Briana Descalchuk, RMT & Myofascial Release Practitioner

12/25/2025

The Year of the Snake (2025) taught us how to shed. It was a year of quiet recalibration — not loud endings, but precise ones. The Snake didn’t rush us forward; it asked us to pause, to listen to the discomforts we kept ignoring. It showed us where we were living out of habit instead of truth, where we were staying small because it felt safer than being seen. Growth in the Year of the Snake didn’t come through force. It came through awareness. Through honesty. Through the brave decision to let something old fall away even when no one else could see why.

The lesson of the Snake was simple but demanding: clarity precedes change.
Before anything could move, we had to understand what was misaligned. We had to name what no longer fit. We had to trust that shedding was not a loss, but a preparation. The Snake reminded us that wisdom often arrives quietly — and that not everything meaningful announces itself with urgency.

The Year of the Horse (2026) asks us to move. Where the Snake slowed time, the Horse returns momentum. This is a year animated by courage, motion, and trust in your own legs beneath you. The Horse does not overanalyze the road — it runs it. It invites you to act on the truths you uncovered, to live what you learned instead of endlessly processing it. If the Snake helped you understand who you are becoming, the Horse asks you to embody it.

The energy of the Horse is expansive and alive. It favors bold decisions, forward motion, and choosing freedom over familiarity. This is a year that rewards honesty in action — saying yes when you mean yes, leaving when you know you’re done, trusting your instincts enough to follow them without needing constant reassurance. The Horse doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. It trusts momentum to create clarity as it goes.

Together, these years form a powerful arc. 2025 stripped away what wasn’t true. 2026 gives you the courage to run toward what is.

You are not starting from scratch in the Year of the Horse — you are starting from wisdom. You move forward lighter, clearer, and more aligned than before. The shedding is complete. The path is open. And now, you’re invited to trust yourself enough to take up space in your own becoming.

12/25/2025

12/22/2025

One of my great influencial teachers has left his earthly body to reach his full potential in the cosmos.
I am sharing the announcement as well as one of his favourite songs to share with us at seminars with all of you. I feel blessed to have learned from and been treated with and by John. He was a truly remarkable man who has changed the lives of many. Much love and gratitude to you, John! ❤️
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Shared from MFR Insight:

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of our beloved leader, teacher, mentor and friend, John F. Barnes, PT.

John will be missed more than words can say. His kindness, generosity, sense of humor and deep love and connection he felt for all of us is a rare and special gift, which will be felt in our hearts forever.

As we reflect upon the impact John has had on each of us, we are reminded of what he brought to this world and what a better place it is because of him. We are forever grateful for the positive influence that John has had, not only on our lives, but on the lives of countless patients and MFR therapists throughout the world.

John’s life’s mission was to spread the awareness of the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach®.

Moving forward, we are dedicated to carrying out John’s mission through our Myofascial Release Treatment Centers & Seminars.

This has become John's favorite artist, and he always commented on the power and passion in his voice. Please allow yourselves to get quiet, reflect, visualize and feel deeply as you listen to this song❤️

Sincerely,
Staff at Myofascial Release Treatment Centers & Seminars in Malvern, PA and Sedona, AZ

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12/08/2025

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12/07/2025

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11/27/2025

Great reminders from a wonderful human and coworker ❤️

11/10/2025

Everyone talks about retirement savings.
But no one talks about the muscle you’ll need to use those years.

Muscle keeps you moving.
Muscle keeps you thinking.
Muscle keeps you living life on your own terms.

Invest in it.

10/20/2025

The most detailed view of a human cell to date is the "Cellular landscape cross-section through a eukaryotic cell", a 3D model created by Evan Ingersoll and Gael McGill. This visualization combines data from multiple scientific techniques, including X-ray, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and cryoelectron microscopy, to represent the cell's intricate structures and molecular choreography. Another recent and highly detailed effort is the comprehensive map of the U2OS cell created by researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford University, which uses Al and advanced imaging to reveal protein functions.

10/20/2025

10/14/2025

Ever wondered how your body moves with such coordinated ease, adapts to the internal and external forces that beset it, and is capable of amazing feats? The answer lies in a fascinating concept called biotensegrity.

Originally introduced by orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Stephen M. Levin, biotensegrity states that the body isn’t just a stack of bones with muscles attached; a system of pulleys and levers. Instead, it’s a self-organising, dynamic structure built on the continuous dance between tension and compression.

From cells to organs, bones to muscles, all surrounded and supported by the liquid crystalline matrix that is the fascia, the biotensegral body is resilient, low-energy and load-distributing; it self-formed in the embryo, has no 'core' and is internally balanced and fully adaptive to every situation.

When we understand biotensegrity, we stop seeing the body as a machine to be “fixed” and start recognising it as a living system with the ability to self heal; one that is responsive, resonant and highly sensitive on many levels.

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