Psoas, sacrum and core class

Hi Ana, yes and no, I think... Often we are not aware of unbalances or even "injured" parts of ourselves when we go about our business (even do yoga) and kind of move around that area, avoiding it unconsciously. When we work with specific parts that are hurt, or tight, initially the focus could initiate or increase pain. You seem to be addressing something that is not well. Having said that, pain is not a good sign. So firstly, reduce your efforts to about half. You don't specify when you feel pain, but if it is in stretching, then be extremely careful and move very slowly as you lengthen the psoas. You may have a cramped up psoas, and have some other (emotional) pain stored in it (we often do). Approach your body with curiosity, care and love. Feel after each movement what the effect is and give yourself the space and time to open your psoas. I hope this answer helps you find your way a little. Good luck :)

That is REALLY cool to read! happy for you to discover new things in old classes! Thanks for sharing

Hi Will, I am so happy for you this class helps to reliev your back pain. The instruction "keeping the knees glued" is meant to create the twist from the spine and thereby stretching the psoas. If your knees come a little apart (your top knee sliding back is very common) that is perfectly fine. You can also opt to not go into the twist as deeply. Hope that helps you :)

Hi Rhiannon, I am grateful this practice directed you and made you aware of your grief and trauma. In my experience, there is a lot that we hold on to that we do not know and when yoga brings that awareness, it is the first step to healing ourselves. Good luck <3

that's super to read :)

Hi Stephanie, you are so welcome :) I am so happy this class helped you to open up and shift some traumas for you. Be gentle with yourself <3

Blissed out sounds pretty good to me ;) Thanks for your comment John

Happy for you! You are most welcome!

wow, wonderful :))

Thank you Kathleen :)

Hi Gwyn, I am so happy to hear you have received some insight into your pain! Hope this will help you deal with it in a way that serves you! Thank you for writing!

Great to read, Pat! Repetition can really help heal your body over the long term, so yes, come back to it again! Namasté <3

I don&#39;t know! I passed on your comment to the Ekhart Yoga office, so they will contact you asap.

Anna, are you still having si joint pain and are you still practicing this class?

Hi Anna, this class should be fine in your first trimester, as your joints are still stable. Just be very careful with stronger stretches (more so as your pregnancy progresses) because your ligaments will become more flexible. Good luck!

Wow Maryse, so great to hear all the way from Guadeloupe! Happy you like the class:)

Great! Yes, we all tend to hold our breath.... just keep practicing, it will all come :)

Thank you Brendan. It makes me very happy to know my teaching serves you! Very sweet and kind :)

Hi Susanne, I am so happy you found the class and it works for you! Also check out my other psoas class on EkhartYoga: https://www.ekhartyoga.com/videos/psoas-release-for-back-health

You are welcome, Nanette:) Don't hesitate to contact us if you cannot find your way to classes that suit you!

Hi Nanette, you can try out that class if you like and make sure you are super careful. It sounds as if your body can go out of whack in a short amount of time, so I would advise you to take it slow and easy... Also I can recommend walking. Oftentimes walking will reduce imbalances in the body and stimulate circulation and strength in a gentle way. Again, do not overdo it!! Yoga, maybe 2 x a week to start with and really feel what the effect is. If it doesn't get better, try another class, don't stick with what is not working for you. Hope this helps and good luck!

Hi Sandra and Anna ... Thanks so very much for your advice. I have practiced this class 3 days in a row... On 1st and 2nd day I felt some relief, however, today I have much pain. Guess I thought it would help. Bedsides the brickham class I mentioned, I have never done yoga before .... Didn't realize it should not be done so often. Sandra .... Thanks for your suggestions for the other classes that may help... I really like your teaching style and this class. Do you think your class for muscles would be a good one for me. Thanking you for any advice you feel may be helpful to me! I really appreciate y'all taking time to respond to my comment

Hi Nanette, I am sorry to hear about your ordeal! Yes, I still practice and it still helps me. The pain does not come back so often, but I try to practice this class at least once a month. Since your condition sounds aggravated, I would not practice more than once a week in the beginning and with great awareness for the movements. Wish you good luck!

Hi Nanette, I have been thinking what else you could do. In my case several osteopathy treatments improved the condition as well as wearing kinesio tape for 10 days (it has to be put by a good physiotherapist, though). The tape was really successful to stabilise the joint and reduce the pain. Additionally, after this class you can try massaging in a warming oil (e.g. almond oil with some drops lavender) with circular movements around the sacrum and take a warm bath. Hope any of this will be helpful. @ Sandra. I am really grateful to you for posting this class! It has helped me tremendously after years of pain. Now I have a &quot;go to&quot; class when the IS joint gives me trouble :). Namaste.

Hi Nanette (and Anna!) so good to see you respond to each others comments about your experiences :) For Nanette, I can recommend that you do a very diverse practice of yoga/movement. Try out different classes (as long as they are gentle) and incorporate movement and holding poses, standing and floor poses. Don't do too many (so yes, once a week for this class would be sufficient) and take the time to really feel your body and learn to see what will make it feel better and what aggravates your pain. But keep moving! i will add another psoas class to the two existing ones soon. Good luck and keep me posted.

Glad it helps you:) and thank you for your compliment!

Thank you for your comment. This is so beautiful; when we really listen to our bodies, they will take us to healing. I am so happy you found your "heaven on earth" with this class!

Thank you Trina!

Hi Ilja, I am happy the class worked well for you to release some tension. Itching is something I have not heard of, but yes, if you feel that more energy was moving there, it must have worked like that! Although we often think of tension and trauma being stored in the muscles/fascia, it is also very common that we store it in the bones. Namasté to you too :)

Thank you for replying!what is the best way to find your collection of other psoas classes? Would the search function be enough? I am so happy I joined this community. It’s so good...a real blessing :)

Thank you Jenny

Hi Teresa - I work behind the scenes here so thought I'd say hello and welcome! And hello to Sandra too! Sandra has made a Playlist of her psoas classes here - https://www.ekhartyoga.com/playlists/1373/the-magical-psoas-muscle Or another way to find classes like these would be to go to the Classes page and there you can use combinations of the filters and/or the search bar. So for example, select Sandra and Hip openers in the Filters dropdown. Or select Sandra and then type in 'psoas' to the search bar if you want to be more specific. I hope this helps! Please do feel free to contact us if you ever need help finding classes. Also, there's a lovely Facebook group called 'EkhartYoga Community' where you can ask fellow members for class suggestions as well. Thank you for joining us, Jenny

Hi Teresa, welcome to our community! We are so happy to have you :) If you like this class, you can follow my collection of other psoas classes and maybe start there? Please let us know how we can help you find your way, as we know it can feel a little overwhelming with all the choices on the site :)

Dear Elizabeth, thank you so much for your comment. It is so beautiful to read this and makes me so happy that it helped you feel better!