The Science of PSOAS

“The psoas can seem confusing, but it is really a simple pulley system reacting to a much more complex “thought” system we carry between our ears.”
- Katy Bowman

Dealing with your psoas should be a primary concern for EVERY BODY, whether a champion athlete or unable to move due to chronic back pain. Katy has put together a three-hour tour (like Gilligan’s Island!) that explains, clearly, what the psoas can do, how to tell what it is doing in YOUR body, and what to do to get it to stop.

This course will address biomechanical properties, anatomical features, and structural influences of the psoas, Whole-body evaluation points (i.e. you can’t evaluate the psoas without fixing the thigh bones, rib cage, and spinal column), a complete anatomical, mechanical, and biochemical perspective, and a user-friendly program for self-mastery.

This course is video/audio/power pointed.

You should have a computer, high speed internet, and some basic “techy” skills.

Fun Psoas facts:

The psoas actually changes in fiber composition when evaluated in different places, giving it the ability to be a QUICK responder (hello back spasm) and a sloooow innervator (yes, I can hold you up for forty years if you don’t want to use your butt and hamstring muscles!)
The lumbar plexus, a group of nerves that deal with the pelvic floor, deep groin and inner thigh (medial knee stability), hip rotators, and abdominal muscle groups, are embedded within the psoas major muscle. If this muscle isn’t able to lengthen to its fullest position, these nerves (and all the muscles they innervate) will atrophy beyond use.
Outside of the purely anatomical realm, the psoas is often associated with other, energetic sciences like the chakra system. The second chakra is most associated with the psoas and when ailing at this area, one will experience issues with sexual organs, stomach, upper intestines, liver, gallbladder, kidney, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen, and middle spine. (More super-fun facts — there is a link between number TWO and number THREE!)

Are you in control of your body, or is your psoas controlling YOU?

Course consists of: