The One Muscle That Could Be Secretly Controlling Your Stress

It turns out there’s one hidden muscle that can keep you stuck in survival mode, even when your mind is telling you you’re fine.

It’s called the psoas.

Most people think it’s just a hip flexor, but it’s way more than that. It’s like a hidden switch.

It connects your spine to your legs and ties right into your breath.

When this muscle stays tight, your body stays braced.

Your chest locks up and your breathing gets shallow.

Your nervous system never gets the signal that it’s safe. That’s why you can feel on edge even when nothing is happening.

And stretching alone may not necessarily fix it because the psoas isn’t just tight, it’s carrying old stress patterns, like an alarm system that’s stuck in the on position. So how do you reset it?

You retrain your body to trust safety again.

That’s where somatic healing like qigong can come in.

Swaying side to side shows your system it can move without fear.

Laying on your back with knees up and feet flat while telling yourself you’re safe can work wonders. Then curl up gently on your back and rock side to side.

It’s like rocking the psoas into blissful rest, a lullaby for the nervous system.

And even shaking your whole body, bouncing on your heels, clears stress so your psoas doesn’t have to hold it anymore.

This isn’t about fixing a muscle, it’s about giving your whole body the message it’s been waiting for.

You are safe now.

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