Paris Latka was in pain. [cite_start]Not the kind you push through for a day and forget — the kind that rewires your relationship with your own body[cite: 4]. [cite_start]Her elbows burned with tendonitis, her neck would seize without warning, and underneath it all was a diagnosis that felt like a life sentence: polycystic ovarian syndrome[cite: 5, 6]. [cite_start]A doctor looked her in the eye and told her the cysts would probably always be there, and that pregnancy might never happen[cite: 7, 8].

Despite being a yoga teacher in the "yoga capital" of Boulder, Colorado, practicing daily only seemed to make her body worse[cite: 9, 10]. [cite_start]It wasn't until she walked into a class that asked her to do the opposite of everything she’d been taught — to untuck her tailbone and soften her belly — that something inside her finally broke open[cite: 11, 12].

An All New Direction

If you've ever been told to "suck your belly in" or "tuck your tailbone," you’ve heard the cues Paris followed for years[cite: 14, 15]. [cite_start]These commands feel like strength, but they may be working against your body's natural design[cite: 16, 17]. [cite_start]In Episode 179 of the Sex Reimagined Podcast, hosts Leah Piper and Dr. Willow Brown explore Bow Spring, a postural practice that throws out the straight-line rulebook to rebuild movement around natural curves[cite: 18, 19].

When Your Body Doesn't Feel Like Home

Millions of people are having sex in bodies they don't fully inhabit—performing, managing, and worrying instead of feeling[cite: 23, 24]. [cite_start]As Leah Piper notes, "If you're in your head or you're out of your body, you're not even home for sex"[cite: 26]. [cite_start]This disconnection is structural; it lives in the way muscles grip and the pelvic floor clenches because the glutes aren't doing their job[cite: 27, 29].

What Happened When She Stopped Fighting Her Curves

When Paris embraced the S-curve of her spine in 2016, the results were life-changing[cite: 33, 34]. [cite_start]Her chronic pain disappeared, and she felt an aliveness she hadn't felt in years[cite: 38, 39]. [cite_start]Most shockingly, a routine check-up revealed that the "permanent" ovarian cysts were completely gone[cite: 42, 43]. [cite_start]By creating space and stopping the compression of her pelvis, she allowed her body to heal what medicine said couldn't be fixed[cite: 45].

The Connection to Pleasure

This alignment isn't just about pain; it's about sensation. [cite_start]Dr. Willow Brown shared that since practicing Bow Spring, she has experienced the most phenomenal orgasms of her life[cite: 48]. [cite_start]By holding the central energy channel (Shushumna Nadi) in its natural curve, space is created for pleasure to ripple through the entire body[cite: 50, 51]. [cite_start]As Leah puts it: "An orgasm is no longer a sneeze in your clitoris. It's now a full body breath"[cite: 54].

Dismantling "Core Strength"

Paris challenges the "cult of the six-pack," illustrating how collapsing the ribs into the hips actually causes the center to bulge and compress[cite: 67, 68]. [cite_start]Bow Spring offers a different vision: a belly that is soft to the touch but strong in function—a core that supports without strangling[cite: 75, 76].

Resources & Links

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• Paris’s Website [cite: 124]
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• Paris’s YouTube Channel [cite: 125]
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• Paris’s Instagram [cite: 126]
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• Bow Spring Official Website [cite: 128]