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The Psoas: Prom Queen of Compensation
May 27th Noon-2pm, Eastern Time online via Zoom.
$60 early bird registration, through May 15th.
Free for Aligned and Aware Members
5 day replay for all who register.
Our voices are the result of a full body synergy, and the foundation of a voice that is produced with ease is a pelvis that is balanced, a spine that is stable, breath that moves with ease and a core that is reflexive and responsive.
Running from T12 down to the lesser trochanter on the Femur, the psoas is at the heart of all of those aspects of our body. Not only that, but it’s upper fibers weave together with the crura of the diaphragm, meaning it impacts our breathing as well!
When our bodies are out of balance in some way, physically or emotionally, the psoas responds. It is a major compensator (along with the Prom King of Compensation, the Quadratus Lumborum). When you are dealing with issues in the low back, sacro-iliac joint, the hips, and even rib mobility and shoulder girdle, we can look to the psoas and the role it might be playing.
| In the workshop we will explore…. **more about this unique muscle and where it is located in the body. **how breathing impacts and is impacted by the psoas **movements to soften, release and ultimately strengthen the psoas. |
Early bird Registration through May15th $60, (registration then becomes $75)
What People Are Saying About Workshops with Sarah Whitten…
“This is the missing piece for me when it comes to my body, my breath and my singing.”
“I have been searching for something like this for the last 18 years.”
” I finally understand my low back pain (and it feels much better).”
Past Presentations
February 16, 2022 – Seeing in the Studio and Understanding Alignment
Opera Programs of Berlin
December 3, 2021, Pelvic Floor for Singers Workshop
November 16, 2021 Breath and the Pelvic Floor. Private workshop for Functional Synergy Yoga Therapy Training Program
October 14, 202-Nov 4, Breathe With Me Series
August 18, 2021 – What The Foot
April 16-18, 2021 – Yoga For Midlife Singers, Celebrate Singing: For Women in Midlife and Beyond Conference
April 12 -13, 2021 – Seeing in the Studio and Understanding Alignment
Opera Programs of Berlin
March 14, 2021 – Alignment and the Singer’s Body & Alignment in Motion, Vocology in Practice Online Conference
February 24, 25, 2021 – Breathing, The Body, And Yoga, Functional Synergy Yoga Therapy Certification Program
August 2-3, 2020 – Seeing in the Studio and Understanding Alignment
Opera Programs of Berlin
May 2020: Introduction to Body Awareness for Teens
May 2020: The Whole Instrument with Opera Programs Berlin
April 2020: Introduction to Body Awareness and Breathing for young singers with Handel and Haydn Youth Chorale
April 2020: Unwinding the Upper Body with movement and breath with Harvard University’s Radcliffe Choral Society
April 2020: Alignment in Motion with Lewis and Clarke Choral Programs