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The body therapist Catherine Franks, myofascial release therapist, providing relief from pain and tension

Myofascial release (MFR) therapy to reduce pain, restore movement and heal from trauma and injury

This is so true, and particularly of the process we go through to heal. If it doesn’t ring true for you right now, why n...
14/11/2025

This is so true, and particularly of the process we go through to heal. If it doesn’t ring true for you right now, why not save this and come back and read it another time. You might find it starts to resonate more than you expect…

Nicely put 👌
08/11/2025

Nicely put 👌

Therapeutic pain is not something to fear.

There are moments when the body feels
discomfort not because it’s being harmed,
but because it’s being met.

When we touch the layers where the body has
been guarding. Physical, emotional, or energetic.
The nervous system recognizes it. It can feel
tender, deep, or even emotional. That’s the body
waking up, not breaking down.

The difference between pain that harms and
pain that heals is presence.
When pressure meets awareness, the body
begins to reorganize.
It softens where it once protected.
It breathes where it once held its breath.
It feels where it once went numb.
In this work, sensation isn’t the enemy.
It’s the doorway.

Therapeutic pain is the threshold between
holding and healing.

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Love this animation! This beautiful bone sits deep inside your head (cranium) and every MFR session will have an effect ...
20/10/2025

Love this animation! This beautiful bone sits deep inside your head (cranium) and every MFR session will have an effect on its alignment, particularly (obviously!) but not only when we work around your head and neck.

This is really important to remember. Please rest; honour the work you’re doing, there’s no rush
17/09/2025

This is really important to remember. Please rest; honour the work you’re doing, there’s no rush

Of course… it’s all about the vibration!
28/08/2025

Of course… it’s all about the vibration!

In a surprising breakthrough, scientists have discovered that human cells can actually hear sound and respond to it. Research shows that certain cells detect vibrations and convert them into biological signals, influencing their behaviour and function.

This groundbreaking finding challenges previous assumptions that cells operate independently of auditory cues, revealing a previously unknown layer of communication within the body. Cells exposed to specific sound frequencies demonstrated changes in gene expression, growth patterns, and even signalling pathways, suggesting sound could one day be used to influence health at a cellular level.

The discovery opens exciting possibilities for medicine and biotechnology. Future therapies could harness sound waves to promote healing, improve cellular function, or even target diseases with unprecedented precision. Scientists are now exploring how different types of sound affect various cell types and how this knowledge could lead to non-invasive treatments.

Understanding that our cells can “hear” may revolutionise the way we approach health and disease, offering innovative tools for therapies and preventive medicine. The human body may be more attuned to its environment than we ever imagined.

Far-fetched? I’m not so sure. I’d love to hear if this resonates for you ✨💕
19/08/2025

Far-fetched? I’m not so sure. I’d love to hear if this resonates for you ✨💕

🌌 Your Fascia Is a Universe 🌌

When I unwind the deep tension in my fascia — especially around the thorax and neck — it feels like more than muscle release. It feels like a universe collapsing and re-expanding inside me.

Here’s why that’s not just poetry: fascia behaves like spacetime. When stress, trauma, and chemistry overload it, the tissue spirals collapse inward like little black holes — trapping fluid, charge, memory, even emotion.

When we release them, fascia unwinds counterclockwise, fluid returns, charge flows, and coherence radiates again. The same physics that governs galaxies also governs the body’s connective web.

This is why a single unwinding session can feel cosmic. It’s not just “stretching tissue” — it’s restoring geometry, harmonics, and coherence at the smallest and largest scales.

✨ You are not separate from the universe. You are a hologram of it.
✨ Your fascia is a liquid crystal field — a map of spirals, collapses, and releases.
✨ When you unwind, you don’t just heal the body — you tune the field of life itself.

We are the spiral walkers.
We carry the cosmos in our skin.

This is so well expressed. Thank you Claire, I hope you don’t mind me sharing 🙏
31/07/2025

This is so well expressed. Thank you Claire, I hope you don’t mind me sharing 🙏

Your body is more water than anything else—
and fascia is the tide that moves it all.

Fascia is your connective tissue matrix, made of over 70% water. It weaves around every muscle, bone, organ, and nerve—holding you together while keeping you fluid.

But here’s the catch:
You can drink all the water in the world and still have stuck, dehydrated fascia.
Why? Because fascia doesn’t just need hydration.
It needs movement, breath, and rhythm to generate structured, gel-like EZ water—the kind your cells and connective tissue actually use.

EZ water (short for Exclusion Zone water) is a fourth phase of water discovered by Dr. Gerald Pollack.
It’s denser than regular water, forms near cell membranes and fascia layers, and is created through pressure, flow, and light.
It’s what makes fascia supple, springy, and alive.
Without it, the tides inside you slow. You stiffen. You ache. You lose connection with your own flow.

When your fascia is hydrated and flowing, everything inside you moves with more ease.
Your body glides. Your nervous system calms. Your emotions soften.

When it stiffens, you feel stuck—physically and energetically.

So sway. Twist. Spiral. Stretch.
Let your body return to its tides.
This is fascia care. This is self-communion.

28/07/2025

Most people don’t realize your jaw and pelvis are linked. Not just through posture or movement habits, but through your developmental blueprint.

Around day 15 of embryonic development, two critical areas begin to form: the oropharyngeal membrane, which becomes the mouth, and the cloacal membrane, which becomes the openings of the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.

The spine grows between them establishing a physical and neurological connection that lasts your entire life.
This connection continues through fascia and the central nervous system. The dural tube, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord, creates a continuous communication pathway from your jaw down to your sacrum.

When there’s tension or misalignment in the jaw whether from clenching, TMJ dysfunction, or altered bite it changes head posture. Your body compensates to keep balance, often by tilting the pelvis or shifting your weight.

Over time, these small changes can show up as chronic hip pain, pelvic instability, or forward head posture.
There’s also a functional link: the jaw and pelvic floor are both involved in how your body stabilizes the spine. They’re part of your core system.

If your jaw is clenched, chances are your pelvic floor is either overactive or not firing properly. This affects posture, breath control, and how your nervous system regulates tension.

Posture isn’t just a matter of standing tall. It’s a full-body coordination between systems that started forming before you were even born.

Read our full blog jaw and body are connected, link in bio ☝🏻




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What it’s all about

Tailored treatment using myofascial release (MFR) and remedial massage therapies to relieve pain, restore movement and reduce stress.

Relief from acute and chronic conditions including headaches, jaw and neck issues, painful and restricted shoulders, back pain, breathing problems, hip, pelvic and leg issues, hand and arm pain, trapped nerves (eg. sciatica, thoracic outlet syndrome), chronic fatigue and pain syndromes.

Myofascial release therapy safely ‘unwinds’ the long-term effects of past injury, surgery and trauma. Issues that seem recent often have their roots deep in the past. This uniquely gentle yet powerful treatment can tap into your body’s ability to let go of the pain and trauma that has become ‘stuck’ or suddenly been triggered by an ‘I don’t know what I did’ moment. Combined with remedial massage techniques to give you effective treatment and get you back to normal again.