Your emotional health is the first place to start in successfully releasing your hips.

My husband ran the half marathon last Saturday, as I stood at the finish line watching people come in, I am a people watcher, I noticed some of them looked like they were in a lot of pain, and some of them looked great, still running strong. What is the difference in these two runner? I used to think running is the worst thing you can do to yourself, but now I say if you love it, do it. The body is resilient, it will bounce back. the difference between those runners that look great and the one that look like they are going to die, is body management. When Gary is running a lot, he stretches a lot, I give him thai therapy once a week, and we make sure when something hurts, we fix it right away by stretching it out. Most of the time a good stretch will keep injury away.

The repetitive impact of running causes compression and tightness in the overall musculoskeletal system and specifically in the pelvic muscle groups. If your knees start to hurt, it is probably your tight hips causing the problem.  If you are running multiple marathons a year, and are training long hours, get  thai therapy often,having someone stretch you works wonder, physically and emotionally, thai therapy helps your body relax overall, which allows it to release tension. Also try a vinyasa yoga class once or twice a week to heat you up. once your body is warmed up, you can focus on more muscle-specific postures based on your needs.

It’s important to remember that  your emotional life can affect the condition of your pelvis. Your life’s diary is stored in your body. Your body creates a protective cloak of armor that clings to our bones to keep the world at bay. This cloak is the buildup of thickened muscular padding primarily around the shoulders, neck, hips and legs. This armor protects against outside forces, both real and imaginary, warding off the unwanted and guarding our inner self. So your emotional health is the first place to start in successfully releasing your hips.

Thai therapy melts our armoring, increases our range of motions, and releases us from our physical and  psychological burdens. Thai therapy melts the shield that builds up around us due to genetics, cultural pressures, habits, stress, and personal history.  The same thing is true of yoga, it’s just not as deep a level. through the practice of yoga poses and breath awareness, we slowly over time, burn off the encrusted shell of our outer defenses. Today, given the fear of terrorism and the belief  that it threatens our security, our financial stability, our health, and our freedom, there is an even greater tendency to retreat into a shell of protective armor. Through the practice of yoga, we aim to free ourselves from the grip of fear by embodying inner strength and stability and by cultivating wisdom and compassion.

Nancy Adams Certified Thai Yoga Therapist

and Ayurveda Consultant

              These are my own thoughts. I sometimes take writings from others to support my own ideas.