the art of flow
what is fascia?
Fascia in many ways is the missing piece in the bodymind conversation. It is the 3D matrix silklike tissue, a dynamic webbing that connects everything in your body and it is an information highway, a living system with intelligence, considered a formless organ in TCM.
It transmits information and it stores it and it (not our muscles) determine our level of flexibility and coordination. When fascia is tight and dry it slows down circulation and our ability to recover and heal. This is why traditional stretching is not the answer.
The semi crystalline collagen that makes up our fascia is piezoelectric. It is a communication network for the electrical life force of our bodies. The electricity/information travel through the energy channels knowns as meridians.
the scaffolding
It’s not actually your bones that hold you up in place. It is your fascia. Fascia creates form. And while it used to be thought of as simply packing material, we now know it is so much more.
“Continuous spaces between layers of fascia that allow Qi to flow connecting the body together. Acupuncture channels are visible in all anatomy textbooks as simply the negative space in the drawings. Channels can be understood in the same way as the space in a house. Whilst the house is made of walls and a roof it is the space this creates that allows people to move around in it. In the body the fascia is like the walls and roof and the space between - compressed down so it is almost invisible - the acupuncture channels. It is through these fascial pathways that the channels connect to the individual organs; embryology demonstrates this connection as the organs formed between fascia.” - Dr. Keown
why we work with it this way
Previously we could only really speak to the fascia from the outside in thru practices like Rolfing that don’t always lead to lasting change. But through this type of resistance (pandiculation) and slow stretching, deep breathing, myofascial release and acupressure we can transform + nourish our bodies (physical, mental, emotional), our health, from the inside out (and create more hydrated, smoother, more plump skin as well - bonus ;).
We not only unwind tension and stuck energetic patterns, hydrate and restructure, but we access trapped emotions, pain and experiences (and let them go), help heal organs and come into greater overall well-being by recognizing the body as a whole system, not pieces and parts in isolation. This can permanently change the dense fascia and scar tissue that make up your limitations. We remove the issues from the tissues and we create greater flow in our bodies which creates greater flow in our lives.
why is this included in B+F?
Ultimately this space is about aligning you with the true + sovereign journey your Soul came to have. To re-member it in your bones and tissues. To take big cosmic + quantum ideas and go beyond the mind to integration + application. And to tap you into your greatest health, wealth and fulfillment.
Flow in your body is flow in your life. It is very hard to hear your intuition or Authority when there is static and stickiness in the flow in your body. It is difficult to come into resonance with your highest timeline, with your Soul’s calling when your bodymind is out of balance. And easeful co-creation is nearly impossible when your are stuck in survival mode. But you are here on this planet to remember that you are a creator being. This is why we work with the body as well, because we are looking to come into greater authentic (w)holism and it’s all connected.
Members can find lots of classes inside the Embodiment Portal: This Is The Space.
““WE HAVE CALCIUM IN OUR BONES, IRON IN OUR VEINS, CARBON IN OUR SOULS, AND NITROGEN IN OUR BRAINS, 93 PERCENT STARDUST, WITH SOULS MADE OF FLAMES, WE ARE ALL JUST STARS THAT HAVE PEOPLE NAMES. ””