LESLIE KARPMAN -PILATES MASTER & TRAINER

Celebrating 1 week with my baby girl Genesis with pilates, of course! We officially have our morning ritual set in place: stretch, breakfast, Pilates.🧘‍♀️🥣💪.

We are what we practice. From the moment my biological clock kicked in hard just before my 42nd birthday, I began my deep dive into priming my body for natural pregnancy….. an awesome journey of diligence + faith: cut to the here and now with Genesis. I turn 43 in a few months!

I feel so blessed to have a baby that is so healthy, and such a lover. I know a lot of this is God, AND, I also live by James 2:26: "…faith without works is dead.” How I mean this is, we bonded intimately before she was even here, as I designed my priming plan, continuing in the womb with movement & nutrition that supported her development mind/body/soul. And mine too! 🫶🫶

I am feeling solid with how my body is working and coming back together.. yes it’s fast, but is it, considering it’s been prepped for this?? I treated pregnancy and labor like a great athletic event, and came out with a healthy, thriving, bright-eyed baby, and a 1st degree tear that is pretty remarkable for first time birth. I am honored, and I am proud!

I am so grateful to know my body, and to get to help women walking this path. DM me if you’re in it and not sure what to do. I’m in my DMs a lot these days… esp being up every 2 hours feeding her. Energy is high from all the oxytocin running through my body having her on my breasts so much! I take in 1,000 calories of snacks during the night feeds alone, and she blasts through it!!! Our bodies are amazing conduits.

I almost called the studios to say I’m ready to come back and teach 5 days out from having her, but I know this time is precious, and so I’m staying where my feet are and taking it all in.😭😭🥹🥹I am incredibly passionate about instilling hope in others. Link is in my bio for my Prenatal Program, it has all your workouts laid out for you, following alongside as I was pregnant doing them.💪🦋💓
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