I had a spectacular workshop this weekend on the Psoas at Mona Ceniceros Sun Moon Yoga Studio in Mankato. She has such a beautiful space and her students are such fun. I told the participants I would share these podcasts with them. I have posted them before and thought it was worth a repost. Enjoy!
The Psoas is a fascinating muscle. (You may have heard it called “illiopsoas” which is what it is called when it is combined with another muscles the “iliacus”.) It is the only muscle that runs from the torso to the legs (all others go from torso to pelvis and pelvis to legs) so it is essential to the connection between the torso and the legs both physically and energetically. It runs from the front of the spine in the lower back, through the pelvis, to attach to the upper inner thigh bone (femur). Its make up is also a bit different than other muscles so you need to treat it differently. It needs to be relaxed, lengthened and strengthened. Here are some podcasts for you to enjoy to help you with yours! You can also link here to a Squidoo lense with all sorts of information!
Release and Lengthen the Psoas
Strengthen the Psoas
Stretch the Psoas
The spoas is definately in the top five most important posture muscles. Maybe second only to the diaphram. The single best way to keep the psoas long, strong and functioning properly is an exercise called supine groin progressive.
Posted by: Shawn Taker | 05/23/2009 at 01:10 PM
Shawn, I am intrigued! Tell me more! Laura
Posted by: MuseLaura | 05/23/2009 at 01:29 PM