Exploring the Sacred Connection: A Poem on Healing Lower Back Pain
- Julie Jewels Smoot
- Feb 16
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 24

Healing Lower Back Pain by Connecting to Sacrum
In the quiet morning light,
when the world begins to stir,
I find refuge in the stillness,
the space between breaths.
A whisper lingers in the air,
a gentle narrative of healing,
an invitation from the sacrum,
the shield, the cradle of my core.
I close my eyes and sink,
delve deep into the well of my being,
each vertebra a note in the symphony of movement,
lower back holding stories,
the weight of yesterday’s toil,
remnants of a life lived in haste.
Yet here, in this intimate dialogue,
the sacrum speaks in tender tones,
guiding my spirit to come home,
to root down, to rise up.
The connection pulses softly,
like a heartbeat in the earth,
nourishing the hollow ache that whispers,
“I am tired, yet I yearn to dance. ”
I breathe in the essence of being,
each inhale a thread of light,
each exhale, a release, a gentle sigh,
as I begin to explore the landscape,
the curves and edges of my form,
knowing that healing is not a destination,
but a pilgrimage of the soul.
With each movement, I find flow,
a graceful undulation,
the ebb and pull of life’s tide,
the sacrum cradling,
the lower back unraveling,
widens like the sky,
a vast expanse unrestricted.
Fingers trace the contours of pain,
mapping the journey,
a topography of memory,
where tension clings like mist.
But like dawn disperses the shadows,
I release the tightness,
inviting softness, inviting ease,
in every forgotten crevice.
I let go of burdens not mine to carry,
as I align with the cadence of my breath,
the sacrum, my anchor,
each sacred spine awakening,
the fibers of connection weaving,
like roots intertwining in the earth.
I rise from the depths,
a phoenix emerging,
the lilt of resilience unfurling,
lower back lightens,
the armor of stress sloughs away,
and in this garden of stillness,
I find strength in surrender.
And as the sun bathes me in gold,
I stretch wide,
lifting arms to the heavens,
embracing the dawn of possibility,
knowing the dance of healing,
is an intimate grace with the self,
the tuning of a body once out of tune,
now sings a symphony of wellness.
Sacrum, my silent partner,
your whispers guide me onward,
a connection deeper than flesh,
a conduit for peace,
lower back, an ancient river flowing,
carrying the weight of intention,
the promise of renewal,
in the expansive embrace of life.
So here I stand,
grounded in the now,
each breath a step toward wholeness,
and in the soft cradle of awareness,
the secret to healing spills forth,
a gentle reminder—
to connect, to surrender,
to flow with the tides of my being,
and in this, I find my way,
out of pain, into light.
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