Classes Archives - Alignment Monkey

Breath, Visceral Slide & Pelvic Floor Health

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 9, 2020 | abdominal adhesions, Alignment, Classes, digestion, Happy Belly, pelvic floor

The respiratory diaphragm and the pelvic floor work together for stability, strength, visceral mobility and fluid dynamics. How we breathe matters.

Podcast-Free The Belly

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 25, 2018 | abdominal adhesions, Classes, Podcast | 1 comment

I chatted about the belly, abdominal adhesions, movement for gut health and my past life as a cigarette mule with my friends at the Eat Move Live 52 podcast Galina and Roland also interviewed me a while back for the poop chapter of Eat Well, Move Well, Live Well.... READ MORE

Self-Care For Abdominal Scars and Restrictions

by Barbara Horsley | Feb 18, 2018 | abdominal adhesions, Classes, digestion, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus

Self-care course for working with abdominal adhesions. This course is wonderful for scars and adhesions related c-sections, appendectomy, fibroid removal and scars from laparoscopic exploratory surgeries.

C-Sections Scars & Adhesions

by Barbara Horsley | May 17, 2017 | abdominal adhesions, c-section, Classes, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus | 6 comments

C-section scars and adhesions can cause abdominal and pelvic pain, fertility issues, bowel obstruction, trapped fluid, negatively affect the surrounding organs (bladder and intestines) and even change how the cells of an organ act via mechanotransduction (the conversion of mechanical stimuli into chemical activity). Severe adhesions can also affect posture.

Fertility Literacy Quiz

by Barbara Horsley | Aug 9, 2016 | Classes, Happy Uterus, ovaries, Painful periods | 7 comments

Test Your Basic Fertility Literacy 1. If you have monthly bleeds it means you are ovulating. TRUE FALSE 2. You can only get pregnant if you have sex on the same day as ovulation. TRUE FALSE 3. How long will the egg remain viable after... READ MORE

The Dance Of The Uteri

by Barbara Horsley | Mar 26, 2016 | Classes, Happy Uterus, uterine position

The uterus must be mobile for proper physiological function. When the uterus is fixed in one position fibrosis of the ligaments can result and impair local circulation. When circulation is impaired, the cells won’t get proper nutrients (oxygen), and acidity, pain, and cell death will follow. There are 3 main types of movements the uterus exhibits (that I know of). Mobility, motility, and contractions…4 if counting the Ute Suit Shuffle.

Menstrual Health Q and A part 1

by Barbara Horsley | Nov 4, 2015 | Alignment, Classes, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus | 3 comments

Questions answered regarding heavy menstrual bleeding, low progesterone, symptoms of a displaced uterus, clots in menstrual blood, lymph drainage

Colon Healing: Laxative Abuse

by Barbara Horsley | Feb 13, 2015 | Classes, colon, constipation, digestion, Happy Belly

The following is a conversation I had with Dr. Ron Mariotti about gut neuroplasticity and whether the colon can heal from chronic laxative abuse.

Constipation AKA Log Jam

by Barbara Horsley | Dec 19, 2014 | Classes, colon, constipation, digestion, Happy Belly

Constipation, also known as “farfrompoopin” in German has many causes. I cover several of the contributing factors in this post, many of which you may have never heard of.