Concerned that you are losing flexibility and range of motion over the years? For many people, as we get on the other side of 50, joints begin to get stiffer, and you just don’t move as freely as you used to. Sounds familiar? Well, it doesn’t have to be that way. In this exciting interview, … Continued
The foot is the only contact point between the body and the ground. The 26 bones of the foot form a complex structure, which plays a critical role in the way in which our body stabilizes during dynamic movement. We usually pay the most attention to the bones, muscles, and ligaments of the foot. However, … Continued
Until recently, fascia was mainly seen as a supportive and protective tissue, one that held muscles, bones, and organs in place. This view of fascia has been challenged in the last several decades as researchers have taken a closer look and have begun to uncover the true complexity of this multi-layered tissue. Those involved in … Continued
“I can’t do yoga because I’m not flexible.” How often have we all heard this statement? Believing that you need to be flexible to practice yoga is a common misperception among beginning yoga students that can keep them from returning to the mat. Why is this myth so pervasive, and what can be done to … Continued
It is now increasingly recognized that the fundamental connective biological matrix of the body, the fascia, is far more than the inert wrapping material, it was previously believed to be. In fact, says Anatomy Trains author Tom Myers in this interview, fascia is now recognized as an independent regulatory system in the body. And while the nervous system … Continued
This recorded online yoga course is a rare opportunity to study with Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains and a pioneer in the understanding of the body as a holistic, functionally integrated system. With groundbreaking new material, Tom Myers introduces the new concept of Fascial Fitness, which provides key insights into facilitating the structural health … Continued
Join Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains, for an online course that will give you new insights into the interconnectedness of the body as it relates to your yoga practice. While traditional anatomy is static, Anatomy Trains shows you the body as an interconnected whole. We do not move via individual muscles as traditional anatomy has it, … Continued
We now know that muscles don’t work in isolation and instead form part of an intricate fascial web that connects and wraps around the body in lines of meridians that influence movement. Whole body movement practices like Feldenkrais, Yoga, Gyrotonics and Tai Chi already work with these lines. SomaSensing is a simple somatic movement practice … Continued
The growing understanding of fascia – the connective tissue of the body – is transforming the way we view the body and what it takes to stay healthy. We know now that fascia plays a key role for not just our structural health and well-being, but for numerous aspects of our health and our ability … Continued
The fascial matrix, a.k.a. the connective tissue of the body is a large part of who we are and how well our body functions. A healthy connective tissue is a fluid, three-dimensional elastic and supple matrix, which gives our body natural flexibility, strength and absorption of strain patterns in our body. When this fluid, three-dimensional matrix gets … Continued
“Thank you to Yoga U and to Tias Little for his excellent course Yoga for Lymphatic Health. Once again his course was so well presented, informative and interesting. I’m so grateful these teachings are offered to those of us who are unable to attend in person.” -Vanessa B. Feeling sluggish after the long … Continued
“Thank you to Yoga U and to Tias Little for his excellent course Yoga for Lymphatic Health. Once again Tias’s course was so well presented, informative and interesting. I’m so grateful these teachings are offered to those of us who are unable to attend in person.” -Vanessa B. Feeling sluggish … Continued