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Discover our life changing body work practice that helps release pain, excess weight, reverse premature aging & gain balance. Her body began to change.
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Deanna Hansen is Certified Athletic Therapist and founder of Fluid Isometrics and Block Therapy, a bodywork practice that is a meditation, exercise and therapy all in one. Deanna began her practice as an Athletic Therapist in 1995, always focusing on deep tissue work. She built up a thriving practice but unfortunately Deanna’s physical health and mental wellbeing were eluding her. In 2000, Deanna experienced a major breakthrough. While experiencing the worst of a series of anxiety attacks, Deanna intuitively pushed her hand into her abdomen and at that moment began a path of self-discovery. Her weight was dropping, the chronic pain and issues were improving and her depression and anxiety were lifting. She immediately began applying this to her existing patients and the results were immediate and outstanding. For almost 14 more years Deanna owned clinics where she practiced. In 2006 as word was spreading of the benefits of Fluid Isometrics, she began teaching other therapists. It has been a combination of transforming her own body and life and working with others that gives her such a rich understanding of the connective tissue called fascia. Deanna’s journey working with individuals was incredibly rewarding yet her true passion is to teach people how to self-care. Fluid Isometrics Block Therapy became the solution. Deanna took what she did in the treatment room and translated it into a self-help practice using a handcrafted cedar wooden block, called the Block Buddy. This simple, efficient, inexpensive approach is gaining credibility as people around the world are experiencing the benefits and sharing with others. Today, it is Deanna’s goal to certify as many Block Therapy Instructors as possible. She has developed an on-line teacher-training program so people around the world can teach to their communities and empower others to become their own health advocates.

03/25/2026

Your jaw might be one of the biggest things aging your face… and most people don’t even realize it.

Tension in the jaw doesn’t just stay in the jaw.

It impacts your tongue position, your lymphatic flow, and even how blood and oxygen move through your face.

Over time, that shows up as tightness, puffiness, and loss of tone.

The goal isn’t to force or stretch harder… it’s to create space and restore movement where things have become stuck.

This is one of the simplest daily techniques you can do to start shifting that.

If you want to understand how your jaw, tongue, fascia, and lymphatics all connect (and how to actually work with them)…

Comment “WEBINAR” below and we’ll send you the link to join us live on April 6th. 🎟️

03/20/2026

Stretching your back might feel good, but it doesn’t fix the root cause.

Over time, poor alignment, often starting at the feet, creates compression through the body. When the feet collapse, tension travels up to the knees, hips, and lower back.

Real relief starts at the foundation. Restore your feet, and your back can finally decompress.

03/19/2026

Most people treat plantar fasciitis at the site of pain…�but that’s not where the problem starts.

Your plantar fascia is a band of tissue that runs from your heel to your toes, and it’s designed to create spring, absorb impact, and support your entire body.

But when your feet are misaligned (which is more common than you think)…�that system stops working properly.

And that’s when pain shows up.

What most people don’t realize is:�
👣 The way you stand�
👣 The way your feet connect to the ground�
👣 The tension between your toes

…all play a role in how your body functions above the feet.

This is why just stretching or massaging the area doesn’t create lasting change.
You have to restore function at the foundation.

03/17/2026

Your feet are the foundation of your entire body, and the fascia on the top of the foot is often tight and compressed from shoes, walking patterns, and daily stress.

Here’s what releasing it can help with:
• Improves circulation – allowing better blood and oxygen flow into the feet and toes.
• Reduces foot and ankle tension – helping relieve stiffness from walking, running, or restrictive footwear.
• Supports shin and calf relief – the fascia on the top of the foot connects directly into the front of the lower leg.
• Improves foot mobility – helping the small joints in the foot move and glide more freely.
• Supports better alignment – healthy, mobile feet create a stronger foundation for the knees, hips, and lower back.

✨ In simple terms: releasing the top of the foot restores space, circulation, and flow through the feet and lower leg.

03/11/2026

You may have heard us say that “death starts in the feet.” It’s a phrase that often surprises people, but when you understand how the body works, it makes a lot of sense.

Your feet are the foundation of your entire body. Every step you take sends force up through your joints, muscles, and fascia. When the feet are strong, aligned, and able to move properly, that force is distributed evenly throughout the body.

But when the feet lose their natural structure, from things like restrictive footwear, poor posture, injuries, or years of compensation patterns, the body has to adapt. The arches collapse, the toes stop spreading and gripping the ground, and the feet lose their natural spring. When this happens, the body begins to pull out of alignment from the ground up.

This misalignment creates compression within the fascia, the connective tissue system that surrounds every muscle, bone, nerve, and organ in the body. When fascia becomes compressed and dense, it restricts circulation, oxygen, and nutrient flow to the cells. Over time, this leads to areas of the body becoming starved of oxygen and filled with metabolic waste, which contributes to stiffness, pain, inflammation, and dysfunction.

So while the phrase “death starts in the feet” points to how these patterns can begin, the empowering truth is that life also starts in the feet.

When you bring attention back to your feet and begin restoring their alignment and mobility, you start changing the way your entire body functions. Improving the structure of the feet can help restore posture, improve circulation, reduce compression in the fascia, and allow the body to move with more efficiency and ease.

Your feet are meant to act like dynamic springs, absorbing impact and helping propel you forward with every step. When that natural spring returns, the body begins to feel lighter, more balanced, and more supported.
If you want to restore health, energy, and flow throughout your body, start with the place that supports everything else.

Start with your feet. 👣

03/10/2026

Pain isn’t random, it’s information.

It’s your cells signalling that they’re under stress, compressed, dehydrated, or not receiving the nutrients they need. When tissue is dense and restricted, circulation slows and toxins accumulate, which triggers discomfort.

Fascia decompression works because it restores space and flow, allowing blood, oxygen, and nutrients to reach the cells while supporting proper drainage. Instead of chasing the pain site alone, we need to look at the body as an interconnected system and restore alignment from a full-body perspective.

03/07/2026

Pain usually isn’t coming from where you feel it.

The pain site is often just the area that’s compensating for tension somewhere else in the body. If your shoulder hurts, the cause may be in your alignment, your hips, or even your feet pulling you out of position over time.

Treating only the painful area may give temporary relief, but unless the root cause is addressed, the tension pattern remains. True relief comes from restoring full-body alignment and removing the underlying compression that created the pain in the first place.

03/04/2026

You can drink water all day and still feel dehydrated. Sounds strange… but it happens all the time. Because hydration isn’t just about how much water you drink. It’s about whether your body can actually circulate and absorb it.

One of the biggest factors that determines this is your fascia.

Fascia is the body’s fluid-based connective tissue network that surrounds every muscle, organ, nerve, and blood vessel. When fascia is healthy, fluids, oxygen, and nutrients move freely throughout the body. But when fascia becomes compressed, that flow slows down.

Compression often happens because of everyday habits like:
• Poor posture
• Sitting for long periods
• Chronic tension in the body
• Shallow breathing through the chest

When this happens, blood, oxygen, and fluid circulation decrease, meaning your tissues aren’t receiving the hydration they need — even if you’re drinking plenty of water.

This is where your breath becomes incredibly important. Your diaphragm acts like a pump for the body.

When you breathe deeply through the diaphragm, it helps:
• Move lymphatic fluid
• Improve oxygen delivery
• Support detox pathways
• Keep fluids circulating through the tissues

But when breathing becomes shallow and stays in the upper chest, that pumping mechanism is reduced. Over time, areas of the body can become tight, dense, and dehydrated.

So true hydration requires more than just water.

It requires:
• Decompression
• Alignment
• Movement
• Proper breathing

Because flow is what hydrates the body at a cellular level.

03/03/2026

If your fascia is dry and dehydrated, it usually comes down to alignment and breath.

When we lose proper posture and diaphragmatic breathing, collagen shifts to create stability, forming dense adhesions in certain areas. These tight, overbuilt spots restrict blood and oxygen flow, making the tissue feel cold, stiff, and sometimes painful. Healthy fascia should feel warm and glide easily, like the scalp moving over the skull. If it feels sticky or doesn’t slide, that’s a sign of dehydration and compression.

True hydration isn’t just about water; it’s about restoring heat, circulation, and space through fascia decompression and proper breathing.

02/25/2026

Most people think better breathing means taking bigger breaths or breathing more air.

But that’s not the problem.

The issue is where the air is going.

When breathing stays shallow and high in the chest, the base of the lungs doesn’t fully expand. That matters because the base of the lungs holds the highest concentration of oxygen receptor sites, the area responsible for efficient oxygen exchange.

Shallow, upper-chest breathing:
• Misses the base of the lungs
• Limits oxygen delivery
• Slows detoxification
• Keeps the nervous system stuck in stress mode

This pattern quietly signals danger to the body, even when there isn’t one.

Over time, that can show up as fatigue, tension, poor sleep, anxiety, slower healing, and feeling constantly “on edge.”

Diaphragmatic breathing changes this.

By allowing the diaphragm to move freely and the belly to soften on the inhale, breath is directed downward, into the part of the lungs designed to receive it. This shift helps activate the parasympathetic nervous system, moving the body out of survival mode and into a state of calm, regulation, and repair.

This isn’t about forceful breathing.

It’s not about trying harder.

It’s about better direction.

When breath reaches the base of the lungs, the body can finally access the oxygen it’s already capable of using which supports energy, clarity, healing, and resilience.

Your body was designed to thrive, not just survive.

02/24/2026

5 Fascia Release Benefits You Don’t See in the Mirror

Everyone focuses on how the body looks…
but fascia work changes how you feel.

✨ More energy
😴 Better sleep
🕊️ A deeper sense of calm
💪 Quiet confidence
🔗 Stronger connection to your purpose

This work isn’t just physical.
It’s nervous system.
It’s emotional.
It’s soul-level.

Save this if you’re chasing more than aesthetics.

02/23/2026

Pain isn’t the enemy. It’s information.

Pain is the body’s way of signalling that cells aren’t getting what they need, often due to compression, dehydration, or lack of circulation. Fascia decompression supports the body by creating space so nutrients and oxygen can move in and waste can move out.

Pain is rarely isolated to one spot. When we look at the whole body and address the interconnected fascial system, we stop chasing symptoms and start supporting real healing.

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1408-1 Evergreen Place
Winnipeg, MB
R3L0E9

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+18442743666

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https://blocktherapy.com/

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