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Comment PUSHPREP for the link to the free live Pus Comment PUSHPREP for the link to the free live Push Prep workshop on Thursday January 8 at 8 pm. Ask me questions live, connect with other pregnant moms and walk away with tools to support your best possible birth. 

And for those on the other side, please share the words below that helped you the most during your labour and delivery. 🙏

Reading your responses cuts to my heart and reminds me just how STRONG we are as mothers. 🥹

Love, ❤️

Nikki

#thebellemethod #pushprep #prenatalfitness #laboranddelivery #birtheducation #prenatalclass #momtobe #firsttimemom
Here's to 2026. Less waiting for perfect. More Here's to 2026. 

Less waiting for perfect. 

More showing up for ourselves consistently

One (messy) step at a time. 

Always on your side and right there with you,

Love, 
Nikki
The best fitness results come from having a plan t The best fitness results come from having a plan to follow. 
Especially when it comes to improving your core and pelvic floor. ✨I've been there with prolapse - and I am sharing everything I know on how to improve it. 

Comment PLAN for a free postnatal workshop. It does not matter how long ago you had a baby. I've had women in their 60s finally improve leaking, improve prolapse symptoms and diastasis recti. 

I'm hosting this workshop live on Thursday January 8 at 2 pm Eastern. Ask me questions in real time and in advance!

Can't join live? You'll get the recording by email. You'll also get 5 days of free core and pelvic floor rehab movement snacks (mini workouts to follow). 

I haven't done this workshop live in over 2 years, but I'm doing it now to help more women feel empowered with tools to feel strong and confident in 2026. 

Love,
Nikki 

#prolapse #thebellemethod #pelvicfloorexercises #kegels #postnatalfitness #newmom #pelvicorganprolapse #incontinence #diastasisrecti #postnatalrecovery
Comment PLAN for a [free] live postnatal core and Comment PLAN for a [free] live postnatal core and pelvic floor restore workshop on January 8 at 2 pm Eastern + 5 days of workouts. Get the recording too👇 

Not a fan of the term "belly pooch" but it's the term people seem to use most when asking this in my DMs. 

"How can I lose my low belly pooch?" 

There are many variables to this question, and the answer is not as simple as "just do these 5 exercises." However, these 5 exercises above are fantastic for improving tension in your abdominal wall at and below the navel (lower diastasis). 

All you need is a mini band and a Pilates ball. 

I highly recommend addressing tension through your cesarean scar (if applicable) to improve the low belly "shelf" that often happens. Scar massage, cupping, acupuncture, and the dolphin neurostim are fantastic options that have worked wonders for so many of my Pilates students. 

Once you've mastered the deep core breathing, don't be afraid to challenge your abdominal muscles! 

Hot tip: your gut health has a big impact on how well you will improve your diastasis recti. Chronic inflammation, and IBS symptoms can essentially create micro tears in your abdominal wall. 

So as much as the muscle activation and specific exercises are key, we also have to look at DRA recovery holistically. That's why the Core Restore Course includes dozens of dietician-creates nutrition plans specifically to improve gut health and reduce systemic inflammation. 

Try it for free for 7 days.

It's never too late to restore your core. 
Link to Core Restore is in profile. 

If you're pregnant, you want to do the Prenatal Pilates work in Push Prep to underload your abdominal wall (these are examples of overload). 

I shared this reel already this year, and it was the most popular one, going viral twice. So sharing it again in the hopes of reaching more people to reassure them that there is help for their core and pelvic floor.  It is never too late!!

#thebellemethod #diastaseabdominal #diastasisrecti #abrehab #absafterbaby #postnatalfitness #momworkout #momoftwo #postpartumfitness #abseparation #csection #csectionrecovery #diastaseposparto
2025 asked more of me than any year before. It as 2025 asked more of me than any year before.

It asked me to trust myself before I felt ready.
To say yes when there were a hundred practical reasons to say no.

To sit with discomfort instead of waiting for certainty.

This was the year I traveled farther, taught wider, and built more than ever before—with The Belle Method and within myself.

It was also the year I learned how heavy growth can feel when it overlaps with motherhood.

Three days before hosting my first-ever teacher training, my daughter broke her arm.
I left anyway.
I questioned myself the entire time.
I carried guilt into every room I taught in.

And still, I knew I was meant to be there.

Not because it was easy.
Not because I had it all figured out.
But because trusting yourself sometimes looks like moving forward while your heart is split open.

If you’re standing in a moment where all choices feel hard,
this is your reminder that you’re allowed to choose yourself and your dreams too.

Even when your voice shakes.
Even when it costs you comfort.
Even when you don’t feel ready.

Always on your side, 

Love ❤️

Nikki

#trusttheprocess #thebellemethod #pelvicfloor #sayyestoyourself #pilatesinstructor #lessonsof2025
Comment PLAN for a free live online postnatal core Comment PLAN for a free live online postnatal core & pelvic floor workshop happening January 8 at 8 pm ET. 
Sign up now and get the recording too plus some bonuses ✨

Diastasis and pelvic floor rehab doesn't have to be boring 😉

A band is a fantastic tool to increase challenge and variety. 
I want you to feeeeeel how to generate tension across your linea alba (the middle of your 6-pack muscle). 

I want you to connect to your body and be more confident that you can handle exercise loads without peeing, pelvic floor pressure or popping in your abs. 

1️⃣Banded Marches
2️⃣Seated Bow & Arrow
3️⃣Bear Hover
4️⃣Reach & Press 

These are also part of the online Core Restore Course. It's never too late to start this work and watch your body transform✨ You can even start a free 7 day trial right now at www.thebellemethod.com 

#corerehab #thebellemethod #diastasisrectiexercises #diastasisrecti #absafterbaby #momoftwo #torontofitness
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