Events for April 28, 2024 - April 28, 2024

Creating Pelvic Power: through Feet, Throat and Pelvic Floor: VANCOUVER, BC, Canada: Your pelvic floor plays an important role, not only in bladder, bowel, reproduction and sexual function, but also in hip function, breathing, core strategies, standing balance and more! The pelvic floor is also known to be intimately connected to the feet and the floor of the mouth. Pelvic health issues related to these many roles are commonly poorly addressed or often left untreated in both women and men. Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist and Professional Yoga Therapist for this one day pelvic floor health PhysioYoga workshop for healthcare professionals and yoga therapists/teachers at Stretch Yoga Studio in Vancouver, BC. This inspiring, educational and FUN session will include lecture and practice. We will explore evidence surrounding the physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual factors that influence pelvic floor function and combine it with aspects of yoga (asana, meditation, pranayama, philosophy) and physiotherapy exercises that can be safely and effectively used immediately to address and maintain optimal pelvic health! Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist, Professional Yoga Therapist & Pilates Instructor, is a highly respected leader and pioneer in the area of PhysioYoga Therapy, a combination of Physical Therapy and Medical Therapeutic Yoga. Shelly's mission is to educate, inspire and empower people to create health by authentically sharing her skills, knowledge and expertise as she travels internationally offering specialty PhysioYoga Therapy courses, presenting at international conferences, lecturing at University Programs, instructing at Yoga Teacher Trainings and Yoga Therapy Schools and offering individual treatment. *This session is for healthcare professionals, yoga teachers/therapists, and other movement professionals with an interest in learning more about pelvic floor health and yoga.* **This session is NOT intended to assess or treat or act as medical advice. Please seek guidance and treatment from your licensed health professional in your area for any unmanaged conditions.** Objectives and learning outcomes: Theory briefly overview the anatomy and biomechanics of the pelvic, respiratory, and vocal diaphragms learn the factors that contribute to performance and function of the pelvic floor, using the pancha maya kosha model or biopsychosocial-spiritual approach learn how the respiratory diaphragm, pelvic floor, and vocal diaphragm all work together as a coordinated team and can potentially influence pelvic health and wellness discuss the first 2 chakras and discuss the role they may play in pelvic health define and discuss the 4 categories of pelvic floor health dysfunctions discuss the debate surrounding the performance of kegel exercises for pelvic floor health and rehabilitation using a best evidence approach discuss Mula Bandha (MB) including developing an understanding of the intention of MB and the differences and similarities to pelvic floor engagement outline factors that may contribute to a Non-Relaxing Pelvic Floor and health issues that may arise from over-recruitment of pelvic floor musculature outline different paths of yoga, including the 8 limbed path of Raja yoga, and how the components of the paths can contribute to a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach to pelvic floor health and rehabilitation Practical Session learn and experience breathing methods and meditation techniques as they relate to pelvic floor health, with a focus on awareness and relaxation of pelvic floor muscles discover and practice awareness of pelvic diaphragmatic excursion by integrating physiotherapy exercises, Pilates and yoga (mindful movement, breathing and meditation) learn and participate in activities that include components of the core strategy system that have been shown to influence pelvic floor muscle engagement and function, including hip and lumbo-pelvic strategies, through the use of physiotherapy exercises, Pilates, yoga postures (asanas) and breathing methods learn and experience how the voice, respiratory and pelvic diaphragms work together through breath, movement and vocalization participate in activities to enhance foot awareness and potential connection to the pelvic floor

PhysioYoga Weekend: Ottawa, Canada Join Shelly Prosko, Physical Therapist and [...]

In this module you’ll learn about the pelvic floor anatomy, understand the role of the pelvic floor and how yoga practices can improve function. The anatomy and yoga therapy component is delivered by Shelly Prosko, Canadian physiotherapist, yoga therapist and pelvic health expert. You’ll then use principles of yogic education to apply the material to your own work, hear stories from people with a history of pelvic pain, and understand the support that is presently available to them in the community. This module is delivered via online delivery to ensure practitioners in all locations can participate. You will receive notes ahead of time and followup summaries and links to support your learning. Open to all Yoga for Pain Practitioners who have completed Yoga for Pain Foundations Level Training. Outcomes for health professionals Learn about yogic models for understanding health and how you can use these to consider your pelvic pain patients’ physical and psychosocial wellbeing. You also hear from world expert yoga therapist Shelly Prosko who has been integrating physiotherapy, yoga therapy and yoga for nearly 20 years. Threaded throughout is the Yogic Education framework that helps bridge yoga and health care, while helping you to better understand the depth and breadth of your clients’ needs, and how you can help. Outcomes for yoga teachers You will have a greater understanding of the pelvic floor anatomy, what pelvic floor health can be, and what dysfunction can mean, physiologically and emotionally. We also cover yoga techniques and methods for improving pelvic floor health, and further refine your skill at using Yogic Education frameworks to work with specific groups. Course content Brief overview of pelvic floor anatomy Roles of the pelvic floor 4 main categories of pelvic floor dysfunction, with a focus on pelvic pain Overview of factors that may influence pelvic pain and pelvic floor function, and how pelvic floor health translates to overall health (from a biopsychosocial perspective) How yoga methods may help optimize pelvic floor function and pelvic pain reduction/management (parallels between biopsychosocial and panch maya kosha frameworks) Practical/experiential component: focus on pain reduction/management yoga methods for pelvic pain dysfunction, including awareness practices and positionsor movements to help enhance natural excursion of the pelvic floor and reduce the over active, non-relaxing pelvic floor Basic foundational information and practical tools for yoga teachers, therapists and health care practitioners to understand how yoga can effectively and safely be used for people suffering from pelvic floor dysfunctions, with a particular focus on pain Interview with Vanessa Watson, a former nurse who has experienced pudendal neuralgia for more than 10 years Overview of the main support services available to women with pelvic pain