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Everyday behaviors and habits contribute to patterns in the body, either for good or for not-so-good.

6 Tips to a Strong Core & Pelvic Floor INFOGRAPHIC

Here’s what I consider an amazing breathing video with some explanations of what is happening when viewed via an MRI. Do not underestimate the power of your breathing on the health of your vital internal organs!

http://bit.ly/BreathingBeauty

A firm foundation for the body starts with the feet. This has a profound effect on the posture all the way up the body, including the pelvic floor and surrounding hip joints, and all the way up the spine.  Here is a very practical routine that you can do to get your feet flexible and ready to create that strong and balanced foundation.

Box of Rocks – Fit Me Healthy Coaching

Holding stress in the body due to negative or unwanted habits can affect the core and pelvic floor, and so much more.

Transformation Tool – Identifying & Changing Patterns

Since we’re talking core, I thought you might appreciate this interview that I was privileged to do with Donna Gates, of The Body Ecology Diet. She’s the famous godmother of all things gut-related. And since the gut is in the core, and it’s also a topic that I’ve been very devoted to learning about for over a decade, I’m letting you in on our candid conversations about How to Exercise the Right Way for Your Hormones and Gut, and all of that.

While we’re on that topic, there’s another resource that might interest you.  My gut mentor did an interview with me revolving around the gut and core. And I interviewed her on her expertise, as well.  So, here you go!  There’s even a free educational course included on this page.

Here is a very simple recorded breathing routine on audio to get you started in your mornings or to relax at night. The sound quality is not so great, since I recorded it in my bed to get the full experience of resting and trying these out with you. But I hope that you can get some benefit from this off-the-cuff recording.

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I’ve learned to expect the unexpected.

As I worked my way this past year through yet another certification program, Core Correction Exercise for everyone (also focuses on related postpartum & pregnancy concerns), this rang so true for me.

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If you understand that everything is connected to everything else, you’ll get the significance of some of these seemingly minor ah-ha’s mixed in with the major life overhauls. Being both a fitness trainer, as well as functional health coach for a number of years, and having great intuneness with my own body, some of these changes were quite surprising and unexpected!

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I’ll list them from the ground up, from “least” to “greatest,” if there was such a thing.

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1) Realization that I curl my toes under on one foot, especially when it’s cold (as I am generally barefoot). This explains the weird toenail stuff I see on specific toes, but the feet affect a lot more than you’d think. They are the foundation of fitness. This I knew.

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2) The first biggie: My breathing was pretty messed up! Now this REALLY affects EVERYTHING. Give me a few hours, and I can explain more. But trust me, it does!

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3) As I began breathing properly (which engages all the core, hip-related, and pelvic muscles and fascia)…and this took months to establish without thinking about it, guess what happened?

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4) I started to realize that I was clenching and tucking and putting my spine into a posterior pelvic tilt OFTEN, which needed to be addressed, and it was, in a big way, with proper breathing techniques. Stress was a contributing factor, too, but I will address that more in a little bit.

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5) I also recognized that when I was in a really bad way emotionally (not often, but enough to be memorable), I could get a very deep back/pelvic pain that could not be reached or resolved. I chalked it up to adrenal issues (and that can happen), but this was like my inner tailbone was aching beyond belief. I now connect it to tight pelvic floor muscles from the improper breathing and lack of the proper lumbar spine curve described above. So, as I corrected my breathing and pelvic position…

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6) I started activating muscles and tissues that weren’t being used efficiently and effectively before. And this began an intense detox process that I didn’t expect! It started first with a physical detox which included more heavy metals being released…my nemesis (from my genes and life circumstances).

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7) The next stage was even MORE UNEXPECTED and pretty intense: Emotional detox from more layers of trauma stored in my body in the core area. I’ve worked intensely (with God) spiritually addressing personal trauma for decades and thought I was kind of in a good place with that, BUT my body knew otherwise. Did you know that your brain stores your emotional trauma physical addresses, but your body houses the actual trauma? Wild, but proven to be true. Kind of how a computer works. (I used to be a programmer back in the day.)

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8) Somewhere in the mix, I also realized that I had, at least at some points, been clenching and/or grinding my teeth at night. I even had to have my dentist fix a couple of my teeth, as I had cracked my back molar and chipped another. But guess what? It stopped!!! Believe it or not, there are actually connections between jaw clenching and this long list of other things I’ve explained, including the core and pelvic floor. No more symptoms of TMJ. Go figure!

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9) I feel like I’m missing some other key points in my journey, but suffice it to say that I would highly recommend getting to know your own body better, learning how it is functioning (or not) and how it could be functioning more optimally, and why it even matters. And it really does – for greater physical, emotional, and spiritual health and freedom!

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10) Oh, I remembered one more, interesting to note. I’ve had internal hemorrhoids for over 30 years (doctor alerted me after birthing my first child). Those are completely gone or inactive or whatever.

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I am very thankful to God for directing me to obtain this new certification.

He obviously knew that I needed the information for me, first! It’s been work, but it’s totally worth it for greater freedom, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

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And then I went on to get yet another certification – as a Integrative Pelvic Health Specialist, but that’s a whole other story for another time!

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I wish you greater freedom on your health and fitness journey!