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Saturday 10/19/2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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$60.00 Understanding the Pelvic Floor and Aging
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Join Tamika Hardy, PT, DPT, OCS and Alex Phelan, C-IAYT, E-RYT for a workshop on maintaining and improving pelvic floor health. Many are advised that with aging, pelvic floor dysfunction is expected and pain or incontinence is just how it is. We challenge this thinking and say you should as well. The pelvic floor is a complex set of muscles that are integral for quality movement, abdominal and organ support, and breath. As we age, our muscles change in fundamental ways which can have a profound effect on how the pelvic floor muscles work and rest.
The session will include an educational component from Tamika, an expert clinician in pelvic floor issues, including an opportunity to ask questions in an anonymous way. No question is wrong, so take advantage and just ask! Following the educational discussion, there will be yoga practice to help support function in your pelvic floor and associated core and postural muscles.
These two disciplines together blend the medical and wellness perspectives as a way to improve function and strength. Coming to this complex region of the body from the perspectives of a physical therapist, participants will have the opportunity to explore the intersections of the pelvic floor health and function and then learn to apply how to utilize activation and relaxation along with the connection with breath, stress, core support and posture through yoga.
All levels of yoga experience are welcome.
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Alex Phelan
As a Yoga Alliance certified E-RYT 500, Alex has been teaching yoga since 2009 and completed over 1,000 teaching hours. Exploring within the diverse traditions of yoga has been a profoundly transformative experience for her, and she aims to share her own sense of wonder and empowerment with each of her students and clients.
In 2017, Alex helped to launch the 200HR Circle Yoga Teacher Training as a founding lead trainer. In her role as teacher trainer, she is passionate about providing trainees with the skills they need to offer yoga beyond the confines of a traditional studio or gym setting. This includes understanding the anatomical basis for asana in a holistic, mindful and balanced way.
Additionally, since 2021 Alex has been a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). She has worked in a variety of settings, from physical therapy clinics to yoga studios to community and workplace sites. All of these experiences infuse her approach to ensuring that each student or client is offered a balanced practice that is appropriately challenging and matched to their needs and goals.
Tamika Hardy
Dr. Tamika Hardy, PT, DPT, OCS, began her physical therapy career in 2013. She follows the philosophy that therapy is most successful when people are treated as whole human beings, not as individual parts. Her work is focused on finding and treating the root causes of each patient’s pain, discomfort or dysfunction.
In 2020, Tamika developed a keen interest in helping patients dealing with pelvic health issues. This interest was triggered by her personal experience following the birth of her first child, when she encountered difficulties finding a skilled pelvic floor therapist.
Tamika is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and has been working in an outpatient orthopedic clinic since 2013. She received her Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training in 2008 from Weber State University located in Ogden, Utah. She then continued her postgraduate education at the University of Utah, where she received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in May of 2013.