The Pelvic Segment — The Root of Aliveness — The Living Body examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

How does the course describe the pelvic segment relative to the other six?

The largest and most complex, the body's foundation and link to earth The segment that regulates breath and anxiety for the whole body The smallest segment, a minor bridge between the belly and the legs The segment that governs perception, witnessing and contact
Which pattern does the course describe with the image of tucking the tail between the legs?

The overcharged pelvis, driven by overwhelming instinct The collapsed pelvis, with weak and unreliable legs The frozen pelvis, with rigid hips and a locked lower back The retracted pelvis, a gesture of submission and shrinking
A person feels as if they are floating, with legs that might not hold them. Which pattern fits?

An overcharged pelvis flooded with more energy than it can hold A retracted pelvis that claims less space than it deserves A frozen pelvis that has lost its natural undulating wave Collapsed pelvis and legs, the mark of existential ungrounding
Which pattern can show up as compulsive behaviour or difficulty with impulse regulation?

The overcharged pelvis The frozen pelvis The collapsed pelvis The retracted pelvis
What does the module say the frozen pelvis replaces the pelvis's natural movement with?

A restless, darting quality of almost constant motion and fidgeting A soft collapse of all its energy down into the legs A fixed, mechanical quality in place of an undulating wave An exaggerated sway designed to attract attention
Which three capacities does the course say pelvic armouring most consistently restricts?

Pleasure, creativity and rest Speech, hearing and sight Discernment, logic and planning Appetite, sleep and memory
Why does the course describe the pelvic segment as carrying armouring that is collective as well as personal?

The pelvis stores memories only from the family line and never from the person Generations of conditioning about sexuality and the lower body have layered shame on it Pelvic tension is caused mainly by modern chairs and long hours spent sitting All people share one identical pelvic shape that responds in exactly the same way to every experience
According to 'the vertical current', what happens when one segment is chronically held?

Only the segment directly above it is affected by the holding The other segments stay unaffected and carry on functioning just as they did before Neighbouring segments compensate, and the pattern cascades through the system The held segment eventually releases entirely on its own accord
Which split does the course say cervical armouring creates?

The upper-lower split between heart and instinct The left-right split between logic and intuition The head-body split, brilliant thinking disconnected from feeling The existential split of neither seeing nor inhabiting reality
Which of the five refusals applies when a practitioner has a well-informed plan but the pelvis is not ready?

Titrate carefully, but release the whole pelvis quickly within one session Honour the body's sequence and begin where the body says yes Acknowledge the cultural dimension and proceed anyway Know your limits and refer immediately
Why does the course warn against releasing one segment without attending to its neighbours?

It is far too slow and wastes the client's time and money It makes the practitioner dependent on the client's approval It makes the released segment armour itself twice as hard afterward It can destabilise, like removing a load-bearing wall without support