Deborah Wong: good question. I, too, have to use muscle effort to keep my legs parallel (blame all that ballet training as I was growing!) I would say that yes, allowing your legs to relax wherever they go, will still release the psoas. It could be tight rotators, but it also could be how the head of your femur is situated in the socket - genetically, which then causes the rotators to be tight. Or a host of other explanations.... there are always many right answers to any body story...but if the psoas is a messenger of the nervous system, then keeping the nervous system on edge is of no use!

Brilliant! Thank you!

Thank you Sylvia, glad you liked it!

Thank you for a great tutorial! It was very easy to follow and extremely helpful!

Glad you found it useful Trisha Jensen!

Thank you Ruth, this was very informative and of great help to me. Due to developing a bad limp pattern, my psoas on one side has become tight and reactive. I will put the techniques into practise, so thank you very much for sharing.

Thank you Mia. If you let your body choose where to go, in an open improvisational manner, it's possible to unwind the torques... bodies, when they lead and not our minds, never choose to create damage!

Hi Ruth...is it common when doing the psoas release with legs at 90% on a chair that the tight side spasms and contracts..im hoping this means its trying to release??
Thanks again.

Hi Mia, I'm not sure how to answer you, since I am not there to observe what is happening. A psoas that is spasming and contracting doesn't sound like it is releasing -- perhaps you should find a DO, or rolfer, or someone who can work with you locally. I highly respect Phillip Beach, who is in Wellington; you could ask him for a referral, maybe he has a colleague nearer to you. http://www.phillipbeach.com/contact .html

Thank you Ruth, I just watched one of his tutorials last night and it was great. Saw an osteo today, and it turned out Phillip was one of his tutors in the UK many years ok...synchronicity is a wonderful thing!! The leg twitches and trembles, so i may have sounded a little strong. But looks like could be illiacus issue. Thank you for your suggestion re Phillip.