The details
two ways to JOIN:
Online via Zoom
Saturdays, October 19 - Nov 23 (6 weeks)
11:30am - 12:30pm ET / 8:30am - 9:30am PT
virtually from anywhere 🌎 via Zoom
Video recap sent each week
Safe and supportive online small group environment
$170 for 6 weeks
In-Person in Ventura
Thursdays, October 10 - Nov 14(6 weeks)
8:30am - 9:30am PT
Dynamic Flow PT, 2580 E Main St. Suite 205
Video recap sent each week
Safe and supportive in-person small group environment
$170 for 6 weeks
This is for you if...
→ you leak pee (peeing a little bit when you sneeze, cough, run, jump, etc) or experience incontinence
→ you experience organ prolapse, painful intercourse, or diastasis recti
→ you experience chronic constipation and diet adjustments don't seem to be working
→ you experience low back/hip pain
→ you can't "feel" your core and feel like you're lacking strength, but when you exercise it just gets worse
→ you're hesitant to go to a HIIT or weight lifting class because you don't want to be pushed past your limit or you're not sure how to modify movements while you're healing
→ if you've seen a pelvic floor PT, you want to bridge the gap in your healing from the work you've done with your physical therapist and getting back to a fitness routine with consistent accountability and support
→ you like to learn about your body and pay attention to things like form and alignment, in an intimate group setting
Feel stronger, more confident, with less pain
Yes, there will be a recap recording delivered to your inbox for each weekly session.
$170 for 6 week program (less than $30/week).
Includes recap recording for ongoing use, even after the 6 weeks.
In each class we will:
- warm up with a focus on pelvic floor awareness, breathing exercises to connect to your core function, hip and spinal mobility
- practice a circuit of bodyweight based strength exercises to target all around your hips and back
- cool down with restorative movements and myofascial release
Anyone can join this program, however if you experience pelvic floor dysfunction (such as incontinence, prolapse, or diastasis recti) it will be helpful to currently be in physical therapy or have already seen a physical therapist about your condition.
It is recommended to be at least 8 - 12 weeks postpartum.
If you have any considerations about if this is for you, please contact me before the series begins at elyse@elysesparkes.com.
While many movements will be familiar to you, we'll be approaching them in a new or newly focused way. There have been participants who are movement teachers and professional dancers who have felt like they uncovered something about their bodies, gained new insight, and were challenged by the movements.
I encourage you to come with a 'beginner's mind' - to approach movements you may have done before with a new perspective.
While this may be slower pace than a typical high intensity fitness class, we will be getting up and down from the floor quickly. One of the advantages of a small group is that there will be many modifications offered to meet your ability and needs.
Please email elyse@elysesparkes.com beforehand to go over your specific situation, so I can help steer you in the right direction!
Yes absolutely! Folks have joined in the past to increase their core strength, focus on alignment, and have a moderately paced yet challenging class.
No, it's different!
RYC® is a rehab movement modality.
Hips, Core, and Pelvic Floor is going to expand upon that information and bring it into a more traditional "workout" setting.
We'll start with a warm up, have sets of full body movements we'll complete, and end with mobility and self massage.
Yes, this will be similar to the Hips, Core, and More program with a few tweaks. If you participated in that program and want to know if this new program is for you message me at elyse@elysesparkes.com.
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let ME introduce myself...
Hi, I’m Elyse Sparkes
I'm a Certified Personal Trainer and Core and Pelvic Floor Movement Rehabilitation Specialist.
TMI ahead:
I've experienced leak pee, what's called stress incontinence, for years - long before I gave birth.
(It's common to think that only people who have given birth experience leak pee - not true!)
I laughed it off as "a thing that happens to women in my family". (Turns out that is also not true!) 🤷🏻♀️
After I gave birth, I learned a lot more about the pelvic floor.
Pelvic floor information seems to be reserved for pregnant and postpartum folks, but understanding pelvic floor function is helpful for EVERYONE.
I am a certified Restore Your Core® teacher, a movement modality that helps retrain your core and pelvic floor muscles to be functional, reflexive, responsive and supportive to our body. And I've studied the pelvic fascia through The Franklin Method® and courses with leading OT in the field, Lindsey Vestal. Now I'd like to help you!
What people are saying about working with Elyse!
I’ve done some work in the pelvic floor region before… [but] the way you’ve been explaining it has made so much more sense than anything I’ve done before!
a happy participant!
Foundation for Living Beauty participant
Elyse is an exceptional movement expert who brought gentleness and fine-tuned exercises and expertise to every session. She was also available in between sessions for individualized care and support. [...] I feel stronger and more confident in moving my body and know more about how to take care of myself and address pain and discomfort in simple ways. After years of Physical Therapy, I'm glad to add Elyse's exercises to my repertoire.
Justine DP
Hips, Core, and Pelvic Floor participant
You have a wealth of knowledge... What stuck with me the most was realizing where I am holding my hips in space, and how that's impacting my posture and gait.
Loriana Berman
Pelvic Floor 101 Workshop participant
I can do your workouts anywhere, no matter what happens... It feels really, really good. I really appreciate your whole program - the permission to modify, the forgiving yourself (and normalizing it!), and your own experiences. I'm not used to that - so many coaches demanding 110% at all times! It's great to take a deep breath and keep going.
Leslie J.
1:1 Fitness Coaching client and 21 Day program participant
My whole family is reaping the benefits of a much happier, energetic person in the house. Elyse, you are my fitness unicorn!
Anna E.
The 21 Day Workout Program with Elyse Sparkes participant
Thank you for a great introduction [to the pelvic floor] Elyse! I learned a lot and am incorporating the exercises into my routine.
Elizabeth Barminski
Pelvic Floor 101 Workshop participant