When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
So I just started teaching women on this forum. Within weeks, the women started writing back, “It’s working! I can feel the difference!”
From that moment on, the forum became the hub of the Whole Woman Community. Unfortunately, spammers also discovered the forum, along with the thousands of women we had been helping. The level of spamming became so intolerable and time-consuming, we regretfully took the forum down.
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Surviving60
April 6, 2013 - 5:19am
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Editions
Hi Katya. Yes, everyone should really have the 2nd edition of the book if possible. Christine has explained that her recommendations for exercise moves have evolved over time and no longer include these muscle contractions. I don't like to speak for her, and there is a post somewhere on this forum where she explains it better, in her own words. - Surviving
wholewomanUK
April 7, 2013 - 2:48pm
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The new kegels
Hi katya,
I haven't seen the first edition so I'm not in a position to comment on that. However I think you'll find the answers to your questions in the WW blog:
The New Kegels – The Effective Way to Manage Pelvic Organ Prolapse, by Christine Kent on October 23, 2012
This a great article which clearly explains the old and the new WW kegels. There's also a great little video at the bottom which visually demonstrates the new kegels.
Hope you get on fine with the new kegels.
Best wishes,
xwholewomanuk
katya
April 7, 2013 - 6:36pm
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New Kegels
Hello everybody,
Thank you very much for your reply. I checked Christine's article and video “New Kegels” and now I have a question: are New Kegels the same as Firebreathing?
Thanks,
Katya
wholewomanUK
April 8, 2013 - 6:38am
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new kegels
Hi Katya,
I'm glad you found the link. The new kegels are similar to WW fire-breathing but a bit different. WW fire-breathing is performed either in cat position or in standing position as instructed in the 'Saving the WW' book and the dvd's. In fire-breathing you inhale through the nose and allow the abdomen to relax, expand and move towards the ground as you increase the curvature of the lower lumbar and lift the tail bone up. Then as you round the back and contract the abdomen, you exhale through your mouth. In doing this sequence, the pelvic organs are moved forward on the inhale and sucked up and forwards on the exhale. Seeing the visuals on the dvd's makes this much clearer for me.
The new kegels are similar; you relax and expand the abdomen on the inhale and move the abdomen forward as you increase the curvature of the lowe lumbar. As you move into the exhale, you maintain an upright posture but the lower lumbar curve is flattened and the abdomen is contracted. However you don't breathe through the mouth at all and you don't 'suck up' the pelvic organs in the same way on the exhale, as you do in Fire breathing. They both have the effect of encouraging the pelvic organs forwards.
The New Kegels and Fire-breathing are amongst the most influential postures for effective pelvic organd prolapse relief, recovery &/or maintenance.
It's actually quite hard to describe things in text alone - I really recommend anyone with pop to see the visuals.
Wishing you all the best.
xwholewomanuk