Peeing during Yoga

[BeneathMyWillow 840]

I decided today to try something new. I've been doing yoga on and off for a few years, but it had never occurred to me before to wonder what wetting during yoga would be like. Yoga puts your body in some unusual positions so I thought it might be fun to try. Plus, trying something like this seemed like it fit in well with the love yourself / explore your body vibe.

 

When I do yoga it's always in my room following along to youtube videos. I live in a shared house, so my room is the only proper private space I have for things like this. I usually wear thin cotton trousers that are really baggy -- the style that you'll see for sale in backpacker-type touristy areas, for instance, often decorated with elephants. (I've tried naked yoga before, and while I like the idea I find that in practise I prefer it wearing loose clothes). I do wear boxers underneath, but they're also pretty loose and thin. I have a standard plastic yoga mat, which is good for repelling moisture, and I made sure to have a couple of towels and old sheets nearby as well.

 

Felt quite nervous to start of with, which I always do before trying something like this for the first time. I decided to relax into the idea a bit before starting the youtube video playing, so I got changed into my yoga outfit and had a cup of tea, sat cross-legged on the mat. I tried letting out a small trickle in that position. I was surprised to find that I barely felt any wetness. I think this is because the trousers are so baggy: they guide the flow around me without touching my skin very much. It also helps that in these pants my anatomy pretty much hangs centrally rather than being pulled to one side, so stuff doesn't run down one leg in the way I'm used to.

 

I started the video playing. The videos in this series are usually about 20 minutes long, and they start with some slow and gentle exercises (usually in a seated position), go through some more strenuous stuff before ending with some gentle and relaxing stuff again. The instructor talks a lot about being mindful of your breath, and she often says things like, “breath in deep … and now a big exhale.” I found it felt quite nice to just relax and let out a little stream during each of the exhales. I wasn't peeing very much, so it just left a few wet spots sitting on the plastic mat, which I wiped up with a towel.

 

During the more active part of the practise, chances to pee were rarer since there were stretches where I was constantly moving. I found that whenever we were still for a few breaths was a good time for short little pisses. It felt both naughty and very natural at the same time. I got to try some pretty fun poses -- downward dog (hands and feet on the floor, bum in the air), tree (stood on one leg) and extended child (kind of on your kneeling with your head pressed to the floor and your arms out ahead, like you're praying) were all pretty unusual positions for a piss.

 

I did find that the standing poses caused something of a problem. Since the trousers material is so thin, it wasn't absorbent at all -- so stuff didn't run down my legs, it pretty much passed straight through the fabric and fell to the floor. It made a pretty loud noise when it dripped onto the plastic, so I always had to cut myself off pretty quickly because I was worried what my housemates in the room next door might hear.

 

I got to the end of the video, ending with a bow in a kneeling position. I still had plenty left in me -- lots of little trickles are never enough to empty a full bladder -- so I stayed in that kneeling position, tucked a towel between my legs and let loose with what I had left. I was a bit worried how the mat might hold up to this, but it didn't let anything through and the towel soaked up everything before it could run off the edges. I've spent the time since then sitting on the mat as I type this up, letting more go whenever I feel the urge (I've drunk quite a lot of water today).

 

All around it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I'll definitely try it again -- I'd like to try sometime when nobody else is around, so I don't need to worry about the noise. I'd love to just open the floodgates in one of the standing poses to see what that feels like, but I don't want to try that when there's anybody else in the house. It really did feel to fit in quite well with the standard benefits of yoga (relaxing and feeling good about yourself, at least for me). It's been a long time since I did any proper experimenting like this, so this was a really fun thing to try!