[PDF] The vital psoas muscle: connecting physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being Staugaard-Jones, Jo Ann

pt. 1. Anatomical prelude. Anatomy and biomechanics of the psoas area ; Maintaining a healthy psoas ; The strain of lower back pain ; The psoas and Pilates — pt. 2. The psoas and emotions. Connections-Somatic memory : the gut/brain connection ; When the psoas strikes back — pt. 3. The psoas and spirituality : “Energetic” anatomy. What do we know? ; The psoas and chakra 1 : “Kinethetic balance” ; The psoas and chakra 2 : “Flow the water” ; The psoas and chakra 3 : “Function meets breath.”;”Alternative approach to understanding and balancing the most important skeletal muscle in the body, aimed at the layperson as well as the professional body practitioner concerned with core strengthening and psoas-related back, hip, knee, and pelvic tension issues”–Provided by publisher.;Anatomical prelude. Anatomy ande biomechanics of the psoas area ; Maintaining a healthy psoas ; The strain of lower back pain ; The psoas and Pilates — The psoas and emotions. Connections: somatic memory: the gut/brain connection ; When the psoas strikes back — The psoas and spirituality: “energetic” anatomy. What do we know? The psoas and chakra 1: “kinesthetic balance” ; The psoas and chakra 2: “flow like water” ; The psoas and chakra 3: “function meets breath”–Appendix: The hip flexion society.