Amy Carmody Yoga

Amy Carmody Yoga Amy Carmody Yoga offers online daily yoga classes in the comfort of your very own home.

My mission is to deliver a smarter and more sustainable yoga practice through intelligent alignment based teaching.

Spring time has been so cute already 🥹
20/09/2026

Spring time has been so cute already 🥹

19/09/2026

If you’ve got a little baby boy, prepared to be loved like you’ve never been loved before 🥹

18/09/2026

Everything I’ve loved for c-section scar care.

This is not at all an ad. I get asked all the time to do paid-content for brands, but I feel I have a responsibility to be honest and upfront about what I truly use myself and what I’d recommend to other women.

So no gate-keeping, here’s what I recommend and have used on my own scar 👇🏻

Silicone patches:
SRC Health
Nokori | Scar Care Simplified.
BIEN Pelvic Health
DUE
BARE MUM®
PURE MAMA Skincare

Silicone gel:
Bepanthen Australia & New Zealand Scar Treatment
stratadermtr
Dermal Therapy Australia & NZ
DermaScar

Complex Scar Serum:
PURE MAMA Skincare

Massage products
BARE MUM® Scar Oil
Nokori | Scar Care Simplified. Scar Balm

I’m happy to answer any questions about the products below 💛

17/09/2026

A postpartum core needs constant reassessing.

Once you can appropriately manage intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), your core training needs to progress bird-dogs & dead bugs.

These movements are designed to challenge your tissues capacity, demand your coordination and encourage your ability to manage pressure whilst under load or tension.

Which is what your core is designed to do in real life; to produce force, transmit energy and resist movement!

When we move beyond rehabilitating our core, we can progress to exercises that:

📌 Train with more complexity in all planes of movement
📌 Load rotation AND anti-rotation too!
📌 Place gravitational demand on the core in varying positions (not just supine or all-4’s)
📌 Demand more coordination between your pelvic floor, diaphragm & TVA during heavy lifts.

If you’re noticing doming, rib-flare, a loss of control or postural deviations it could be a sign to either slow down, regress the movement pattern or be more conscious of your IAP & breathing.

My classes give you clear, week-by-week guidance and consistent cueing so you feel confident to move safely whilst rebuilding your core strength.

Come move with me each day to progress beyond the basics 💪🏼 Hit save, follow and send along to a mum who needs support in healing her postpartum core ❤️‍🩹

16/09/2026

Should you do sit-ups with diastasis recti?

For many women, yes.

Sit-ups and other abdominal flexion exercises can be a valuable part of rebuilding your core after pregnancy.

They can help you:

• Rebuild re**us abdominis strength
• Improve abdominal wall function
• Build tolerance to load and pressure
• Improve trunk strength for everyday movements
• Develop better coordination between your core and pelvic floor
• Gradually increase your capacity for exercise.

Diastasis recti isn’t simply a problem of weak abs or a gap that needs to be closed.

It’s a change to the linea alba and abdominal wall, and rehab should focus on things like function, strength, load tolerance and symptoms, not just the size of the gap.

Doming or bulging you might see during a sit-up? (Or ANY demanding movement pattern)…

It doesn’t automatically mean you’re damaging your diastasis.

Instead, let’s ask:

👉 How does the exercise feel?
👉 Can you manage the load?
👉 Are you experiencing pain or other symptoms?
👉 Can we progressively build your strength and capacity?

Your postpartum core doesn’t need to be protected from movement ❌

It needs to be progressively challenged 💪🏼👏🏻

15/09/2026

Okay, it’s not the ‘worst’ thing but it’s 2026 and cesarean mums deserve better.

I’m on a huge mission to spread more awareness and education surrounding c-section births so other mums not only feel positive surrounding their birth but to come back stronger than ever.

NERVE STIMULATION & SCAR MASSAGE
✅ Can prevent adhesions & scar tissue
✅ Supports scar healing both deep & superficial layers
✅ Desensitises the area OR returns normal sense of touch
✅ Improves any numbness
✅ Encourages normal glide & movement of the fascia, therefore improving muscular performance
✅ Increases blood flow to the area
✅ Removes restriction in tissue which can spread to the diaphragm, bladder & psoas.
✅ Can help reduce back pain

WHEN TO BEGIN?
📌 You CAN begin scar stimulation/desensitising IMMEDIATELY after birth!
📌 Scar massage can begin roughly 6 weeks postpartum, when incision is fully healed, closed & no longer (too) tender to touch
📌 You can gently massage above & below incision prior to six weeks, just keep in mind you still have a huge wound on the uterus & internal healing so go very gently.

MY CESAREAN RECOVERY PROCESS:
0-2 weeks: nerve stimulation (immediately in the hospital) hydration, rest, gentle movement around the house.

2-6 weeks: I began my Postnatal Program rehabilitation phase at 14 days postpartum & do this 5 X per week (the program is available on my platform) Fresh outdoor walks and rest (we are still healing!)

6 weeks onward: I began DAILY scar massage and silicone gel and/or strips as these will improve the texture of your incision. A big check up with my pelvic floor physio, began the next phase of my Postnatal Program & started incorporating strength training again.

The combination of nerve stimulation, scar massage & my 9 month long Postnatal Program is the golden combo you will be SO THANKFUL you did 2 years on 👏🏻❤️‍🩹

14/09/2026

I regret not doing this before attempting a vaginal birth 9 years ago 😭

I talk a lot about C-section recovery and advocating for women who birth via C-section, but that doesn’t mean I’m not equally passionate about helping women prepare for a safe, empowered vaginal birth if that’s their goal.

In my Prenatal Program, we proactively prepare for an intervention-free vaginal birth, but these movements are important for cesarean birth too.

One of my favourite areas to work on is the posterior part of the pelvis and pelvic floor.

We want to encourage mobility through the sacrum and coccyx, space through the back of the pelvis, and the ability of the pelvic floor to lengthen and relax.

This can help:

• Encourage sacral & coccyx mobility
• Create space through the back of the pelvis
• Support pelvic floor lengthening
• Encourage relaxation of the deep pelvic floor
• Support baby’s descent and rotation
• Give you more options for birth positions
• Help you work with gravity during labour

And this isn’t just about birth.

Learning to release and lengthen your pelvic floor is an important part of pelvic floor function. Especially if you’re someone who habitually holds tension or has a tendency to “butt grip.” 🍑 🙋🏼‍♀️

Save these movements for your birth prep, and if you want a guided, week-by-week approach to preparing your body for birth, come join me in my Prenatal Program.

13/09/2026

Postnatal belly band demonstration.

A few things:

• C-section births, ensure the compression is not rubbing against your incision. Wear the compression a little lower as that initial swelling is right above the scar!

• Don’t use compression as a means to ‘close’ your diastasis recti. That doesn’t actually happen. It may help the feeling of support, but it does not replace postnatal core therapy.

• If you wear any style of compression in an extremely restrictive manner, there’s nowhere for pressure to go except downward aka it all pushes on to your pelvic floor. This is not what we want in postpartum at all, especially if you have a prolapse.

• Does compression have to be via a belly band? No! I personally love a tubi grip or compression leggings.

• Can you wear it higher than I’m demonstrating? Yes, especially if you have a shorter torso than me (mines very long so no belly band fits my waist and lower abdominals) If you didn’t have a cesarean, you can opt to wear it a little higher.

• If you do wear your compression a little higher, please make sure you can breathe properly! A big part of healing abdominal separation is via optimal breath mechanics, if you cannot breathe or expand your ribs, this isn’t helpful in the long run.

• Do you NEED to wear any compression postpartum or after a c-section? No! It can help with initial swelling, pelvic & lumbar support and create a more contained feeling for women with significant abdominal separation. But it’s not a necessity.

I personally used compression leggings in my first postpartum, a tubi grip the most in my second postpartum and very little compression 3rd time around as I felt I didn’t need it.

It’s not for everyone, and there are different ways you can get support via compression therapy.

Any questions pop them below, I’m always happy to answer!

This is your sign to go away with your best friend, book the boogie hotel and absolutely soak each other up 🥹🫶🏻
11/09/2026

This is your sign to go away with your best friend, book the boogie hotel and absolutely soak each other up 🥹🫶🏻

10/09/2026

Don’t let social media fool you.

I followed my heart (and worked extremely hard) and launched my online business with none of these things. I had less than 1000 Instagram followers the day my platform went live.

Remember Kayla Itsines began her online debut with a PDF! We all printed that piece of paper off and carried it around the gym floor for years.

My first classes were filmed in my kitchen.

You can absolutely have a flourishing online career without brand deals, a huge following account and a marketing agency.

Should I do a post on what IS worth doing investing in when you begin?!

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