Yoga Therapy The Pelvic Floor

The pelvic floor is comprised of muscles that are often elusive and seem beyond our conscious control. Yet, the perineum and the pelvic girdle are an integral force behind most human functioning. By bringing awareness, strength, and suppleness to these muscles, you can address incontinence, alleviate pain in the pelvis, hips, knees, and back, breathe more efficiently, increase sexual fulfillment, assist childbirth, and facilitate many functional activities like lifting heavy objects, rising from chairs, and walking up stairs.This week, you will learn low-tech, noninvasive techniques that draw from yoga, tai chi, qigong, Feldenkrais, and conventional rehab therapies to guide people toward improved health and function. This accessible program will also familiarize you with the anatomy, pathology, pain mechanisms, physiology, kinesiology, mind-body energetics, and psycho-emotional aspects of pelvic-floor concerns. Bridging East and West and addressing mind and body, this program is designed for physical and occupational therapists, yoga and qigong therapists, psychotherapists, Pilates teachers, fitness professionals, somatic therapists, midwives, and everyone with an interest in the pelvic floor.