Pelvic Floor

A healthy pelvic floor is more than doing Kegals.  Proper work of strengthening and stabilizing the pelvic floor helps to create the correct foundation of each movement in the body. It is a basic tool to avoid loss of energy from this important area. A strong pelvic floor helps keep the pelvic and abdominal organs healthy as we age. Think of your torso as "a tote bag" for your organs. The pelvic floor is the bottom of the tote bag. Someone with a weak pelvic floor has a tote bag that is about to have the bottom fall out! The female pelvis and the pelvic muscles are an under appreciated region of the anatomy.  Important not only for sexuality, the pelvic muscles are crucial for optimal functioning of the body.  The pelvic muscles begin at perineum and are complex arrangement of muscles that hold all of the lower organs.  Heredity, life-style, and child birth all have an effect on the perineum and the pelvic floor muscles.  Common problems that are related to the health of the pelvis are lumbar spinal problems, sacroiliac, hip or sciatic pain, bladder weakness, prolapse of the uterus or the bladder, and digestive, menstrual and sexual difficulties. This area can be too gripped, or too weak or both. In my workshops you will learn how to distinguish the three layers of the pelvic floor and how to soften and strengthen these areas. If you are unable to come to one of my workshops ask your local yoga studio to host me. And if that is not possible, don't fret. There are a number of good books on the subject to get you started. My two current favorites are The Female Pelvis by Blandine Calais-Germain and Pelvic Power by Eric Franklin, both available on Amazon.com