Progressive Parent Series

Long before epidurals, women in labor belly danced their babies into the world.

Elisa Llamido, a dancer, martial artist and acrobat, brings this ancient technique to modern day in this stunningly-photographed workout.

Primal Taiko drums power the thirty-five minute workout, which isolates different areas of the body and highlights movements to use in labor.

Exercisers can choose between the slower-paced beginner version and the challenging advanced version.

Learn to:

• target the muscles needed for birth
• improve your body image
• visualize your labor
• relieve lower back pain
• connect with your baby
• reduce time and pain in labor by practicing muscle isolation
• help your baby descend

The workout includes kegel exercises, a visualization segment for the third trimester, instructional section and special featurettes.

Does it work? Elisa belly danced through her labor without drugs or pain in four short hours from her first contraction to delivery. Want to hear more? See the movie link below!