Do you have days when it is painful to stretch your low belly?
Have a hard time doing yoga postures on the floor because of back, hip, knee, or wrist pain?
Very often people experiencing pain from endometriosis, a bladder flare, or back pain might think that it is not possible for […]
If you have urinary incontinence, prolapse, pelvic pain, hip pain or back pain, your physical therapist or other fitness professional may have recommended training the transverse abdominals as part of your recovery.
What is the transverse abdominals and why does this muscle matter more than other abdominal and core muscles […]
A lot of us have been there.
We laugh on a full bladder and leak. We sneeze and oopsy—urinary incontinence. We walk down the street and have to stop (or even cross our legs) to sneeze so we don’t leak.
Is there another strategy we can use?
Yes! It’s called the Knack! […]
The multifidus muscle group, located along the back of the spine, is an important muscle to train if you are healing pelvic pain and incontinence. The multifidus extends your back when both the right and left column contract, or rotates your spine when one side […]
You’ve probably heard that you should do kegels but wondered what exactly is a kegel–the term is pretty vague. A kegel is simply a pelvic floor muscle contraction.
The term “kegel” was coined in the late 1940s after gynecologist Arnold Kegel. He recommended performing pelvic floor muscle exercises to help […]
As always, the content of this blog is offered for informational purposes only. Please seek proper medical advice when recovering from any surgery and returning to a yoga program.
The fourth trimester is full of ups and downs. You are over the moon with your new little love while being absolutely […]
The statistics about pelvic pain are startling. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 11 men will experience pelvic pain in their lifetime.
Navigating pelvic pain can be like navigating the labyrinth—there can be a lot of twists and turns on your way to your center of relief. In addition to […]
You may know conscious breath work, or pranayama, can help manage pelvic pain. But how?
Pain is processed by the autonomic nervous system. The three arms of the autonomic nervous system are sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric (facilitates the gastrointestinal system).Think of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems as the gas and […]
Warrior 1 is a popular standing posture that can be performed with your hand on a wall or seated on a chair for extra support or balance.
Warrior 1 with wall support
Is there such a thing as “bad posture” or “bad sitting posture”? Maybe….maybe not….
Maybe it’s more about a lack of variety of movement. Sometimes we run into trouble when we find ourselves stuck in one position for a prolonged period of time.
Have you ever noticed how you feel after sitting […]
