The Return of the Light

Every religion away from the equator has a ceremony around this time of year, when the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky and then starts slowly arcing higher for longer days. 2016 – though it was certainly a successful year for us at Anatomy Trains – felt like a low ebb year all… Read more

Your Chair as a Movement Tool

Chairs have been with us for a long time. First they were only for nobles and royalty, but gradually chairs have become more and more common. In the 19th century, with trains and coaches, sitting became more common, but it is really in the 20th century that we could say we have an ‘inactivity crisis’.… Read more

Intra-Oral Work

These wonderful pictures are from a recent Head, Neck & Jaw class I did in Toronto, sponsored by Body Evolutions. Demonstrating how we get to the root of the tongue to ease the tension on the hyoid bone. It’s hard to see inside the mouth to tell exactly what the instructor in doing. That’s why… Read more

Q&A with Tom: Spinning Incident

A follower writes:  I’m an LMT for many years and have been into myofascial release since before it had a name. I’ve finally started watching your videos about the anatomy trains and it is so wonderful to see the science behind my intuition. I have a client who, until 10 years ago, was all about… Read more

Giving Thanks

Editor’s note: this is Tom’s Thanksgiving post from 2015. Enjoy!  We know from our stats and ping backs that this blog gathers readers from all over the world, but here in the US we are pausing for our unique holiday of Thanksgiving. Oh, there are harvest festivals in nearly every culture, but Thanksgiving was first… Read more

Spatial Medicine: Origins

This very morning I was joking in our training class about “The Year of the…” “The Year of the…” is an important element of bodywork practice (or really nearly any craft). After your first apprenticeship to your craft – let’s stay with bodywork here, so after your education as a massage therapist, physio, chiropractor, yoga… Read more

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