As a yoga teacher and a trainer, one of the more common questions I get, one of the

most common questions I get is, what should I do with my core?

We're in a hip stretch.

Should I engage my core?

We're in a back bench.

Should I release my core?

Is my core strong enough for boat pose?

Is my core flexible enough for back bends?

And we kind of make a joke as teachers behind the scenes that if you put core in front

of any yoga class name, it'll be really full.

There's even a yoga studio group in the US called Core Power Yoga.

It's a great name.

Everyone wants a powerful chorus, they named the whole studio group that.

And of course, we do want a core and core strength is important, but what does that mean?

I think most of us just think of rectus abdominis, your six eight pack muscle strip on the

front of your abs, which none of us ever really seem to achieve, but it's there, it's

definitely there.

But your true core strength is a lot deeper and a lot more complex than that six or eight

pack muscle group.

It involves your transverse abdominis involved, a whole bunch of small muscles of your

pelvic floor, things that control urination, defecation, and so much more.

These issues affect a lot of people, pelvic floor dysfunction issues, like incontinence,

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