Can subtle movement shifts really prevent long-term pain?
In this episode, Joanne Avison and Paul Thornley unpack the power of pattern interrupts — small, intelligent changes that help you move better and hurt less.
From gym routines to ballet classes, we often repeat movement patterns without realising they’re leading us toward strain or injury. Joanne and Paul explore how micro-movements and balanced training can restore mobility, reduce wear and tear, and keep us feeling good long-term.

They share real-life examples from their practice, and offer simple, fascia-informed strategies that work for everyone — not just athletes.

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Join me as I open the box on Sacred Geometry as part of our form...  

In a fascinating exploration of sacred geometry and how it is profoundly expressed in our fascia matrix, the story begins at the skin and goes deep into the divine proportions in which we form. Fascia, the complex connecting tissue that plays a vital role in our anatomy and movement, is deeply integrated with sacred geometry, like everything in nature. This episode teases open the overlooked significance of fascia and its profound relationship with sacred geometry, revealing the interconnectedness of the human body and the ancient wisdom encoded in our tissues. 

Discover how fascia operates as a dynamic, sensory organ that influences our physical and mental (and even spiritual) well-being while uncovering the profound impact of geometric patterns within our form and as part of how we function. A must-listen for movement teachers, manual therapists, and anyone intrigued by the mysteries of the human body.

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What does it truly mean to bring compassion into healthcare — and can empathy be taught?

In this profound and moving conversation, Joanne Avison is joined by Emeritus Professor Carol M. Davis, author of What Is Empathy and Can Empathy Be Taught? Together, they explore the essential role of compassion in physical therapy, embodied movement, and fascia-informed healing.

From Margaret Mead’s famous story of the healed femur to Carol’s own journey in redefining patient care, this episode dives deep into the energy of empathy, transcendence in therapeutic presence, and the spiritual architecture of healing. Whether you're a movement teacher, manual therapist, or healthcare provider, this conversation will shift how you see your role — and your clients. 

Topics include:
--> The difference between sympathy and empathy
--> Why presence is more powerful than performance
--> Narrative medicine and embodied interaction
--> Fascia as a spiritual and structural interface
--> The energy behind healing and forgiveness 

For those seeking to teach, practice, or receive care with more heart, more presence, and more humanity — this one’s for you!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Carol’s book: Davis’s Patient Practitioner Interaction – The Art of Healthcare (7th edition, Routledge)
• Carol's paper: What is Empathy and Can Empathy Be Taught?
• Fascia Research Congress
• Tensegrity in healthcare and movement
•  Edith Stein, Martin Buber & Viktor Frankl
• Narrative medicine & embodied listening 

#empathy #compassion #fascia #healing #narrativemedicine #embodiedmovement #physicaltherapy #tensegrity #patientcare #healthcarehumanity

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In this moving episode Joanne Avison and Paul Thornley delve into the hidden language of fascia, and its profound role in helping us to understand and care for ourselves… Fascia SPEAKS, giving us vital insights into our history, our emotions, and our current state, and it says so much through movement. It is the narrator of our stories. So whatever movement modality we teach, or manual therapy we offer, we can deeply benefit our clients (and ourselves!) by learning to read its whispers.

Joanne openly shares her personal journey with a diagnosis of breast cancer, and how understanding fascia and its predisposition to serve her, helped her cope and recover. She shares how micromovements, self-love, and support from Paul and the fascia community played a significant role in her healing process.

We hope this conversation offers valuable insights and delicious food for thought, especially for those of you teaching movement or practicing manual therapy. And we wish you well in your own relationship with the fascinating language of fascia!

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Join me as I build on our recent episode about fascia as a spiritual interface, to delve deeper into the incredible ways this inner web connects our mind, body and spirit! It is both our soft-tissue architecture, and the home of our embodied wisdom and awareness, storing feelings and managing how energy moves through us…

We’ll explore fascia’s nature as a liquid crystal matrix - much like the responsive display of our phone screens, or, like chocolate! It is animated by our beingness and connects you to your inner self, even igniting moments of spiritual awakening. Then I share fascia’s utterly mind-blowing embryological origins… It  is literally the sensory means by which you feel your way into form! And thirdly, I touch on that feeling we often get when we hear things like this - a feeling that we already know this, that something resonates with an inherent wisdom we already have…

We finish with a lovely practical meditation to help you connect with this directly. When you understand this liquid crystal, you can more easily see how your energy and your responses are connected, healing as your spirit dances within. And by tuning into your fascia, you can tap into deep, inner knowing, remembering your own powerful intuitive wisdom. Enjoy! 

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In this lovely episode Joanne and Paul show how passionate movement teachers can raise their confidence by finding their own path, beyond the protocol they learned. Through understanding how every body is uniquely organised, we can find grace and patience with ourselves as we learn - even when we don’t know what to do!! With their decades of experience, they share the importance of supportive mentorship and openness within our teaching community, particularly when it comes to understanding fascia which is transforming movement education. 

So how can you become a better educator? How can you use fascia knowledge to have a deeper impact on those you teach and treat? Join us, and do leave a comment to share your experience of teaching movement.

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In this thought-provoking episode, Joanne shares her groundbreaking insights on the fascinating connection between our fascia and spiritual embodiment. Listen in as she explores the relationship between the fascia matrix and spirituality, with a blend of light-heartedness and a deep appreciation of being human in our errors and joys! 

The body-wide fascia matrix is involved in every part of us as an expression of being alive. Does its motion, its shape, its biomotional intelligence provide us with a sensory segue into spiritual awakening?

Join us to explore from clients’ experiences and simple techniques how we can access, accept and maintain this gift of our tissues. It’s our “inner sense” of ourselves - are you listening to you?

If you're curious about taking exploration of fascia further, do check out our fabulous course 'Myofascial Magic in Action', where we explore how to use that inner conversation and move better, for longer! Learn more about the course at myofascialmagic.com and feel free to take our free webinar, at a time that suits you, on https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registration

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We live inside a concept of “linear time” and “linear space” and we work on the basis of “linear form” in movement, from the way classical anatomy is taught. Yet fascia, the fascinating “matrix of time and space” in the body - is part of everyone’s non-linear form and non-linear motion...

In this episode, Joanne is joined by her friend and colleague Shane McDermott to delve into the fascinating topic of “linear time” and how it can dominate our productivity and our culture and our self-image. What if we have the power to change that, with just a subtle shift in perspective and these beautiful distinctions? Can it impact our sense of self and our soul journey if we expand our understanding in simple ways that change how we perceive our bodies? How we move? How we feel?

Join Joanne and Shane as they invite listeners to expand their consciousness and gain a new perspective on, or relationship with, how we interact with time and space. Discover how you can break free from the constraints of linear time and see your way off the treadmill of the “productivity trap” and towards living a more empowered, intuitive, and awakened life. 

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Are you tired of feeling stiff and restricted in your shoulders? Do you wish you could move with ease and freedom - or have some key techniques to give your clients, with no equipment needed!? Did you even know your shoulder blades are like another set of hands at the back of you? 

In this episode of Myofascial Magic In Action, Joanne Avison and Paul Thornley share some gorgeous, nuanced techniques to manage myofascial issues, this time focusing on shoulder motion. You'll be able to prevent injuries and optimize your (or your client’s) movement efficiency, with these super simple movements. They are so effective. You can incorporate them into any daily routine to manage insults, enhance injury prevention and relieve shoulder pain or impingement and unnecessary tension, that niggles at you while you work and move around. That niggle is the tissue asking for help - so here’s how you ease it. 

With all the benefits of myofascial release using micromovements, you can resource your own Myofascial Magic in Action and enjoy not being niggled!! Check this episode out, rinse and repeat and you’ll soon see why it makes such a difference!

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Join me as I delve deep into the often-overlooked world of fascia and its profound impact on healing and overall well-being. Discover how this intricate web of connective tissue is far more than just a structural element; it’s a dynamic, intelligent system that communicates stress, influences emotional and mental states, and connects our inner and outer worlds. Learn about the subtle signalling properties of fascia, its role in proprioception, and why understanding fascia can revolutionize your approach to health... 

I want to encourage us to embrace fascia as a gateway to more profound, holistic healing, and I'm always so excited to share the benefits of Micromovement Medicine, as it's so incredibly powerful!

If you're a movement or manual practitioner, visit myofascialmagic.com to get access to a free webinar you can take at a time that suits you, about the 5 ‘Game-Changers’ you can use to transform your practice and have a greater impact on your clients' lives. And if you'd like to grow your practice, I'd be delighted to support you with my Myofascial Magic In Action course for practitioners! Do feel free to book a no-obligation discovery call with me to find out more and see if this could be the next best step for you - just email on [email protected] and we can talk!

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