Pelvic Health & Liberation: The Importance of Softening with Chaya Leia Aronson

Your pelvis is a centerpiece of your body. A place of creation, elimination and pleasure. But in our modern society, almost everything we do has the potential to cause imbalances there.Incontinence. Prolapse. Painful sex.  Inability to orgasm. Chronic pelvic pain.  All the things we don't talk about. Or at least not regularly, and not publicly.In this interview, Chaya Leia Aronson touches on all of these and more, including some first steps you can take to address them in your own body (hint: the answer is NOT kegels).Even if you're not experiencing any of these, you'll learn ways you can prevent them from showing up in the future. For real, this episode is a must-listen. We all deserve to have this basic body knowledge.In this episode, you'll learn:why it's important to start paying attention to your pelvishow to tell if you might have some imbalances going onsome potential causes of things like incontinence, prolapse, painful sex, etcwhy softening is the first step to healing (+ why kegels can make it all worse)how to tell if your vaginal wall muscles are toned in a balanced wayhow to begin to relax your psoas muscle, and what that has to do with pelvic healthsome practical steps you can take to start enhancing your pelvic healthRESOURCES:Find links to learn more from Chaya, get her barefoot shoe company recommendations + Liz Koch's article on the psoas:  Episode ShownotesEpisode 9: Your Vaginal MicrobiomeAre you starting an herbal garden this year? Download the free Gardening for Your Menstrual Health GuideIf you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom.  And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.Click here to send me a quick message :)