Movement stimulates circulation, and targeted movement creates a more focused stimulus. Hormone Exercise uses strong, rhythmic movements through the hips, lower abdomen and pelvic area to support healthy blood flow to the pelvic tissues and muscles.
Research on reproductive circulation shows that ovarian, uterine and endometrial blood flow are each associated with reproductive outcomes — this is why targeted movement is a meaningfully different approach from general exercise.
Hormone Exercise takes a targeted approach to an often-overlooked part of the body, with movement specifically designed around the female body.
In modern life, prolonged sitting, posture and limited movement can mean less natural movement and circulation through the pelvic area. Even when we exercise regularly, the pelvis is often not specifically worked.
This is where Hormone Exercise is different. For around 30 minutes, rhythmic, targeted movement works through the pelvic area, hips and lower abdomen, directing focused movement towards this often-overlooked area of the body. The practice creates a strong stimulus for increased pelvic blood flow while engaging muscles and connective tissues. Each movement has a specific purpose within the structured sequence.
1. PELVIC CIRCULATION
The primary driver. Rhythmic movement encourages healthy blood and lymphatic flow through the pelvic area, supporting oxygen and nutrient delivery to the tissues.
Research on reproductive circulation has linked ovarian, uterine and endometrial blood flow to reproductive outcomes.
2. HORMONAL COMMUNICATION
The pituitary gland plays a central role in hormonal communication, releasing hormones that signal other endocrine glands throughout the body. Hormone Exercise uses targeted movement, sensory stimulation and breath, aiming to support the pathways connected with the pituitary gland.
3. NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
The practice works with the parasympathetic nervous system — the body’s “rest and digest” response. This helps calm the stress response, which research links to healthier reproductive hormone signalling.
4. TOUCH AND PRESSURE POINTS
Specific movements and techniques use touch and pressure points, drawing on reflexology-informed techniques.
5. STRENGTH & SUPPORT
Targeted movements strengthen the muscles and connective tissues of the lower abdomen, pelvis and lower back, including the fine supporting muscles and connective tissues between and around the pelvic organs, providing gentle support for the lower back.
Hormone Exercise is a structured, repeatable sequence — not an improvised workout.
Kegel-based training isolates the pelvic floor muscles. Hormone Exercise combines rhythmic movement, breathwork and touch/pressure-point technique in one structured sequence.
Two studies have examined the Aviva Method directly.
A 2024 clinical trial followed 73 women with primary dysmenorrhea through a twice-weekly, 30-minute programme across two menstrual cycles. Menstrual pain dropped significantly compared to a control group.
A related 2023 study measured the same group’s uterine artery blood flow using Doppler ultrasound before and after the programme, and found a statistically significant change — the most direct evidence that this specific practice affects circulation.
A wider body of independent research supports the practice’s underlying mechanisms — pelvic circulation, moderate movement and nervous system regulation — across fertility, PCOS, endometriosis, postpartum recovery and menopause.
There’s a part of you that already knows how to feel more like yourself — the part that’s tired of pushing through, of overriding what your body is trying to tell you.
Hormone Exercise gives that part of you a way back in. Not through force, not through more to fix — just through movement, breath and a little time given back to yourself, one session at a time.
This is where you start.