Question via email from a colleague: Hi Tom, Quick question. Do you have some reference of Ida Rolf ever talking or writing about Buckminster Fuller and Tensegrity? Tom replies: Hi back I have seen no writing of hers on Bucky or tensegrity – Jeff Lynn is who I would ask, his historical brain might know… Read more
This question came in via email from one of our followers: During the gait cycle (walking) should there be any side to side movement in the lumbar spine area or should the lumbar spine remain more stable? Or should the movement be more occurring at the sacroiliac joint? Reason I asked is it’s not something… Read more
A follower writes in with a very common question for Tom: Is there a connection between the fascia and inguinal hernia? (I have had a hernia inguinalis since 2014). If so, what chances of recovery / treatment options exist without surgery? And where? Tom replies: Yes – an inguinal hernia is a pathological overstretching of the… Read more
One of our students writes to Tom with the following question: I have a question for you about scar tissue work for a relative who had open heart surgery. I want to help him with some scar tissue work. Could you give me your best advice on the timing, the frequency and any other info… Read more
A follower emails in with this comment: Dear Tom, I’ve just listened to Part 1 of your video ‘Creating Embodiment: The Role of Yoga and Movement in Healing Somatic Amnesia’ on YogaUOnline. Thank you for all you shared with us in this. I felt sad, though, to hear you speak rather dismissively at the end… Read more
A follower on FB writes in with a question about the effect of trampolines on fascia: Hi! I’ve been a fan of AT for years and have been wondering about the effect of trampoline exercise on the fascial system. I learned that being in an antigravity environment can change fluid distribution in the body. Since… Read more
