I just finished getting a treatment from my most amazing massage therapist, John Combe. I have learned so much about the holding patterns in my body and how they reflect (or perhaps even cause) the patterns of holding and resistance in my mental patterns. As a bonus today, John shared with me the following video that shows actual fascia, referred to as “fuzz’ in the video. Have been learning a lot experientially and conversationally with John about the role that fascia plays in my somatic inflexibility. Actually seeing what fascia looks like may help me visualize healthy functioning in my muscles.
This is one more reminder for me that “its all connected”. In my Newfield training, we learned that our world view is maintained in three interconnected domains – language, moods and emotions, and the body. Change any one of these and it will change the other two. Any successful and lasting change will mean changing in all three of these domains. We carry our lifetime of experiences in our body as much as in the stories we tell ourselves. My inflexible body is tells the story of my pattern of resisting my struggles for control. As much as I wish that my body was more supple and flexible, it is what it is for a reason and it tells the story of my life and expresses how I view the world. And the hard-won changes in my body that have through aikido and yoga and lots of intense emotional work are something that I can be proud of. I imagine that my muscles have less fuzz between them and that they are able to move in ways they were unable to years ago. I am so grateful for all of my experiences that have contributed to these changes.
Beware, this video has graphic pictures of muscle and tissue.
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