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Movement, Muscles & Meridians: deep frontline fascia and spleen channel through the torso “Much of the modern approach to the understanding of musculoskeletal ease and dis-ease is predicated on a cadaveric approach to Anatomy. In contrast, an emphasis on a whole organism approach to functional anatomy will suggest new assessment methodologies and inform diverse approaches to rehabilitation.” -see Phillip Beach Although we divide the body up into pieces to understand and communicate about it, it’s really how we then connect the pieces, or in these series the dots, that ties it all together. Dr. Jerry Tenant, author of Healing Is Voltage, writes about how he views the meridians as battery packs for the organs. I see this creating a cyclical (because why wouldn’t it be cyclical if all the rest of existence is also) relationship between muscles and organs. As previously mentioned through the exploration of the spleen channel, I feel like I’m less following myofascial tracts or Anatomy trains and movement, and more so now into the systems of flow. There are still parallels between the muscles and meridians and expansions on connections in each. Too much for here, stay tuned for the PDF book! #muscles #movement #meridians #meridiansystem #myofascialmeridians #myofascial #fascia #fascial #energy #energyhealing #energyhealers #bodymechanics #theanswerisboth #movementismedicine #healingisvoltage #musclesandmeridians #connectthedots #funwithanatomy #anatomydrawing #anatomyart #anatomystudy #humananatomy #adaptablepolarity #artexploration (at Santa Cruz, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgACB3Ur1I9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Second series completed and being compiled, “Movement, Muscles & Meridians: Superficial Back Line / Urinary Bladder Channel” “The homologous reach and pull pattern develops through elongation, allowing the animal to reach beyond its kinesphere.” -Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, from Basic Neurocellular Patterns The ability of the human being to erect themselves off of the ground and stand upright, to elongate, allowed us to reach beyond our kinesphere, running, chasing, climbing like no other. This ability to elongate, starting with tummy time as a baby and lifting our head and neck against gravity is a defining feature of these posterior meridians. It is a basic neurocellular pattern that, along with many other basics, seems to be fading from adulthood en masse. Our relationship and connection with the chair has evolved while the relationship and connection with the earth has devolved. So much more to say, saving it for the book… Illustrated PDFs available on web page, link in bio, email for commissioned requests and thank you have a wonderful day! #anatomy #humananatomy #anatomytrains #tcm #meridians #myofascialmeridians #myofascia #myofascial #fascia #fascial #musclesandmeridians #superficialbackline #bladdermeridian #neurodevelopment #basicpatterns #movement #muscles #adaptablepolarity #energyhealers #bodymechanics (at Santa Cruz, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfjlbi4L3Yg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Movement, Muscles & Meridians: UB / Superficial Back Line Onto the next in the series, switching from the lateral to posterior lines of connectivity. “A terrestrial existence challenged vertebrate locomotor design. The spinal complex responded to gravity and friction by developing regional complexity and exploring new planes of movement. Spinal flexion and extension became important to how tetrapods move.” -Dr. Beach In this series, we explore extension and how from the bottom tips of the toes, up the backsides and over to our eyebrows all help in extension. Does that mean you could have back problems because of your feet? Most certainly, it does. Movement: plantar flexion of digits and entire foot Muscles: flexor digitorum brevis, gastrocnemius Meridian: superficial back line, Urinary Bladder channel *very interesting to me when the energy channel overlaps the myofascia. What do you notice?? And of course credited to Anatomy Trains by Tom Myers for his work dissection and divulging the myofascial meridians #newstart #newseries #urinarybladdermeridian #urinarybladderchannel #bladdermeridian #superficialbackline #fascia #anatomytrains #myofascialmeridians #myofascia #myofascial #musclesandmeridians #itsallconnected #haveanotherlook #movement #muscles #meridians #eastandwest #samethingdifferentlanguage #adatablepolarity #energy #energychannels #energyhealers #bodymechanics https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUOjRiJGJ9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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First series complete in “Movement, Muscles & Meridians: Lateral Line / Gallbladder Channel” “So much contemporary research appears to be misdirected by the lack of a sufficiently empowered conceptual model that would aid that important important first step in any research, which is to ask the right questions.” Dr Beach, Muscles and Meridians Felt pertinent to multiple layers of our current existence, but specifically to the lateral layer: where does the human lateral line begin?? Final answer: lateral rectus of the eyes This aligns with the Chinese meridian and an evolutionary perspective of the lateral line of fish. More on that later when published… #anatomy #anatomytrains #rightquestions #betterquestions #fascia #energy #theanswerisboth #lateralline #gallbladderchannel #gallbladdermeridian #muscles #movement #meridians #musclesandmeridians #contractilefields #movementismedicine #lookatitagain #eyesthatsee #evolution #evolutionaryperspective #adaptablepolarity #bodymechanics (at Bonny Doon, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfR0DfzvQF4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Movement, Muscles & Meridians The lateral aspect of the hip, and really looking at the frontal plane of movement. In opposition to the knee, we see a greater range of motion and mobility at the hip…well, “supposed to” but honestly males in western society is an entire different story. Joking aside, this could be an issue right? Lack of movement in the hip may just translate to the knee?? Is your knee pain actually your butt pain??? Movement: abduction of the hip Muscles: tensor fascia latae, the glutes that abduct so medius, minimus and even some fibers of glute max Meridians: lateral line of fascia and gallbladder channel in Chinese medicine #connectingdots #chinesemedicine #myofascialmeridians #musclesandmeridians #hips #hippain #kneepain #hipmovement #lateralline #fascia #frontalplane #meridians #glutes #movement #movementismedicine #digitaldissection #anatomyart #anatomyexplorations #gallbladderchannel #gallbladdermeridian #anatomytrains (at Bonny Doon, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJ7PBAJt4g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Movement, Muscles & Meridians: the hip superficial front line & Stomach meridian These meridians run centrally down the torso but at the hip jog laterally. As I see it, this is the body’s accommodation and distribution of weight from our central core and torso dividing into our two legs. We have the two poles of our spine defining greatly important structures that protect our central nervous system, but when we stand upright on two feet, our poles shift. When bipedal, the importance of the feet and distribution of weight to the feet increases. If we were on all fours, it would be less of a thing and so many things would be different. We are now evolving or devolving depending upon one’s perspective with the use of chairs. Hips are regularly flexed partially but never fully flexed and the relationship with the ground and earth is dwindling. I was trying to find Anatomy that explained this jog as there is an absence of myofascia between the hip and pubic acupoints, but then I did a squat. Try it out. Place your hands and fingers on your anterior hip and pubic bone, then squat. What happens?? There’s a natural line of connectivity. I find it extremely odd, just to add, that so much of Anatomy is in text books or on cadavers when we all have our own Anatomical study guides, our very own bodies. Get into it! Get curious. Movement: hip flexion Muscles: Rectus femoris (many more hip flexors but not in this fascial plane) #Muscles #movement #meridians #hipflexors #thehip #hipanatomy #stomachmeridian #meridiansystem #myofascialmeridians #myofascial #myofascia #fascia #fascial #anatomytrains #squat #itsallconnected #anatomyart #anatomy #humananatomy #artexploration #yourbodyismagic #humanbody #musclesandmeridians #adaptablepolarity (at Santa Cruz, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrQVEqrl0Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=