Hi Friends! Happy April! Apparently we're not out of the woods yet because it snowed here last night! Hopefully this will be our last taste of winter and then we'll have a beautiful summer. 🤞

If you want to smile, my brother made this action figure with AI. Pretty accurate I'd say....except can you spot how the flip flop is NOT a true minimal / barefoot shoe? It doesn't have a strap around the back, so it would not be secure to your foot, encouraging hammer toes and external rotation of both legs while walking. Besides that I think it's super cute....maybe I need some merch??

I have been reflecting on mindset recently and thinking about how everyone who has said, "Just do a little bit each day" really was on to something. 😆 Most change in life - physical, emotional, spiritual - doesn't happen with one day, but slowly, over time by putting in the work in small increments.

Reading a hefty book is easier if you break it into a chapter a day. Building muscle has to take time, and it's a lot easier to get into a groove of going to the gym for 30 minutes each day instead of trying to spend 4 hours there one day a week...plus your body will thank you for the consistency over intensity. We're talking about sustainable, lasting change.

Making improvements in our pelvic floor and foot health is the same; we have to do it slowly and deliberately, taking care to spend time on it daily.

My Spring encouragement to you is to write down a few small habits that you can start to do daily that will move you closer to your goals. They have to take max of 5 minutes! Reply and let me know what you come up with!

Here are mine for inspo:

• 5 minutes on the Solemate daily (working toward passing my Blue Belt Flow!)
• 5 minutes of chores in the morning (to avoid feeling like I have to do it all when I'm tired in the evening)
• 5 minutes of decluttering daily (we all know those big projects are overwhelming until you just start.)
• 5 minutes of birth prep stretches! Inversions and pelvic floor downtraining.

If your goals are specific around improving leaking, prolapse, or strength, and you haven't gotten my course yet - I revamped it so that it's affordable and easily accessible. There are 33 short videos on how to start moving today, and the why behind my methods. For less than the cost of going to a pelvic PT, you can start moving better today! And when you do go to a PT, you can skip all the theory and spend your time on targeting exactly what you need. A win for everyone. 💛

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Some things I've been loving lately:

Anything Butt hemp butter - this stuff is gold for not only hemorrhoids, but also things like eczema, wind chapped cheeks (the ones on your face...), and it even works as a vulvar moisturizer! The ingredients are clean and awesome, something I am happy to put on my skin, which if you know me, I don't put many products on my skin, and I'm super careful because of my allergies. Anything Butt has my approval! You can get 10% off with my link here!

Minnemals sneaks - as we're moving out of boot weather and into spring, I've been LOVING pairing my Minnemals with jeans as they're the perfect walk around town, run errands shoe! I really like the rosé colorway, but I'm eyeing that Latte color 😍 Use my link to get 10% off here!

For snacking...the Skinny Dipped dark chocolate peanut butter cups are so delicious. And low glycemic! :) You're welcome.

For listening - Alex Warren music - you've probably heard him already but his song Ordinary has been stuck in my head this week - in the best way. Enjoy!

Have a great week!

Warmly,

Natalie