One Weird-Ass Stretch
It's the kind of stretch that, if done in public, will have people asking if you're okay...
I’ve been teaching a lot about Fascia lately, specifically the fascial lines. There are 8 lines of fascia in the body. For a quick brief on them, visit this article I wrote over the Summer:
The Power of Fascial Stretching: Understanding the Body's Deeper Connections
As a Fascial Stretch Therapist, my perspective on the body goes beyond muscles or even muscle groups; I see the body in interconnected lines. Through the fascia, the foot is linked to the skull, and the internal organs are connected to the neck. This intricate web means that a pain point in your ankle can be the underlying cause of hip pain, and tension…
Today I want to share a video technique for stretching the Arm Lines. This is USEFUL (can you tell I mean that?), especially for my friends who are sitting behind a laptop today. Here are the tissues encapsulated in the arm lines:
When you look at this, you can believe that the tension in your shoulders and chest carries down into your arms and also HOW WILD is it that the superficial front arm line encompasses your obliques?! This particular fascial line begins at the inside of your fingertips and stretches all the way down into your waistline. This means reaching your arm overhead, with your palm facing forward, is one big extension in the line.
Anyway, this is a quick check-in with you to offer you a unique and powerful stretch for your desk breaks today. The first pass at it might feel confusing, but when you go for it a second time, try to get out of your head and into your intuition a little more, and it will come more naturally. Fascial stretching is all about following where the tension takes you, so take a second to tune into yours today. :)
Enjoy and leave a comment to ask me a question!
it was weird and i liked it! :) one question tho -- i felt like my front arm line was getting tons of stretch, but then when we internally rotated, i didn't get much stretch in my back arm line. any tips for how to up the intensity on the back line part of the stretch? thx!