Lori Hanna, RMT, Myofascial Release: MFR Practitioner

11/17/2025

11/12/2025

❄️✨ Nature’s Geometry ✨❄️

Have you ever noticed how a snow-covered tree seems to branch out in endlessly smaller versions of itself? 🌳 Each limb mirrors the trunk’s pattern — that’s a fractal, a repeating design found throughout nature.

From trees and rivers to our very own bodies, fractals reveal the structure and beauty of self-similarity. The fascia — the connective tissue web that supports and connects everything in us — follows these same fractal patterns. It branches, weaves, and repeats at every scale, creating strength and harmony through repetition.

So when you see a tree holding its snowy leaves, remember: nature’s design language runs deep — from forest to fascia. 🌿🕸️❄️🍃🍁🪾🌲

11/11/2025

11/09/2025

Having come across this leaf I am reminded that:

💧Hydration Isn’t Just About Drinking Water💧

Look at this leaf — dry, brittle, with beads of water just sitting on the surface.….the water is there, but it can’t soak in.

Our fascia — the connective tissue that wraps and weaves through every part of us — can behave the same way. When it becomes restricted or dehydrated, fluid and nutrients can’t move as freely through the layers. Even if we’re drinking plenty of water, our tissues might still feel tight, stiff, or “dry” from the inside out.

Through Myofascial Release, addressing fascial restrictions helps restore the tissue’s ability to absorb and glide — allowing real hydration to reach the cells where it’s needed most.

💧It’s not just about how much water we take in, but how freely it can flow through us…

11/05/2025

If your body feels frozen, tight, or “stuck,” it might be asking for presence, not pressure.
Like a leaf touched by frost, there may be places in your body that feel frozen. Sometimes our tissues, fascia, even emotions hold still - protecting, bracing, waiting for safety and warmth to return.
Through the gentle, sustained touch of Myofascial Release, we invite those places to soften again…..by listening, waiting and allowing the body’s natural flow to return. This only happens when the body is ready, never by force.
In that quiet space, thawing begins - and movement, breath and life start to ripple back through.
If you’re curious about how John Barnes Myofascial Release® can help your body find freedom again, you are most welcome to reach out to us: MyFreedomMFR@gmail.com
(FreedomMFR Smiths Falls)

11/04/2025

❄️ Myofascial Release — Unbinding the Body’s Natural Flow ❄️

Just as frost can bind the delicate edges of a leaf, our fascia — the connective tissue that weaves through every muscle and organ — can become “frozen” by tension, stress, or injury. When this web loses its fluidity, movement feels restricted and the body’s natural ease is replaced by stiffness or discomfort.

Myofascial Release offers a gentle, focused way to restore that flow. Through sustained, mindful pressure, the tissue begins to soften — allowing circulation, mobility, and balance to return.

Just as the sun melts frost from the leaves, Myofascial Release helps the body thaw from within — freeing what was once held tight, and inviting motion, breath, and vitality to move freely again. 🌿✨

10/28/2025

If I had been gentle, I may not have been bitten as I was. A game of zoomies turned painful when I tried to quickly grab my dog and gripped him too hard; he squealed and the result was a bitten hand. He wanted to continue his play, but I was in a rush to get home.

🐾Truth:
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Force only makes the bite tighter.
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The body works the same way.
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When we rush, push, stretch, or force our way through tension or pain, the body protects. It braces. It holds tighter.
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In John F. Barnes Myofascial Release, we meet the body with patience and sustained presence — inviting it to let go in its own time.
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✨ Healing doesn’t come from force. It comes from listening, waiting, and allowing the body to feel safe again.

10/27/2025

It’s a frost and glow morning. Have a wonderful day, Smiths Falls!

10/26/2025

When you want a vacay, but an afternoon of admin is upon you….

10/25/2025

Your path to greater health is unique to you…

No two bodies hold tension, trauma, or stress in quite the same way. That’s why John Barnes Myofascial Release (MFR) meets you exactly where you are — gently unwinding layers of restriction that have built up over time, allowing your body to return to balance naturally.

Unlike treatments that simply chase symptoms, Myofascial Release looks deeper — into the connective tissue (fascia) that weaves through every muscle, organ, and cell. When fascia becomes tight or restricted from injury, surgery, or emotional stress, it can create pain and limit movement. Through sustained, gentle pressure, MFR helps the body soften, release, and realign itself from the inside out.

This work isn’t about forcing change — it’s about creating space for your body to heal on its own terms. Each session honors your individual story, your pace, and your body’s innate wisdom.

✨ Your healing journey is uniquely yours. Myofascial Release simply helps you reconnect with it.

Feel the freedom of letting go…

10/23/2025

Gritting your teeth through the pain doesn’t lead to better healing; when forcing the body into protection mode, progress stops. John Barnes’ Myofascial Release® works with your body—using gentle, sustained pressure to create lasting change.