What goes up must come down, right?
…this 100% includes pelvic floor muscles!
Tight, inflexible, or imbalanced pelvic floor muscles contribute to so many instances of lower back pain, hip pain, sacral pain, bladder leakage, rapid breathing, or breath holding, abdominal and pelvic pain, and digestive troubles.
If there’s one exercise that we can seriously over do…its Kegels!
- Yes, pelvic floor tone and strength are important to support the bones, muscles and organs of the pelvis and abdomen
- Yes there is a helpful natural lift and contraction of pelvic floor muscles when we exhale, and/or activate inner thigh muscles
- And…it’s vital that this shortening and contraction are counter balanced by relaxation and lengthening if we are to achieve and maintain dynamic, responsive, mobile muscles…and joints…and spines…and organs…bladder, bowel, and reproductive function…and easeful, full breath, lung, and diaphragm function
Here’s what should happen
On the inhalation – release, relax and expand downwards:
- The diaphragm moves down and out
- The pelvic floor expands downwards and outwards
- Organs slide and glide as they’re meant to
- Back and belly muscles learn to support, rather than fight each other
On the exhale – there’s a natural rebound movement inwards and upwards:
- Little to no effort required
- Dynamic stability is created
- We can adapt and respond to changes in load, movement direction, and nervous system activation
It’s a simple thing we often have to re-learn
- Perhaps you notice that you’re clinging on down there without realising
- Perhaps your breath feels difficult, your shoulders reside by your ears…
- Movement doesn’t feel quite right, or seems to need more effort?
What goes up, must come down ~ and yoga therapy can help you to create this natural, dynamic stability and strength in your body-mind.
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