The Pelvis
(Power to the Pelvis)
On Wednesday, March 26th We did a short version of the Pelvic Clock.
Here’s a different take on a script—Chou and I collaborated. He seems to think you are all invertebrates, but I changed the clock numbers back to the original. Thank goodness.
The Pelvic Clock: Mapping the Shoreline
“Feel where your back meets the floor. Sense the changing contact as your awareness deepens…”
Settling In: First Meet the Floor
Lie down. Feel the floor beneath you. Not just as a surface, but as something that listens back.
How does the floor meet you today?
And—wait.
You’ve changed.
So, is the floor different… or are you?
Settle. Let your knees stay straight for now if that’s comfortable. This way, the contact with the floor becomes clearer—less noise, more signal.
A First Sip: Exploring Symmetry
Notice your heels.
Left and Right: Do they rest the same way?
Angle of the Ankles: Is the tilt familiar?
Toes Pointing Outward: How do they compare?
You’re not looking for symmetry.
You’re comparing because the brain loves contrast. It sees more clearly when it compares.
Pause. Let that sip settle.
Clockwise Exploration: Rolling Through Time
Tailbone and Lower Back (12 and 6 o’clock)
Imagine a clock face on the floor under your pelvis.
12 o’clock: Toward your tailbone.
6 o’clock: Toward your lower back.
Halving the Movement:
Roll the tailbone to 6 o’clock and then back to neutral.
Repeat this gently. 6 o’clock, back to neutral.
Rest. Let the brain catch up.
Now, reverse it.
Bring the tailbone up, then back to neutral.
You’re curling up
Repeat. Let the simplicity unfold.
This time, as you roll up to neutral, notice:
Is it easier to think of lifting your tailbone or…
Pressing your lower back into the floor?
Same movement, different perspective.
Which feels more pleasurable? Which is easier?
Rest again. Sip and let it settle.
Side-to-Side (3 and 9 o’clock)
- Roll to the right and back to neutral.
Repeat…
Roll to the left and back to neutral.
Continue, slow and steady.
Rest. Let that sip land.
Now, as you unweight at 3 o’clock, think of the lift of the L hip
After a while, shift your focus to where you press. Press into 9 and observe how the L hip spontaneously comes up
Same movement. Different image.
Pause.
Observe. Observe how you want to hold your pelvis in your understanding
Rest again. Sip and absorb.
Side-Bending
You’re side bending. So you side bend a little bit.
It’s your left hip that’s going to 4 and then back to 3.
Notice if it’s different.
Switch Perspectives:
If you think about dipping 3, of course, 9 is going to go to 10.
But what happens if you switch your imagination and think about the right hip to 10?
Toward the armpit.
Then, of course, 3 is going to go down to 4.
But… is it different when your brain organizes itself around a different focus?
Refining Awareness:
Do really small and take rests along the way.
In fact, take a pause, then just pick up the same movement and see if it’s changed.
Switching Sides:
Whenever you want to start going the other way:
Now 9 is going to 8.
And 3 is going to 2.
You started with flexing and extending.
Now you’re doing the seesaw.
It’s a little bit harder to do the washing machine when you’re on the floor—but you can.
Return to Neutral: Integration
Settle back into neutral.
Feel the floor again—how does it meet you now?
Are your heels resting differently?
Has the shoreline of your lower back shifted?
What’s changed in your breath?
Let it be enough.
This moment. This sip.
Rest. Return when ready.
Lower Dan Tien: Sinking Breath, Shifting Weight
An abstract visualization of breath awareness sinking footward with shifting weight. The image reflects the dynamic integration of pelvis, spine, and breath—spiraling gently into rootedness. Chou did the art and wrote this caption.
Then I went and put it on the wrong page—it belongs with shifting foot 2 foot—but I’ll have to fix it tomorrow! - Carie