STOP Stretching Your Psoas Like This! (Do This Instead)

[@YogawithJoelle]

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[@melindaprofesoraparticular4794]

Love this Joelle. I got instantaneous relief from my discomfort on my lower back. I'll incorporate this into my daily routine. Thanks so much!! xxx

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thanks for sharing Melinda! Glad to be part of your day!

[@tinahatch7440]

This is great, adding to my routine today! My back pain is improving but I think this was the piece I was missing. Also, congratulations to Joelle and Joelle on your engagement! 😆

[@YogawithJoelle]

A big thank you Tina! So glad you found this helpful 🙌

[@pugmom7318]

Thank you! You articulate how to do the exercises and show how easily they are to achieve for any fitness level.

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I hope this continues to help 🙏

[@itz4u]

Joelle. First of all GREAT VIDEO (editing and skeletally shown with the tendons ) very nice. Next, you showed exactly what I do( deep lunges which pulled and taking a long time to heal) what you have in this video will help me through it. Great Job 🎉

[@YogawithJoelle]

that is very kind of you, thank you! :)

[@AsmrNcooking]

The editing and graphical effects are way above standard KZbin quality. Impressive!

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I truly appreciate it 🙏

[@Sopranoscrew.311]

I am so glad that I found this. I drive for a living, and have been having horrible pain right in my left hip from all the driving. I have been getting deep tissue massages which alleviate the pain but it always comes back. This week, the pain was so bad it was even causing my shin to have a dull ache. I started doing this before every shift, when I wake up, and in between drives, and it has made an AMAZING difference in the past couple of days. I still have a deep tissue massage this week, but this has helped me tremendously. Subscribed and hoping to incorporate more yoga into my life.

[@YogawithJoelle]

Glad you found this helpful! Thank you so much for sharing and I hope you're doing well! 🙏 🙏

[@r8chlletters]

This is great! Thank you I have been coping with a psoas issue for a while now and needed exactly this!

[@YogawithJoelle]

Sorry to hear that, I hope this helps! 🙏 🙏

[@CherylRaimondo]

@@YogawithJoellethank you for guiding us!

[@perdurabo56]

Thanks that was the best explanation for the lunge stretch I’ve found

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thank you so much! It is a pleasure to practice with you! ✨

[@juliebulie7587]

Thanks so much, Joelle! You are a mind reader 😀. I was actually going to message you about my persistent back pain and tight hip flexors, so this is very well timed. I’ll try it and let you know how it goes. ❤️

[@YogawithJoelle]

Hope this can be beneficial for you Julie! ✨

[@asanaflow]

Excellent information on the psoas. It makes sense and will put this stretch into practice. Thank you!

[@YogawithJoelle]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Rbrt-ni8dg]

looks doable and also effective, thank you for such ideas!

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thank you, I hope they are helpful!

[@itz4u]

This is going to be great. I run and sit a lot of the day so looking forward in trying this

[@YogawithJoelle]

Wonderful, let me know how you enjoy it!

[@MichelleBester-i3c]

Wow! After struggling for months and doing crazy stretches. I can’t believe how much better it feels after just one session. Thank you!!

[@YogawithJoelle]

Sorry to hear that, I hope this continues to help ✨

[@DebbieJones-ng7hf]

You are soooo knowledgeable, Joelle.! I’ve been waiting for this and I love the way you present it!

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thank you so much for the kind message! I truly appreciate it 🙏

[@Marilynstone13]

Awesome info and such a nicely done video. Nice place and wonderful graphics. Felt great doing these moves. You are teaching me so much! Thank you!

[@tabethakornilova6997]

Thank you so much Joelle❤️

[@chantalp2819]

Excellente vidéo, comme d’habitude. Merci Joëlle :)

[@YogawithJoelle]

C'est gentil Chantal merci ! 😃

[@equaleyez]

My physiotherapist is giving me the 'knee up and down' strengthening but I was missing some variations on warming up and lunging statics afterwards. Thanks Joelle

[@YogawithJoelle]

So glad these were helpful to you!

[@rockcst]

Great video. Great explanation. I'm going yo try it.❤

[@YogawithJoelle]

Hope you enjoy it! ✨

[@figbotanicals2229]

Thank you, these are great information

[@YogawithJoelle]

Glad it was helpful! 🙏

[@gabrielarguelles4936]

What a great video ! Thank you.

[@YogawithJoelle]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@reneerednour3951]

Good advice!😊

[@YogawithJoelle]

Glad it was helpful 😊

[@cyclnvancouver8060]

I am going to have to try this. I have historically had very tight psoas muscles and that led to very painful impingements when doing certain maneuvers. I learned the stretch you said I shouldn't do, long ago and found great relief from that approach. But, the leg lifts and circles look like they might solve an ongoing problem for me.

[@YogawithJoelle]

I am so sorry to hear that! I hope this helps and wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏🙏

[@cyclnvancouver8060]

@@YogawithJoelle Hi. I actually tried the leg circle move that you showed in your video, on my left leg. I have long had a pain in the upper quad that can be quite painful (it feels like a neverending knot). I wasn't really expecting a lot, but I did 1 set of like 10 circles in each direction (only on the left leg). I woke up the next morning and my left leg felt much, much better than it had in many years. Thank you so much for suggesting that move. I intend to do it regularly, at least on my one problematic leg. As an avid cyclist, I feel so much better already.

[@daliayjose32]

Loved this ❤️

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thank you so much!

[@justinn77]

Great video Joelle 😊

[@YogawithJoelle]

So glad you liked it!

[@justinn77]

@@YogawithJoelle Thanks. It can be quite easy for me to do the poses wrong then can feel my back be very sore and have to work on my lunge!

[@lilachcohen4947]

Dear Joelle, I just love all your exercises and good advice. Regarding the hip circles, would they be affective the same way if I do them while holding the knee with one hand? I have one bad hip (post labral tear) and it's hard for me to do circles with it without the support of the hand.

[@YogawithJoelle]

Thanks so much for your kind words! Feel free to adapt any exercise to make it work for you, that sounds like a wonderful alternative!

[@makaylaschoderbek3503]

This is witchcraft. I’ve been desperately trying to figure out what was wrong with my lower back as it worsened. I do this once and I find relief. Bless you. You saved my back.

[@YogawithJoelle]

I'm so glad this was helpful!

[@bethperrotta]

Thank you for the video.😊 Can this practice be done if one currently has bursitis in both hips?

[@YogawithJoelle]

You're welcome! Strengthening the psoas is a great idea if you're suffering from bursitis.

[@jswjanjan]

Painful arthritis in my knees so those lunges with all that pressure on inflamed knees: not fun😮

[@YogawithJoelle]

A shorter lunge should definitely help! And you can always place a towel or small cushion underneath to soften things further 😉

[@theresaw1117]

YES!

[@JessSmith884]

Thank you! I'm curious, does this mean that you would no longer recommend long lunges for anyone or just those suffering from psoas pain? For example, I was using one of your other wonderful (older) videos, and you did a lunge, came up to put the arms in a cactus shape, and turned to one side, then the other. Is this a stretch you would now modify because of this info about the psoas, or only if one was suffering from psoas pain? Thanks for your videos, you're truly helping me so much with mindful movement and peaceful breathing.

[@YogawithJoelle]

Good question! There are certainly situations where long lunges can be a great option, but it's not what I'd recommend if the psoas is tight or painful - the steps in this video are much more likely to be effective! 😉

[@pilarq7886]

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[@JamshaidNasir-f4z]

Very nice: my psoas hurt before doing wrong exercise

[@YogawithJoelle]

Glad to hear that you found this helpful!

[@fusogaming2520]

Imma keep it abuck my jaw dropped in the change of feeling in the stretch