Inner Space Part 1

You probably haven’t been following the advancements in exercise science for the past few years ( lord knows there is enough scientific information out there that’s not getting attention, and I commend you for any personal attention you give to to fact based research in any field. Seriously.) But if you have been, you are well aware that there is very little correlation between pain and tissue damage in the body. What this means for those of us who like to think that we heal through movement, is that focusing on the area that hurts in the body is probably not going to provide any lasting positive effect for our clients. 

There are a myriad of ways that one can interpret this finding, and trust me, all of them can be explored. 

Here is one perspective that I’ve found helpful when dealing with the unknown: 

Pain somewhere in a connected chain of muscles or fascia is probably connected to some impingement somewhere along that chain. So if focused movement in the area isn’t addressing it, then a more general stretch for that chain might either alleviate some of it, or illuminate the the next region that needs attention. 

This gentle breathwork series addresses all parts of your torso from the inside out.

Because the muscle chains are connected, any position you take affects not just where you “feel the ache” but the entire line of connective tissue that encompasses that area. When you breathe, your core naturally “contracts to expand” then “contracts around the center”. And that happens in every possible body shape you can imagine. It’s literally how we stay alive.

It’s also how our muscles learn to communicate and align.

And by breathing in these carefully designed body shapes, the possibility of releasing tension through the framework of your body becomes real.

Try it.

It feels good.