Help Your Postpartum Clients Experience Lasting Change

online self-paced course

Advanced Postpartum Techniques

1 PAYMENT OF $697 4 PAYMENTS OF $180

Master advanced manual therapy techniques, nervous system regulation, and whole-body treatment strategies designed specifically for complex postpartum presentations.

Bodyworkers with a License to Touch

Recommended For

3.25 Hours
(No PT CEUs)

Course Length

Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body

Course Prerequisite

Yes, this is required!
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Required for Certification

Advance Your Postpartum Care Skills

When traditional postpartum treatments aren’t creating the lasting change you’re hoping for, the missing piece may not be the muscles or tissues – it may be the nervous system.

Advanced Postpartum Techniques teaches pelvic health practitioners how to integrate central nervous system regulation, advanced manual therapy techniques, and whole-body connections into postpartum care. Through practical, hands-on treatment approaches, you’ll learn how to address deeper restrictions, support long-lasting healing, and help the body become more receptive to change.

Whether you’re treating persistent postpartum pain, unresolved movement restrictions, or complex postpartum presentations, this course provides the next level of clinical reasoning and treatment strategies to enhance your outcomes.

“The wealth of new knowledge and information I have gained has helped me build the type of practice I love and the results speak for themselves.” – Melissa R., Physical Therapist

Why The Nervous System Matters

The body’s ability to heal after childbirth is influenced by much more than muscles, fascia, and joints.
The central nervous system plays a critical role in:

Tissue healing
Pain perception
Muscle tension patterns
Stress response
Movement efficiency
Treatment responsiveness

When the nervous system remains in a heightened protective state, tissues often resist change and symptoms may persist despite skilled interventions.

In Advanced Postpartum Techniques, you’ll learn how to identify nervous system involvement and apply treatment techniques that help downregulate protective patterns, allowing the body to more readily integrate therapeutic change.

What You’ll Learn In This Course

Advanced Manual Therapy Techniques

Learn new hands-on treatment approaches designed to address complex postpartum dysfunctions, including:

Advanced postpartum techniques to enhance treatment outcomes
Coccyx treatment strategies
Dural tube restrictions and release techniques
Kidney assessments and treatments
HPA Axis stress response strategies
Additional sacral mobilization techniques
Diaphragm integration techniques
OA joint and first rib treatments
Central Nervous System treatment strategies

Course Unit Sneak Peak: Rebalancing Diaphragms Lab

  • Learn how to assess and treat the Central Nervous System.
  • Understand the HPA Axis and how to influence it.
  • Understand the dural tube and how to release it.
  • Understand how to feel for the connections of the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms and how to treat them together.
  • Understand how the kidneys are supported and the postpartum implications.
  • Learn how to palpate and treat the kidneys.
  • Learn how to treat the coccyx and one more postpartum sacrum technique.
  • Understand the anatomy of the OA joint and first rib.
  • Learn techniques to treat the OA joint and first rib.
  • Understand how to treat the body’s local, regional, and distant connections.
  • There are NO CEUs for this course.
Module 1 Welcome and Introduction
Unit 1 APT: Welcome to Advanced Postpartum Techniques | 3:59  
Module 2 Review of Postpartum Techniques
Unit 1 APT: Prone Sacral Review | 5:18  
Unit 2 APT: Supine Sacral Review | 4:20  
Unit 3 APT: Ilium and Ischium Review | 5:15  
Unit 4 APT: Pubic Rami Review | 4:34  
Unit 5 APT: Lower Abdominal Techniques Review | 12:05  
Unit 6 APT: Oblique Rectus Psoas Review | 6:15  
Unit 7 APT: Thoracic Techniques Review | 9:17  
Module 3 Central Nervous System
Unit 1 APT: Central Nervous System Lecture | 22:56  
Unit 2 APT: Central Nervous System Techniques | 8:14  
Module 4 Diaphragm Techniques
Unit 1 APT: Rebalancing Diaphragms Lecture | 4:07  
Unit 2 APT: Rebalancing Diaphragms Lab | 1:52  
Module 5 Kidneys Techniques
Unit 1 APT: Kidneys Lecture | 9:57  
Unit 2 APT: Kidneys Lab | 4:49  
Module 6 Pelvis Techniques
Unit 1 APT: Pelvis Lecture | 7:56  
Unit 2 APT: Coccyx Mobilization Lab | 7:47  
Unit 3 APT: Sacral Scoop Lab | 9:35  
Unit 4 APT: Ilial Outflare/Inflare Rebalancing Lab | 3:49  
Module 7 Spine Techniques
Unit 1 APT: OA Joint and First Rib Lecture | 12:03  
Unit 2 APT: OA Joint Lab | 10:25  
Unit 3 APT: First Rib Mobilization Lab | 4:45  
Module 8 Brain Connections
Unit 1 APT: Connections Lecture | 12:12  
Unit 2 APT: Connections in the Body Lab | 5:20  
Module 9 Wrap Up
Unit 1 APT: Course Evaluation  
Unit 2 APT: Final Exam  

Ready to advance your skills?

1 PAYMENT OF $697 4 PAYMENTS OF $180

What Students Love About This Course

  • “The Advanced Postpartum Techniques course really brought everything home. There are moves that I will be able to incorporate into every treatment, and I can’t wait to get my hands on more people!”
    Chloe V., Massage Therapist
  • “The Advanced Postpartum Techniques course is just the icing on top that completes the picture to what I have learned in the Pregnancy and Postpartum courses. I know there is more to learn and practice but I like that this course goes more into the whole body connections and feeling what is showing up in the body.”
    Krysten S., Occupational Therapist
  • “This course is life changing for anyone who works in the healing community. My world and opportunities as a healer have expanded beyond my expectations – mostly due to Lynn’s teaching and perspective.”
    Kristina D., Midwife
  • “Easy to follow instructions to these advanced techniques, presented in such a natural manner. Thank you, Lynn, for sharing your work with the world!.”
    Ingela N., Physical Therapist
  • “The course was organized well and very easy to follow. The length of the videos makes it easy to do in short segments. I loved the variety of manual therapy techniques.“
    Jody H., Physical Therapist
  • “Lynn confirms things I have felt in clients and techniques I have intuitively used. The wealth of new knowledge and information I have gained has helped me build the type of practice I love and the results speak for themselves.”
    Melissa R., Physical Therapist
  • “The combination of lecture, explanation of the techniques, showing it on the pelvis, showing it on the body, and talking us through it is very helpful. I have gained so much confidence in identifying restrictions and patterns in the body and how to release them. It is so much fun to see my clients enjoying and benefiting from the techniques, and to hear what comes up for them as I am using the techniques. I wholeheartedly recommend ANY of Lynn’s courses for the pelvic floor practitioner who would like to take a client centered approach and up their manual technique game.“
    Natalie G., Occupational Therapist

Is This Course For You?

YES, if you want to advance your skills and your practice with postpartum clients

YES, if you have completed the Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body course

YES, if you want to create lasting change with your treatments

YES, if you want to learn how to work with the central nervous system and help the body be more at ease

YES, if you want to know how to treat the body’s local, regional, and distant connections

YES, if you want to learn new physical manipulations to address deeper issues that occur in the postpartum body

FAQs About the Online Course

Here are some of our most frequently asked questions, but if you have others: Contact Us

Advanced Postpartum Techniques is a 3.25 hour online self-paced continuing education course that teaches pelvic health therapists advanced manual therapy techniques, nervous system regulation strategies, and holistic postpartum treatment approaches to enhance treatment outcomes for more complex postpartum cases.

This course is designed for pelvic health therapists, bodyworkers and birth workers with a license to touch who have already completed the Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body course.

No. There are currently no CEUs offered for this course; however, you can check with your state board or country requirements to see if the education attained through this course is eligible for CEUs with your licensure. You will receive a certificate of completion for the 3.25 hours of course content. In addition, the course outline and objectives are provided on the sales page for the course for those wanting to submit the course directly for approval.

You will have lifetime access to the online course, allowing you to revisit techniques and treatment concepts whenever needed.

This course integrates advanced manual therapy techniques with central nervous system regulation and whole-body treatment connections, helping practitioners address more complex postpartum presentations.

Yes. Completion of any format of the Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body course is required before enrolling (Live, Online, and LiveStream formats of this course meet this requirement).

Yes, absolutely! If you already purchased the Advanced Postpartum Techniques course, but want to join the cohort, then there will be a special offer coming to you via email on June 25th. Contact support (support@instituteforbirthhealing.com) for more information or if you do not see the email.

How Does the Online Course Work?

You will have immediate access to your course upon registration

There are downloadable lecture slides and a course workbook for note taking and in depth review

There is a short quiz at the end of the course to ensure learning of key treatment points

Prerequisite for course is completion of any format of the Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body course

Your course includes easy to follow step-by-step instruction and multi-angle videos

Downloadable workbook includes photos and an overview of each technique for quick reference

You have lifetime access to your course creating a valuable reference video library

Your instructor, Lynn Schulte, is available to answer your questions and provide support throughout your course

Take Your Postpartum Treatment Skills to the Next Level!

When you understand how the nervous system, body connections, and advanced manual therapy techniques work together, you can create more meaningful and lasting change for your postpartum clients.

Join the Advanced Postpartum Techniques course and gain the confidence, clinical reasoning, and hands-on skills needed to treat complex postpartum cases with greater effectiveness.

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1 PAYMENT OF $697
4 PAYMENTS OF $180

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