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Fascia: Your Bodies Internet System

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Jun 16, 2025
Explore the fascinating world of fascia, often described as the body's 'internet system.' Discover how this interconnected web processes emotions and stores trauma, impacting both physical and emotional health. Learn about gentle movement techniques and breathwork that can help release emotional tension. Understand why fascia has memory and how it protects you. Dive into case studies that illustrate the link between trauma and bodily sensations, emphasizing that your fascia isn't broken; it's doing its job.
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INSIGHT

Fascia Is A Living, High-Speed Network

  • Fascia is a continuous living web that wraps every muscle, organ, vessel, and nerve in the body.
  • It contracts, communicates, and has more sensory nerve endings than muscle, transmitting signals faster than the nervous system.
ANECDOTE

Grief Locked Into Shoulder Pain

  • Sarah developed chronic shoulder pain after her father died and carrying emotional load for her family.
  • The pain persisted despite physio because her fascia had organised itself around that emotional burden.
INSIGHT

Emotions Reshape Fascia Into Armor

  • Fascia responds to emotional states by thickening, restricting, and creating compensatory patterns.
  • It stores patterns and postures, forming 'armoring' that protects but can lock in chronic tension.
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