Primal Release Pose
Primal Release Pose addresses two of the major blocks in the body armor—The
two areas in the bodymind where the reins on our spirit are pulled most tightly by
the entrenchment of ego’s defenses are: The diaphragm and the Iliopsoas muscle
complex. If we can release these, we can free ourselves from the crippling effects
of trauma, denial and the accumulation inner and outer negativity. It is these
two somatic blocks that lead to the unconsciousness and inertia resulting from
dissociation. Since these blockages are set up in order to curb emotion, we cannot
be emotionally authentic without opening up these two neuromuscular areas...
and in doing so the Heart is then given preeminence in our psyche. This primal
contraction release for the lower body involves contorting the body in a yogic
pose to compress the diaphragm and psoas, waiting for an emotional discharge to
occur, then breathing and pressing into the muscular spasm that occurs when the
pose is dropped
- Warm up: First lie on your back, kick your legs over your head carefully (do
it harshly and you will strain your neck muscles). Knees lightly bent, legs in
the air. Put your weight on your thoracic/shoulder area, cross feet, put your
hands over the top of your head and rock back and forward, pulling gently
on the head to extend the neck, thus rolling the neck and thoracic into the
floor. The spine will probably crack. - Pose: Put your elbows on your thighs about 4” above knees, while still
holding the head and rest in this position with maximum body weight on
the shoulder-back. Drop all the weight from the legs directly down in a line
of gravity to the spine at the back of the chest. Breathe deeply and stay in
this position, gently moving as desired for around 10 minutes.