The first book to comprehensively discuss the function of the psoas in posture, movement, and exercise, The Psoas Solution identifies the functional anatomy, biomechanics, and motor control of the psoas and its role in core and hip stabilization. Integrating research with clinical experience, Evan Osar identifies the psoas’s role on the hip, pelvis, and low …continue
Secrets of the Mubyoshi Ryu Antony Cummins’s The Lost Samurai School is the first exposure for western readers to the teachings of Mubiyoshi Ryu. Cummins contextualizes the many expertly translated documents with a history of the era, the school, and its grandmaster, Hagiwara Juzo. Mubiyoshi Ryu literally translates to “school with no rhythm.” Such a …continue
When grouping the words “pregnancy” and “breathing,” we are inclined to imagine the shallow, violent pants of a sweaty, red-faced soon-to-be mother. While Robert Newman, expert and teacher of mind/body medicine, believes this form of breathing is beneficial in certain situations, his newly revised book, Calm Birth, seeks to upturn this reductive association. Calm Birth …continue