# Diaphragm to Pelvic Floor: The Forgotten Connection That Changes Everything with Jana Danielson

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Podcast: [The Energy Blueprint Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-energy-blueprint-podcast-743267)
Published: 2026-01-24T11:48:00+00:00
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## Resource

Over 30 million women in the US deal with some form of pelvic floor dysfunction…nearly 1 in 4 women. In this episode, I speak with Jana Danielson, founder of Lead Pilates and creator of the Cooch Ball (and no, that's not a typo!), who reveals shocking realities about the urinary incontinence product industry. Even though they'll top $24 billion in profit this year, 9 out of 10 people could fix incontinence if they learned to breathe correctly and stopped being such literal "tight asses" (her words, not mine). Listen to the podcast to hear all of Jana's insights. In this podcast, Jana and I discuss: Why over 30 million US women deal with pelvic floor dysfunction—nearly 1 in 4 women—and the urinary incontinence product industry will top $24 billion this year The pelvic floor can be too tight (hypertonic) or too loose (hypotonic)—too tight causes one set of symptoms, while too loose causes another About 90% of erectile dysfunction is actually a fitness/movement issue, not medical…when pelvic floor muscles get too tight, blood flow to the penis cannot happen There are four grades of prolapse; some grades can be completely reversed, while others require surgery. Jana explains the anatomical and energetic underpinnings of prolapse The diaphragm is the "roof" and the pelvic floor is the "floor" of your core—doing 10-12 diaphragmatic breaths daily will wake up the pelvic floor tissues, like giving it CPR The pudendal nerve's Latin root means "ashamed"—it's the main sensory and motor nerve from your brain to your genitals/pelvic floor in both men and women You can do all the fancy medical spa pelvic floor contractions, but without proper breathing, your results won't last—you have to create the environment for the solution to work When you inhale into your diaphragm, the pelvic…

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