Reducing Tension in Your Pelvic Floor: Feldenkrais with Deborah Bowes / Nervous System Care

[@rahlfchristine2295]

i LIKE YOUR SPEED ,YOUR CALMENESS and the words you need,I sended the Link to some friends More than ever it is important to become aware through this WONDERFUL work, thank you !!!!!!!!!!So great ,what you do for so many people ,this is what we all need ?Time came ,where this method cannot be avoid anymore , Feldenkrais changed my life and this since 30 years !!!!!!!!!!Thank you Moshe and all the great teachers around like Deborah today

[@rahlfchristine2295]

Greetings from a Feldenkrais teacher from Paris I loved your lesson very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hello Rahlf, That's great to hear. Thanks for sharing your positive response with me.

[@rahlfchristine2295]

@@deborahbowes5402 I am Christine and a woman ,who did the training with Myriam Pfeffer in 2003

[@irenahardi5286]

Thankyou so much for the step by step video. This is the best video I have ever seen for the pelvic floor. Incredibly helpful.

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Irena, I'm happy to hear that the step by step directions are so helpful for you. And thanks too, for your appreciative comment.

[@shelleywalters3478]

Thank you again. This is such an effective and important lesson that I keep coming back over and over. I am unbelievably grateful to you for sharing this

[@MovementCreativity]

so great to hear! sounds like Deborah Bowes Pelvic Floor programs could be supportive to you-- check them out here: www.movementandcreativity.com/pelvicfloor

[@tommyjmcd]

The use of the hands ,the quality of voice, the pace, wonderful journey, we are so thankful n blessed, 🧡🧡🧡

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Tomis, thank you for sharing and appreciating my presentation.

[@shelleywalters3478]

I keep on coming back to this wonderful lesson. Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. The more I do this lesson , the more my lower back is changing.

[@MovementCreativity]

wonderful Shelly - so happy to hear! Deborah just started a new series today called Abdominals in Action . It is also available to join via recordings if you are interested :) learn.movementandcreativity.com/product/54629 / there is a free intro lesson on this page as well

[@angelaandiorio5880]

My first lesson! Loved it. Nearly fell asleep at the beginning then I really tuned in and it felt amazing.

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Angela, yes, reducing tension in the pelvic floor system relaxes and affects the whole self. Very important for sleeping.

[@Ana-ns8fs]

Hi Deborah! I love, love your lesson. I love it so much that I just purchased the entire series. Yay!

[@irenabanning4184]

That was so gentle , and effective.thank you .

[@MovementCreativity]

you're welcome! If you would like to experience more of Deobrah's Pelvic Floor lessons she has a wonderful 2 part series -- more details here: www.movementandcreativity.com/pelvicfloor

[@maryporter3637]

Thankyou Debora this was excellent

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hello Mary, I appreciate your comment and I hope you the lesson was beneficial. thanks, deborah

[@anieta171263]

Thank you very much. I could feel so much more connection and aliveness

[@deborahbowes5402]

That's wonderful to hear. We need that so much with the current conditions that everyone is having to cope with.

[@carolwilliams1197]

Thank you, this is the first time that I have listened to your lessons, I fact the first time also I done an exercise which focuses on the pelvic floor.

[@lindawilcox7123]

That was brilliant. Feel like this is the best way to engage my abdominal muscles following surgery. Thank you

[@MovementCreativity]

great! glad it was helpful to you :) If you would like more support, Here is the link to Deborah's Pelvic Floor Feldenkrais courses www.movementandcreativity.com/pelvicfloor

[@paharakeke61]

Thank you for this lesson

[@sirioguarani]

tiphany's face at the end of the lesson represents us all great great trip into de pelvis space, I am experiencing a beautiful sensation

[@micaelat3734]

I'm glad you mentioned the spontaneous trembling. That came up for me at another occasion when I was simply investigating how I could support a bent leg with minimal muscular effort, trying to let the bones or skeleton do the work.

[@deborahbowes5402]

Yes, this trembling response is very common. It can be a sign that you could rest and maybe change the position of your legs for a bit. Over time and with practice, it can be less of an issue.

[@micaelat3734]

​@@deborahbowes5402 Thank you for your response. At the time the trembling felt It was as if a muscle or a muscle group that had been in contraction for decades released. It was profound. For an instant I had voluntary control (to contract and then let go). Then I lost that again. I couldn't identify it. This lesson somehow brought some of that release back in a more gentle way. So I am grateful.

[@birdseyetarot]

It’s also great to let it tremble! Trauma release

[@Naponya]

You are excellent. This really helps. Thank you very much!

[@shelleywalters3478]

Again, thank you for sharing this. It has helped me so much. Very empowering

[@deborahbowes5402]

I am so happy that my teaching has helped and empowered you! Thanks for letting me know.

[@pippamellon8678]

Thank you for allowing me the safety and breath to let my hips open.i have a habit of holding on..awesome.🦋🌈...

[@shelleywalters3478]

Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson, I have learnt an immensity. I would love to know where to find more ATM's like this. Your voice and explanation is so good.

[@MovementCreativity]

Hi Shelley - Glad you enjoyed the lesson and Deborah's teaching. She has a wonderful 2 part series on the Pelvic Floor. All the details are here: www.movementandcreativity.com/pelvicfloor

[@chirologypalmistry]

a wonderful and fascinating lesson, thank you!

[@MovementCreativity]

Wonderful :)

[@Ana-ns8fs]

I am new to your channel. You are Amazing! Thank you!!!

[@MAMZ10]

Needed this today thankyou so much .iteasgood to understand that inhalation coordinating with expansion.I always used exhalation with the second part of movenent it makes more sense now for me❤

[@lovelilly16]

Thank you!! Appreciate this.

[@deborahbowes5402]

Thanks, Bryce, for taking the time to let me know..

[@joycev2314]

Thank you it was hard for me but good

[@tinaoswin5464]

Thank you Amen

[@laurentietz9130]

So wonderful, I love your precision, pacing and depth thank you!

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Lauren, thank you. I do try to be clear, especially as people are doing these lessons on their own, without a teacher's guidance in person.

[@angeliquerossi2400]

Thank you so much for sharing this lesson. I feel so relaxed and feel like I have learnt so much about my pelvic floor. Lots of new sensations and spaces felt. Much appreciated

[@MovementCreativity]

wonderful! happy to hear!

[@Ana-ns8fs]

I love this lesson. Where can I get more of these with this instructor? Your instructions and your voice is perfect Deborah! Thank you

[@yaelkaro-panitch5727]

put her name, Deborah Bowes on search KZbin

[@stevechambers8869]

Wonderful. I’m a man and had a total of three hernia operations. Who knew that the source of my shoulder pain was a forgotten and uncoordinated set of abdominals?

[@stevechambers8869]

So much one for repeating over and over. Wonderful changes and release of pain and tension and mood too.

[@80a470]

Thank you for sharing this lesson for free. Following along to the end made me feel that amazing ballon feeling in my abdomen that oftentimes is restricted 🎈I tremble A LOT with the inner thighs work which was kind of amusing!

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Minniesota, I love that you could feel the fullness of the abdomen with breathing. The trembling in the inner thighs happens for a lot of people as the tension reduces in the whole pelvic floor system. You can lean the knees together to support the inner thigh muscles when you are resting. Thanks for your nice words, too.

[@ramonaring1316]

The trembling is the same response you get, when you do TRE exercises. It is a trauma release reaction and it's a very good thing! :) I think it's mainly the psoas muscle that is shaking.

[@marianoelerosa4604]

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[@stephanieparker420]

I love this thank you so much!!

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Stephanie, you are most welcome. I love sharing this work and helping to improve everyone's pelvic health.

[@tuyetcong-ton-nu1388]

Wonderful. Thanks.

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Tuyet, so glad you liked the lesson and presentation.

[@juliechristianson8009]

Fabulous fabulous fabulous. Thank you Deborah.

[@birdseyetarot]

Thank you

[@maryjanehalligan6210]

I would love to purchase the series ! Is the $240 before the 40% would come off? If I were to purchase both series could 49%be honored still after so long? I found this video wonderful.. I’m hoping in the series that there is something about standing and not contracting the pelvic floor… I noticed when I stand I am holding my lower abdomen below my belly button too tight always we’re just a normal walking and breathing

[@MovementCreativity]

hi! the sale was from several years ago... and yes! the series definitely supports the ability to stand without over contracting the pelvic floor. It is all about the pelvic floor as a dynamic system related to your whole body/ self in various relationships to gravity.

[@cherylinnorton5499]

I love this lesson! I’ve been doing Feldenkrais for 6 years and didn’t know there were lessons for the pelvis other than pelvic clock. I’m having lots of distress in that area with lots of incontinance. My inner organs are also distending a bit. It’s so uncomfortable but I’m not interested in surgery. I’m wondering if your lessons can help? This was so gentle and clearly explained. I would love to have more from you.

[@MovementCreativity]

Hi! Yes! Deborah’s 2 part Pelvic Floor series has been super supportive to people with incontinence and other pelvic floor issues. You can read some of the testimonials and learn more about the series here: www.movementandcreativity.com/pelvicfloor

[@karenmeador7807]

Thanks!

[@arielkent8564]

Any tips on modifying this for rib flare ? Think the diaphragm and breathing is already compromised with rib flare and lots of these exercises become really hard surprisingly (especially the “breathing below bellybutton” and exercises with arms behind head). Assuming lots of pelvic floor issues stem from the rib flare. Anyways, absolutely a blessing to have this video and exercise and thank you so much!

[@deborahbowes5402]

Good question! I suggest taking it slow, in short sessions daily or throughout the day, observing your breathing and the movement of the body with the breath. Maybe this sounds too simple, but it's the way to make a change in how you use yourself. You have a unique bodily anatomy and learning to use what you have in the most comfortable way is how to approach my Feldenkrais Lessons. Do the lesson several times, without trying to accomplish the exact movement, just pay attention, sense your body, your attitude towards yourself, be kindful with your movement and one day, you will find how to improve your breathing..the discovery is part of the process. I hope this helps.

[@נחמהתלמי]

That what i need.wonderful

[@BayAreaSkates]

Lifechanging

[@deborahbowes5402]

Thanks, BayAreaSkates. Yes, as a skater, I'm sure that you know how improved pelvic floor function will also improve your skating.

[@marianoelerosa4604]

A lot of trembling. The Air in the lower belly did not sensei it nor fill It. A beautiful femine lesson. i will continúe doing It. Very powerful for my inner knowing. I hate chairs.

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Maria, Thank you for sharing your experience. I would suggest waiting a few days and then do the lesson again. Learning and improvement is always possible and happens in surprising ways. Take your time and you can stop at any point, then continue the next day. The trembling is common, often a sign of reducing the muscular tension so that your muscles are able to lengthen to their biological resting length, that is, a healthy relaxation. Trembling can be a little scary, but it will pass with further lessons.

[@marianoelerosa4604]

Hi again, the trembling continues till Now an hour after i finished the lesson and spreads to the whole body. Not scary but surprised and fascinanted Thank you from Uruguay.

[@diverstalent]

Thanks

[@friendlycaretakers5982]

I enjoyed this lesson very much! It is the second time that I do the lesson. Each time I feel a little burning in my right hip and tension in my right piriformis. What does it indicate? Thanks!

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hi Luce, I would suggest that you do the lesson with smaller movements, maybe slower, and with longer pauses to discover how much movement you can do before any pain is elicited. Having pain or burning with some of the movements suggests to me that there may be some dysfunction or injury or a habitual way of moving that is causing pain. The idea is to develop more awareness and to improve the quality of your movement. It's not important how much movement you do.

[@deborahbowes5402]

Thank you for watching. You can go to my website www.FeldenkraisSF.com to contact me directly or to learn more.

[@stephanieparker420]

I don't have incontinence but I do have a bladder prolapse. Can the pelvic course help with this? Thank you

[@deborahbowes5402]

Hello Stephanie, Good question. My pelvic floor lessons are to improve the way your pelvic floor works for all the functions it is involved with, such as maintaining continence, sexuality, balance, core strength, breathing more easily and more. There are many aspects to a bladder prolapse and varying degrees of prolapse. I can say that other women with a bladder prolapse have felt better after going through the course.

[@sergesolkatt]

❤️

[@B3l0v3d05]

Wow

[@constancecallahan9126]

Will this help incontinence

[@MovementCreativity]

There are many people who have taken this series who were helped with incontinence, yes!

[@shirleycottle2047]

Been holding tension on pelvic area now it’s knotted feel like I can’t release the tension

[@MovementCreativity]

Sorry to hear... whenever you have tension in an area and you do a Feldenkrais lesson that focuses there, make sure to move slowly, gently, do less, even to the point of imagining movements. often a strategy we use with Feldenkrais lessons is to bring attention to a place that does not have difficulty and expand out from there, since we are one system. I have other lessons on this KZbin channel you could explore. Perhaps go to a lesson working with the jaw, or neck and shoulders, or feet... If you would like more 1:1 support you could reach out to Deborah and schedule a private session with her. All the best to you.

[@elizabethtaylor4473]

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