Pelvic Floor Yoga Blog | Pain Relief, Nervous System Support & Holistic Healing

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.

How the Root Chakra Affects Pelvic Pain — and What You Can Do

Discover how Root Chakra imbalances can impact pelvic pain—and explore breath, movement, and grounding tools to support your healing journey.

Penny Petersson

Dating With Pelvic Pain: 5 Tips to Navigate Intimacy Your Way

Dating with pelvic pain can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to shrink yourself to be loved. In this post, I’m sharing 5 things to keep in mind when navigating intimacy, pleasure, and boundaries while living with pelvic pain.

Penny Petersson

How Sucking in Your Belly Affects Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Many of us suck in our bellies without thinking — for posture, appearance, or habit. But this common pattern can contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction. In this post, we explore how chronic belly tension impacts your breath, core, and pelvic health — and what you can do to soften.

Penny Petersson

Why Hydration Matters (Especially for Your Pelvic Health)

Hydration isn’t just about drinking water — it’s about supporting your fascia, your bladder, your pelvic floor, and your overall ease. Especially in the summer heat, how you hydrate can directly impact how your pelvis feels. Let’s make sipping water a simple, powerful act of pelvic self-care.

Penny Petersson

Yoga for Lichen Sclerosus: Let That Vulva Breathe (Why I Do Yoga Naked & You Can Too)

Living with Lichen Sclerosus or overactive pelvic floor dysfunction? This post explores how yoga—yes, even naked yoga—can help you move, breathe, and support your vulva with less restriction and more ease.

Penny Petersson

More Than Just a Body: Supporting All Parts of You Through Pelvic Pain

Pelvic pain isn’t just physical. In this post, I share how to support yourself through emotional, mental, and energetic care—because you’re more than just a body.

Penny Petersson

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

Myofascial Release for Pelvic Floor tension

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 Pelvic Floor Yoga for Pelvic Pain Relief

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

Illustration of diaphragmatic breathing showing how the diaphragm and pelvic floor move together during inhale and exhale to support pelvic floor function and relieve tension.

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