Tom Myers on Fascia, Trauma, and The Power of Posture | Align Podcast #512

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Tom Myers, renowned author of Anatomy Trains, shares his expertise on fascia health, emotional trauma, and modern-day movement patterns. He explores the impact of posture, the evolution of breathing, and the hydration of connective tissue. This episode dives deep into how our bodies store trauma and the role of fascia in maintaining overall health.

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OUR GUEST

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Thomas Myers studied with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and with a variety of movement and manual therapy pioneers. His work is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies he made with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for over 40 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. Tom is the author of Anatomy Trains (2020, 4th ed), co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance (North Atlantic, 2010, 2017), and more. He has also produced over 20 online learning courses with Anatomy Trains and collaborates with body-minded professional groups. Tom and his team deliver professional development courses and certification in Structural Integration worldwide.

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TOM MYERS

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AARON ALEXANDER

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ABOUT

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Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over 5 years experience. He is the founder and creator of The Align Method, author of The Align Method book, and host of The Align Podcast which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts.

Aaron has worked with some of the world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, and celebrities to help relieve pain, improve strength, better flexibility, and ease the mind and body.

On this channel, Aaron interviews renowned experts in a range of fields focused on improving the mind and body. This mind and body podcast will teach you all that you need to know to become the healthiest version of yourself by integrating simplified ancient techniques and the foundational principles of The Align Method to strengthen your body, balance the mind, and activate healing systems in daily life.

The mission? To be the best personal growth podcast about healthy habits, redefine functional movement, and make fitness who you are; not what you do.

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TOPICS

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1 Fascia health

2. Emotional trauma

3. Modern movement patterns

4. Connective tissue hydration

5. Power of posture

6. Breathing evolution

7. Body-brain connection

8. Congestion and posture

9. Western yoga

10. Nervous system and perception

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Michaeline Podcast, my name is Aaron Alexander.
0:03.0	This is a place that we bringing together the world's leading experts in all things,
0:06.4	health and wellness to help you optimize your mind, body, and movement.
0:09.6	Today's conversation is all about fascia. This is a very misunderstood organ you could say in the body
0:19.0	that has become very popular over the last maybe 10 years or so largely from the guest today.
0:26.4	Tom Myers, he's the founder of anatomy trains.
0:29.3	He is, I would say, the probably be leading pioneer and at least purveyor of information
0:37.6	around this. I think that anatomy trains has brought the concepts of fascia and
0:42.2	connected tissue into a mainstream audience.
0:44.3	So I have a lot of gratitude for him for doing that.
0:46.4	I've been following him for the last 20 years or so.
0:48.6	And so it is a great honor to get to share conversations with him here and present them to you.
0:53.7	This conversation is really fun.
0:55.9	We go into the mind body connection,
0:57.9	we go into visual muscles,
0:59.6	we go into postural muscles,
1:01.8	concepts of good or bad posture, what that means, the way that our
1:05.4	posture affects our mood, and much, much more.
1:07.9	You guys you really enjoy this conversation.
1:10.0	Thank you for subscribing on YouTube at the Line Podcast Page.
1:14.0	Every subscription is a chance to win a prize at the end of the month.
1:18.0	This month, we are giving away a rebounder from Bellicon.
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