Monthly Wellness Workshops
For people seeking to enhance their knowledge and support their recovery through various stages of life.
PRENATAL • POSTPARTUM • LACTATION • MENOPAUSE
From Birth Prep and Beyond
We offer prenatal, postpartum, lactation and menopause workshops to support those in their health and recovery journeys.
Browse our workshop topics below and contact our office to secure your spot.
These small group sessions take place at both our Torrance and Long Beach locations, or online through a Zoom meeting if a remote option is better for you.
Prenatal And
Postpartum Workshops
Our Prenatal and Postpartum workshops are designed as an 8-part series to help prepare you and your pelvic floor for labor, birth and postpartum recovery.
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Anatomical changes during pregnancy
Postural exercises to improve discomfort
Strategies to protect your pelvic floor in birth
Proper pushing techniques
Optimal pushing positions
Labor – what to expect and how to support/manage pain
Understanding labor interventions
Lactation education
What to do to facilitate your recovery in your first two weeks at home after birth
Prenatal Workshop Series
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Effects of labor and birth on your core and pelvic floor
Body mechanics and functional movement training with baby
Education on pelvic floor dysfunction
Bladder, bowel and sexual function overview
Screening for prolapse and diastasis (and how to manage)
Appropriate and safe abdominal strengthening to start ASAP
Intra-abdominal pressure control for daily activities (to avoid leaking!)
How to best manage perineal or abdominal incisions
Postpartum Workshop Series
Looking for One-on-One Guidance?
If you have personal questions and concerns that you’d like to address with our experts in birth prep and recovery, join our Empowered Birth Program.
This remote telehealth program can be combined with workshops and in-person care, or can be a standalone program.
Lactation Workshop
This 2-week series can be taken during pregnancy or in the “Fourth Trimester” postpartum period, and covers topics like:
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Changes in the breasts and milk supply
Optimal positioning and posture
Building your milk supply
Exercises for the breastfeeding parent
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Maintaining milk supply
Pumping basics
Return to work strategies
Breast pain and management
Mastering Menopause Workshop
Coming In 2025!
Insurance Information
Most insurances cover workshop sessions when included in your Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy Plan of Care.
If you do not have insurance coverage, or have very limited visits, you can join our workshops for cash rates.