The Approach + Research
This work is rooted in the understanding that the body is more than physical. It recognizes the interplay of structure, sensation, awareness and energy. Fascia Coherence explores coherence as experiencing the body as an interconnected whole on a physical and bioenergetic level. It brings together fascia, sensory awareness, and embodied perception—exploring the relationship between sensation, movement, tension, energy, and aliveness. The research articles below offers a glimpse into the science that informs this work, while leaving space for what can only be known through experience.
Research Articles
Proprioception - Sensing the Body in Space
Proske & Gandevia (2012)
The Proprioceptive Senses: Their Roles in Signaling Body Shape, Body Position and Movement, and Muscle Force — Physiological Reviews
A major review explaining how sensory information from muscles, joints and skin contributes to our perception of body position, movement, effort and force.
Fascia as Sensory Tissue
Suarez-Rodriguez et al. (2022)
Fascial Innervation: A Systematic Review of the Literature — International Journal of Molecular Sciences
A systematic review examining the sensory innervation of fascia, including nerve structures involved in proprioceptive and nociceptive signaling.
Interoception - Sensing the Body From Within
Khalsa et al. (2018)
Interoception and Mental Health: A Roadmap — Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
A major interdisciplinary review of interoception—the nervous system's sensing, interpretation and integration of signals originating within the body—and its relationship with emotion and mental health.
Stress & Patterns of Muscle Activation
Psychosocial Stress Alters the Strength of Reticulospinal Input to the Human Upper Trapezius — Journal of Neurophysiology
Researchers used surface and intramuscular EMG to investigate how acute psychosocial stress influences neural control of the upper trapezius. The findings demonstrate that psychological state can influence mechanisms involved in motor control and muscular activity.
Marker, Campeau & Maluf (2017)
Wipff & Hinz (2009)
Myofibroblasts Work Best Under (Mechanical)Stress — Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
This paper examines myofibroblasts—connective-tissue cells capable of generating contractile force—and how their behavior is influenced by their mechanical environment.
Connective Tissue Responds to Mechanical Environment