Kerry Hinds
Fertility Yoga Expert
Key Insights
- Studies show fertility yoga decreases depression/anxiety and increases IVF success rates
- Body always chooses survival over reproduction when stressed
- Restorative yoga conserves energy needed for conception vs. depleting hot yoga practices
- Major fertility clinics refer patients because of measurable improvements in outcomes
Actionable Advice
- Replace intense yoga with restorative fertility-focused practices
- Use props and gentle movement to reconnect with your body lovingly
- Focus on nervous system regulation over physical achievement
- Join fertility yoga communities for support and connection
From This Conversation
Teachings 8
Surrendering doesn't mean giving up desire - you can want something deeply while releasing attachment to the outcome
Kerry conceived naturally within 6 weeks of walking away from IVF treatments in Germany, then had her second child 9 months postpartum from one encounter
Your body will always choose survival over reproduction - constant stress signals your body that it's not safe to conceive
Kerry had a student at 52 who got pregnant naturally after years of IVF failure through fertility yoga practice that regulated her nervous system
Fertility yoga creates spaciousness where magic happens - you need space around experiences and thoughts to be receptive
Kerry describes how surrender created spaciousness in her body and mind that allowed natural conception after 2.5 years of failed treatments
Hot power yoga depletes fertility energy through outward flowing prana - sweat and rapid breath leave the body when you need to nourish and nurture instead
Kerry teaches restorative yoga specifically for fertility, noting that depleting practices work against the body's need for nourishment to conceive
Modern society is not conducive to fertility - chemicals in food, stress culture, and masculine energy create constant battles for fertility to shine through
Kerry notes that major Boston fertility clinics like Brigham and Women's and CCRM refer patients to her because they see decreased depression and anxiety, better decision-making, and increased IVF success rates
Fertility treatments cause disconnection from your body through constant poking and prodding - yoga helps rebuild a loving relationship with your physical self
Kerry offers specific programs for different fertility phases including frozen embryo transfer, pregnancy loss, and early pregnancy anxiety based on 8+ years teaching fertility yoga exclusively
Community and supporting others going through fertility struggles fills your soul and helps you keep going on your own journey
Kerry's live stream fertility yoga classes create community where women support each other, which she notes is often missing from fertility journeys and essential for healing
Getting to know your body through gentle movement helps you recognize where you hold tension - often in the same area as reproductive organs
Rosanne notes that many women report feeling nervousness in their pelvis and hips, the same area they're trying to use for conception
Perspectives 2
Western fertility culture operates in masculine energy - counting rounds as failures, agonizing over time, trying to do the most feminine thing like men
Rosanne notes how women try to conceive and carry life using masculine paradigms of force and control rather than feminine receptivity
▶ 10:35Women resist slowing down because we've been brainwashed to be little men in a patriarchal system that undervalues feminine energy
Kerry explains that reproduction falls in the feminine realm but we live in a masculine world where feminine qualities are devalued, creating disconnection from what we need for fertility
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Episode
EP290: Fertility Yoga Is Awesome AF: A Conversation with Kerry Hinds
2024-09-16 · 40 min
