Squat

Squat through the SomaFlow Lens

The squat is often taught as a movement of strength.

Brace your core.

Keep your knees aligned.

Drive through your heels.

The SomaFlow Lens observes something different first.

The squat doesn’t begin at the knees.

It begins with the organisation of the Pelvic Triangle.

What organises the pelvis before the body begins to descend?

SomaFlow views the pelvis as the body’s primary organising centre.

The Pelvic Triangle - the relationship between the glutes, hamstrings and inner thighs - is not simply a collection of muscles.

It is the body’s primary system of support, organisation and propulsion.

Before the squat becomes a movement of the legs, it is first a conversation within the Pelvic Triangle.

As these relationships organise, the pelvis becomes a stable centre from which movement can emerge.

The abdominal wall doesn’t need to create stability.

It responds to it.

The knees don’t need to search for alignment.

They organise around it.

Even the feet begin to feel different.

Rather than pushing into the floor, the body begins receiving support from it.

Depth is no longer something to chase.

It becomes a reflection of how well the system remains organised.

In SomaFlow we don’t ask,

“How deep can you squat?”

We ask,

“Can the Pelvic Triangle continue organising support, propulsion and pressure as the movement becomes more demanding?”

Because the goal isn’t a deeper squat.

The goal is a body that remains organised throughout the entire conversation.