Do you struggle with these common pelvic floor problems?

Feeling a constant need to go to the bathroom, even though you’ve just been there – and don’t really need to go?

Finding yourself constantly mapping out bathroom locations whenever you leave the house?

Hesitating to go for a walk with friends, because you may not be close to a bathroom when you need it?

You may be dealing with an overactive bladder – a form of incontinence that is surprisingly common.

Pelvic floor problems like leakage, urgency, or stress incontinence and other issues affect a surprising number of people. And it’s not just an issue linked to getting older. It can also be triggered by pregnancy and (in men) prostate problems.

For millions of women, the constant worry about sudden urges and not being able to make it to a bathroom in time has become an invisible burden that affects everything from exercise choices to social plans.

What should be simple activities - like going for a walk, attending a yoga class, or enjoying time with friends - become anxiety-producing situations when you're dealing with bladder control issues.

But it doesn't have to be this way. Imagine having a natural way to regain greater control over your bladder - without constantly having to worry about finding the nearest bathroom.

If you're one of the millions who struggle with pelvic floor issues like leakage, urge incontinence, or stress incontinence, you know it's more than just a physical issue. It can affect every aspect of your life, from social activities to emotional well-being.

The good news? Research has shown that specific yoga practices can help reduce total urinary incontinence by an average of 76 % in as little as three months.

The Incontinence Paradox
And a Revolutionary Discovery

We've all heard the standard advice: "Just do your Kegels." But here's why that approach often falls short:

Urinary incontinence isn't simply about weak muscles. Sometimes, the problem stems from muscles that are too tight, breathing patterns that create pressure on the bladder, or movement habits that compromise pelvic floor function.

About one in four adults in the US struggle with some form of urinary incontinence. It's not just a medical issue - it can affect us emotionally and socially, often making us afraid to engage in activities that take us too far from a bathroom.

But here's the revolutionary understanding that's transforming how we approach incontinence:

 Through specific yoga practices that address breathing patterns, muscle balance, and overall movement, we can create lasting positive changes in bladder control and pelvic floor health.

Yoga offers numerous techniques to strengthen and balance the pelvic floor. Proper strengthening and stabilizing of the pelvic floor help to create the correct foundation for each movement in the body. This is the true meaning of “core work.”

In this online course, study with yoga therapist and pelvic floor experts Leslie Howard and Donna Brooks. With Leslie as a guide, learn evidence-based yoga practices for pelvic floor health used in studies on the benefits of yoga for pelvic floor health with a specific focus on incontinence.

The women who participated in the yoga program in the study experienced an average 76 percent improvement – or reduction – in the frequency of their urinary incontinence compared to the baseline!

Whether you experience any of these conditions or are just plain curious about how to create greater tone and balance of the pelvic floor, this course contains a wealth of helpful and practical information.

Yoga-based practices for the pelvic floor may also help with various other issues, including pelvic pain; lower back, hip, or groin problems; discomfort during sex or while using tampons; leakage when laughing or sneezing. Some yoga practices have also been found to help counter prolapsed pelvic organs.

Join us for a unique opportunity to learn evidence-based yoga practices that have been proven to help with incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction. This isn't just another workshop - it's a comprehensive program that builds week by week, creating lasting change through understanding and practice.

This journey goes far beyond learning basic exercises. Through careful progression of breathwork, mindful movement, and integrated yoga practices, you'll develop a deep connection to your core and pelvic floor that transforms how you move and live in your body.

Picture yourself moving through life with the freedom to not constantly having to worry about bladder control. Imagine having the tools to support your pelvic health naturally, laying the foundation not just for long-term pelvic floor health, but enjoying the many other health benefits yoga has to offer.

The Physical and Energetic Foundation of Your Body

The pelvic floor is literally the foundation for our whole body - not just physically, but energetically as well.

The mind-body connection you'll develop through the lectures and practices in this course runs deep. You'll gain an intuitive understanding of how your breath, movement patterns, and core engagement work together to create lasting pelvic floor health.

Through this carefully designed progression, you'll experience:

• Greater awareness of your breathing patterns and how they affect pelvic floor function.

• A clear understanding of how to engage - and release - your pelvic floor muscles properly.

• The confidence that comes from knowing how to support your core in daily movements.

• Improved overall stability and alignment in your yoga practice and daily life.

Most importantly, these changes aren't temporary fixes. The practices you'll learn create fundamental shifts in how your body functions, leading to sustained improvements in bladder control and overall pelvic health.

Study with Renowned Yoga and Pelvic Floor Specialists

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard is a pioneering force in the field of yoga therapy for pelvic floor health. Her groundbreaking work has been featured in research studies at major medical institutions, demonstrating the remarkable effectiveness of her approach. As co-designer of a landmark study at UCSF showing a 70% improvement in urinary incontinence through specific yoga practices, Leslie has literally helped write the scientific literature on yoga for pelvic floor dysfunction.

Her unique ability to blend precise anatomical knowledge with accessible, practical techniques has made her a sought-after teacher worldwide. Through years of specialized study and clinical experience, Leslie has developed a comprehensive approach that addresses both the physical and emotional aspects of pelvic floor health.

Donna Brooks

Donna Brooks is an ISMETA registered somatic movement educator and therapist and a certified yoga therapist. She designs and teaches yoga-based therapeutic programs for diverse populations, especially baby boomers, the aging or injured, and people with chronic illness and chronic pain.

She has designed and taught the Yoga for Menopause program for Kaiser Permanente Insurance, and a program for cancer patients and survivors at Cancer Connection in Northampton MA. She also teaches yoga and relaxation for chronic pain through the Valley Medical Group. Early in her career she assisted Iyengar teacher Karin Stephen in her programs for people with HIV-AIDS.

Through studying with Thomas Hanna and Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen and others she has integrated somatic movement therapy with yoga. Her approach is to help people “live differently by moving differently."

Join Us for A Three-Part Journey to Transformation

Modules 1 & 2: Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health
Research-Based Practices for Incontinence & Pelvic Pain

WITH LESLIE HOWARD

The pelvic floor is literally the foundation for our whole body: it sits at the bottom of our torso and forms the floor for all our organs. It serves as the base for our core musculature and plays a crucial role in our overall postural and functional health.

Because of this, when the pelvic floor is not functioning correctly, your body’s foundation can’t support you in your day-to-day movements. This lack of support can manifest as incontinence, pelvic pain, prolapse (for women), prostate problems (for men), and even low back pain.

In addition to its crucial physical role, the pelvic floor is also the basis for our root chakra: it is the foundation upon which we build our lives. Imbalance in this area can leave us with not only physical side effects, but psycho-emotional ones as well.

The pelvic floor muscles play an important role as part of the body’s core system, contributing to core stabilization during movement.

In these modules, you will learn how to locate, assess, soften, stretch, strengthen, and exercise the muscle groups of the pelvic floor and their crucial role in abdominal health.

What You Will Learn:

• The anatomy and physiology of the pelvic floor and the factors that predispose you to incontinence.
• Practices to help awaken your awareness of the pelvic floor and how to engage the floor in asanas.
• How to determine whether your pelvic floor issues are linked to a pelvic floor that is too loose or too tight.
• The keys to proper pelvic floor engagement and how to use specific asanas and breathwork to address the two types of pelvic floor imbalances.
• How to release and stretch overactive muscles that may lead to pelvic pain issues.
• Two yoga practices geared toward relieving pelvic pain and minor adjustments that can be made when working on releasing tight muscles.

Modules 3 & 4: Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health
Therapeutic Movement & Somatic Repatterning

WITH DONNA BROOKS

With age, pelvic floor issues become increasingly common. Lack of exercise, weight issues, or poor movement habits often start to catch up to us as we get older in the form of pelvic pain, prolapse, prostate problems, or incontinence.

The additional loss of muscle tone that comes with age can compound these issues: we lose 5% of our muscle tone with every decade of our life as part of the natural aging process. In addition, poor posture, excess stress, sexual abuse, disease, and trauma can lead to pelvic health deterioration for both women and men. For women, childbearing and childbirth can overstretch ligaments, prolapse organs, or create muscular imbalances.

Fortunately, yoga offers a uniquely beneficial way to work with the pelvic floor through attention to the subtle movements that occur in asana and specific breathing practices. Unfortunately, approaching yoga with ignorance of the pelvic floor and an overemphasis on strength can make pelvic floor problems worse.

In these two modules, yoga therapist Donna Brooks will discuss how we can use yoga to restore the health of the pelvic floor and prevent common problems. You will learn natural gentle and sequential movements and targeted yoga asanas to develop pelvic floor health in a balanced way.

If you are prone to pelvic pain, weakness, prolapse, injury, or just want to keep your pelvis and the force of grounded root energy that comes with a healthy pelvic floor, this course will help you discover natural, gentle and sequential movements to balance and heal the pelvic floor.

Learn the facts behind common pelvic floor health myths that can ultimately weaken your pelvic floor (often under the guise of strengthening it). Learn how to build pelvic floor health and restore function to prevent or improve common issues.

What You Will Learn

• How to determine if the muscles and fascial layers of your pelvic floor are too tense, even if you are prolapsing.
• Proper diaphragmatic and pelvic floor breathing to promote strength, elasticity, and support for Kegels and Mula Bandha.
• Balanced, safe, and pleasant asanas that encourage the natural pelvic slings of your body to support your organs and balanced muscle use.
• The importance of non-pelvic floor muscles such as the obturator, glutes and psoas in pelvic floor health.
• How to isolate and understand the three layers of pelvic floor muscles and use the different sections of the diamond shaped quadrant in asana to balance your pelvic floor.
• Integrated pelvic movement and posture support your pelvic floor.

Module 5: 4-Week Workshop Series
Reclaiming Pelvic Floor Health Through Breath, Movement, and Awareness

WITH LESLIE HOWARD

This workshop is designed to help individuals experiencing incontinence or pelvic floor dysfunction develop a deeper connection to their core through intentional breath work, mindful movement, and integrated yoga practices. Each session builds on the last, creating a foundation for long-term pelvic health and body awareness.

Session 1: Breathe Efficiently: Syncing the Diaphragms

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In our first session, we lay the foundation for pelvic floor health by learning to breathe efficiently. We'll explore the anatomy of the diaphragms—thoracic, pelvic, and cranial—and how they work together to support core function and stability. You'll gain insight into how dysfunctional breathing patterns, like reverse breathing, negatively impact the pelvic floor.

Reverse breathing is a common pattern among individuals with incontinence. It can stem from trauma, cultural messaging (e.g., “hold your stomach in”), or confusion about breath practices in fitness or yoga classes. Through practical exercises and gentle awareness, you'll begin to repattern the breath to support your pelvic floor from the inside out.

Session 2: Stability Begins at the Perineum
Finding and Engaging the Pelvic Floor

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Building on the breath awareness from the first class, this session focuses on locating and properly engaging the pelvic floor muscles. You'll learn the difference between contracting, bearing down, and releasing—skills that are often misunderstood.

We'll dive into the role of the deep core system: the transverse abdominis, multifidus, diaphragm, and pelvic floor. These muscles must work in harmony to stabilize the body during movement. You'll practice coordinating breath and movement to access a more efficient and supportive core.

Session 3: “Butt” Why, You Ask, Is the Psoas So Important?

Thursday, May 22 at 4:30 pm ET/1:30 pm PT

This session highlights the critical relationship between the gluteal muscles and the psoas—two often-misunderstood players in pelvic stability. Imbalances or asymmetrical activation in these muscles can lead to compensation patterns that affect posture, gait, and pelvic floor function.

You'll learn how to identify and address these imbalances through targeted movement and somatic awareness. By strengthening the glutes and releasing the psoas, we create space and support for a more functional core system.

Session 4: Bringing It All Together
Integrating Pelvic Floor Awareness into Classical Yoga Poses

Thursday, May 29 at 4:30 pm ET/1:30 pm PT

In our final session, we weave together everything you've learned and apply it to your yoga practice and everyday movements. You'll experience how deep core engagement enhances balance, stability, and alignment.

By linking the lower and upper body through the core line, movements become more fluid and supportive. You'll leave this session with tools to continue integrating pelvic floor awareness into your yoga practice and daily life—empowered to move with confidence and ease.

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However, getting a healthy pelvic floor involves more than doing Kegels. Kegel exercises are undertaught, misunderstood and they can sometimes lead to more problems.

Are You Too Tight or Too Weak?

The pelvic floor can be too gripped, or too weak and sometimes both. Many women have a lack of tone due to age, lifestyle, bearing children or hereditary tendencies.

What is less commonly known is that about 20-25 percent of all women have a chronic holding and tightening of the muscles of the pelvic floor. Sometimes an unhealthy holding pattern can start at an early age or perhaps develop as a result of a fall, an accident or sexual abuse.

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3 Yoga Practices for a Hypotonic Pelvic Floor

Hypotonic means that your pelvic floor muscles are lacking tone. They may be in a slackened state and unable to make a contraction.  In the hypotonic (lack of tone) series you will learn breathing techniques to bring blood flow and oxygen into the pelvic region to make it more responsive.  You will learn specific techniques to find the layers of the pelvic floor and how to engage them without confusing them with buttock or thigh muscles. 

Stretch and Relax
3 Yoga Practices for a Hypertonic Pelvic Floor

Hypertonic means the muscles are short and tight.  You may have pelvic pain, urge incontinence, irritable bowel syndrome, vulvodynia and lumbar sacral instability.  In the hypertonic series, you will learn specific breathing techniques to release tension in the pelvic area.

The asanas are done with specific cuing, and attention to stretching the three layers of the pelvic floor, each class ends with a different Savasana (relaxation). There is an introductory video, plus three practice videos, approximately 30 minutes each. Each practice ends with a different Savasana (relaxation).

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