Strolling Under the Skin, A film by Dr. Jean-Claude Guimberteau
You often hear me talk about the fascia. Well, of course after a four-day workshop with the genius movement extraordinaire, Marie Jose Blom-Lawrence, it's all I can think about! Fascia-nating! This is the first of it's kind. A peek underneath the skin at the living tissue that most of us are oblivious to, but is the epitome and quintessence of our structure. It holds us together, stabilizes our inner landscape, and allows us to move!
A film by Dr. Jean-Claude Guimberteau (Skip the first 2 minutes if you don't want to see surgical removal of tissue)
Fascia is "...the three-dimensional network of densely woven, incredibly tough connective tissue that surrounds and inundates every organ, muscle, nerve, bone and vessel in the entire body. Imagine the fascia in your body like a spider's web or sweater. Instead of a system of separate coverings, it is a single structure that exists from head to toe. In this way, you can begin to see that each part of the entire body is inextricably connected to every other part by the fascia, like yarn in a sweater. In a normal healthy state, the fascial system maintains the body in equilibrium through a delicate balance of tension and elasticity. With the proper amount of tension, it helps support the efficient alignment of your bones while being elastic enough to permit full, unrestricted movement. However, in response to physical trauma or inflammation, it begins losing its pliability. Slips and falls, whiplash, surgery or just habitually poor posture create fascial restrictions that accumulate over time. Once these restrictions start exerting abnormal pressure on bones, joints, nerves, blood vessels and even organs, they unbalance the system, creating pain both locally and in seemingly unrelated areas of your body."
(excerpt from Healing Motion)