20/01/2022
PSOAS: THE SOUL MUSCLE
The importance of psoas for our health, vitality and emotional well-being.
The psoas is the deepest and most stabilizing muscle of the human body, which affects our structural balance, width of movement, joint mobility and functioning of the abdominal organs.
It is the only muscle that connects the spine to the legs, responsible for keeping us standing and allowing us to lift our legs to walk.
A healthy psoas stabilizes the spine and provides support through the trunk, also forming a good shelf for the abdominal organs.
Some recent studies also consider psoas, a perception organ composed of bio-intelligent tissue that literally embodies our deepest desire for survival and flourishing. That is, he is the primary messenger of the central nervous system, so he is also considered as a spokesperson of emotions. This is because the psoas is connected to the diaphragm through the connective tissue or fascia, so it is affected both in breathing, and in fear reflection.
An accelerated lifestyle and stress generates adrenaline that chronically tense the psoas, preparing it to run, get into action or shrink to protect us.
If we constantly keep the psoas in tension due to stress, over time it begins to shorten and harden. This will make our posture and functions of the organs residing in the abdomen difficult, giving way to back pain, sciatica, disc problems, hip degeneration, painful menstruation or digestive problems.
On the other hand, a tense psoas sends signals of tension to the nervous system, interferes with the movement of fluids and affects diaphragmatic breathing. In fact, the psoas is so intimately involved in the basic physical and emotional reactions, that when it is chronically tense, it is sending the body continuous signs of danger, so it can impact the exhaustion of l the superrenal glands and the immune system.
This situation is aggravated by the way we sit or by the poses of our daily habits, which reduce our natural movements and tighten the muscle even more.
A released psoas allows the front of the thighs much longer and allows the legs and pelvis to move more fluently and independently. Improves the position of the spine and the entire torso, with the subsequent impact on improving the functions of the abdominal organs, in the breathing and in the heart.
When we cultivate the health of our psoas our vital energies are revived and reconnected with our creative potential.
In some oriental philosophies to the psoas is known as the “muscle of the soul”, a main energy center of the body. The more flexible and strong the psoas is, the more our vital energy will be able to flow through bones, muscles and joints.
The psoas would be like an energy sewer organ, a core that connects us to the Earth, allowing us to create a firm, balanced support from the center of our pelvis.
Thus, the spine extends and through it, our entire vitality can flow.
Carmen Patricia Parigiani
