B3 Brain Body Balance

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B3 (Brain.Body.Balance) is a type of bodywork that facilitates the relief of nerve and muscle stress and targets the release of myofascial blockages. This neuromuscular technique can be highly effective at helping to alleviate the symptoms of many conditions ranging from scoliosis, neck, back and shoulder pain to degenerative diseases such as arthritis, Parkinsons, age related pain, sports injuries and is SAFE and non invasive.

06/02/2026

Your Back Muscles, The Silent Workforce Behind Every Move

Your spine is not held upright by bones alone. It is supported by an intelligent network of muscles and fascia that work together every second you sit, stand, walk, lift, breathe, and even think.

The back muscles can be grouped into layers.
The superficial muscles help move the arms and shoulders.
The intermediate muscles assist breathing and rib movement.
The deep intrinsic muscles, like the multifidus, rotatores, and erector spinae, are your spinal stabilizers.

Science shows that the deep spinal muscles fire milliseconds before movement begins. Their job is not power. Their job is precision. They create segmental stability so the nervous system feels safe enough to move efficiently.

These muscles are wrapped and connected by fascia, especially the thoracolumbar fascia, one of the most important load transfer systems in the body. Fascia distributes force, stores elastic energy, and communicates information to the brain. When fascia becomes dehydrated, stiff, or overloaded due to prolonged sitting, stress, or repetitive movement, the muscles lose efficiency.

This is why back pain is often not about weakness, but about poor communication between muscle, fascia, and nervous system.

When spinal muscles are coordinated and fascia is elastic, posture becomes effortless. Breathing deepens. Movement feels lighter. When they are overworked or switched off, the body compensates. Tight shoulders. Achy lower back. Constant tension without knowing why.

Your back muscles do not need more brute strength. They need variability, hydration through movement, & intelligent loading.

Movement feeds fascia. Awareness trains the nervous system. Consistency builds resilience.

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06/02/2026

As a bodyworker, your hands already feel more than most people can explain.
But imagine understanding why the body responds the way it does, and knowing exactly how to guide change with clarity, confidence, & precision.

The B3 Activation Course is designed for practitioners who want to work smarter, not harder, & who want results that last beyond the treatment table.

This course teaches you how to reactivate the body through the brain body balance approach. You learn how fascia, the nervous system, movement, and perception are constantly communicating. When that communication improves, pain reduces, mobility improves, and the body regains trust in movement.

What you will learn inside the course
• How fascia truly works as a sensory organ, not just connective tissue
• How the nervous system influences pain, tone, posture, and recovery
• Why some clients improve quickly while others plateau, and how to support both
• Practical reactivation techniques you can apply immediately
• How to read compensations, patterns, and protective responses
• How to help clients feel safe, regulated, and connected in their bodies

Why bodyworkers love this course
✅ it gives context to what you already do.
✅ it sharpens your clinical reasoning.
✅ clients feel the difference.
✅ sessions become clearer, more effective, & less physically demanding for you.

This course is ideal for bodyworkers, movement therapists, Pilates instructors, physiotherapists, and anyone working with pain, restriction, or performance. It bridges science & practice in a way that makes sense on the table & in movement.

If you want to expand your skill set, refine your touch, & understand the body as an integrated system, this course is for you.

Your hands already know a lot.
Now give your brain the framework to match.

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05/02/2026

Pain is not just physical.
It is personal.

The part of the brain that processes pain is deeply connected to the part that processes emotion. This is why two people can experience the exact same touch and respond in completely different ways.

I pinch two people.
One jumps and says “ouch”.
The other laughs and says “that tickles”.

Same input.
Different experience.

Why?
Because the brain does not only register sensation. It also checks emotional state, past experiences, memory, and perceived safety.

The same brain regions that help organize movement are involved in emotional processing. This means pain, movement, and emotion are constantly communicating.

Your nervous system asks questions before it reacts.
Is this familiar?
Was this painful before?
Was I safe last time?
Am I calm or already overwhelmed?

If in the past a similar sensation was associated with fear, punishment, stress, or shock, the body will protect itself faster. If the nervous system feels safe and regulated, the same stimulus may feel neutral or even playful.

Pain is not imagined.
It is interpreted.

This is why stress, anxiety, fatigue, and emotional load can amplify pain. The body is not only responding to what is happening now, it is responding to history.

This is also why creating safety, regulation, and awareness in the body matters. When the nervous system feels supported, the brain changes how it processes sensation.

Less threat.
Less alarm.
More clarity.

Your body is not overreacting.
It is remembering.

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03/02/2026

Ever notice how your body relaxes the moment you sit down and finally exhale?
That is your vagus nerve doing its job.

The vagus nerve is the main communication highway between your brain and your body.
It influences heart rate, digestion, breathing, posture, emotional regulation, and your ability to feel safe in your own skin.

Modern neuroscience shows something powerful.
When the nervous system receives clear, organized sensory input, especially through posture, breath, and spinal awareness, the vagus nerve increases parasympathetic activity.
That means more calm, more clarity, better focus, and less reactivity.

Think about your day.
Emails. Traffic. Notifications. Conversations. Expectations.
Your body is constantly responding, often without you noticing.

If your spine is collapsed, breath is shallow, and attention is scattered, the nervous system reads threat.
If your spine feels supported, breath is slower, and awareness is anchored, the nervous system reads safety.

When you sit with both feet on the ground and feel your sitting bones supported, your body receives proprioceptive input that says,
“I am here.”
“I am stable.”
“I am supported.”

Slowly bringing awareness along the spine, without trying to fix anything, stimulates sensory pathways that directly influence vagal tone.

No effort.
No forcing calm.
Just awareness.

This is why even three to four minutes of conscious sitting can change how you respond to the rest of your day.
You start responding.

This is nervous system hygiene.

Your body already knows how to regulate.
You are simply giving it the right signals.

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03/02/2026

Ever notice how your nervous system gets louder when life feels like, hurry up, do it now, decide faster, be better?
Your body is not being dramatic, it is being protective.

Here is the plot twist, regulation is not only breathwork, it is also options.

When your brain senses choice, it downshifts threat. When it senses no escape, no control, no flexibility, it tightens the system. Shoulders creep up, jaw locks, fascia grips, thoughts race, your inner world goes into “do not mess this up” mode.

So today is a nervous system reset you can do anywhere, seated or standing, supported and comfortable. No perfection required.

Step 1, Arrive
Soften shoulders and jaw.
One slow inhale through the nose, longer exhale out.

Step 2, Choose your anchor
Pick ONE place to rest your attention:
Breath, feet on the floor, or contact of your body with the chair or ground.
There is no right answer, the win is choosing.

Step 3, Stay with your choice
Hold that anchor for three to four breaths.
When attention drifts, return gently, like guiding a puppy back to its mat.

Step 4, Change if you wish
Now prove to your nervous system that you have options.
Stay, or slowly shift to a new anchor.
One intentional change is enough.

Hand on chest, say quietly: “I choose what supports me.”
One final slow inhale, easy exhale.

Real life example: you are stuck in traffic, you cannot change the road, but you can choose your anchor. That single choice tells your system, “I am safe enough to stay present.”

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03/02/2026

That muscle on the side of your head is doing more than you think.

Place your fingers just above your ears and clench your teeth gently.
Feel that muscle pop up?

That is your temporalis muscle.

It is one of the primary muscles of chewing, but its role goes far beyond eating. The temporalis is deeply connected to jaw tension, headaches, neck stiffness, eye fatigue, and even how stressed you feel.

Here is the relatable part.

Think about fashion moments.
Tight collars.
Heavy earrings.
Slick hairstyles that pull the scalp back.
Hours of jaw clenching during meetings, scrolling, driving, or focusing.

All of that feeds tension into the temporalis.

From a brain body balance perspective, this muscle is part of a protective loop. When the nervous system senses pressure, overload, or the need to stay alert, the jaw tightens. The temporalis stays switched on. Fascia around the skull becomes less fluid. Blood flow changes. Sensory input to the brain shifts.

Over time, this can show up as
headaches
jaw pain
teeth grinding
neck tension
or a feeling of pressure around the temples

The key is not forcing it to relax.

A simple reset starts with awareness.

Lightly place your fingertips on the side of your head.
Breathe slowly through your nose.
Let your teeth separate.
Soften the tongue from the roof of the mouth.
Use gentle circular touch, not pressure.

This sends a signal of safety to the nervous system.
When the nervous system downshifts, the muscle follows.

Fashion, posture, stress, and movement all speak to this muscle every day.

Your body is always listening.

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03/02/2026

Bunions are not just a foot problem.

If you have been told that bunions are genetic, age related, or simply caused by shoes, that is only part of the picture.

A bunion is often the result of how your body organizes force from the inside out.

Here is the part most people never hear.

Your feet are the end point of your nervous system and fascia network.
If your core is not activating efficiently, stability has to come from somewhere else.
Very often, it comes from the feet.

When the deep core muscles are not doing their job, the brain looks for support through the fascia. The fascia then pulls, twists, and compensates. Over time, that altered tension changes how the big toe loads and how weight travels through the foot. The result can be a bunion.

This is not weakness.
This is strategy.

Your body is brilliant at keeping you upright, even if it means overworking the toes.

That is why bunions often show up alongside
poor balance
hip instability
lower back tension
collapsed arches
or chronic tight calves

The issue is not only the toe.
It is the neuromuscular conversation between the core, hips, fascia, and feet.

When core activation improves, the nervous system feels safer.
When the nervous system feels safer, fascia reorganizes.
When fascia reorganizes, pressure through the foot changes.

This is where real change begins.

Not by forcing the toe straight.
Not by aggressive stretching.
But by teaching the body better coordination from the center outward.

Your feet are responding to how you move, stand, breathe, and stabilize every day.

If you want to understand your bunions, start by listening to your core.

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01/02/2026

Toe exercises are not a detail. They are foundational.

Your toes are designed to move, spread, grip, sense, and communicate. When they stop moving well, the rest of the body adapts around that limitation. Often silently, often over years.

Each foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, and thousands of nerve endings. The toes play a major role in balance, propulsion, shock absorption, and sensory feedback to the brain. When your toes are stiff, weak, or compressed by narrow shoes, the brain receives less accurate information from the ground. Less information means less precision in movement and more compensation higher up the chain.

Toe movement supports a healthy foot arch. The intrinsic foot muscles rely on active toe function to stabilize the foot during walking and standing. When toes do not extend, flex, or abduct properly, the arch collapses or becomes rigid. This can influence plantar fascia tension, calf loading, knee tracking, hip stability, and even spinal posture.

Toe exercises stimulate mechanoreceptors in the skin and joints. This sensory input travels through peripheral nerves into the brain, supporting balance, coordination, and a sense of safety in movement. That is why slow, intentional toe movements can feel grounding and calming, even though they look simple.

Simple practices make a difference. Lifting and lowering the toes. Spreading them wide. Pressing the big toe down while lifting the others. Curling the toes to grip the floor. Moving slowly, with attention. These are not exercises for athletes only. They are basic hygiene for the feet.

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01/02/2026

Your feet are not just there to get you from point A to point B. They are information hubs, sensory organs, a live communication system between your brain, your fascia, & your internal organs.

Each foot contains over 7,000 nerve endings. These receptors constantly send data to the brain about pressure, balance, temperature, & load. This is why the feet play such a major role in posture, gait, and even how safe your nervous system feels.

On the soles of your feet, there are reflex points that correspond with organs and systems in the body. Lungs, digestive system, kidneys, spine, even the nervous system itself. When these areas are stimulated, gentle sensory input travels through peripheral nerves, into the spinal cord, and up to the brain, influencing autonomic regulation. This is one reason why foot work can support digestion, breathing, circulation, & stress regulation.

From a fascia perspective, the plantar fascia connects into long myofascial chains that travel up through the calves, hamstrings, spine, & neck. Tension, stiffness, or lack of movement in the feet does not stay local. It travels. That tight foot you ignore can influence knee pain, hip discomfort, or a tired lower back.

When you spend all day in tight shoes, rigid soles, or never letting your feet feel the ground, your brain receives less quality sensory input. Less input often equals less adaptability. The body compensates elsewhere.

Simple actions matter. Walking barefoot when safe. Gently massaging the soles. Rolling the foot on a ball. Letting your toes spread. Giving your feet attention is not a luxury, it is basic nervous system care.

Your body is always communicating. The feet are one of its loudest messengers.

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