The Polyvagal Theory
By Budiman Minasny*** – offered by Steve Goldstein Have you ever felt your heart race in the presence of danger, or experienced a calming sensation when surrounded by loved ones? Our body’s responses to different situations are not solely driven by conscious decisions, but rather by an intricate web of signals within our nervous system….
What’s the big deal with the British Fascia Symposium themes this year? And why attend?
It’s British Fascia Symposium time again – where did the time go? Every two years we put on this big, informative event for the fascia-fascinated community. It used to be in-person, and was great fun, but if you couldn’t get on a plane to the UK you couldn’t join in. Now we appear like magic…
Hypermobility and Fascia
Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) are conditions that affect the connective tissue in the body. The microcellular components of connective tissue, known as the extracellular matrix (ECM), is the scaffolding that supports and connects various parts of our body. In people with HSD/hEDS, there are changes in this ECM within the…
Positive posture begins with breath
How do you define posture? How do your clients and patients define posture? Do any of these sound familiar? “I have bad posture”, “I need to improve my posture”, “My core needs to be strengthened so I have better posture”, “I work at a desk so I have terrible posture”, “I need to fix my…
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and interoception
This article will take a brief look at the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and how this condition may impact an individual’s interoceptive abilities. What is Interoception? Interoception is the sense of the physiological condition of the body including sensations from within such as heartbeat, respiration rate, hunger, thirst, and visceral sensations. It plays…
Being Bodyful: Where do you live in your body?
Being Bodyful is my approach to posture. A play on the words “being mindful”, Being Bodyful is built around Postural Somatic Awareness (PSA) and exploration. Why am I so passionate about the postural exploration of Being Bodyful? It has been my experience as a bodyworker for over 30 years and teacher for more than 15,…