Workshops 2021

Workshops 2021

Kerstin Kussmaul can be seen surrounded by workshop participants, all running together starting from a wall in the right-hand corner of the picture.

Kerstin Kussmaul
Psoas Connection – Experiential Anatomy

© Karolina Miernik
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Week 4, 9.8.–13.8.2021
09:15–11:15
Arsenal D

The Psoas Connection – Experiential Anatomy

Experiencing and toning deep muscle connections

We will use the “psoas complex” as our prism to explore connectivities in our bodies.

The muscle iliopsoas reaches from the thoracic spine to the pelvic bone and to the femur (thighbone). It is a deep torso muscle strongly influencing many body systems: spinal erection, knees, feet, breath, throat and jaw, organs in the belly, the nervous system and emotions.

Cognitive detailed anatomical information is the base to explore these connectivities with touch and movement. By releasing and activating the iliopsoas muscle, related muscle groups and kinetic chains we develop a powerful and accessible tool for injury prevention, increase the functionality and power of the body systems mentioned above and influence chronically weak or painful areas in our body in a positive way.

The underlying method for this workshop is Myoreflex therapy: It works with the muscle sensors as a tool for regulation, thus reaching through this deviation the control centre – the brain. This physiological connection can be used to perceive specific muscles and to activate them in movement. Our brain’s capacity to discern, to modify and to complement is almost infinite. In this way we create new opportunities to translate our internal experience into movement.

This workshop is suited for dancers and non-dancers interested in specific work, and will provide exercises and tools to use in any movement practice.

Kerstin Kussmaul
© Karolina Miernik
© Karolina Miernik
© Hamish Macdonald
© Hamish Macdonald
© Hamish Macdonald
© Emilia Milewska