02/20/2026
If your prenatal prep isn’t talking about the psoas, it’s missing a huge piece of the puzzle.
This deep core muscle affects more than posture—it influences fetal positioning, pelvic mobility, and your sense of safety.
The psoas is like 2 loving hands cradling the baby’s head into the inlet of your pelvis - or it is if it’s supple…But if it’s tight, then it’s like having two bouncers at the top level of your pelvis!
Signs of tight psoas? Back Pain, Shortness of Breath, Excessively tucked or tilted pelvis, and/or lumbar spinal curvature.
And hardly anyone really talks about it!
Things that tighten a Psoas?
• Sitting (more than 30 minutes a day)
• Running
• Cycling
• Stress
• Forward directed movements
Things that release the psoas?
• Constructive Rest
• Leg Swings
• Heel slides
• Forward lunges- but how you do these is key
• Reclining stretch on a block
• Back-bending done evenly
• Feeling safe, seen, and supported
When I teach, I am always working psoas release work into every practice, not just because it brings a deeper sense of grounded-ness and connection, but because it’s a total powerhouse when it comes to body function!