You may have noticed that I make a lot of jokes when talking about intimate, heavy, or taboo topics. That’s because that’s how I handle hard things and hard things are hard enough, I don’t need to add to the weight. Bringing some curiosity, exploration, and levity to the matter doesn’t negate the depth of our work. It gives us a little breathing room (see what I did there? I can’t stop talking about breathing!) to meet ourselves where we are and move through the experience.
Also because I tore my B hole giving birth to my son. And while it’s supportive for me to do kegels (focusing on the P hole as they are an important team member), I’m grateful that I knew how to isolate, focus, engage, release, and rehabilitate my B hole. And I want you to be empowered with knowledge the way that I was.
Because the way things work currently in our healthcare system and social structures, we are so often misguided and under informed about our own damn bodies. And we deserve better. We are told to strengthen our pelvic floor no matter what concern it is we are addressing.
Painful sex? Kegels.
Urinary incontinence? Kegels.
Fecal incontinence (which can be poop or farts)? Kegels.
Kegels are the standard answer when more often than not we need to release tension, articulate muscles, and find movement. We need to find release and feel safe relaxing into our bodies. Into ourselves. We need this physically, mentally, and emotionally. I want you to use your breath in your daily life, your daily movements, and your daily practice.
We’ve discussed how this works on a physical level…
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