09/09/2026
I see this all the time- especially with my advanced yoga students.
When we focus only on pushing the range of motion in a yoga shape, we don’t develop the coordinated strength the muscles need to be able to support the body in its usual range of motion.
And this can lead to the pelvic floor taking over the internal stability role instead of sharing that load with the intended postural muscles. I’m talking muscles like the glutes, transverse abs, psoas, and posterior chain.
The result is internal pelvic muscles which are locked down, while the movement in the lumbar spine and legs is wildly unsupported.
Your split and wheel poses might look amazing, but there’s no room inside the pelvis for your baby to rotate through!
Result? Long, hard labor, Challenging birth, and difficult recovery.
This is why in Om Births classes we focus on strengthening as much as stretching, and often on releasing over lengthening. And we look at the body as a whole, not just at one muscle group in isolation.
When the surrounding muscles are able to pick up the load, then the pelvic floor can finally relax.
Guess what, that makes for a more open birth pathway, easier labor, and smoother returning to movement postpartum.
It’s all in the balancing.
Join me either at Livestream Prenatal Yoga, In Spinning Babies, or in our Full Mama Membership.
