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Sally Parkes

In this gentle, therapeutic yoga class to help pelvic floor function, we remain mostly on the floor. The class is designed to promote healing and relaxation, helping to restore balance and function to the pelvic muscles. Perfect for those looking to take a gentle, restorative approach to pelvic floor health. You will need a bolster and two blocks.

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Sally Parkes

This strengthening the pelvic floor class will help the pelvic floor to stay strong and function well throughout our lives. Class starts with a short warm-up, then we do a series of movements, to work on building a stronger and more functional pelvic floor to support everyday activities. This class is designed to enhance both strength and flexibility in the pelvic muscles. You'll need a bolster and a yoga brick.

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Sally Parkes

Build on pelvic floor strength by incorporating different speeds of movement. The pelvic floor consists of both fast and slow-twitch muscle fibers, so working at varied speeds is essential for recruiting all muscle fibers and maintaining their strength and flexibility. This is especially important for post-menopausal individuals, as fast-twitch fibers decline more rapidly with age due to reduced collagen production. You’ll move through seated, all fours, and standing positions, with yoga poses and Pilates-inspired variations that are more challenging. You may need wall for balance during faster standing movements. You'll need a yoga bolser, if you have one, and a yoga block or book. It is recommended that you do Gentle Pelvic Floor exercises before this one.

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Sally Parkes

In this gentle yet powerful session, Sally guides us through practical techniques to maintain a healthy pelvic floor by balancing strength and flexibility. We’ll begin with simple movements to warm up the pelvic area, followed by a dynamic and static series of yoga poses. Through a variety of positions—side-lying, all fours, seated, and standing—we’ll practise contracting and releasing the pelvic floor, helping to build resilience and functionality for everyday movement. This class is a practical and accessible way to connect with your body and feel supported.

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This video teaches us about the anatomy and function of the pelvic floor and its connection to the respiratory diaphragm, using a pelvis model for a clear explanation. You’ll gain a solid understanding of this important relationship, and how breathing and posture can make a difference to the pelvic floor.

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Gentle mobility and strengthening Functional movement for the hips, plus core to support the pelvis and hip joints made accessible. Use a chair to help support your practice for days when you could do with some support, or when you're recovering from illness or injury. With some poses adapted and suitable for recovery from hip replacement. You will need a chair, a yoga belt and a block.

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Sally Parkes

This gentle yoga class is ideal for when your hips are feeling a bit tighter. A great way to warm up the body on a chilly morning, or ideal for after running, cycling or hiking, after long journeys in the car or if you've just been that little bit sedentary and need to keep your hips mobile. This gentle stretch class is a slow and gentle stretch for the whole hip, pelvic, thigh and lower back area, giving a feeling of space in the pelvis and elongation in the lower back area. The session will start with gentle mobility work to prepare the body for deeper progressive stretches. The aim of this class is to gain a good range of motion in the body so that when we apply the strength work, strengthening the body whilst in a healthy postural position.

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