The Power Source: The Hidden Key to Ignite Your Core, Empower Your Body, Release Stress, and Realign Your Life

by Lauren Roxburgh

Celebrity trainer and goop expert Lauren Roxburgh's program that uses pelvic floor strength to release stress, strengthen the body, and treat the physical and mental origins of tension. Located at our root, all energy and strength flow up from the pelvic floor. Our pelvic floor determines how strong our core is, how we handle stress, and how much energy reaches the rest of our body. In other words, without addressing the health of our pelvic floor, we are all missing out on a powerful key component of our overall physical, emotional, and spiritual health. The Power Source will give readers a deep understanding of how to cultivate this strength in their bodies and in their lives by following a holistic, multi-sensory program that works from the pelvic floor up. The Power Source shows how and why our pelvic floor is so important from a variety of different perspectives, ranging from purely physical body mechanics to how it impacts our nervous system to how it is the seat of all life force energy. Roxburgh demonstrates how it relates to the other areas of our body (or, as she calls them, containers), both physically and energetically. And, most importantly, she shares a program for how readers can align their bodies and their lives by adopting an entirely new and more powerful definition of strength.

Genres: Health, Fitness, Personal Growth, Nonfiction

1 pages, Audio CD

Published May 14, 2019

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really like Lauren Roxburgh's exercise videos and philosophy regarding realigning the body. Therefore, this review is based more on my (faulty) expectations of this book than my feelings on the content. I thought there would be more information about actual exercises for developing the core, in a similar vein to Roxburgh's previous book. Instead, this seemed to be more of a new age self-help guide, with the (few) exercises seemingly more of an afterthought.
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[Sunaina Rao · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book lost me somewhere around the assertion that Brazilians (yes, literally all 200 million people in Brazil) must have strong pelvic floors because of how much they sway their hips when they walk/dance. Excuse me? What?

Also, the author promises you the moon. According to them, if you just change your diet to include literally every vegetable under the sun, carry around 50 crystals, drink 12 types of tea, and do these 30 exercises each day your life will be perfect. Like, there were some nuggets of truth in there, but overall this book was a lot of random BS the author pulled together.

They also reference their teachers but don't name them which is classic erasure of the poc who taught the author all the stuff they are now profiting off of. Save your time and money.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book because I know there are places in my body that are out of alignment and super tight. I carry a lot of tension in my neck, back and shoulders. This book provided some insight as to why our bodies clench as they do and ways to stretch and relieve some of that tension. To me; this book will act as a resource for the future. It provided stretches, recipes and other useful tips that I can, and will, certainly use in the future.

[Sarah Van Velsor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish this book had a bit more content and bigger pictures of the exercises, but they do work. I released my pelvic floor and my clenched jaw automatically loosened, so cool!

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Craniosacral Connection

Interesting, important content, but not very much of it, or very many exercises. I was curious about how this affects men as well as women. There’s no references to studies. I’m sure the exercises are good, but they’re just sprinkled throughout the book so it’s hard to make a plan.

[Jacob Peterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Originally, I thought this was going to focus on the physical aspect of strengthening your core. This turned out to be way for spiritual and holistic than I thought. Normally, I am fine with books of that nature, but this was a bit out there, even for me. There was some helpful info in here, but by far it was not my favorite read.

[Amanda Lambrechts · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've enjoyed the exercises I've done with Lauren's foam roller and her massage ball. Unfortunately, there seemed to be a lot of pseudoscience in this book. (As a registered dietitian, I was cringing the entire section on alkaline foods.) I probably was not the right audience for this book.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book was solid, would reccomend listening to the podcasts she appears on to get a feel of her knowledge & message.

[Aryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Generally interesting concept but really repetitive.

[Sharon Kinter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Life changing way of looking at exercise for me.

[Alexa Delgado · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good information about connecting to the pelvic floor and deep core, and it’s influence on overall health. However, I cannot recommend it because of references to “new age” practices.

[Jennifer Flath · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book I think great tips for anyone experiencing pain that been difficult to treat. Great easy exercises.

[Mary Clarke · Rating 3 out of 5]

great set of tools and techniques - links many different types of healing modalities.

[Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well now. I was warned this book talked about chakras and crystals which I'm not too familiar with... but after reading, I'd love to just try some of the suggestions to see how they would make me feel. A lot of the things in here made sense and I now have a deeper desire to strengthen my core, and I feel I was given some good tools to do so through the book. I loved that it wasn't too much information... it was just enough for me personally balanced with exercises and nutritional suggestions.