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Pelvic Floor Yoga Insights for Pain Relief & Nervous System Healing
Welcome to the Well-Being by Penny blog — your online space for gentle guidance, practical tools, and empowering insights to support pelvic floor healing. Whether you’re living with hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, or conditions like lichen sclerosus or endometriosis, this blog is here to help you reconnect with your body through breath-led movement, nervous system support, and holistic practices.
6 Morning Practices for Pelvic Pain Relief
Living with pelvic pain can make mornings feel heavy — but they don’t have to be. These 6 gentle practices are part of my daily routine to release tension, support pelvic floor health, and start the day with softness and intention.
Penny Petersson
My Morning Routine for Pelvic Pain (Hint: It’s Not With Coffee)
Start your day with a gentle, breath-led morning routine for pelvic pain. In this post, I share two simple ways to support your pelvic floor, soften tension, and reconnect with your body — before the world pulls you in a million directions.
Penny Petersson
Gentle Movement for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Why Slow Isn’t Lazy
Gentle Movement for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Breaking the Myth As someone who lives with lichen sclerosus — and because of that,...
Penny Petersson
5 Things to Do Before Having Sex When You Live With Pelvic Pain
Living with pelvic pain can make sex feel complicated — but it doesn’t have to mean giving up on pleasure or intimacy. In this post, I’m sharing 5 simple yet powerful things you can do before sex to support your body, ease pelvic tension, and feel more confident in your own skin.
Penny Petersson
What Is Myofascial Release and Why We Use It for Pelvic Floor Tension
What is fascia—and how can releasing it help with pelvic floor pain? In this post, we explore how gentle myofascial release supports your body, nervous system, and healing journey. Plus, try a simple, soothing practice to get started.
Penny Petersson
3 Breathwork Practices for Nervous System Regulation
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or tense in your body? In this post, you'll learn three breathwork practices that support nervous system regulation, ease pelvic tension, and help you feel grounded from the inside out.
Penny Petersson
How to Start Practicing Pelvic Floor Yoga for Pelvic Pain Relief (Even If You’re in Pain)
Living with pelvic pain can make movement feel overwhelming — but healing doesn't have to be harsh. Learn how to gently start a pelvic floor yoga practice to support your body, your nervous system, and your journey toward pelvic pain relief.
Penny Petersson
From Tearing to Thriving: My Mindset Shift with Lichen Sclerosus
Struggling with lichen sclerosus or hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction? In this blog post, I share how I use mindset practices, nervous system regulation, and gentle pelvic floor yoga to ease vulvar pain and support my healing. Learn how to reconnect with your body, manage daily flare-ups, and stop living in fear of your symptoms — even on the days you’re in pain.
Penny Petersson
How Diaphragmatic Breathing Supports Pelvic Floor Function and Eases Pain
If you live with pelvic pain, the way you breathe matters more than you think. In this post, we explore how diaphragmatic breathing for the pelvic floor can ease tension, support healing, and help your body feel more at ease — one breath at a time.
Penny Petersson
Tension Relief for Pelvic Floor: 3 Habits That Keep You Stuck
Struggling with pelvic floor tension? Discover 3 habits that may be holding you back and how to ease them.
Penny Petersson
5 Yoga Poses for Period Cramps – Gentle Movement to Ease Discomfort
Discover the benefits of Yoga for period cramps with gentle poses to ease discomfort. Explore Yoga for period cramps for pelvic health relie
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Exploring the Benefits of Pelvic Floor Yoga for Managing Lichen Sclerosus
Discover how pelvic floor yoga for lichen sclerosus can ease symptoms and improve quality of life.
Penny Petersson
Understanding the Jaw-Pelvis Connection: The Impact of Relaxing Your Jaw on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
If you live with hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction (too much tone), you may have noticed that you, perhaps, tend to clench your jaw as...
Penny Petersson
Signs of Overactive Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and How Pelvic Floor Yoga Can Help
How do you know if you have hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction? And how can pelvic floor yoga help?
Penny Petersson
Understanding the Importance of Monthly Vulvar Checks and How to Perform Them
Learn why monthly vulvar checks are crucial for all vulva owners. Get tips on how to perform a self-exam and take care of your pelvic health
Penny Petersson
Four yoga poses to ease your period pain
Yoga can help relieve period pain tremendously by inviting in movement that support your body, but also regulate your nervous system.
Penny Petersson
Why you should practice pelvic floor yoga before using your wand to relieve pelvic pain
If you live with hypertonic (overactive) pelvic floor dysfunction you've probably started working with wands or dilators to release the...
Penny Petersson
7 ways to support your period while living with pelvic pain
How to support yourself while living with pelvic pain during your period, from a Pelvic Floor Yoga teacher.
Penny Petersson
Invite a healing intention into your monthly vulvar checks
It is now the month of April, and on the 21st we have our National Vulva Awareness day . In the light of this, and everything that we...
Penny Petersson
Pelvic floor yoga for your pelvic pain issues
Learn how pelvic floor yoga can help with your pelvic pain issues, with the focus being more than just the physical poses.
Penny Petersson
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