Myoreflex therapy // Kerstin Kussmaul

The psoas connection.

“Mostly, where pain is, is not where the problem is.”

E.g, often the knee problems come from somewhere else than the knees, for example an alignment problem in the pelvis.

“Becoming smart with the body and figuring out where the weak points are.”

Instead of focusing to the knee - find out where am I compensating, where is the weak point of the body.

“Often, it is not a muscle problem, but a NERVOUS SYSTEM PROBLEM.”

Nerves not always telling that there is a problem, they might be sending the signal that everything is fine even though the muscle tone is too high. Then the muscle can’t relax because the brain doesn’t know it should..

“Myoreflex therapy is not a relaxation, but a regulation system.”

Finding the right body tone.

PSOAS

“Psoas is both a muscle of action and of alignment (usually muscles are either or), so it is a good muscle to go for with the myoreflex therapy approach.”

Importance of differentiation of leg movement and torso movement:

“If I lengthen the leg, the psoas needs to lengthen - otherwise it will shorten the lower back (and the shortening might go all the way to the neck actually).”

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“Before you find connections in somatic work, you need to find separation. Once you find that (separation, articulation), the understanding of its connections can follow.”

Focusing to one detail in the body will teach how that functions in relation to other body parts. It won’t work the same if you try to look at the whole picture at once to begin with. And that one detail will then improve the whole body thru its connections..

“Form follows function.”

Our body is being shaped by the way we use it.

Even if now with the myoreflex therapy we work with muscle, it is as well influencing and informing the fascia. The psoas work is changing something for me from the foot all the way to my neck and eyes, so this is realigning my body with the information traveling thru my fascia. I feel the fascia very much involved, but the work itself is focusing on the muscles.

“Psoas is connected to FEAR.”

“The only fear we’re born with is the fear of falling”

The fall happens also in the walking, so when we walk, it is a small fall. Gripping the psoas to catch that fall?? The psoas also tightens up from traumas. Curling up to feel safe can also be tightening the psoas.

Becoming aware of the release of the psoas.