hip flexors. That’s your psoas major muscle—a sensitive tissue buried deep in your core. Your psoas helps you do things like hug your knees toward your torso, walk uphill, and climb stairs.
In yoga, the psoas is important for stable, balanced alignment, proper joint rotation, and full range of motion. And when you feel threatened, it activates, preparing you to spring into action.If you sit a lot, your hip flexors, including your psoas major, may be tight.
You may feel a profound release after working with High Lunge or a variation of Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose, in which you rest your calves on a chair seat.Doris Kindersley: Arran Lewis (Science3)/Zygote/DAZThe psoas plays a vital role in your stress response.
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