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THE MUSCLE OF THE SOUL (PSOAS) THAT STORES YOUR TRAUMA
We have an incredibly intelligent body, and those who are connected to their own bodies know and feel the internal signals they receive through it—especially when immersed in emotional drama or trauma.
However, many people are unaware of the existence of a muscle that memorizes the pain of the soul and eventually forms a portal.
This muscle doesn't only influence our balance, flexibility, strength, and organ function—it also affects our emotional stability, energy levels, and overall health. It influences everything from back pain, anxiety, and even full-body orgasms.
This is the psoas muscle, the longest and deepest muscle in our body. It stores our pain and is formed by a pair of muscles that beautifully pass through the lumbar area, pelvis, and hip joints, connecting the thoracic vertebra T12 to the femur.
To put it simply, it's the only muscle that connects the lower limbs to the spine.
Our bodies remember everything that has happened to us—physically and spiritually. Every trauma, even microtraumas, disappointments, or moments when you think you're fine and believe it hasn’t affected you, has still reached your body’s cells.
The emotions we experience generate physical responses in the body—this is part of our human nature. We build ourselves up, but without physical expression, we'd be left with immeasurable emotional "baggage."
This muscle affects our daily emotional life and vitality. In fact, it’s an intelligent tissue that carries the drive for survival and the desire to thrive as a human being. It’s an emotional muscle that relays what we know as instinct to the area below the abdomen—what we often call “gut instinct.”
When this part of the body is tense and contracted, numerous physical and emotional issues may arise. The psoas connects the legs to the spine near the hips. When functioning well, it acts as a suspension bridge between the legs and the torso.
It’s vital to accept and feel through the process of anger, sadness, and pain as it arises—naturally. Like a storm of emotion: anger, sadness, agony. I mean, allow yourself to cry, to be vulnerable, to release suffering from your body. You are human, not a robot programmed to suppress emotions—because that’s not how we heal.
When we don't know how to handle our pain—or when we’re unaware of it—our ignorance and avoidance get stored in this so-called “muscle of the soul,” which will eventually speak to us through symptoms, diseases, and pain.
If you feel your hips are closed or stiff, or you’re not responding well to stretching, it’s a clear sign that the muscles in that area are tense and contracted. This is often the result of modern lifestyle: 8 hours of sitting, time in the car, constant daily stress—this all makes the tension chronic.
The psoas muscle works with the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for primitive survival responses like fight or flight—what is often referred to as the "reptilian brain."
Since it’s also connected to the diaphragm, this muscle impacts breathing, which is why it reacts to fear or anxiety.
The rhythm of modern life constantly triggers our nervous system, affecting the psoas muscles, which remain in a state of chronic tension. As a result, the muscle shortens, leading to back pain, sciatica, scoliosis, disc issues, hip pain, knee pain, menstrual pain, infertility, and digestive problems.
Moreover, a tight psoas puts pressure on the nerves, inhibits proper fluid flow in the body, and makes breathing through the diaphragm more difficult.
What we can do is pay more attention to the small and large things that add up and weigh down our everyday joy.
You can’t jump for joy if your back or soul is stiff from pain.
But when you go through something uncomfortable, make sure to allow yourself to feel it. Don’t ignore it, don’t rush past it.
Alongside this emotional awareness, practices like physical activity, spinal stretching, and hip-opening exercises are among the best remedies.
Here are a few healing practices to help you regain your joy:
Lie down on the floor
Stretch your spine while lying down
Practice abdominal (diaphragmatic) breathing
From the moment we learn to approach life without chronic tension, the psoas begins to relax.
This is how we cultivate a state of inner peace and reconnect with ourselves—recognizing when we are truly in danger, without overreacting.
Source: Petrus Laurentiu
Reflections – Energy Healing
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