Fascia is the matrix of connective tissue that lies beneath our skin. It encompasses all our individual muscles, organs, bones, blood vessels and nerve fibres. It is what keeps all these parts separate, able to easily move with each other and in the right places. It is also what connects and facilitates communication between these parts throughout the body. It is highly innervated, and recent research has found that the fascial network contains over 250 million nerve endings and pain receptors. When fascia is healthy, it moves and stretches as you do. When it is restricted, it can cause decreased range of motion and potentially pain. Restrictions in the fascia can be caused by many things: scar tissue from injury or surgery, repetitive motion, lack of movement, inflammation and even an unresolved reaction to physical or emotional trauma.

The Craniosacral System consists of the bones and membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. We can tune into the rhythm of the cerebrospinal fluid as it flows through this system from anywhere on the body through the fascia.

The Central Nervous System regulates everything in the body. It collects information from the sensory nerves throughout the body (the peripheral nervous system), processes it and sends information back and forth from the spinal cord to the brain. How we think, move, feel, our breathing and heart rate as well as our hormones and body temperature are all controlled by the Central Nervous System.