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Pelvic Floor Wisdom: Embody Pelvic Floor Strength Through Mindful Movement
Disclaimer: If you are recovering from an injury, pregnant, postnatal, nursing or elderly, or have recurring or chronic pain, or any circumstance, consult your doctor for approval concerning your voluntary participation. Instructions provided on the Gaia Goddess Lifestyle platform and elsewhere are in no way intended as a substitute for medical advice. Participation is done at your own risk.
Building pelvic floor resilience starts with greater awareness, strength, mobility, and connection with the body. Led by Yoga Instructor & Fitness Trainer Mel Gutierrez, this movement-based class incorporates pelvic floor exercises, breath, body-centered techniques, and core strengthening to explore the relationship between the pelvis, pelvic floor, and surrounding muscle groups. Through progressive strength movements and mindful alignment, Mel guides you in working with the pelvic floor as an integrated part of the body while developing a stronger foundation for movement and resilience.
Pelvic Floor & Core Resilience
Pelvic floor-focused movement brings intentional awareness to the relationship between the pelvic floor, deep core, breath, pelvic alignment, and surrounding muscle groups. This approach combines familiar strength movements with focused pelvic floor engagement, incorporating body-centered techniques and mindful movement cues to support connection throughout the pelvis and core. Breath, alignment, and internal awareness are woven into the movement to encourage greater coordination, control, and connection with the body.
What You’ll Learn
- How pelvic alignment and a pelvic tuck connect with deep core and pelvic floor engagement
- How to coordinate breath, pelvic floor engagement, and core activation during movement
- How the pelvic floor works in connection with the inner thighs, glutes, hamstrings, and deeper core muscles
- How to maintain pelvic and spinal alignment through progressive strength movements
- How to recognize effort, adapt to challenge, and use positive self-talk during movement
Building Pelvic Floor Resilience
Pelvic floor and core resilience training brings together strength, coordination, breath, and body awareness through progressive movement. By integrating the pelvic floor with surrounding muscle groups and practicing consistent alignment, this approach creates an opportunity to explore strength and effort while developing greater awareness of how the body responds to challenges. Learning to engage, meet a challenge, and then release allows the body to experience both strength and recovery while cultivating greater awareness of nervous system adaptability.
Benefits Include:
- Supports pelvic floor and deep core strength
- Develops coordination between the pelvic floor, breath, and core
- Builds strength and stability throughout the pelvis, hips, legs, and trunk
- Encourages greater body awareness and connection through movement
- Cultivates adaptability and confidence when navigating physical challenges
About Mel
Mel is a yoga instructor, personal trainer, energy healer, author, and scientifically minded body researcher who believes in the authenticity of mystical practices. She assists clients in healing their relationships with their bodies, empowering them to live their lives to their fullest potential. Her greatest strength lies in combining her intuitive abilities with a straightforward, evidence-based approach to developing customized strategies for addressing individual needs. Through mindful movement and strength training, Mel helps clients develop greater pelvic floor and core awareness, resilience, and connection with their bodies.
You can connect with Mel @thebodywitch