Sits Bones-- Ischial Tuberosity & Surrounding Tissue

When we sit for along periods of time there is a lot of persistent pressure on the sits bones (ischial tuberosity) and the supportive tissue. It can get very angry even stuck. It’s important to bring some energy and movement to the area to stimulate blood flow through movement, massage and using your own body weight for gentle compression of the attachments. The Hamstrings is one muscle group that is hugely effected when there is stagnation or resistance in this posterior hip area.

Muscle Education-- Tensor Fasciae Latae Muscle

The Tensor Fasciae Latae (TFL) muscle is a bilateral hip stabilizer, which also assists in hip abduction (moving the leg away from the midpoint). A strained or stagnant TFL can cause trigger point pain and sometimes, since not all the fibers may be firing adequately, can give you the feeling that your hip “gives out”. A skilled myofascial therapist can help you identify the muscle and together you can discover if the culprit (or one of the culprits) of you hip discomfort is indeed the TFL. You can self-access it with a foam roller if you are an adventurous explorer and can shape your body into the proper positions to adequately get enough body weight pressure onto this hip stabilizer. A Muscle Stick can also work wonders.
Questions? Feel free to email me from this site or at tricia@triciaschwaba.com and we can together shed more light on this key muscle in hip health.
Remember— muscles like oxygen and hydration and to be passively massaged/compressed to keep full pranic and blood flow. You have the power to keep your muscles healthy and happy— but first you must get to know and love them!
Sending love & healing your way.

Tricia :)

Ram Dass on Trees

Photo Source: Monopole

“Part of it is observing oneself more impersonally… When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree.

The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying, “You’re too this, or I’m too this.” That judging mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.”