Tactile Anatomy: How To Feel Your Fascia - Elena Lake
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A membranous tensegrity-unitard that's often easier to feel than to explain
Hi, I’m Elena! I’m an MIT math/physics/CS grad who pivoted to practicing bodywork in the Bay Area. I teach “tactile anatomy” classes - here’s a lightly-edited transcript of a popular one, about fascia. I hope to record it someday, but in the meantime you can see my website or book a session here. Maybe you’ve heard the word “fascia” - it’s trending, but in my opinion it’s also unnecessarily mysterious. That said, it’s also complicated - I find it’s often easier to feel than explain. I did not learn this material in massage school; the curriculum there focused on muscles. Then when I…
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