11/26/2025
This is a great post by Musical Breathwork.
I love seeing research like this because it validates what so many people intuitively feel and what I see in my clients every day.
When fascia gets dense from stress, trauma, overthinking, dehydration, or emotional shutdown, it restricts flow and becomes sticky and tight. That tension doesn’t just stay in the muscles; it influences the dura, the spine, and even the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. This is one reason people feel clearer, calmer, lighter, or “more themselves” after massage.
When fascia is hydrated, mobile, and able to glide properly, breath naturally deepens, the nervous system shifts into rest-and-digest, headaches and neck tension ease, and the whole body is able to communicate more freely — physically, emotionally, and energetically.
Massage helps restore that fascial glide, unwind the suboccipitals, and support the health of the entire fascial and neurological system. Your body isn’t separate parts; it’s one intelligent, responsive system. Everything is connected, and touch truly makes a difference.
We’re not just “releasing muscles.” We’re helping the entire fascial web soften so it can transmit breath, emotion, and energy again.
When the fascia melts, the emotional armor melts with it. The body holds the story and touch helps us rewrite it.