Stress is like being overloaded and then forced to carry-on as if everything were ok! IT IS NOT OK!!!! Stress, we all have it. According to Dorland’s Medical Dictionary, the definition of stress is: a forcibly exerted influence; pressure; or the sum of the biological reactions to any adverse stimulus: physical, mental or emotional. It […]
Tension Triad Part III: The Piriformis
Three of the most common muscles in the body where we hold tension are known as the Tension Triad: Pterygoid, Psoas, and Piriformis. In Tension Triad Part II: The Psoas we discussed the Psoas Muscle. The last member of this tension triad is the Piriformis (pronounced Peer-ee-form-us) Muscle. The Piriformis is a muscle of the pelvis […]
Tension Triad Part II: The Psoas
Three of the most common muscles in the body where we hold tension are known as the Tension Triad: Pterygoid, Psoas, and Piriformis. In Tension Triad Part I: The Pterygoid we discussed the pterygoid muscle and its effects on the body and explained the reasons these areas get tight. The second member of the Triad is […]
Tension Triad Part I: The Pterygoid
Human beings hold tension in their bodies in the form of sustained muscle contractions that get put on what I call “automatic lockdown.” These contractions start off as muscle tightening because of incurred stress or unreleased emotional expression. We continually experience things real or perceived that cause our muscles to contract […]
Emotional Triggers as a Feeling Compass
We all have days when we tend to get hung up in a particular emotion. These are the days when something hits an emotional trigger and we feel it in our entire body. It takes over our thoughts and drives us to talk, act, and behave in a way that is linked to a certain […]