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Author : Liz Koch
Release : 1997
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 404/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Psoas Book by : Liz Koch
Download or read book The Psoas Book written by Liz Koch. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Liz Koch
Release : 2019-05-07
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 167/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Stalking Wild Psoas by : Liz Koch
Download or read book Stalking Wild Psoas written by Liz Koch. This book was released on 2019-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving together biology, living systems thinking, and somatic movement, these nine short essays will inspire somatic therapists, bodyworkers, and movement educators Liz Koch, author of Core Awareness and The Psoas Book, seeks to dissolve the objectification of "body" in order to reconceptualize human beings as biologically intelligent, self-organizing, and self-healing. Specifically addressing educators and therapists, she delves into the conceptual framework of core by decolonizing the popular mechanistic thinking of psoas as muscle, inviting the reader on a journey toward reengaging with life's creative processes. The book illuminates the limitations of the predominant paradigm of body and actively explores psoas as a vital, intelligent messenger that links us to an expansive network of profound possibilities. Employing biomorphic and embryonic paradigms, Koch redefines psoas as smart, expressive tissue that is both elemental and universal. Named after her popular exploratory workshops of the same name, Stalking Wild Psoas encourages all readers to nourish integrity and claim self-efficacy as creative and expressive individuals.
Author : Liz Koch
Release : 2012-09-25
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 016/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Core Awareness, Revised Edition by : Liz Koch
Download or read book Core Awareness, Revised Edition written by Liz Koch. This book was released on 2012-09-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensible resource for those interested in all forms of movement education, including yoga, pilates, dance, and more Somatic educator and writer Liz Koch has spent decades studying the principles of Core Awareness—a body-based approach to movement that utilizes attention to inner sensation as the key to increasing strength, gaining flexibility, preventing injury, and improving resilience. In this book, she shares her vast knowledge of Core Awareness with readers, providing movements, stretches, and mindfulness explorations that she developed herself. Her exercises are designed to enhance sensory development and shift readers from the standard paradigm of the body as an "isolated object" to a holistic paradigm of the human being as part of a living process of dynamic expression. This shift in perspective offers practitioners and teachers of movement, yoga, pilates, bodywork, exercise, and dance an empowering model for self-healing and the key to becoming stronger, more flexible, and more resilient. As Koch describes the practice of moving from one's core, she highlights the importance of engaging the psoas muscle—located on either side of the spine—to integrate the body, mind, emotion, and spirit. Koch also discusses how the pelvis is the foundation of our physical core, the vital connection with our bones, and crucial in gaining a sense of support, nourishment, joint integrity, skeletal balance, and healthy muscle tone. Rewritten with updated information, this revised edition includes 247 new photos and 25 new Core Awareness explorations—with 64 in total. A suggested reading list at the end of the book provides resources for continuing the development of the ideas presented within the book.
Author : Evan Osar
Release : 2017-06-13
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 369/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Psoas Solution by : Evan Osar
Download or read book The Psoas Solution written by Evan Osar. This book was released on 2017-06-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to comprehensively discuss the function of the psoas in posture, movement, and exercise, The Psoas Solution identifies the functional anatomy, biomechanics, and motor control of the psoas and its role in core and hip stabilization. Integrating research with clinical experience, Evan Osar identifies the psoas's role on the hip, pelvis, and low back and demonstrates how to incorporate the psoas into functional movement patterns including squatting, lunging, and bending. The Psoas Solution includes corrective and functional exercise progressions for improving and integrating the psoas into daily activities. Health and fitness professionals will find this a valuable resource full of applicable strategies and exercises to incorporate into current rehabilitation or training programs. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images throughout, this book also provides most complete review on the relevant research on the psoas available. For years the psoas has been a muscle mired in controversy. It has been linked to common postural and movement dysfunction including anterior pelvic tilt, hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine, and low back pain. Strategies to improve posture and reduce pain have primarily involved stretching the psoas and strengthening its antagonist, the glutes. However, recent clinical research has revealed that the psoas is much more than a simple hip flexor and plays an integral role in both posture and movement. This professional treatment manual for health care practitioners and students gives an overview of the ways that non-optimal use of the psoas can affect breathing, posture, and movement. It outlines specific treatment strategies that enable patients to develop awareness and utilization of the psoas muscle to achieve three-dimensional breathing and improve balance and body mechanics.
Author : Pamela Ellgen
Release : 2015-02-24
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 657/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Psoas Strength and Flexibility by : Pamela Ellgen
Download or read book Psoas Strength and Flexibility written by Pamela Ellgen. This book was released on 2015-02-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty step-by-step exercises to help you prevent back and hip injuries by strengthening the muscle group connecting your upper and lower body. Connecting the lower spine to the hips and legs, a strong and flexible psoas muscle is vital for everyday movements like walking, bending and reaching, as well as athletic endeavors like jumping for a ball, holding a yoga pose and swinging a golf club. With targeted information and exercises, this book’s step-by-step program guarantees you’ll transform this vulnerable muscle, plus: Develop a powerful core End back pain Increase range of motion Improve posture Prevent strains and injuries Packed with 100s of step-by-step photos and clear, concise instructions, Psoas Strength and Flexibility features workouts for toning the muscle as well as rehabbing from injury. And each program is based on simple matwork exercises that require minimal or no equipment.
