Kegels That Work with Lindsey Vestal

Working on your pelvic floor is an empowering experience. I lead pelvic floor work in every one of my sessions and honestly recommend that all women visit a pelvic floor specialist.

Most women don’t learn about their pelvic floor until they have a baby, but the pelvic floor is an essential tool for basic function.  According to pelvic floor specialist Lindsey Vestal, your pelvic floor is a crucial component of many of your basic functions, such as:

  1. Elimination. Of both the bowel and bladder. This includes both full elimination and also holding waste in.

  2. Intimacy. The pelvic floor should support comfortable, pleasurable sex.

  3. Support. The pelvic floor supports the bladder, rectum and uterus.

Here is an illustration of your pelvic floor muscles (illustrator unknown - please email me if you know!)

You’ve probably heard a lot about doing kegels for pelvic floor strength. As an expert who has dedicated her life to empowering women through pelvic floor work, Lindsey stresses that kegels are not for everyone and that there is not a one size fits all approach to pelvic floor health.

How do you know if are kegels really right for you? Do you know if your pelvic floor is overactive or underactive? Do you know how to properly release a kegel? Do kegels support your everyday functions like sitting and standing?

Lindsey used to host sold out workshops on pelvic floor function in New York City and is now bringing that knowledge (and more) to your living room with her new online workshop Kegels That Work.

Lindsey offered me access to this course for free so that I could review it for you.

I want to start by saying that the more I work with perinatal women, the more I am convinced that every woman, whether pregnant, postpartum, aging, considering a child, or otherwise, would benefit from learning more about their pelvic floor from a qualified pelvic floor therapist. This is especially true if you are pregnant, on your postpartum journey, or are experiencing issues such as: pelvic pain, back pain, problems holding in urine or bowel movements, problems fully eliminating urine or bowel movements, urge to empty your bladder more than once every 2-4 hours, discomfort around C-section or perineum scar, gas control issues, or pelvic organ prolapse.

Here are just a few things you will learn in Lindsey’s online workshop Kegels That Work:

  • What is the pelvic floor and why is it important?

  • What are kegels? Are they right for you?

  • 4 options for a pelvic floor self-assessment to determine if your pelvic floor is overactive or underactive.

  • How to translate and use this information.

  • Determine if kegels are right for you.

  • How everyday life presents opportunities to improve your pelvic floor symptoms.

  • How to optimally sit, lift and carry.

  • The importance of breath.

  • Lindsey’s favorite lubricants.

  • Questions to ask your pelvic floor therapist.