When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
So I just started teaching women on this forum. Within weeks, the women started writing back, “It’s working! I can feel the difference!”
From that moment on, the forum became the hub of the Whole Woman Community. Unfortunately, spammers also discovered the forum, along with the thousands of women we had been helping. The level of spamming became so intolerable and time-consuming, we regretfully took the forum down.
Technology never sleeps, however, and we have better tools today for controlling spam than we did just a few years ago. So I am very excited and pleased to bring the forum back online.
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Christine Kent
Founder
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Aging gracefully
July 25, 2017 - 2:59pm
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Strong core, pelvic floor,
Strong core, pelvic floor, flatter stomach: These are all terms that go against the whole woman teachings. Getting a better understanding of the dynamics of whole woman and why they are necessary will help you in better understanding of why these programs contradict each other.
Christine also has a DVD that specifically addresses diastasis recti that you may want to check out as well as her other postpartum options. All of Christine's work has the same goal, getting us into the strongest whole woman posture that we can, so we can move those pelvic organs out of the vagina and into the lower belly.
Hope that helps some.
Little boy's momma
July 25, 2017 - 3:47pm
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Thanks!
Thanks!
Bare with me as I try to forget every thing I've learned :)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a strong core necessary to prevent injury and help with lifting?
Please tell me I don't have to choose between helping my prolapse and preventing back injuries.
Aging gracefully
July 25, 2017 - 5:53pm
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Whole woman posture is all
Whole woman posture is all about strengthening our bodies and getting them back to their natural form. This may seem strange with all the sucking in and abs work that we have become so accustomed, but you will be stronger and better able to lift without injury of your back or prolapse while doing it in strong ww posture.
I used to have such back pain and hip pain in my sucking and tucking days, and after reforming my body, that pain has gone away. My body has the strength needed to accomplish these tasks.
If you have seen women balancing huge baskets on their heads or carrying their children front and back, you are seeing women that have culturally maintained their natural posture. Western culture has adopted so many bad habits that we now need to retrain ourselves back to this natural form.
This is all in Christine's work and is fascinating to read. She brings the clarity needed to better understand the reasons why we are doing it in the first place. I just love that aspect of her work!
Surviving60
July 25, 2017 - 7:37pm
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Hi Little boy's momma, please
Hi Little boy's momma, please use the Search function to look for other discussion threads about Mutu. Remember that while this is an open forum, it is here to support women in the WW work, not to debate Christine's teachings (which are well explained, and self-evident to anyone who throws herself into it). - Surviving
Little boy's momma
July 26, 2017 - 3:38pm
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Thanks again for your input.
Aging gracefully- Thanks again for your input. This is all new to me so it's difficult not to revert back to what I've been told my whole life!
Little boy's momma
July 26, 2017 - 3:48pm
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Thanks Surviving! When I
Thanks Surviving! When I used the search box last week, only 4 threads came up about the topic so I wanted to ask a more specific question to see if anyone had any advice about Mutu AND WW. I haven't purchased any of Christine's material yet (so maybe I shouldn't be a part of this forum?) but as I've done more research over the last few days I see that it's not possible to use both systems. I'm sorry if I came across as not trusting Christine's work (I wouldn't be here if that's the way I felt). I'm just trying to get a better understanding of WW. It's been over 25 years of me hearing the opposite of what Christine says. So please be patient...it's hard to shake 25 years of information overnight.
Thank you though for your time you put into responding to women on this forum! We're all in it together.
Aging gracefully
July 26, 2017 - 4:17pm
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Hi Little boy's momma,
Hi Little boy's momma,
As this forum is part of the whole woman site, it is for woman that are interested in or actively pursuing the whole woman work. Studying the work first hand is the best way to really understand it, and we on the forum will never be able to explain it as well as Christine does.
You can go to the tool bar above and give everything a good read to get more familiar with this very important work, and then head on over to the whole woman store where you will find the many programs Christine offers. If you need any help navigating the store or questions about the products, just come on back here and ask.
Surviving60
July 27, 2017 - 5:16am
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It should not be too hard to
It should not be too hard to discard the beliefs of a lifetime, when those beliefs have failed you, and millions of other women like myself, who spent decades holding in their abs and doing crunches and kegeling and the whole package. Everything you believe is right, is actually contributing to your problem now. For me, Christine's explanation resonated instantly, and her methods and wisdom have changed my life. It took me about 20 seconds to let go of about 40 years of thinking I knew what was right.
Young women still bearing children, who have the opportunity we didn't have, to learn what's really going on with their bodies sooner rather than later, cannot squander this wonderful privilege.
First you need to understand that the female "core" is lower than the male; at the level of the sacrum. Much of the traditional bodywork is unsuited for women; it exerts the complete wrong kind of pressure on the pelvic organs. Absolutely no one but Christine has recognized and addressed this. So, no, you cannot dabble with a foot on either side of the fence. Make your choice, but read up and educate yourself first. - Surviving
PS: I do not know what the Mutu program involves. But the fact that it stresses flat abs and a strong core tells me everything I need to know.
Surviving60
July 27, 2017 - 7:54am
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a little more reading
I pulled off a few more good posts for you - Surviving
http://www.wholewoman.com/forum/comment/28424#comment-28424
http://www.wholewoman.com/forum/comment/44715#comment-44715
http://www.wholewoman.com/forum/node/4574
http://www.wholewoman.com/forum/node/6718
http://www.wholewoman.com/forum/comment/44872#comment-44872
Helpatlast
November 7, 2017 - 1:17pm
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Correct posture
Where can I find a video showing correct posture?
Aging gracefully
November 7, 2017 - 1:40pm
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Hi Helpatlast,
Hi Helpatlast,
A couple of good videos to start with:
https://whole-woman.thinkific.com/courses/whole-woman-fundamentals
https://whole-woman.thinkific.com/courses/first-aid-for-prolapse
There are many great products in the whole woman store to pick and choose from; if you have any questions about them, just let us know or contact customer service.
Christine
November 27, 2018 - 2:15pm
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Mutu
I’ve watched the Mutu system from its inception and can confidently say there is no intersection whatsoever with Whole Woman. There is no overarching anatomical framework in Mutu, but rather bits and pieces of information that add up to nothing that is wholly coherent.
In the early days Mutu was all about “engaging the core” against a backdrop of a “strong pelvic floor”. If that has changed it is undoubtedly because the founder eventually acquiesced to what is truly natural and has since re-directed her teachings. More power to her and her followers.
Surviving60
November 27, 2018 - 4:09pm
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Mutu
No Christine, I see on their website the same old same old. "Strengthen your core and pelvic floor" (that's a quote). Lookingforward has just joined the forum and may have skipped over the forum guidelines. We are here to provide information and support for those interested in or actively pursuing the WW work.....not to debate its merits, which are self-evident to any of us. Those signing up here with any other agenda might be considered in violation....but that's not my call. - Surviving