No. More. Kegel’s.
The pelvic floor is responsible for quite a lot. Things like holding up our pelvic organs; allowing our bladders, bowels, and reproductive organs to function properly; enabling healthy hip mechanics; contributing to balance during movement; and supporting our breath and vocalization.
Of course, being responsible for so much means that 1) there are many opportunities for dysfunction to set in, and 2) when there’s dysfunction in the pelvic floor, it can have a huge impact. Organ prolapse, incontinence, sexual dysfunction, and pain are just a few of the ways that pelvic dysfunction can manifest.
Unfortunately, we’ve chalked a lot of these issues up to the general aging process or irreversible trauma from things like childbirth and assume that the answer is building strength, usually through Kegel exercises. But in reality, weakness is not usually the issue (or at least, not the only one). Often, the pelvic floor muscles are either overactive, which causes them to become fatigued, or misfiring in relation to our other core muscles.
Yoga provides us with some wonderful tools to help us connect with our pelvic floor muscles and restore healthy functioning. This class will walk you through those practices and help you to apply them to your daily life.
Open to both sexes and all genders
Great for prevention as well as intro to self-treatment
Please register in advance. Class size in limited so I can give attention to each person.
$25 per session