Exciting new findings into the nature of fascia, the connective tissue of the body, make it abundantly clear that we cannot think of the body as a collection of parts.
Every part of the body is an interwoven wholeness, interconnected through the body-wide network of the fascia.
Quite frankly, this is mind-blowing. It means that our physical body is not just a collection of muscles, organs and bones. It is an interconnected wholeness in which everything impacts everything else.
Yet, for the most part, our approaches to fitness and self-care are still stuck in an old, outdated, linear model of the body. We may be stretching and strengthening our muscles on a regular basis, but we do so in a linear fashion, without reference to the fact that muscles don't function in linear planes.
This is why yoga is so beneficial for preventing injuries and cultivating good health.