Articles by: Ashley Newton

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Pull into center

Pull into center but open your rib cage first

The lower ribs are attachment points for our abdominal musculature. We can actually self-assess the health of our core by palpating the lower rib cage. The ribs articulate in the center of our body at the sternum. The sternum terminates

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Uddiyana bandha:

Uddiyana bandha: The secret to core health?

So much of yoga as it presents itself online and in our day-to-day life takes the form of meditation or physical practice. We digest info online in a mere 30 seconds and then move on. Although this helps with the

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‘did My Vagina Just Fart In Yoga Class?’

‘Did my vagina just fart in yoga class?’

Vaginal flatulence, vagina farting, queefing – all the same thing and can take you by surprise when you are moving through a yoga class. So what is vaginal flatulence? Is it actually gas like what passes through your rectum? Short

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Eating disorders

Eating disorders and the pelvic floor

When it comes to disordered eating and body image, the experience is physical as well as emotional. In treatment, one explores and works to change one’s relationship with food, self, others, and beyond. Treatments often utilize a team approach and

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The problem with the term “core”

The problem with the term “core”

I hear it from clients, in the gym, and in the coffee shop: “I just want to strengthen my core”. As of late, my pt brain has gotten so tired of this term. The reason why: most folks have an

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Coccydynia: the enemy of sitting

Coccydynia: the enemy of sitting

Pain in the butt? That could be your tailbone talking to ya! The coccyx, aka tailbone, is a small bone at the base of your sacrum. Believe it or not, it’s a joint! The tailbone can flex forward and extend

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The Pelvic Floor And Menopause

The pelvic floor and menopause

The average age of onset of menopause is 51 years old. Perimenopause begins in the 40s and continues into the late 50s. Menopause occurs when the menstrual cycle ends permanently due to the decrease in ovarian oocytes as a natural

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