Beyond Kegels: Pelvic Floor Wellness

A 6 Week Workshop Held at Wellness Hot Yoga in Haverhill, MA

The pelvic floor muscles are an important part of your core system. By addressing their health, you can enjoy better ease with your yoga practice, reduce symptoms and gain core strength. You are never too old to improve the functioning of your pelvic floor.

This course is taught by Gina Paulhus. Gina is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Certified Personal Trainer. Gina teaches men and women of all ages techniques they can use to find comfort and ease in their bodies through a full body kinetic chain approach to corrective exercise. She has practiced yoga for 12 years and has been a personal trainer for 25 years. Read more about Gina's personal recovery from hernias using core training principles here.

The information dispensed in this workshop was previously only available through 1:1 Personal Training visits with Gina. Wellness Hot Yoga is the first time Gina has offered a 6 Week Group Workshop to teach this valuable, much-needed information.

Gina Paulhus is Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Instructor who works with men and women of all ages who seek more comfort and ease and improved functioning in their pelvis and hips.

Snapshot of What You’ll Get in the Workshop

Week 1 Uncovering If Your Pelvic Floor Needs Releasing or Strengthening
Week 2 Learn How Simple Breathing Techniques Can Help Your Pelvic Floor
Week 3 Connect to the Ab Muscles That Improve Pelvic Floor Health
Week 4 Pelvis Power: Adjust Your Pelvic Orientation to Optimize Pelvic Floor Function
Week 5 How to Change Ribcage Shape to Relieve the Pelvic Floor
Week 6 The Glute and Hip Exercises That Provide Support to the Pelvic Floor

Read Articles written by Gina Paulhus about the Pelvic Floor here.

More About the Workshop Series

Gina Paulhus has 25 years of experience as a Personal Trainer. She loves teaching and is a specialist in diastasis recti and the pelvic floor.

When: February 20 - March 26, 2024 on Tuesdays from 1:30-2:30pm.

Where: At Wellness Hot Yoga, 34 Merrimack St. Haverhill MA

Who:

Anyone who wishes to improve the health, comfort, or strength of his or her pelvic floor muscles.
Movement professionals who wish to learn more about the pelvic floor
Individuals struggling with symptoms such as leaking
Anyone who is curious to learn more about these muscles which serve as the foundation of our core
Individuals with pelvic organ prolapse
Those struggling with hip or glute pain

You are never too old to improve the health of your pelvic floor, and you do not have to have had kids to need help with your pelvic floor.

For each class, please bring along:

A set of 2 yoga blocks (costs around $12)
A tennis ball
A hand towel (as close to that size as you can)
A yoga mat
A pencil and notebook with a folder for handouts

Class Structure

Each Class starts with some education before we move into a 30 minute pelvic floor workout.
The Class is not heated.
You may wear comfortable clothing.
In each Class we will also cover a Yoga Pose where we learn how our pelvic floor can assist us with the pose.
We will also cover a move or form tip you can incorporate into your daily life to support your pelvic floor health.

This class series will include education as well as exercises we will work through as a group.

Not Only Will You Participate in Classes, But We Supplement the Classes with At-Home Pracitce

The class meets in person at the studio once/week for 6 weeks. Classes are 60 minutes each. You can deepen your learning and results if you choose to pair the classes with some brief home practice. You will be able to opt in to receive short homework assignments complete with videos to follow along after each in-person class. This material is exclusive to workshop participants and will keep you up to date if you happen to have to miss a class. The cost for the course is $299. You can register here.

You will be invited to ask Gina questions after class or to email her in between classes during the length of the course and she will be happy to answer any specifics for you.