Power of Pure Movement:
Grounded and Light Psoas
A 2-hour online program to help you decouple the psoas from its compensatory tendencies so the rest of the body can function better and you feel grounded, calmer, lighter, and taller.
– ON DEMAND PROGRAM –
Psoas issues can feel ungrounded, sore and annoying.
Psoas issues are some of the most annoying and persistent. You have likely tried various stretches, stabilizing and rolling or release techniques.
But still . . . no matter how much rolling, core stabilizing, and/or glute strengthening you do, most of the relief you have is fleeting at best.
And the older you become, the more physical constraints you are feeling.
Maybe in your hip joint, SI joint or knee.
Perhaps in your ribs, jaw, or TMJ.
You have a hunch that it is all related but figuring it all out . . . it is daunting.
On one hand you know you can have relief, but on the other hand you may be wondering. . .
how do you make the relief last longer?
There are two key factors for resolving the Psoas puzzle
1. The Anatomy
A major factor to understanding psoas issues is to recognize its anatomy.
The Psoas nestles along your spine connecting from the 12th thoracic vertebra, each lumbar vertebrae, hugs into the outer edge of the pubis, before attaching onto the femur.
It directly links the upper and lower body, spine to periphery, front and back of the body.
There is no other muscle that joins the spine to the leg in this way.
This structure illustrates how vital it is to your ability to walk, run, climb stairs, cycle, lay on your back, sit in a chair and so much more.
2. The Amazing Compensatory Strategist
Because of its depth, strength, and the distance it covers, the Psoas has a tremendous capacity to pick up the slack from other areas of the body that have developed poor function (whether from injury or day-to-day living) and aren’t performing the way they’re supposed to.
While this compensation is okay and very useful in the short term . . .
Over time, can lead to a persistent feeling of tightness, shortness, and strain.
Which is one reason why you have noticed that your stretching, rolling and core stabilizing routines have provided short term results, but nothing long standing.
You are addressing surface symptoms, but aren’t really addressing the actual problem.
When you can feel your Psoas being tight, tense, shortened, locked long, twisted or wound up, it isn’t its fault . . . and when you can help the Psoas find relief, while also retraining it and the tissue it is compensating for, so much can change.
This is what you will learn in Power of Pure Movement: Grounded and Light Psoas.
I am Susi Hately, your Instructor
I help people improve the relationship between their body, mind and breath, and have been training yoga teachers and health professionals how to do the same for over 25 years.
With a background in Kinesiology, I blend science-based biomechanics and anatomy with the ancient wisdom of yoga to help you gain awareness and clarity on what your body is whispering to you. Once you are aware of what happens in your own body, you can translate that to your students and clients to help them move and feel better.
I have worked with a lot of people over the years who came to me with long standing frustration and annoyance with their body, but they’re also determination to make a change. They are not the type of people to become resigned.
As they learn how to settle into their Psoas, as they learn to how to decouple it from its compensatory tendencies, retrain other body parts to function better, they begin to feel grounded, calmer, lighter, taller.
There are 7 steps to supporting your Psoas:
- Rest: Experience relaxation. Down-regulate your nervous system and recoup your energy.
- Relief: Experience symptom relief. Gain awareness about how you move and how you breathe.
- Renew Inner Awareness: Gain awareness about how you move and how you breathe.
- Retrain: Retrain movement & breathing patterns. Be clear on what is and is not working.
- Rekindle Brain - Body Connection: As your body feels better, you gain greater clarity that you can feel better. There is more inner trust and wisdom.
- Refine New Patterns of Movement: Your brain and body are working better. Now you want more. This is your chance to uplevel.
- Grow Resiliency in Your Movement Patterns: Improve your inner connection and internal feedback mechanisms. Have sustained relief.
What you will learn
- Anatomy and Mechanics: We’ll explore the mechanics of the Psoas, and its relationship to the shoulders and hips, neck and jaw, rib cage and pelvis, and all the way to the feet. , There is such a dynamic relationship.
- The Psoas As Key Compensator and Also a Power Center: The Psoas IS an amazing compensator. And in Chinese Medicine is considered to be a major centerpoint for flow, suppleness, lightness, calmness and being grounded. But you won't actually realize these qualities until you are more inwardly connected.
- How To Retrain So You Can Optimize Your Movement Patterns: So you know what you do consistently for yourself.
- How To Choose The Best Exercises For Yourself: To help you ease pain, and feel taller, lighter, and more free.
What is important to remember is that we are not one segment or one muscle group. We are a whole human.
Our Psoas responds to our dynamic whole being.
It is our center, yes, and that center impacts and is impacted by the whole of our movement, breath and inner sense of stillness.
So . . . if you are able to tune into this relationship, so much can change.
This training is for you if:
- You are a yoga teacher or health professional who wants to support your students or clients to move their bodies in a way that helps their whole being.
- You have tried to resolve your psoas issues and have tried a number of exercises, but any relief you’ve experienced is only temporary.
- You believe that other aspects of your body and being are related in some way but you aren’t sure how to access a solution.
- You are ready to explore and be curious.You sense that there is another way.
This training is NOT for you if:
- You don't think change is possible.
- You're not willing to learn or do the exercises. To make a change, you will need to follow the concepts that are taught. It won't take a lot of time, but will require a sustained commitment.
Power of Pure Movement: Grounded and Light Psoas is a 2-hour program that you can enjoy at your own pace - anytime, anywhere you have an internet connection.
"Susi is an exceptional coach. If you want to work with one of the best, if you want to work with someone who really wants you to succeed, if you want to work with someone who truly walks the walk and talks the talk, work with Susi. She really knows what she is doing."
Power of Pure Movement:
Grounded and Light Psoas
– ON DEMAND ONLINE PROGRAM –
Enjoy at your own pace
- 2 hours of video training that focus on the anatomy and mechanics of the psoas, movement practices and demonstration.
- Exclusive access to the private Functional Synergy community group
- Unlimited, ongoing access to full program & recordings for a minimum of 2 years
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