Spiral Bound – chapter 1 – Across anatomy
Spiral Bound explores the potential for yoga as a healing modality by examining the body’s anatomical structure as it has evolved embryonically. With a light touch approach, Karen Kirkness weaves together threads of development to see how our morphological constraints arise in the earliest moments of life, and how this rotation lays the spiral groundwork for…
The world of Spirals
What is spirality? You might have been hearing more about spirality in the anatomy world recently, but what is spirality and why is it important for bodyworkers to know about it? Spirality in biologic structure, including fascia, refers to the appearance of spiral form throughout nature. Spirality is an emergent property of tension-compression balance, emerging…
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…
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…
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…
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…