Get to know Materra Method

Movement made for motherhood

Materra Method was created to help you connect to your body in a brand new way during pregnancy and postpartum. We offer a variety of class types all with a foundation of breath, core and pelvic floor connection.

Reconnecting you to your body both physically and mentally.

We specialize in helping you manage issues commonly experienced during pregnancy and postpartum.  Our workouts are designed to aid in preventing and improving common issues including diastasis recti, incontinence, symphysis pubis dysfunction, and low back pain. 

We’re passionate about helping you navigate the uncertainties of exercising through motherhood. Whether you’re looking for more specific guidance surrounding movement while pregnant or navigating return to exercise postpartum , we’re here for you. 

Meet our founder

Abby erker, M.A.SLP, M.Ed 

Core Exercise Solutions-PPCES

On a mission to bring every mother home to their body through mindful movement.

After many years as a fitness professional, Abby saw patterns of miseducation and misunderstanding surrounding how pregnant and postpartum women were moving and relating to their bodies. She believed women deserved more than over generalized exercise guidelines and “bounce back after baby” fitness messaging. 

Enter, Materra Method. Abby trained to be a Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Specialist and began to fuse her love for workouts like barre, Pilates and yoga with corrective exercises chosen for the pre and post natal woman. 

Since it’s beginning, Materra Method has grown from a few private clients to a community of women standing beside and behind each other as we move through the challenges and joys of motherhood.

Meet our Teachers

  • Rima Ghosh, PT, DPT

    PHYSICAL THERAPIST | PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE SPECIALIST | MOM OF ONE

  • Colleen Lind, PT, DPT

    WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPIST | MOM OF TWO

  • Stacey Hoffman, BA, MA

    EDUCATOR | CERTIFIED BARRE INSTRUCTOR | PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE SPECIALIST | MOM OF TWO

  • Maggie Sedgwick, M.Ed

    COUNSELOR | REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER - 200HR | PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE SPECIALIST | MOM OF THREE

Feel at home in your body

While we love helping you heal and build strength in your body, our favorite successes are guiding you towards caring for and nourishing your body through movement instead of punishing it.

This focus shows up in our cues during class, conversations after and is infused into everything we do at Materra. 

Our mission is to help guide you home to your body.

What to expect at Materra Method

Our classes include: 

  1. Evidence based exercises that feel good in your body.  

  2. An option that meets you where you are in every exercise.  

  3. Supportive cueing focused on how you feel versus how you look. 

  4. A playlist you’ll want to listen to on repeat.

  5. Breath. Breath. And a side of breathing. 

Things you might hear at Materra Method:

Take what you need, leave what you don’t.

You are never stuck in a Materra class. Our exercises are leveled to give you the perfect options that fits your current stage of life.

Meet yourself where you are today.

Not where you want to be tomorrow or where you were yesterday, but where you are today. We know that this is where the best work begins.

I am at home in my body.

We are passionate about helping you get connected with your body. This looks like physical connection through exercise as well as learning to listen to what your body needs.

Balance your effort and ease.

Ever find yourself gritting through a workout with a clenched jaw and shrugged shoulders? Not at Materra Method. We strive to keep you balanced

Ready to move together?

You can workout with us from anywhere, anytime through our convenient and comprehensive app. If you live in St. Louis with us we’d love to see you for private sessions or group classes at our studio!