THE PELVIC FLOOR TEacher Training

OPTIMIZED FUNCTION, STRENGTH & HEALING

A 30 HOUR IN-DEPTH SOMATIC yoga teacher TRAINING

WHY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PELVIC FLOOR?

This unique pelvic floor somatic training (soma - body), maps out ways to increase awareness around the multi-layered pelvic floor in order to improve the overall quality of your students’/clients’/patients’ life, as well as your own. Learn how to bring greater vitality, pleasure and joy around an area that is often left shadowed because of life circumstances, taboos or past trauma.

Gaining an overview on how the core system functions, pelvic floor included, is gaining an overview on how the entire body functions - as a whole. For persons with any form of pelvic floor imbalances such as incontinence (urine or fecal leakage), pain in intercourse, hyperintense pelvic floor muscles, prolapse of the internal organs or chronic pelvic pain, learning how to access that area of the body, is key in recovery.

This training offers a uniquely broad perspective in approaching this important topic through several lenses including the imaginative (visualizations), scientific, somatic, cognitive and emotional lense. This allows for more “a-ha” moments. Learning how to work with the pelvic floor with such wisdom and from a place of connection, optimizes not only all movement practices, but also brings balance and clarity to everyday life.

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?

This training is designed to support yoga and pilates teachers, personal trainers, physical therapists, and body workers who are interested in better understanding how they can support their clients/students/patients in regards to pelvic health. The range under this category is vast (think women after delivering a baby, and men recovering from prostate cancer). Seasoned movers who are interested in learning more about their body, supporting the healing of pelvic floor disorders, and learning how to effectively recruit the core for greater strength, are very welcome as well.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This training is interactive and what you bring with you - from personal experiences and professional knowledge, questions you have and your unique energy, is of tremendous value. We will discuss and practice as a group as well as in couples and learn how to better see into someone's body in the context of pelvic health without the hands-on internal work specialized pelvic therapists do.

Some of the content you’ll learn:

✓ Anatomy

Anatomy in action: understanding structure and function, as well as the physiology of a healthy pelvic floor. Discover from within the intricate map, complexity and beauty of the pelvic floor as a layered and naturally responsive structure, directly interconnected to other body parts.
The crucial role of alignment in pelvic floor health.
Why kegels (knibeøvelser) are not the answer and how to replace those with an empowering and more effective approach.
common pelvic floor disorders and related ailments.
✓ Embodiment
Pure practice, led by Leah in her unique method - Integrated Pelvic Health & Yoga, so that you may experience and embody the material we are learning.
Correct breathing.
Logical and intuitive exercise sequencing appropriate for different circumstances and various physical and emotional conditions.
The crucial role of a calm nervous system - safety and humor.
✓ Processing
How personal stories settle in the body (it is said- the issues are in the tissues); the effect of various forms of trauma on how we relate to the pelvic region, patterns of holding and movement.
Journaling, active listening, holding space and observing others.
In order to receive a certification participants will be expected to hand in a short assignment or lead a short practice (exact details will be determined and approved by both participant and Leah).

✓ Passing it on

Learning how to trust in your creative force in being explorative, playful and daring.
Explore a new language to assist with cueing with precision to support deep change and better communicate the how and why.
Practical pelvic floor exercises that include activation and relaxation, a full embodiment of sensation emanating from the pelvic floor.
Help clients/students/patients live a fuller life.

WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH

✓ A certification of completion.

✓ Practical knowledge and tools you can implement immediately, in your own practice and with your clients & students.

PRACTICAL DETAILS

You are required to purchase Leah’s book Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health: A Whole-Body Approach to Strengthening & Healing (and preferably read before the training begins).
A short final assignment will be expected in order to receive the certification.
Additional reading recommendations for those seeking to further expand their knowledge on the topic.
A few days before the training begins, you will receive an email with the link to the zoom meeting.