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A core part of The Fascia Hub is to share up to date articles with our members, curating a library of up-to-date research and insight to help you learn and grow. We invite you to take time to enjoy and explore the different fascia topics.

The Mindful Touch

What do I actually mean when I say “Mindful Touch”? The mindful touch, is it fluffy and light, or is it referring to an informed and remedial touch?  The truth is, it has elements of both concepts but ultimately, it is neither.  What I am referring to when I call it a Mindful Touch is…

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Menopause and the pelvis

Menopause is an important phase of life, and it can have an impact on many levels. Menopause is the “last menstruation and occurs when the production of oestrogen from the ovaries has decreased so much that the mucous membrane (endometrium) of the uterus is no longer stimulated” (1, p.185). One central player in menopause is…

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Humming, nasal breathing and hugging – keys to stress reduction, calm, and efficient breathing

The power of humming Leon Chaitow’s well-known piece, Humming my way back home[i] written a few years ago, describes his journey back to England after teaching in Ireland at the National Training Centre, Dublin.  As he arrives in London, his body reacts to the air pollution and “A thought came to me relating to something…

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Abdominal Scars and Adhesions – effects and approaches

In 2011 Geoffrey Bove and Susan Chapelle published a paper entitled ‘Visceral mobilization can lyse and prevent peritoneal adhesions in a rat model[i]. On March 5 2021, ten years later, a report was published entitled Controlling adhesions in the abdomen[ii]. The Hove/Chapelle paper is well known and often referred to.  In brief, 3 groups of…

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Seeking Symmetry – chapter 8 ‘The Brain’

Seeking Symmetry: Finding patterns in human health offers a guide through the overwhelming mass of data generated by contemporary science. Starved for the knowledge that would best help us stay healthy, we are simultaneously glutted with an overload of information about the human body. Amidst ubiquitous talk that patient-centered care and lifestyle changes are the keys…

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Fascia in Motion – chapter 11 ‘Aging Well’

This beautifully illustrated volume provides a comprehensive guide to fascia-focused movement in original and contemporary Pilates mat, reformer, and studio applications. Each of the book’s 14 chapters illustrates how each principle of fascia-focused movement is expressed in Pilates exercise. In addition to a comprehensive exercise compendium. Provided by kind permission of Handspring Publishing, Edinburgh. To…

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