The Psoas Book

Author: Liz Koch

Edition: 3

Number Of Pages: 96

Release Date: 21-06-2012

Details: Product Description The Psoas Book is a comprehensive guide to the Iliopsoas muscle and its profound influence on the body, mind, and emotions. Easy to read, The Psoas Book focuses on the psoas (so-as), the core muscle of the human body, and is an essential read for anyone interested in health, wellness, and movement. The Psoas Book is a great resource for the layperson and offers simple self-help approaches for eliminating low back, knee, pelvic, and hip tension. For the professional, it is a one-of-a-kind educational resource, and is a required read at numerous university dance and movement education programs, massage schools as well as yoga, Pilates, and fitness training programs. Purchased for over 30 years by laypersons and professionals alike, the new 30th anniversary revised edition of The Psoas Book is also a must read for anyone interested in sports, martial arts, somatic education, psychology, voice, nursing, birth, labor, and child development. Review The Psoas Book is a must read for everyone interested in Conscious Fitness --suki Munsell Ph.D.,Founder of Dynamic Health and Fitness Institute Every woman should be on intimate terms with her psoas and its profound function. Liz Koch is correct. The psoas profoundly affects women's cycles, personal integrity, and self-empowerment. --Christine Northrup M.D. OB/GYN physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause Three decades of specific work with the psoas has led Liz Koch, author of The Psoas Book, to an understanding of somatics beyond the prevailing biomechanical model --Ortho-Biononmy Society newsletter About the Author Liz Koch is an international somatic educator, psoas aficionado and the creator of Core Awareness™, focusing on fostering conscious awareness for expanding human potential. With 43 years experience working with and specializing in the iliopsoas, Liz Koch is recognized in the bodywork and fitness professions as an authority on the core muscle. Liz is the author of The Psoas Book, Unraveling Scoliosis CD, Core Awareness; Enhancing Yoga, Pilates, Exercise & Dance, and The Psoas & Back Pain CD. Her articles are featured in Yoga Journal, Massage Magazine, Midwifery Today, Massage & Bodywork, Vegetarian Times, Positive Health (UK), and Yoga & Health (UK). Author/Educator Liz Koch is approved by the USA National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB), as a continuing education provider and is a member of the International Movement Educators Association (IMA).

EAN: 9780615647999

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Item Condition: New