Have you ever felt like no matter what you do—stretching, strengthening, trying to sit up straighter—your body just doesn’t feel right?

Maybe your back keeps tightening… Your hips feel stiff… Or your posture just doesn’t hold, no matter how hard you try.

And it can feel confusing… because you’re doing the “right” things.

But what if the issue isn’t what you’re doing… It’s where you’re starting from?

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The Pelvis

The Foundation of Movement, Posture and Pain

​Hi, I’m Alexis Weidland, osteopath at BlossomingMe and Healthy Learning Lounge.

And in this video, I want to introduce you to one of the most overlooked—but most important—areas of your body when it comes to movement, posture, and pain.

Your pelvis.

Pelvis – Not the Hips

Now, when most people think about the pelvis, they tend to think about the hips.

But your pelvis is much more than that.It’s:

• The base of your spine.
• Where your upper body sits.
•  And where your lower body moves from.

So every time you: sit, stand, walk, bend, lift – Your pelvis is involved.

It’s not just a joint… It’s a central organising structure for your entire body.

But here’s where things start to go wrong.

Your pelvis is designed to be both:

• stable
• and mobile

And most people lose one… or both.

Some people become:

• too rigid → stuck in one position
• or too loose → lacking control and support

And when that happens… Your body doesn’t just stop working. 👉 It compensates.

And this is where it gets really important.

Your body always prioritises function over efficiency.

So if your pelvis isn’t doing its job properly…

Your body will still:

• get you upright
• get you walking
• get you through your day

But it will do it by borrowing movement from somewhere else

Now let’s go one layer deeper

because this is where things really start to make sense.

Your pelvis doesn’t work in isolation.

It connects directly to:

• your lumbar spine
• your hip joints
• your abdominal system
• and your rib cage above

And all of this is linked through:

• muscles
• ligaments
• and importantly… fascia

Fascia is like a connective web through your body.

So when your pelvis shifts position—even slightly…

👉 That tension travels.

• Up into your back
• Across into your ribs
• Down into your legs

✨So the body isn’t made of separate parts…  It’s a connected system

And your pelvis sits right in the middle of it.

POSTURE CONNECTION

Now let’s bring this into something really relatable—posture.

A lot of people are told:

• “sit up straight”
• “pull your shoulders back”

But posture doesn’t start at your shoulders.

👉 It starts at your pelvis.

Because your spine sits on your pelvis.

So if your pelvis is tilted:

• forward (anterior tilt)
• or tucked under (posterior tilt)

Your spine has to adapt.

And then your rib cage shifts… And then your head shifts…

COMMON PELVIC PATTERNS: 

Now, this is where we can start to get a little more specific.

Because your pelvis doesn’t just become “dysfunctional” in a general way…

👉 It tends to fall into predictable patterns

And the two most common ones I see are:

• tilt
• and asymmetry

ANTERIOR / POSTERIOR TILT

Let’s start with tilt.

Your pelvis can tip:

• forward → what we call an anterior tilt
• or
• backward → a posterior tilt

👉 Anterior Tilt

In an anterior tilt:

• the front of the pelvis drops forward
• the lower back increases its arch

This often comes with:

• tight hip flexors
• lower back compression
• difficulty engaging the deep core

And people often feel like:

• their back is always tight
• stretching helps temporarily… but never fixes it

👉 Posterior Tilt

In a posterior tilt:

• the pelvis tucks under
• the lower back flattens

This can lead to:

• reduced shock absorption
• stiffness through the spine
• over-reliance on upper body movement

And often feels like:

• everything is tight and restricted
• posture feels ultra straight, restricted or even fatigued

Now here’s the important part:

👉 Neither of these is “wrong” on its own

Your body should be able to move through both.

The issue is when you get stuck in one position
and lose the ability to move out of it.

 ASYMMETRY

But even more commonly… 👉 The pelvis doesn’t sit evenly side to side

One side might be:

• slightly higher
• more forward
• or rotating differently

And this creates asymmetry

When that happens:

• one hip works harder than the other
• weight doesn’t transfer evenly
• muscles develop unevenly

And over time, this can show up as:

• one-sided pain
• recurring tightness on the same side
• feeling “off” or unbalanced
• A functionally longer leg
• Even scoliosis

And this can cause the muscles and joints of one leg all the way from the toes to the hips, to have altered pressure placed on them and increased tension as well as decreased mobility in certain placed.

And because your pelvis connects into your spine…

That asymmetry doesn’t stay local. 👉 It travels.

• up into the lower back
• into the rib cage
• into the shoulders
• even into the neck

So again…It’s not just about where you feel the issue.

👉 It’s about how your body is organising itself underneath that.

And this is where it starts to influence your rib cage… which we’ll go into in the next video.

So instead of thinking: “My posture is bad”

Start thinking:👉 “My base isn’t supporting me properly”

What this can look like in real life is:

• constantly needing to stretch your back
• feeling tight through your hips or hip flexors
• glutes that “don’t switch on”
• core exercises that never quite feel right
• posture that feels forced or exhausting to hold

And often people bounce between:

• stretching
• strengthening
• trying different exercises

But nothing really sticks.

And here’s why.

Because if your pelvis isn’t positioned or moving well…

👉 You’re building strength on top of dysfunction

And your body will keep defaulting back to its familiar pattern.

Pressure vs tight muscles

Now, there’s another really important layer here.

Your pelvis also forms the base of your pressure system.

And what I mean by that is: Your body uses pressure to:

• stabilise
• support movement
• and transfer load

And your pelvis works together with:

• your diaphragm above
• your abdominal wall
• and your pelvic floor

To create that system.

We’ll go much deeper into this in the next video…

But for now, just understand:👉 If the base isn’t working… the whole system struggles.

So when your pelvis isn’t functioning well, you might experience:

• lower back discomfort
• hip stiffness or pinching
• instability or weakness
• Pain or tension in the buttocks or even down into the legs
• fatigue when standing or walking
• recurring tightness despite stretching
• You are also more likely to suffer
  • Sciatica
  • Bladder irritability
  • Sexual organ irritation, discomfort, pain or dysfunction
  • And period issues in women

And often these symptoms don’t feel directly linked to the pelvis…

Which is why they’re so often missed.

So instead of asking: 👉 “Where does it hurt?”

Start asking: 👉 “What is my body compensating for?”

💡 Because the area that hurts… Is often not the area that’s driving the issue.

PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY

So what can you start to do with this? For now, keep it simple. Start by becoming aware of:

• how you sit
• how you stand
• whether you feel balanced between both sides

And instead of forcing posture… 👉 Think about allowing your body to stack more naturally. We’re not chasing perfection,  we’re building awareness.

Because over the next few videos

we’re going to build on this. We’ll look at:

• how your rib cage and pelvis work together
• how this affects movement and breathing
• and how it connects to deeper systems in your body

And if this is already starting to click for you…

This is exactly why I created my Rib Cage Reset mini course. Because when you understand how your body works as a system… You can start to support it in a way that actually creates change. I’ll pop the link below if you’d like to explore that further.

But for now…

Start paying attention to your foundation. Because when your pelvis starts to work better…👉 Everything above it has a chance to improve.

So that’s it for today. Did it raise any questions or aha moments? If so, I’d love to hear them. So please put those in the comment section. I love answering questions. I hope you found today useful. And if you know someone who could use this information, please share it. Remember to comment, like and subscribe.

Until next time and in health,

Bye for now.

Click the Button Below for my RibCage Reset min-course

Interested in further reading?

1. 1. 1. The Effect of Breathwork on Pelvic asymmetry and function
      2. The connection and effect of pelvic floor muscles to fascia to bladder and bowels
      3. The effect and importance of pelvic floor on posture
      4. The Connection between the Pelvis, Pelvic Floor, Respiraiton and Pelvic Organ Function

About Blossoming Me

BlossomingMe offers a fully integrated approach to your wellbeing. Located on Sydney’s Upper North Shore. Sarah is our Cranio-sacral and Remedial Massage Therapist and health and lifestyle coach. She can help relieve those problematic knots, tightness and other specific ailments to promote a healthy recovery. These complementary massage therapies can be combined to suit your needs, and include: craniosacral therapy, shiatsu, acupressure, reiki, remedial, swedish, and body-mind-massage. 

Our qualified Osteopath, Alexis, offers a drug free, minimally invasive, “hands on” treatment focusing on the musculoskeletal system with its associated muscles, tendons, ligaments, membranes, bones and joints. Alexis takes a functional approach. This means that she focuses on the way a component (body part, tissue or group of tissues) performs its role, as well as the way the body works, performs and integrates as a whole. Our team can support you to improve your posture and therefore your overall health.