01/22/2026
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๐น๐๐น๐๏ธ THE BODYโS EMOTIONAL TRASH BIN
Have you ever taken a yoga class and, when deeply opening your hips, suddenly felt like crying for no reason?
Youโre not crazy. Youโve touched your psoas. ๐ฎโ๐จ
The Psoas Major is the deepest hip flexor muscle.
Physically, it allows you to lift your leg to walk.
Neurologically, it is the fight-or-flight muscle ๐โโ๏ธโก
When you feel fear or stress, the brain sends a signal:
โCurl up to protect the organs!โ
The psoas contracts instantly.
๐ฐ THE MODERN PROBLEM
We live in chronic stress:
๐ง emails
๐ traffic
๐ฐ constant news
But we never run or fight. We stay seated.
That โescape energyโ gets trapped in the psoas.
Over time, the muscle becomes:
โข Chronically tense
โข Short
โข Dry
Because the adrenal glands (adrenaline) sit right above the kidneys and rest on the psoas, a tight psoas constantly stimulates them โ keeping you in a permanent state of alert and background anxiety โ ๏ธ๐ง
๐ FREEING THE PSOAS
Releasing the psoas isnโt just about easing lower back pain.
Itโs about emptying the emotional recycling bin of the last 10 years ๐งน๐ญ
๐ฟ VITALIZATE TIP (The Release)
Constructive Rest Pose
๐ Donโt force a stretch if youโre very tense.
1๏ธโฃ Lie on your back on the floor
2๏ธโฃ Bend your knees and place your feet on the ground, hip-width apart
3๏ธโฃ Let your knees gently fall toward each other (resting)
4๏ธโฃ Place your hands on your lower belly ๐ค
Stay there for 10โ15 minutes โณ
Gravity will allow the femur to โdropโ into the hip socket, and the psoas will release on its own.
You may feel:
โจ Trembling
๐ฅ Warmth
Let it happen.
๐ง CONNECTION
Your psoas connects your legs to your spine โ and your survival instincts to your nervous system.
๐ Source:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
โPsoas muscle and lumbar spine stabilityโ
Liz Koch โ The Psoas Book