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02/25/2026

You can be doing all the right things, but if you’re living in a constant stress response, stuck in fight or flight, your body isn’t getting the safety it needs to repair and replenish.

This was a moment in my conversation with .holistic.psychologist that really stayed with me.

We explored how profoundly the nervous system shapes our biology. When your system is wired for danger, it diverts energy toward protection, leaving repair, recovery, and growth as secondary priorities.

Chronic stress reshapes digestion, immunity, hormones, and cellular resilience. Safety is what allows the body to shift out of survival mode and into restoration.

My conversation with Dr. Nicole LePera goes live this Wednesday, 2/25. I can’t wait for you to hear this one. 🎧

01/24/2026

🌹👍🌹🗑️ THE BODY’S EMOTIONAL TRASH BIN

Have you ever taken a yoga class and, when deeply opening your hips, suddenly felt like crying for no reason?
You’re not crazy. You’ve touched your psoas. 😮‍💨

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 🏃‍♂️⚡

When you feel fear or stress, the brain sends a signal:
“Curl up to protect the organs!”
The psoas contracts instantly.

😰 THE MODERN PROBLEM

We live in chronic stress:
📧 emails
🚗 traffic
📰 constant news

But we never run or fight. We stay seated.
That “escape energy” gets trapped in the psoas.

Over time, the muscle becomes:
• Chronically tense
• Short
• Dry

Because the adrenal glands (adrenaline) sit right above the kidneys and rest on the psoas, a tight psoas constantly stimulates them — keeping you in a permanent state of alert and background anxiety ⚠️🧠

🔓 FREEING THE PSOAS

Releasing the psoas isn’t just about easing lower back pain.
It’s about emptying the emotional recycling bin of the last 10 years 🧹💭

🌿 VITALIZATE TIP (The Release)

Constructive Rest Pose
👉 Don’t force a stretch if you’re very tense.

1️⃣ Lie on your back on the floor
2️⃣ Bend your knees and place your feet on the ground, hip-width apart
3️⃣ Let your knees gently fall toward each other (resting)
4️⃣ Place your hands on your lower belly 🤍

Stay there for 10–15 minutes ⏳
Gravity will allow the femur to “drop” into the hip socket, and the psoas will release on its own.

You may feel:
✨ Trembling
🔥 Warmth

Let it happen.

🧠 CONNECTION

Your psoas connects your legs to your spine — and your survival instincts to your nervous system.

📚 Source:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
“Psoas muscle and lumbar spine stability”
Liz Koch – The Psoas Book

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