Esther Gokhale
January, 2024
![The psoas muscle lifts your thigh—or pulls on your lower back, depending on how it’s used.](https://gokhalemethod.com/system/files/styles/large/private/240201_blogPic3.jpg?itok=EDJ47GiN)
When students first meet with a Gokhale Method® teacher they are sometimes surprised to learn that one of the reasons for their back pain is a tight psoas muscle. What does this little-known muscle, embedded deep within our bodies, have to do with back pain? And what do we need to do to have it recede in the background and leave our backs alone? Read more