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Hilary Valentine - Holistic Health, Honolulu, HI (2025)

02/09/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

My rates will be going up for my 1:1 postpartum pelvic floor therapy on March 1, 2024

Book a consult call with me and get on my schedule before February ends!!

Pelvic floor therapy is one of the best gifts you can give yourself!

So what are you waiting for?

Put your HSA/FSA funds to good use by scheduling yourself pelvic floor therapy with me!

01/08/2024

Kicking off the year with a lot of surfing and steam!! .mom.strong

11/20/2023

If you’ve made it this far... give yourself a pat on the back!

For the next week, it’s all about actually laying that head down a few minutes earlier each night...

Or taking tiny chunk each night out of your primary sleep goal...

Lately, it’s been 11-11:10pm that I’m finally closing my eyes to fall asleep... so each night this week, I’m going to try inching that back about 5-10 min until I get to 10:30pm.

Tonight, as I’m writing this is Sunday... my goal is 10:55pm.

What’s your goal for this week?

11/18/2023

Taking some time to gently move your body before sleep can be an excellent way to wind down!

Whether it’s an organic movement flow, some stretches you know you need to do more of or a restorative yoga sequence on You Tube

The most important part is showing up for yourself and your body to move and flow before bed!

11/16/2023

Light is significant when it comes to sleep!

Exposing ourselves to bright light early in the day and avoiding bright light late in the day stimulates a healthy circadian rhythm.

I try to use the absolute minimum light necessary to do what I need to do at night. I also try to use blue light blocking glasses, lower the brightness on my phone screen and over time we have tried to incorporate dimmable lights wherever possible.

So todays challenge is 2 fold:

🌙Tonight- avoid light, use only what’s necessary
☀️Tomorrow morning- get out in the bright sunshine before 10am without sunglasses… just 10-20min is plenty

11/15/2023

This might just be the hardest task of the week... leaving your phone out of your bedroom...

Why?

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination is one term I’ve come across.

Basically, we feel like with deserve something at the end of the day for all our hard work, so scrolling our phone fits the bill quite nicely when you haven’t had a moment to yourself... but in fact it is instead robbing us of sleep which then spirals due to the repeated impact of less than ideal sleep...low energy, impacted memory, impaired attention... the list goes on

The additional challenge here... how will you wake up on time without a phone to wake you?

Well, you might just need to get a good ole’ alarm clock!

The impact of late night scrolling is quite staggering and after diving into some of the research, I now have a bigger nudge to quite this habit myself!!

Anyone with me on this?

I’m sensing a bit of a deeper dive into this topic for week 2... comment below if you agree!

11/14/2023

I have supported clients with improving sleep for the better part of my 15 year career in OT and one of my oldest tips for easing into sleep is to read.

For this challenge, I think reading is priceless because it
-Get’s you off your phone
-Shifts your brain away from those pesky mom worries, to-dos, etc
-Expands your world in one way or another no matter what your reading

For years though, I would always get a chuckle by recommending that my clients find a book that they actually found boring. This tip came out of my own experience with a yoga philosophy book that literally I could not get into no matter how hard I tried. It sat on my nightstand for years and instead of absorbing it’s content, it would lull me off to sleep within 2-3 pages without fail!

So if your not one for reading, don’t worry, the goal isn’t to EVER finish the book! The goal is to fall asleep and this one could just be your go to ritual!

Anyone else have a book that without fail lulls you to sleep? Please share

11/13/2023

Mind whirling with all the things that motherhood and life bring along...

Finding it hard to turn off your mind...

You are not alone! This is one of the most common reasons for delayed or disrupted sleep!

Journalling before bed can be an excellent strategy for reducing those whirling thoughts making settling into sleep easier.

The way I do this is by detailing out my Google calendar including task list for the next day, but I also keep a journal next to my bed to work through any last minute ideas that I know will keep my mind occupied unless I work through it a bit.

Whether digital or written, clearing your lists, to-dos, ideas, reminders, etc out of your mind and putting them down somewhere you can refer to in the morning is a great step toward quieting your mind...

How do you quiet a whirling mind? If you have another idea, comment below!!

11/10/2023

Did you know I send out a weekly newsletter?

Well, now you do and I invite you to check out this week’s edition! Whether your curious about cycle syncing, a fresh approach to child’s pose or seeking a deeper connection with your baby... this edition of Mama Wellness Wednesday has you covered!

Hop on the my email list to receive Mama Wellness Wednesday right to your inbox! Every week it includes 3 topics related to holistic maternal wellness.

🌺Pelvic Health
💃🏻Women’s Health
🤰🏼Pregnancy
🧘🏼‍♀️Birth prep
👩🏽‍🍼Postpartum recovery
🏃‍♀️Exercises
🏄🏼‍♀️Mental health
and so much more!

I have also started to invite guest contirbutors to offer their perspectives or share their motherhood musings with you, because we all have something important to say and offer each other!

Check out this week’s newsletter by typing “Mama Wellness” in the comments or click the link in my bio for instant access!

10/20/2023

Modern Goddess Circle is next Thursday October 26 @ 6pm!

This is a women’s circle that includes somatic breath work, meditation and journaling while receiving a nourishing and cleansing yoni steam followed by mingling with like minded women over pupus and refreshments!

Join us if you are seeking:
-Connection to your femininity
-A peaceful setting to recharge
-Healing and nourishment of your physical and mental health

We gather in support of ourselves and each other!

Contact Maddy to RSVP or for question: 808-853-0959.

10/07/2023

This beautiful, courageous, humble and just all around ✨SPARKLY 💖mama is celebrating her 2nd anniversary of Fit4Mom ownership!

I have know Whitney for 14 years and this girl seizes to amaze me!

Her energy, realness, positivity and exuberance fills every class she teaches and spills over into the ones she doesn't!

Congratulations on 2 years and 🥂cheers to many more!

09/29/2023

Real Life Post…

It’s Friday morning, my husbands birthday and the end of a long week before the beginning of a busy weekend.

This week started out with me more organized and put together that. I have been in weeks…

Then it started… the itchiness!! First behind my neck before wrapping down my chest and arms, ending in a visit to the ER Dr for much needed western medicine after all the oils and vinegar concoctions just weren’t cutting it and I lay in bed tortured by my own system.

The ocean has been calling me for days as the itch intensified yet I couldn’t find the time or energy to get there.

Then this morning the starts aligned… my girls were eager to share a cinnamon roll breakfast with Daddy at school to celebrate his birthday 🎂

So I snuck out for a swim…

It was cooling, invigorating, peaceful and healing…

Thing happen in life outside our control and without warning…

I try my best to take it in stride, balance rest with effort and when in doubt get out into nature. It is there where all things are softened, enlightened and healed ☀️🌴🌊🌿🌎

Have a beautiful weekend 🙏🏼✨🌺

… and yes, I figured out what my rash is and will post on that soon!

09/14/2023

Are you a doula? Midwife? Chiropractor? Massage Therapist?

This workshop is for you and it's FREE!

I will be sharing my process in working with pregnant women to help them prepare for birth through the lens of a holistic pelvic floor therapist.

My signature pregnancy program is called Aligned Birth Sessions. In this workshop I will be sharing the key components, demonstrating how I work with clients and sharing the benefits of this work when done in collaboration with other birth workers.

To join please send me a DM confirming your plan to attend, then I'll see you Sunday 9/24 !

08/07/2023

And here we are off to a new school year!

Victoria is entering 1st grade and Gwendolyn is entering Pre-K

Me… I’m entering what I consider my second new year! There is the start of the calendar year and then there is the new school year! I find the start of the school year to be an even bigger fresh start!

When I reflect on last school year, so much of the time my girls were at school was gone before I knew what even happened, leaving me scrambling all afternoon and working late into the evening most days.

So as I enter this school year, I have some new tools under my belt that I plan to employ and share here! In motherhood overwhelm is constantly knocking on our door or literally taking up shop in our kitchen, but it doesn't have to be that way.

This school year I am...
-Mindfully scheduling my days
-Cycle syncing my weeks
-Maintaining scheduled time for exercise and lunch
-Aiming for 2-3 90minute "deep work" sessions every week

Follow along for more on what this all means!

06/17/2023

We have been traveling visiting family all over the mainland since June 1…Boston, New York, Chicago, Kentucky and now Tennessee…

Seeing family and places that I haven’t seen in years has been amazing and heart warming…

I’ve also been doing my best to keep up a variety of work commitments…

It’s been harder than I anticipated yet it’s also made me aware of how deeply passionate I am for my work…

In these moments where I feel a pull from opposing desires/forces/energies, I return to grace…

I give myself the grace I need to recognize and allow the discomfort of these moments to be ok, sit with them, and move forward in my decisions with peace in my heart that everything is working out exactly as it is intended to be…

This looks like me wanting to write my newsletter yet not wanting to miss the magical play between cousins and ends up being a cuddle session in bed with all the kids giggling around me as I slowly chip away at my writing and then the moment becomes nothing short of beautiful…

Then there is this moment where I’d love to sleep in like the rest of the family yet I desperately need to go for an early morning walk and meditate to feel like me again. So I follow my intuitive pull to rise early and again it resettled peace in my heart…

When your feeling pulled in all directions as a mom, being in tune with your inner wisdom and voice is nothing short of priceless. Being able to trust and listen to you internal nudges is truly your best and most unwavering guide…

This is why tuning into your intuitive maternal wisdom is an overarching theme at Becoming ~ a day retreat for expecting mamas!

Early Bird Registration closes in 1 week! Snag your seat for $225 though the link bio 🔗

06/08/2023

How you sit in pregnancy influences how you feel physically during pregnancy and your birth!

Look at this picture above.

What position do you think is going to support your baby in positioning better within your womb space?

What position is going to reduce the likelihood of you developing pelvic pain?

What is the difference between how I am sitting on the left versus the right?

Sitting is something we do everyday for large parts of our day throughout pregnancy, so being more aware of how you sit and making small adjustments can go a REALLY long way in supporting a balanced pelvic system.

Back to those pictures…
The picture on the right is better because I am sitting up straight with my weight equally balanced over my sit bones, I am not sitting in a slouched position on my sacrum. I made one major adjustment… adding a pillow behind my back for better support up onto my sit bones.

Here are some tips for sitting better during pregnancy:
-Add a pillow support behind your back to promote a more forward posture
-Add a firm cushion or folded towel under your hips to get your hips higher than your knees. When your knees are higher, you can’t sit up on your sit bones
-Avoid crossing your legs
-Sit on pregnancy ball which naturally promotes excellent posture
-Avoid staying in a reclined position on the couch for a long period of time. Either sit up or lay down on your side

05/01/2023

🔗 in Bio to Register NOW!

In this one of a kind, 2-hour workshop Hilary will guide you through the essential techniques, mechanics and strategies for pregnancy and birth.

Your baby knows how to be birthed, it’s up to you to prepare the optimal internal environment for his journey earth side! I’ll show you how!!

Hilary is a holistic birth professional and pelvic floor therapist. She works with women from preconception through postpartum on connecting more deeply to their body, mind and soul through the transition into motherhood. Hilary is a passionate women's health educator on a mission to empower women to trust in their innate maternal wisdom as their ultimate guide.

After completing this workshop you will
-be able to more accurately assess your posture through pregnancy
-Understand the relationship between breath and the pelvic floor
-Learn movements specific to your body that can help move you toward better balance
-Understand the mechanics of the pelvis at different stages of birth
-Essential and effective strategies for speeding up slow labor progression

Snacks and refreshments will be provided

Link in Bio 🔗

Add-on the Bonus offer and Save $150 off Hilary's signature offering- Aligned Birth Sessions!

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