272: Unlocking the Secrets of Fascia

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Lucas Rockwood

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that your muscles would be a bloody pile of melted, soft-serve ice cream if not for fascia? This web of connective tissues literally hold your body together—and most of us aren't really even sure how to pronounce the word! On this week's Yoga Talk Show, you'll meet the king of fascia research and teaching, Tom Meyers.

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Listen & Learn:

How this plastic-wrap-like tissue holds your entire body together
How low circulation tissues like fascia, cartilage, tendons and ligaments can heal through seepage and synovial fluids
Why stressing tendons and ligaments can make them stronger
Why a skilled body worker is more important than the type of bodywork you receive
The 3 main types of bodywork: relaxation massage, therapeutic massage, and integrative massage
Potential healing aims of bodywork: increase inflammation response, reduce electrical (nerve) activity to an area, or improve circulation

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Tom Myers is the author of Anatomy Trains, the co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance, and numerous articles for trade magazines and journals that have been collected in the books Body3, The Anatomist's Corner, and Structural Integration: Collected Articles. He has also produced over 15 DVDs and numerous webinars on visual assessment, Fascial Release Technique, and the applications of fascial research.

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0:00.0	If you're working on handstands and you're struggling to make progress, we have a new tool called the bamboo handstand blocks in the yoga body store that I'd recommend that you check out.
0:09.4	One of the biggest mistakes that I made when I was trying to learn handstand is I would just
0:13.2	jump and fall jump and fall again and again I don't know how long I did that for but a
0:17.6	really long time I would use the wall for a while I would not use the wall and I
0:21.0	just didn't progress it was really frustrating and I know a lot of
0:23.6	students feel the same way when you're training handstand what happens I
0:27.6	started training with some gymnastic people here in Barcelona and really quickly
0:31.5	they taught me that you know jumping and falling is not
0:33.6	actually the best way to learn handstand. There are some techniques and
0:36.9	there are dozens of different techniques for building upper body strength
0:40.6	shoulder stability, scapula stability, and also grip strength and one of the
0:45.0	and one of the tools we start playing around with were handstand blocks
0:47.6	and what happens with the handstand block is it allows you to grab something
0:51.2	it's difficult to grab the floor, especially if you're new to
0:54.0	Inversion Training, but with the block you can literally grip onto the block and it teaches you a new way
0:59.3	to use your hands, your forearms, your forearms, your
1:03.0	upper arms, and your shoulders, and even your back,
1:04.8	and it translates over into your arm balancing
1:07.3	practice really quickly.
1:08.4	So when I started using these blocks,
1:10.8	it was much, much more difficult to practice, but I saw the results right away.
1:14.2	And so we've been using them in my studios.
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