The Psoas is a stabalizing muscle that connects the torso to the hips and legs. It orignates in the midback and spirals down along the spinal column and the low back, crossing in front of the hips connecting into the upper thigh bone.
Its primary responsibility is lifting the thighs towards the body as in running or walking. It also contibutes to overall posture and balance through the stabalization of the pelvis and hips.
Due to Its proximity to the diaphragm, it plays a significant role in breathing, contributing to how deep or shallow we breathe.
Emotionally the psoas governs our sense of safety, survival, and belonging. Our core issues about who we are, our value system, our self esteem, how we feel about ourselves, are anchored in this area. Tightness in the Psoas may suggest suppressed fear, unmet trauma, or feelings of instability in life. it can correlate directly to difficullty grounding in the present moment.
If the energy isn’t grounded, it can tip into anxiety, overreaction, and emotional extremes.
Understanding and addressing unresolved somatic stress helps free the entire body-mind-spirit connection. It softens the rigid borders built up inside of us, making us pliable again, bringing about deep healing and personal transformation.
This soulful muscle offers the experience of feeling safe. Once softened, we feel free to become open to embodying more of who we are. Our health, sleep, energy and moods often improve. We regain "Aliveness" and vitality once more.