How to get fascia to release (Let Your Love Beam article)
One of fascia's main roles is to maintain your shape and structure (because it's connective tissue, right?) so it does not change easily. Unless you've had a sudden trauma/injury, it takes a long time for that tension in your fascia to build and cause pain, stiffness, and mobility issues. If it took time to get into that position, it's not going to "snap back" with a little light stretching.
So what does work, you ask?
1. Compression + cross-fibering
My favorite way is through Kinetix of course, but a foam roller is an excellent
secondary option. Instead of rolling back and forth, pin one area that feels dense/tight with some good compression, then move the across the roller perpendicular to the way your muscles/fascia fibers run (cross-fibering). Example: your quad muscle runs from your hip down to your knee. So when you are on your quads with a foam roller, stay on one spot, bend your knees back, and then rock your heels side to side (now you are cross-fibering that tissue).
2. Time (holding positions in a down regulated state)
Your body needs to feel safe before it lets go. This is a protective measure put into
place by our nervous system. So if we can hold a position while deeply and calmly breathing (aka being in a down regulated state), with patience and time your fascia
can let go. My best suggestion for this is Yin yoga.
Want suggestions for Yin yoga moves? Click the picture below for an article by @letlovebeyourbeamteam that I helped collaborate on. We also recorded a podcast episode on fascia that you can listen to here.
You hold incredible power to heal yourself and feel amazing as you adventure through life! I'm here to give you the tools you need.
