidentally, improves sperm count so Kat is happy to work with couples or fathers-to-be too.

website: https://www.movementmagic.co.uk/womenshealth/

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