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How to release the stress stored in our bodies.

Taking time to unlock the ‘muscle of the soul’

The psoas muscle is a long muscle located on the side of the lumbar region of the vertebral column and brim of the pelvis, that is also known as the ‘muscle of the soul’. It is one of the largest muscles in the body and it is a place where we often store stress or trauma that can literally influence our mood and our outlook on life.we recently explored in depth just how much fear can inhibit our ability to think clearly thus creating an unhealthy perspective that can harm us and those around us.

How built up stress makes us easy to manipulate.

Being in a state of fear allows us to be easily manipulated. Our fast-paced lifestyles (mentally) combined with our relatively stagnate physical activity causes our bodies to be ineffective at releasing built up stress which manifests in our thoughts as fear or anxiety.

It is often stored in one of largest muscles in our body, the psoas. This muscle stretches from our lower trunk through our hips into the top of our thighs, it is used for core stability and the fight-flight reflex. Everytime we see something that starlet us, our brain sends signals our body to respond by releasing epinephrine (adrenaline). The muscle that is most central to our fight/flight response is the psoas. When we don’t respond, these stress hormones go unspent and become stored in body. This can bring many health problems.

How to release the stress stored in our bodies are using Craniosacral Therapy is powerful because it helps teach our body how to relax into a parasympathetic state which relaxes the nervous system. And Yoga and personal practice.