March 21, 2026: The Voice to Pelvic Floor Connection with Dr. Ginger Garner

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The Voice to Pelvic Floor Connection

with Dr. Ginger Garner

This 3-hour interactive workshop bridges the gap between vocal function and pelvic floor engagement—two systems often overlooked in tandem yet deeply intertwined.

March 21, 2026: The Voice to Pelvic Floor Connection with Dr. Ginger Garner

Workshop Includes:

  • Polestar Pilates
    3 Hours of Online training (12-3PM Eastern)
  • Polestar Pilates
    3 NPCP Credits
  • Polestar Pilates
    30 Days unlimited access to the recording after the live date
  • Live Online: March 21, 2026
Cost: $150.00

Workshop Overview:

  • Designed specifically for Pilates teachers, this session explores how the voice can serve as a powerful cueing and proprioceptive tool to access deeper core engagement, improve client embodiment, and enhance teaching presence.
  • This 3-hour interactive workshop bridges the gap between vocal function and pelvic floor engagement—two systems often overlooked in tandem yet deeply intertwined.
  • Participants will learn how vocalization, breath control, and laryngeal awareness influence intra-abdominal pressure, spinal stability, and pelvic floor activation.
  • Through a mix of theory, experiential movement, and hands-on strategies, attendees will walk away with practical techniques they can immediately integrate into client sessions—especially with populations dealing with core weakness, tension patterns, or pelvic floor dysfunction.

You will learn:

  • Explain the basic anatomy and function of the voice and pelvic floor systems and describe their interrelationship in the context of core activation. (Understanding)
  • Identify how vocal patterns (e.g., breath holding, voice tone, pitch) can affect pelvic floor engagement in Pilates movements. (Analyzing)
  • Demonstrate simple voice-based cues and breathing strategies that support optimal pelvic floor recruitment during core exercises. (Applying)
  • Modify common Pilates cues and exercises to incorporate voice-pelvic floor integration techniques for improved client awareness and control. (Applying)
  • Recognize signs of voice or breath patterns in clients that may indicate pelvic floor overactivity, underactivity, or compensation. (Analyzing)
Ginger Garner, PT, MPT, DPT

Dr. Ginger Garner
Dr. Ginger Garner is a doctor of physical therapy (PT, MPT, DPT), board certified in Lifestyle Medicine (DipACLM) and retired athletic trainer (ATC-ret) with post-doctoral training in functional and integrative medicine including yoga and Pilates, visceral mobilization, dry needling, and rehabilitative ultrasound imaging. She is the founder and CEO of Living Well Institute, which has been providing training in Medical Therapeutic Yoga and Integrative Lifestyle Medicine since 2000. Dr. Garner has also established Garner Pelvic Health, offering both in-person and telehealth services for pelvic and orthopedic care.

With a career spanning over two decades, Dr. Garner has been instrumental in promoting the integration of lifestyle medicine and therapeutic yoga into healthcare practices. She is the author of several books and numerous book chapters, including "Medical Therapeutic Yoga" and "Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine in Physical Therapy," which she co-edited with Dr. Joe Tatta. Her work is recognized globally, having presented at numerous international conferences and contributed significantly to continuing education in her field.

Dr. Garner is also active in professional organizations such as the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), where she serves in various leadership roles. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with her family.