Let’s talk pelvic floor.
Newsletter No. 20 - February 17, 2026
The Year of the Fire Horse is here. In the zodiac, it's a true birth point — a blank canvas. I've been sitting with one question: What action do you want to take that's in alignment with your truth? What brings you a deep body yes — and what's quietly burning you out?
I want to talk about the pelvic floor.
Not in the way you might expect. Not kegels, not "core activation." Something quieter and more fundamental than that.
The pelvic floor holds, protects, and receives. It's designed to be in constant, subtle conversation with your breath — every time your diaphragm descends on an inhale, it sends a gentle pressure wave downward, and a healthy pelvic floor responds. It yields, it springs back. Like a trampoline, not a wall.
But most of us have built a wall.
Shoes that alter how our feet meet the ground and the alignment of our pelvis. Tight upper bodies that forget to breath. Clothes that compress. A culture that teaches us to hold our bellies in and disconnect from sensation below the waist — because aliveness in the pelvis has often been treated as something to manage or suppress. Over time, the body learns to grip. And gripping becomes invisible — just the baseline of how we exist.
The difference between a strong pelvic floor and a tight one matters enormously. Strength means responsiveness and endurance. Tightness means rigidity. Most people don't need more contraction — they need more range. More capacity to release.
When the pelvic floor can breathe, so does your nervous system. The body stops bracing for impact. There's more blood flow, more sensation, more ease. And yes — for those curious — that includes a deepened capacity for pleasure and orgasm. Physiology and awareness working together.
A simple place to begin: One hand on the side of your ribs. The other on your perineum. Breathe— not into your belly, but into the width of your ribs with your diaphragm. Can you sense any echo of that breath in your pelvic floor? A faint pulse, a yielding?
If not, that's information, not failure. Awareness always comes before change.
I'm opening a free weekly Zoom session — every Friday at 7am EST — to explore exactly this kind of work together. Movement, breath, building a felt sense of your body from the inside out. The first session is rooted in the pelvic floor. If the time doesn't work, reach out and I'll send you the recording.
A quick announcement: I have 4 spots left for my October retreat, now October 12–17, 2026(dates changed to one week earlier). One unexpected gift of this time of year — hundreds of elk moving through the mountains, calling out, sparring. You can hear them from where we practice. It's wild and humbling and worth mentioning. Contact me if you are interested!
Sending you all love and a beautiful start to this new Year of the Fire Horse!
Hanni
PS. I have been enjoying working with those of you who are interested in the Somatic Experiencing® sessions. The doors are still open for those opportunities as well as my 6-month coaching container. Click here to set up a free clarity call if this feels like an aligned action for you to take at this time!!
The view from our balcony. We are impatiently waiting for winter. Today we had lunch in t-shirts outside….at least it’s a beautiful view. Tomorrow we will climb up to that snow and ski it.
