The Female Pelvic Floor

Root Chakra Workshop with Leslie Howard

April 6 from 12 - 2:30 pm, $65
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The female pelvis and the pelvic muscles are an under appreciated region
of the anatomy. Important not only for sexuality, the pelvic muscles
are crucial for optimal functioning of the body. This workshop will
educate you that there is a lot more to the health of the pelvis than
Kegals. The pelvic muscles begin at perineum and are complex arrangement
of muscles that hold all of the lower organs. Heredity, life-style, and
child birth all have an effect on the perineum and the pelvic floor
muscles. Common problems that are related to the health of the pelvis
are lumbar spinal problems, sacroiliac, hip or sciatic pain, bladder
weakness, and digestive, menstrual and sexual difficulties. This area
can be too gripped, or too weak or both. You will learn how to
distinguish the three layers of the pelvic floor and how to soften and
strengthen these areas.

This workshop will begin with descriptions, drawings, hand-outs, and
identification of the pelvic floor muscles. What follows is a series of
specific exercises for self-discovery, and then specific poses and
exercises to increase the flexibility, strength, and coordination of
each of the pelvic functions.

Leslie Howard teaches yoga in San Francisco and at her own studio in
the Central Valley of California, Flying Zebra Yoga. She has been
studying under Manouso Manos and Ramanand Patel for the past eight
years. In 1999 she completed a one year teacher training with Tony
Briggs, a certified Iyengar instructor. In 1998, 1999 she completed two
years of Advanced Studies with Rodney Yee. She has over 1,000 hours of
training and teaches numerous teacher training programs. Leslie has
been practicing for over thirteen years, teaching for eleven. She leads
workshops locally and holds yearly retreats in places like Mexico, Italy
and Hawaii.