
Welcome to Ritual Movement.
A space for building resilience, strength, and ease in your pelvis, body, and mind.
Click on any video to start your journey!
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The Nighttime Wind Down
(9.5 min) Designed for when you’re struggling to come down from the events of the day, we’ll begin in standing and end in a restful state.
The Morning Rise Up Somatics
(13 min) This is a sweet little morning class designed to move you into your day with more energy.
Hip Opening Somatic Flow
(10 min) This is a short somatic flow using hip openers to calm the nervous system.
Standing somatics short flow: twist + connect
(8 min) This is a standing flow designed for the middle of your day, or when you might have nervous energy to burn, but don’t quite know how to quell it.
Seated somatics short flow
(8 min) This is a short seated somatic flow. Great if you have a little bit of energy but not a ton and need to regulate.
{mini} Core work + nervous system reset
(9 min) This is a short and sweet class that combines classical core work with nervous system balancing. Prepare to cross midlines, breathe, and move.
Props: optional hand and ankle weights
Travel Reset Flow
(12 min) This. is a short practice dedicated to grounding while traveling. Using nervous system regulation techniques and one heavy weight, it’s short, sweet, and effective.
The Wriggling
This is a delightful shorter video that emphasizes cross midline movement and nervous system regulation.
Rooted Expansion (medium)
This is a close-to-the-floor class that works deep core musculature.
Rainy Day Nervous System Reset
Another "slow work" nervous system reset class!
Finding Pelvic Space (mellow)
This is a class for when you're feeling totally disconnected to your pelvis and need to be extra gentle in supporting it.
The Unfurling (medium)
This is a marriage of yoga and strength building made for nervous system regulation.
Move The Box Ground The Sumo
This challenging move the box practice uses weights and a tough movement to create a deep sense of grounding in the body.
Nervous System Reset (spicy)
This short and wild class is designed for when you're feeling out of sorts.
Finding Pelvic Space
This is a short tutorial on how to get more physically and emotionally comfortable with your pelvic space.
Belly Hang
Awesome for releasing abdominal tension, this is a great go-to for those with bladder pain, IBS, or other abdominopelvic pain.
360 Breathing
A must watch! 360 breathing is the foundation of pelvic floor recovery.
Pre-penetration Practice
This is a great practice to do right before any penetrative activity, including dilator or therawand work and/or penetrative sex!
Dilator Strategy
If you're intimidated by using dilators, this video is for you!
Therawands Versus Dilators
If you've considered using a therawand or a dilator, but aren't sure which is appropriate for you, check out this video!
Open and Restore (mellow)
A beautiful, feel good sequence for everyone!
Restorative Psoas Release
Release your psoas in this beautiful supported pose.
Diagonal Long Lines
Explore rotation of all stripes in this sweet and brief practice.
Prone Waterfall
One of my favorite restorative positions, this is great if you're having a difficulty time connecting to breathing, or if you're experiencing significant anxiety.
Starfish Breath Practice
This is a four minute breath practice using arm movements and props to open the chest - it feels awesome!
Rock Back Breath Practice
In this "move the box" breath practice we practice box breathing (inhale, hold, exhale, hold) with gentle rock back movements.
Intercostal Box Breath
This is a beautiful breath practice designed to release the muscles in between the ribs, improve breath, and release abdominal and pelvic floor tension.
Sciatic Nerve Glide Box Breath
A twist on the beloved sciatic nerve glide!
Wall Nerve Floss Move the Box
This is a beautiful short practice, particularly if you experience any back pain.
Lateral Lunge Move The Box
This is a short gem box "move the box" practice where we combine movement with box breathing.
A Bird Dog Move the Box
This "move the box" breath practice dips into the world of core stabilization while simultaneously re-setting your nervous system.
Roll That Cat Move The Box
This is a lovely "move the box" breath with a riff on cat/cow.
Twisty Child's Pose Move The Box
A sweet move the box breath practice that feels like a restorative pose? Yes please!
Wide Leg Side Stretch Move The Box
Get an inner thigh stretch as well as a side stretch and a little bit of shoulder stability, too, all while creating calm in your body.
Hip Hinge Move The Box
This is a beautiful riff off cat/cow with integrated breath work.
Mini-Crosstalk Move the Box
A move the box breath practice that encourages cross body movement, but more importantly, involves rolling on the floor!
Beach Ball Move The Box
This is a simple yet powerful move the box practice designed to release the intercostals (muscles in between the ribs) and promote fluidity.
Long Lines Move The Box
This is a beautiful breath practice designed to create space in the front of the hip flexors and abdomen.
Kneeling Child's Pose Move the Box
This is a beautiful, easeful move the box practice that provides relatively instant calm.
Reclined Hamstring Stretch (Supta Padangusthasana)
This is a beautiful stretch for anyone, but particularly helpful if you have painful sex or pelvic pain, or if you have tight hip flexors.
Yin Inner Thigh Release
If you have tension in your pelvic floor and inner thighs, this is the move for you!