Standing and walking with ease allows the body to minimize the muscular forces working to hold us up. Walking can be an effortless event carried along by the force of gravity. As we learn to live in this place of ease on a regular basis, ease in the body can become a constant in our lives. Instead …
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There is a place of ease where the body is upright in such a way as to minimize the muscular forces working to hold us up. Walking well can be an effortless event carried along by the force of gravity. As we learn to live in this place of ease on a regular basis, ease …
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Have you heard of the psoas muscle? It is pronounced s0-az. The P is silent. The psoas is one of the body’s most essential muscles because, along with only two other muscles, it connects the upper and lower body. And it is the only muscle connecting the legs to the spine at the front of the …
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Have you heard of the psoas muscle? It is pronounced s0-az. The P is silent. The psoas is one of the body’s most essential muscles because, along with only two other muscles, it connects the upper and lower body. And it is the only muscle connecting the legs to the spine at the front of the …
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If someone was to instruct you on how to get good posture they would probably say “stand up straight”. From our perspective, the main problem with that, is for most people the perception of them standing up straight is actually leaning backwards. If you want to practice how to get good posture it can help …
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Walking and breathing are intimately connected through the psoas muscle and the diaphragm muscle. The psoas major is the main muscle of walking, an action ideally initiated deep in the core of the trunk. The psoas connects the spine to the legs attaching on the lower back (T12, L1-4), before crossing the rim of the …
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The psoas major and the quadratus lumborum are next door neighbors and you know how it can be if two neighbors don’t get along. In fact, to continue the image, they share a driveway which as you might imagine can really complicate things. The psoas major is my favorite muscle and I consider it to be …
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The body is like a machine designed to work very specifically and when it doesn’t work the way it is designed, it begins to break down, much like a car or any machine that requires upkeep. If you know how your body works, it is much easier to prevent it from breaking down and minimize …
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If you want to walk correctly you need to stick your butt out. Or at least stick it out compared to where you have it now (which is tucked under). As a culture we love to tuck our pelvis. Maybe you hurt your back and a physical therapist told you to tuck under to lengthen …
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