Pelvic Floor ABCs: 2nd November, 2024

What We Will Do

We will cover some basics about the pelvic floor, issues that can arise in the pelvic floor and different approaches to improving pelvic floor strength and health.  

Then I will introduce you to a whole-body approach to support and improve pelvic floor function. This framework provides you with a way to strengthen your pelvic floor and core via specific exercises and also as you go about your day-to-day life.

We will explore three components during our time together: 

A: Alignment

Alignment is how the parts of your body stack relative to each other. 

We will explore how alignment can affect the pelvic floor; how to use alignment as a tool to measure your own tension patterns and how to use alignment during exercise to target weaker or stiffer muscles.

B: Breathing

Breathing is a core exercise that involves the pelvic floor and we breathe tens of thousands of times a day. 

Many of us breathe in a way that puts too much pressure on our pelvic floor all day long and this can undermine progress, regardless of how diligent you are at exercising.

In this workshop we will explore how we can breathe in a way that better supports our pelvic floor especially when exercising.

C: Muscle Contraction via whole-body movement. 

Just like any muscle, the pelvic floor muscles are strengthened and kept supple by contracting and stretching. This should happen naturally as you move and exercise your whole body, not just when you isolate the pelvic floor muscles in a Kegel.  

The pelvic floor however can only be as strong and mobile as the parts that move the pelvis itself. Many of us have stiff or weak legs, hips and spines and this means the pelvic floor does not get as much “training” as we move through our day.

In this workshop we will look at some foundational exercises for the legs, pelvis and spine that will help your pelvic floor get more movement and exercise too!

The workshop will run in two 2 hr sessions with a 30 minute break in between.