Psoas 101: 3 Easy Steps for Relieving Psoas Pain

Stop – misusing, overusing and abusing your core muscle.

Look –  are you sitting on top of both sits bones, with your hip socket slightly higher than your knee?

Listen – to your Psoas as the messenger of core integrity.  How do you nourish yourself?

Misuse- we misuse our Psoas when our pelvis is not balanced. Sit with equal weight on both sits bones, stand on both feet, begin every exercise and stretch from a balanced pelvis.
Overuse – when we engage the Psoas for muscular support (ex: using it as a hip flexor) we overuse and overdo.
Abuse - happens when we are not listening to the core signals of misuse and overuse.

Regain Your Supple, Dynamic and Juicy Psoas:
Slow down - be in constructive rest position once a day for 20 minutes
Small micro-movements - roll in fetal curl and move your spine from tail to head in tiny curls and arcs
Stimulate new neuro-pathways - vary your movement & exercise EVERYDAY ~ PLAY!

Psoas Role in Unraveling Scoliosis

Just returned from 4 days of intensive work with the amazing Bob Cooley Founder of The Genius of Flexibility Studio located on Copley Square in Boston.  A gorgeous view of the city, with amazing elite trainers I was well cared for and supported in my ability to achieve more balance and focus. Bob is who first introduced me to the Psoas!  With a personal history of scoliosis I have professionally focused on reclaiming a functioning dynamic Psoas as the starting point for unraveling scoliosis.  It is a great starting point. But equally important is the need for hydrating connective tissue. My work with the fluid system developed by Emilie Conrad Founder of The Continuum Movement Studio located in gorgeous Santa Monica is ground breaking in accessing the intelligence of fluid while hydrating the Psoas for regaining its supple juicy expression. My work focuses now on plumping up this tissue, so that the fear factor quickly resolves and I am able to move through density to experience change in dynamic ways. The past four days was a tribute and affirmation to my own work.  Bob however took me on a new adventure by “going after” my arms to open my rib cage and actually accessing my upper scoliotic spine. Quite literally, through his dynamic approach of resistant stretching of muscle and expansive understanding of igniting change in dense fascia, I unraveled. What a ride! The best words to describe my experience? Deliciously freeing!

Back To The Source: The Powerful Psoas During Pregnancy & Birth

I am headed to San Rafael California to teach a group of Doulas, Midwives, Attendants, and Mom’s all about their Psoas. So  why is the Psoas so important during pregnancy, birth and postpartum?  Because for a woman, her pelvis is the cradle of civilization.  It needs to be lush, centered, and dynamic.  The Psoas, spoken of as  the muscle of the soul in Daoist healing traditions,  holds the key for accessing instinctual wisdom so essential for a resilient natural birth process.  On a very functional level, maintaining or regaining a healthy Psoas relieves or eliminates low back and leg pains, opens and centers the pelvic and hips, and can help you avoid induction. On every level understanding the message of the Psoas resolves the fears of birthing and empowers babies to emerge whole-hearted.

Hip Socket Surgery & Recovery: An Interview with John Crites

Personal trainer and post-secondary injury rehab specialist John Crites (Core Strength RX Gym in Scotts Valley, CA), has extensive experience with hip socket surgery, pre-rehab preparation, and post rehab recovery.  Born with congenital hip dislocation John has experienced five major joint surgeries and one minor surgery. A power lifter, he currently squats nearly 300 lbs. with a bodyweight of 175lb. at the young age of 63. Pre-rehab and post-rehab is his specialty and he offers practical suggestions for a quick and full recovery for doing what ever it is one loves to do. Read More…

One Day Psoas Workshop ~ Auburn CA February 25th

Great way to meet and work with me in an intimate setting, small group for 5 hours. Get to Know your Psoas and regain dynamic core health! All 2012 workshops are now ready for registration