Bengkung Belly Binding

Bengkung is a traditional Malaysian belly bind which is practiced in variations all throughout South East Asia. If you are a Filipina, you would be familiar of midwives or manghihilots massaging and pressing your hips back together after birthing. Bengkung has the same goal of tightening your hips and stacking your core muscles to give you 360 degrees support using a very long personalized cloth. It is highly recommended to help heal diastasis recti with constant support of the abdomen area.

Here are a few photos of when Irina binded my up at our first Sacred Pregnancy & Conscious Birth retreat in Antipolo.

You can do it yourself but its better when someone else binds for you!

Here is Irina binding Ria, another participant in the recent Blissful Mama's Retreat in Bahay Kalipay Palawan. 

See how cute little Sitara is holding Mama's hand?

Here I am struggling with it at first, using my teeth to hold one end of the cloth to keep it tight.

Viola! I am mighty proud of how I was able to come through with this bind by myself and getting a selfie done, too!

The Bengkung Belly Bind Kit will be available for all our participants at our Sacred Postpartum workshop tomorrow in Casa Natura. To sign up, SMS 0917-8386261