I'm going to be debunking one of the most common menopause myths. Menopause is the same for everyone. Mm-hmm. Age symptoms, timeframe... are all very different for every woman. No two women are identical and there are no identical treatments. You can look at your family history to get an idea of when you might go through it. It's likely to be similar to when your mother, grandmother, or … [Read more...]
This meditation is to cultivate more peace and to unfold your full potential in your life. Peacefulness in a challenging situation can help us unfold our full potential. Sometimes when we're faced with the difficult situation, a challenge, a time pressure, our head may start to. and we may feel anxious and even panicky. We might feel completely unable to respond to the situation and get stuck and … [Read more...]
Welcome. This is a chakra meditation for the hormone glands. Chakra. In Sanskrit means wheel or vortex. Each chakra is like a wheel or a spinning ball of energy, interpenetrating the physical body. The chakras intersect with the physical body through two major vehicles, the endocrine system and the nervous system. Each of the seven main chakras are associated with one of the seven endocrine … [Read more...]
Welcome to this meditation. Make sure you're seated in a comfortable position where you can relax your body. This can be seated on a cushion, cross-legged on the floor, or on the edge of your chair with your feet hip width distance placed on the earth. Now settle your pelvis. Close your eyes. Soften your skin. Let go of any tension. Breathe. Let your breath relax your … [Read more...]
In this video, we'll learn how to perceive the pelvic floor and its subtle movement with the breath. As I mentioned in a previous video, the diaphragm is a dome shaped muscle, which helps us to breathe. The diaphragm and the pelvic floor have a pressure relationship. When the diaphragm descends, the pelvic floor descends. When the diaphragm elevates, the pelvic floor elevates. If you're not … [Read more...]
This is a short article on how to align your spine and pelvis while doing the exercises. When your body is optimally aligned, flow is enhanced, blood flow, lymphatic flow, breath flow, and energy. When your spine is aligned with its natural curves, your discs are less prone to injury. When seated on the floor, elevate with a cushion if necessary. If your knees are higher than the crust of your … [Read more...]
In this article, we'll learn how to breathe effectively with the diaphragm. The breathing will learn is called three-part breathing. Once we learn this, we'll add a pause at the top and at the bottom of the breath. This is called Kumbaca for those of you who have done some yoga, From the last article, we learned that the diaphragm is a dome shaped muscle that supports our breathing. If you … [Read more...]
In today's article, we explore breathing and your pelvic floor to better understand the relationship between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor. It's an important relationship to understand as breathing patterns can negatively affect pelvic floor function. The diaphragm and the pelvic floor have a pressure relationship. When the diaphragm descends, the pelvic floor descends, and when the … [Read more...]
Menopause comes with a lot of changes, but your diet can make an impact. Diet can impact a woman's menopause symptoms in both a positive and negative way. Eliminating or cutting back on the following things can help improve how you feel. So, eat more of the following: Increase your consumption of fruits, greens, colorful vegetables. Consume omega-3 fatty acids. Research shows that omega … [Read more...]
With age and menopause, a woman's sex hormones are declining, mainly estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Hormone decline equals fading sexual desire amongst many other physiological changes. If you're in a relationship, sex is such an important connecting piece. So, other problems with declining hormones are a woman may experience dryness and painful intercourse. She may not have the … [Read more...]
