The Muscle Of The Soul
I lay on the hot stones at the end of my run today and Anadi trod on my quads... We have discovered that his foot and heel are very good methods to ensure - in the absence of any treatments - that I get a regular deep tissue massage....
My body has responded really well to regular 'heel massages', and over the weeks we have been practising getting right into my Psoas muscle and my whole body has opened and released...
The Psoas is known as the muscle of the soul... Becoming aware of this muscle accesses the very core of our being...
It is said that a healthy Psoas connects us to the life source of the universe. As everything is within us, so it follows that we can become connected to the very truth of who we are....
It is the deepest muscle of the body and it grows out of both sides of the spine and spans laterally from the 12th thoracic vertebrae to each of the 5 lumbar vertebrae. From there it flows down through the abdominal core, the pelvis, to attach to the top of the thigh bone.
It is also said to be connected to our old brain, the part of us that warns us when we are in danger...
Because we now live more stressful lives, it is not uncommon for many of us to experience a permanently tight Psoas without even realising it!
This of course can have a negative effect on our overall health and wellbeing, as well as making movement uncomfortable and causing pain in the legs and knees...
I have been releasing deeply held emotional 'stuff' from my Psoas for many years, and as I am at last letting go, I notice I still hold tension in my quads which I believe is directly related to the Psoas ..
They can be 'agony agony' to get into...!
I think the man sunbathing near us today rather wondered what was going on as Anadi was treading up and down me... He kept glancing at us... I was trying to breathe deeply and not say 'Ow Ow' too much...
My thighs are a place I have always noticed the 'holding on'.
I do not actually sit with them tight as I used to....
I can remember in the nineties that I would be sitting working with people and then notice that my thighs were 'locked....'
As the years have gone by I have gradually worked on clearing away this inner tension, and I am noticing my body more and more willing to let go....
I am experiencing the reverse to what is heralded as 'normal' as the years go by.... I am finding my body more flexible and supple, and my movement is feeling lighter and easier the more I clear... I was watching Aphrodite, Spiros and Anna's little girl, jumping down the steps the other day... So today as I was setting off to run I was practising what I had seen her do... Suddenly I became aware of fellow guests staying at Stefanos Place watching me from their balcony, smiling...
'Hello' I waved and carried on down the steps...!
Our body and our muscles hold the memory of our emotional pain....
I have always seen the benefit of emotional clearing work, being in touch with whatever arises and clearing it from within, coupled with 'body work' therapies to release the 'stuff' from the body...
A body free of tension, with the Psoas flexible and supple allows for a life of play and creativity, the body relaxes, it is not set anymore to 'red alert' and life flows as the body opens....
Today we were sitting in Stefanos Place and in the sea below we saw a dolphin leaping...
This is what I found ....
If Dolphin has come swimming across your path:
I is a message of joyful play. Dolphins are in total harmony with their environment, and practice love for each other. They are always helping the young, the sick, and even crossing inter species boundaries to provide guidance, healing and companionship....
