The sensing and “phase changing” nature of fascia in motion
Pandiculation is one of nature’s homeostatic blueprints; It is the body’s way of resetting itself after a period of restful sleep or inactivity. A motion arises that follows the spiral pattern of fascial continuity, triggering a body-wide “phase change” from stiff to supple; nourishing, revitalising and restoring the vibrancy of the tissue from the inside…
Spirality, chirality and movement
This is the introduction to a webinar taught by Karen Kirkness and Celina Hwang. View the webinar here. Curvature and rotation are features so deeply embedded within our natural structure, it is easy to overlook the significance. Spirality, a biological strategy, is hidden in the obvious. Helical structure underpins all carbon-based life; from the micro…
The Power of Following the Tissue
I am a practising therapist, so this article is written from that point of view. This is on a topic I feel passionately about, that of following the tissue and how powerful something so simple and so obvious can be. I had a good, albeit short, training in massage back in 1982. In retrospect, I…
Fascia and the Time-Free Body; the Impact of Biotensegrity on Social Change
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Sir Winston Churchill The pandemic rupture in our lives has left us with an opportunity. We can use catastrophe to revision and restructure culture. We’ve had time to rethink many things, including what it means to be human in a culture sliding towards decay. Yet, if we…
Ida Rolf’s contribution to fascia work
“In a human body, support is not something solid. Support is relationship.” Dr Ida P. Rolf By Joy CareyWhen looking at the history of fascia research in the western world, we find an important paradox: the people remembered for pioneering the field did not set out to explore fascia directly. The importance of the fascial…
The disconnect created by scars and adhesions
What do I mean by ‘the disconnect’? As I see it, there are two ways in which we disconnect, and they are not separate: the emotional and the physical. Emotional and physical disconnection can develop when a part of our body no longer feels as if it belongs to us, through injury, post-operative scarring, or…