You need a strong core in order to crawl! Start by getting on your hands and knees. Feel free to put plenty of padding down for your knees and maybe have a chair nearby for support to get up and down from this position. Just give it a try! Besides being the first position to really gain mobility as a baby, this position is still functional for adults. I pull weeds and clean floors in this position. And because I want to be able to do those activities without feeling strain or tension, I practice, practice, and practice some more, training my core while on hands and knees.

In this series of videos I'm using a "Developmental Approach" to train some of your basic movements. As babies you learned how to lift your head, roll, crawl, kneel, and then walk. In these videos we're are going Back to the Beginning, like when you were a baby, in order to train your core muscles in a developmental way. Check out my other videos for Tummy Time, Rolling, Kneeling, and Walking. Master each one in order so that you can re-train those core muscles to function in the right way!

To relieve pain, you need to tuning into your body. This awareness can then be followed by engaging and using the deep supportive muscles. While on hands and knees, exhale and draw your lower belly up against the force of gravity. Practice this a few times to really feel those lower belly muscles. Now as you engage those muscles, shift your weight from wrists to knees and side to side. Feel how the muscles action of the core changes. For more challenge, find your center and lift an arm. Now lift a leg and weight shift. All of these movements are baby steps to crawling. Can feel how your core muscles need to engage and strengthen in order to move?

Namaste,

Stephanie

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