Women’s Health Book
Body conscious
About Body Conscious
Body Conscious: A Woman’s Guide to Holistic Pelvic Health & Feminine Embodiment
Body Conscious is for women who are seeking to connect with, and understand their feminine body on a deeper level. It shares the answers to the questions women have about topics that are often considered too delicate to talk about. This book is for women who want more than the western medical approach that offers a limited scope of wellness. Rooted in an understanding that we are more than our physical body, Body Conscious offers an exploration of how our emotional, energetic and spiritual health impacts our pelvic health and overall wellbeing. Body Conscious respects the multi-layered and dynamic nature of female wellness and the pain that we carry within – offering education, guidance, and practices to help you reveal your unique healing path.
Body Conscious is also an excellent resource for practitioners that work with women, who want to broaden their knowledge of pelvic health and holistic pelvic therapy. Understand evidence-based clinical concepts, whilst embodying practices that will ultimately support you in helping women to improve their feminine wellbeing.
I love this book! Taryn is truly the wounded healer, a pelvic floor physiotherapist and whole body connection guide, Taryn’s journey to healing and wellness has led to this great book and her extensive body of work that helps women reclaim their body and their healing.
This book is a kind, understanding, gentle call and guide back into our body, helping the reader to re-establish connection and communication with her precious body. It includes reflective practices and questions and is written for both the practitioner and every woman.
It is also an education about the menstrual cycle, holistic pelvic care, prolapse, pregnancy, birth and beyond and sex, sensuality and movement as well as offering various exercises and practices to help everybody on their own healing journey.
This is the work of our time, this is what healing the feminine looks like, returning to our bodies – feminine embodiment – and listening to our body to guide us in every way.
I especially love this quote: “Stop asking others about what’s right for your body – its already told you.”
Thank you so much Taryn for writing this book, I recommend this to every woman.
A beautiful book that takes you on a journey to become more connected and aware of your body. I love how Taryn shares her own experiences throughout the book making it very relatable and easy to understand concepts.
Must read for all women!
I am up to chapter 3 and I must say, this book is way more than advice for physical issues. It is for every woman, not only someone with pelvic issues. This book is an experience of spiritual awakening. So eloquently written, Taryn’s narratives and thought provoking questions are a map into remembering the true self. Celebrating Taryn for being able to put into words such an enlightening experience.
Purchase the book
For Australian residence, Body Conscious is available directly through Taryn via the online shop
The purchase price is $39.95 and a standard shipping cost of $11 applies.
For residence outside of Australia Body Conscious is available via Amazon + Booktopia.
Plus $11 shipping
$39.95
ABOUT THE AUTHOR – Feminine Embodiment Guide
TARYN GAUDIN
Taryn Gaudin is a women’s pelvic floor physiotherapist and whole-body connection guide. Taryn helps women to connect to their wholeness through simple embodied practices so that they may experience and express their fullness in all aspects of their lives. Overcoming her own challenges with pelvic pain, she has spent the last 6 years developing an alternative therapeutic approach to women’s wellness – combining clinical evidence-based physiotherapy practices with energy medicine. Reflecting a deep appreciation of the connectedness of the physical, emotional, and spiritual body, her approach has been pivotal in uncovering the core issues of the physical pelvic symptoms that her patients experience.
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What’s within the pages?
Here are the full contents of Body Conscious book by Taryn Gaudin.
Contents
WELCOME
MY STORY
EMPOWERED RESPONSIBILITY
PART 1: BECOMING BODY CONSCIOUS
BEING BODY CONSCIOUS
LOVING YOUR WHOLE BODY
BODY REFLECTION JOURNAL PROMPTS AND REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS
BODY CONSCIOUS LIVING
OUR PAIN
FEMALE TRAUMA
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER
BEYOND THE BODY
TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
LISTEN INWARD
PRACTICING BODY PRESENCE
BREAKING THE MOULD AND STOPPING THE CYCLE
KNOW HOW YOU REALLY WANT TO FEEL IN YOUR BODY
TRANSITION AND CHANGE IS NATURAL, NORMAL AND HEALTHY
FIND THE FEELING PRACTICE
SOFTEN
CREATING SAFE SPACES TO BE SEEN, HEARD and WITNESSED
TRUST YOUR INTUITION
STOP ASKING OTHERS WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOUR BODY, IT’S ALREADY TOLD YOU
QUESTION WHAT YOU BELIEVE
BREAK THE RULES
YOU CAN’T GET IT WRONG
OPEN TO POSSIBILITY AND POTENTIAL
BODY LED LIVING
OPENING THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND WOMEN’S BODIES
WHAT IS THE FEMININE
THE FORGOTTEN FEMININE
THE RISE OF THE FEMININE
EMBRACING YOUR FEMININE DOES NOT MEAN SUPPRESSING YOUR MASCULINE
FEMININE CONNECTION REFLECTION PRACTICES
PART 2: MENSTRUAL MAGIC
EMBRACING YOUR CYCLE
SHAMEFUL, DIRTY AND INCONVENIENT
MEDICATION MASKING
WHY TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR CYCLE
THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
WHAT DOES A HEALTHY CYCLE LOOK LIKE?
NORMAL MENSTRUAL BLOOD LOSS
HOW TO TUNE INTO YOUR UNIQUE RHYTHM
THE IMPACT OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE ON PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE AND INCONTINENCE SYMPTOMS
MOVEMENT AND MENSTRUATION
PRODUCT PREFERENCES
CONTRACEPTION CHOICES
REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS
PART 3: HOLISTIC PELVIC HEALTH AND CORE CONNECTION
THE ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DEEP CORE
WHAT IS THE DEEP CORE
HOW THE DEEP CORE WORKS
THE PELVIC FLOOR
THE ENERGETIC CORE
THE PELVIC BOWL
PELVIC ENERGY
WOMB ENERGY
HOW CREATION IS DIFFERENT WHEN WE EMBRACE OUR WHOLE BODY
THE BIRTH OF WOMB ENERGY AND THE OPENING OF THE PELVIC PORTAL
THE BELLY
THE BREATH
SENSING WOMB AND PELVIC ENERGY
PELVIC BOWL CONNECTION AND AUTHENTIC VOICE EXPRESSION
COMMON PELVIC HEALTH CONCERNS
CORE IMBALANCE, PELVIC STRESS AND SILENT PELVIS
PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE (POP)
WHAT IS POP?
POP SYMPTOMS
HOW IS POP DIAGNOSED
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT POP DIAGNOSIS
HOW IS POP MANAGED AND TREATED
INCONTINENCE
STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE
URGE INCONTINENCE
BOWEL INCONTINENCE
LEAKAGE AFTER WATER IMMERSION leakage after water immersion
HEALTHY BLADDER HABITS
HEALTHY BOWEL HABITS
PELVIC PAIN
VAGINAL FLATUS
PELVIC CARE
FINDING A PELVIC HEALTH THERAPIST
PELVIC EXAM ANXIETY
EXERCISING THE PELVIC FLOOR
THE KNACK
PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING TIPS
PELVIC FLOOR RELAXATION
RESTORING THE DEEP CORE THROUGH MOVEMENT
PART 4: PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND BEYOND
EXERCISE DURING PREGNANCY
DEEP CORE AND PELVIC FLOOR CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY
BIRTH RELATED BODY CHANGES
DEFINING THE POSTNATAL PERIOD
POSTNATAL RECOVERY: A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION
YOUR BIRTH/ABORTION/MISCARRIAGE EXPERIENCE MATTERS
NATURAL BIRTH MOVEMENT
BREAST IS BEST (UNTIL IT’S NOT)
CORE RESTORATION AND REBUILDING AFTER BIRTH AND BEYOND
CHANGES DURING BIRTH AND BEYOND
WHAT IMPACTS CORE FUNCTION
COMMON REASONS FOR CORE IMBALANCE (PHYSICAL AND ENERGETIC)
RETURNING TO EXERCISE
C-SECTION SCAR MANAGEMENT
PERINEAL MASSAGE AFTER TEAR/EPISIOTOMY
PART 5: SEX AND SENSUALITY
SEXUAL AND SENSUAL ENERGY
SEXUAL AND SENSUAL SELF-CONNECTION REFLECTION
EXPLORING YOUR BELIEFS AROUND SEX
INTIMACY DOESN’T HAVE TO LEAD TO SEX
STAYING WITH YOUR BODY DURING SEX
RECOGNISING THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA
KNOWING YOUR FEMININE BODY SEXUALLY
SEX SHOULD NOT BE PAINFUL
ASKING FOR WHAT YOU WANT
BEING WILLING TO RECEIVE
SEX AND SENSUALITY IN MOTHERHOOD
PART 6: MOVEMENT AND MOVEMENT MINDSET
INTUITIVE MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT VERSUS EXERCISE
YOUR MOVEMENT INTENTION
MOVE FOR ENERGETIC NOURISHMENT, NOT PUNISHMENT
LET THE FEELING FUEL YOUR MOVEMENT
HONOUR YOUR BODY & YOUR NATURAL CYCLES
DITCH THE TIMETABLES & MEASUREMENTS
INVITE VARIETY
CONNECT TO YOUR CHILDHOOD PASSION
MOVE TO YOUR RHYTHM
SUPER SIMPLE BODY LED MOVEMENT
RADICAL REST IS REQUIRED
INCORPORATING REST
PART 7: BODY CONNECTION PRACTICES
SETTING SACRED SPACE
CREATING THE TIME
IGNITE YOUR SENSES
BODY SCAN PRACTICE
DEEP CORE CONNECTION PRACTICE
PELVIC BOWL AWARENESS
TUNE INTO YOUR OVARY AND WOMB ENERGY
WOMB MASSAGE
HEART WOMB CONNECTION
GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR FEMININE BODY
PELVIC FLOOR SELF MASSAGE
ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING AND PELVIC BOWL BALANCING
DEEP CORE BALANCING SELF-MASSAGE
DRAW ON HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS AND
EARTH ENERGY TO CREATE FROM YOUR CENTRE
SENSUAL SELF-CONNECTION PRACTICE
CLOSING
REFERENCES
“What I love most about Taryn is how multidimensional she is.”
“Taryn feels like a friend who provides physiotherapy wisdom like an expert & showers you with guidance like a spiritual guru. Taryn is a body positive practitioner which was particularly important to me, she does not recommend or conduct any form of screening that may cause distress. Taryn accepts you as you are wherever you are at and provides absolutely no pressure on you whatsoever to follow a regimen. Taryn & I have completed great work together over multiple sessions & I have taken on & implemented daily actions based on advice from Taryn. I have made great discoveries by working with Taryn and I truly feel she can be of great value to a client wishing to be gently supported on this sometimes challenging journey of life in the human body.“
“Taryn helped me more than words can explain.”
“She is patient, very present and one of the most supportive practitioners I have ever worked with. I was dissociating from my body during sex as a result of an emotionally abusive relationship. Through working with Taryn, I can now be present in sex and I am working with her on being open and vulnerable to intimacy. I also have an overactive pelvic floor that Taryn is helping me to manage. She is amazing in that she helps to remove the shame I have felt about having a “defective” body part – and she has taught me that there is nothing wrong, just something I need to work on if I choose to do so. I can’t wait to continue to work with Taryn on all things sex, intimacy, and pain management.”
“I felt truly seen, heard, validated and safe”
“Taryn is a gifted practitioner with the unique ability to blend the physical, emotional and energetic aspects of pelvic health together. I have experienced many pelvic floor assessments over the years and none of them have incorporated the integrated approach that Taryn creates. Her ability to challenge the traditional idea of pelvic health and wellness by incorporating mind-body awareness and connection is invaluable to those she serves. After years of searching for an integrated pelvic health approach, I’m grateful to have finally found it with Taryn. I felt truly seen, heard, validated and safe working with Taryn which helped to create a deep sense of healing. Thank you Taryn for the work you are doing. It is so very needed and appreciated.”
