🧘‍♂️ The Benefits of Yoga for Men with Urinary Incontinence: Strength, Support, and Self-Acceptance

Urinary incontinence is more common than most men want to admit. Whether it’s the result of surgery, injury, trauma, or time—leakage and loss of control can chip away at a man’s confidence, activity level, and even his identity.

But yoga can offer something powerful in return.

As someone who lives openly in diapers and practices yoga daily, I’ve seen how this practice can transform the relationship between body, breath, and shame.

Some people might call them absorbent garments or products for bladder protection. But let’s be honest—they’re diapers. And that’s not a dirty word here. It’s just part of how I live, move, and care for my body.

Yoga isn’t about perfection or performance. It’s about healing—physically and emotionally.

🩺 What Causes Male Incontinence?

Common causes include:

• Prostate surgery
• Nerve damage
• Injuries, Trauma or PTSD
• Aging and weakened pelvic floor muscles

Many men respond with silence. Or withdrawal. Or isolation.
I responded with yoga.

🌿 How Yoga Helps Men with Incontinence

1. Pelvic Floor Strengthening
Yoga activates and gently trains the muscles responsible for bladder control. Poses like Bridge (Setu Bandhasana), Malasana (Yogi Squat), and Cat/Cow help you connect with the deep core and pelvic bowl.

2. Improved Bladder Awareness
Through breath and body scanning, yoga helps you become more aware of bladder signals, tension points, and early leakage triggers—without panic.

3. Reduced Stress and Tension
Anxiety increases leakage.
Yoga calms the nervous system, lowers cortisol, and helps regulate emotional responses to stress. It’s not just what’s in your bladder—it’s what’s in your mind.

4. Body Reconnection
When you wear diapers, it’s easy to feel disconnected from your lower body—like it’s something to hide. Yoga helps reweave that connection. You learn to occupy your body again with softness and strength.

5. Confidence to Move Freely
Wearing a diaper in yoga class—or even at home—can be terrifying at first. But as you gain control, flexibility, and balance, you remember something vital:

You are still powerful. You are still present. You are still you.

💪 My Personal Practice Tips

• Use thicker, secure diapers with a high-quality plastic pant if you’re worried about leaks during class.
• Yoga pants or leggings can help hold everything in place and reduce distraction.
• Don’t be afraid to modify or rest in Child’s Pose if your body or emotions feel overwhelmed.
• Focus on breath, not performance. Every exhale is a release. Every inhale is power.

🩺 A Gentle Reminder
Always consult your doctor before beginning any new physical activity—especially if you’re experiencing incontinence due to surgery, injury, or neurological conditions. Working with a certified yoga instructor, particularly one trained in pelvic floor awareness or therapeutic yoga, can make your practice safer and more effective.

Your health and healing matter. Take it one breath at a time.

💗 Final Thoughts
Urinary incontinence doesn’t define your masculinity. And it doesn’t end your right to move, stretch, flow, and live.

Yoga isn’t about hiding symptoms. It’s about showing up as you are—padded, healing, and whole.

And if you’re reading this while wearing a diaper under your sweats and wondering if you could ever go to a class?

You already took the first step.

Crinkle and flow,
Alice

🧘‍♀️ Watch for a new Pose by Pose Spotlight every Sunday, as part of our Support Sunday series. Each week, we’ll gently explore a yoga pose that helps with healing, strength, and softness—especially for those of us living with incontinence. 💗

Crinkle and flow, baby—one breath at a time.

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