“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.” – Thicht Nhat Hanh We invite you for a special glimpse into our Anatomy Trains Structural Integration (ATSI) classroom in Maine withAnatomy Trains author and bodywork pioneer Tom Myers. In this short…
For our sixth episode of Therapists Together we are joined by a very special guest, Tom Myers. Tom’s Anatomy Trains textbook and charts are referenced daily by therapists around the world and his extensive catalogue of instructional videos make his unique approach to therapy available to all. However, Tom is…
Research on the fascial system – as busy as ever – is proceeding along three major lines: the chemical cascades involved, the interaction with our neurology, and the primary architecture of the network, in parallel with the practical studies in these pages that test particular methodologies in light of such…
Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
“This is an immensely rewarding practice. It will support you in your physical body (if you work with good biomechanics), your emotional development for sure, there’s plenty of intellectual stimulation in the field if you want it, not to mention a good financial living to be had from it—and you…
As this century turned, the concept of core and core massage became a thing for both the massage and movement worlds. It suddenly became imperative to awaken, strengthen and know about your core. Since then, no small amount of ink has been spilled to explain and expand what core is and why…
“All therapeutic interventions, of whatever sort, are a conversation between two intelligent systems. Whatever is happening to the tissue under our hands, we are also communicating with the client’s nervous system.”
The medicine of the future will have to focus on healing the epidemic of lifestyle-related diseases by changing behavior, says Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains in this interview. Yoga, bodywork and other therapies that tap into the transformative potential of the body’s fascial network have an important role to play…
Tom Myers returns to The Body Awake for a third interview. Tom and Liam talk about, among other things, about: making one’s living as a bodyworker or movement teacher; the graces and pitfalls of the commercial vs academic spheres the full flowering, or “five fingers,” of a fully integrated bodywork…
Podcast Name: The Body Awake Podcast with Liam Bowler
YogaUOnline: You once said, “Our body is our most proximate, intimate, and useful tool. And yet, we graduate from school learning more about the principal exports of Chile than we do about our own selves south of the neck.” What caused you to say that and how does it relate…
Most any yoga practitioner knows the importance of full, deep diaphragmatic breathing to enhance wellbeing and reduce stress. However, while the diaphragm plays a significant role in respiration, it has many other important functions that are often overlooked.
We get into various approaches & philosophies of working with pain instead of being confined by an over-simplified definition. We chat about timeless wisdom from various influential minds from history and how maintaining our body is nothing new necessitating the ‘latest’ technology and much more.
Modern science is just catching up to the ancient wisdom of the mind-body connection and the effect that mental patterns (e.g., stress) can have on the body through biochemical pathways. Does this connection go the other way? That is, if mind affects body, is it possible to change our mental…
Western anatomy as we know it has been around for more than 500 years and still forms the foundation for the study of medicine and the approach to medical practice. But what if the anatomy texts of the past 500-plus years got it — at least partially — wrong? This…
In his first Anatomist’s Corner column Myers wrote, “No matter who you are or what you do, your body is your dearest and most prominent tool. That is why we hands-on therapists create such close relationships with our clients — it’s because we work with everyone’s closest friend.” Myers goes…
Source: Originally published in Massage & Bodywork magazine, October/November 2003
Author: Darren Buford
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