The Joanne Avison Podcast

Responses to this podcast are deeply appreciated (thank you to each of you) and I love it when I receive a burning question. This one was "What is the connection between Fascia and Biotensegrity" and it so dear to my heart, that I devoted the whole episode to the answer. If you are not an anatomy nerd, you live in a body - and this might inspire you .... and to the lovely person that ask...

Turning Lead into Gold. Sometimes the very stuff that brings the pain, literally (and symbolically) holds the key to transformation. Then we get to be the alchemists, turning our own lead, into our own gold. Even a golden resource that's already there!! As you move toward the springtime.... SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your det...

After a brilliant weekend of presentations "by movers for movers" at Integrated Biotensegrity in Motion, John Sharkey joins me in praise of the hosts (Lisa, Paul and Rachel) and in the wider discussion about the art and the science behind Biotensegrity.  SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO re...

It is such a pleasure to talk to Shane about how our understanding of Light can be so closely related to Pain (sustained or removed) and Performance (strained or improved)! It is wonderful to hear his take on the body and its natural "Wisdom Drives" and how deeply we need to follow the light! (And I love to follow his adventure, moving to Costa Rica and discovering what it's like in...

I was asked what my "word of the year" would be - and it brought up other people stating theirs... Especially in terms of Pain Removed and Performance Improved. (Like the pain of comparison and "is my performance good enough?") After a lot of thought and consideration, it came to me. Along with how awesome we all are; whatever judgements we might have or fear at any given time....

Jaap van der Wal is my friend and mentor and it is such a delight to talk with him about the Embryo. I do sound like an excited child...but truth is, I felt a bit like one. We were all embryos once...right? This episode guides us to really deeply appreciate that... SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO r...

This is to say, Happy New Year to you and let you know why I am so excited about The Fascial Heart on January 16th 2021 hosted by The Fascia Hub . Learning, for me, is a heart-centred experience. I know I always remember things better if I enjoyed learning them. As such, I am always delighted when presenting with a host for whom those values are shared (thank you for having me Jan Trewartha. Fasci...

A podcast to send well wishes at the end of 2020, with love. Looking forward to being back with you in the New Year after our Christmas break. Sending blessings and warmest heartfelt wishes to each of you for the best possible in these unprecedented times.  SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect p...

Spirals are an important theme in body structure; they often get ignored - yet they are so essential to movement and energy capacity. Today's episode pays due respect to my dear friend and colleague Karen Kirkness, who appreciates spiral structure in some superb ways. Our whole body weave relies on spirals and, like trees, our limbs and vessels animate this motif for our growth patterns and m...

I had a goofy moment admitting how much I don't iron, unless I really really have to! In Structural bodywork, the client often says they feel "ironed" - but in truth, the fascia in our bodies is actually crimped (like it's sort of pleated). It is supposed to be! It makes sense if you think about it; to allow nerves and vessels to move through without being too damaged when we m...

Following the recent episode about Wibbs Coulson's work with the breath, this is the "future episode" in which I promised to interview him, all about it. It's a fabulous insight into his life as a Nurse (in A&E and Cardiology), a Yoga Teacher and a practitioner dedicated to making a difference to peoples' ability to help themselves. This is a gorgeous conversation abou...

STRESS gets a lot of bad press. In our everyday language we use the word mostly with negative connotations. In this episode, we consider that there may be a way to turn it around. What does STRESS actually stand for? SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect privacy! FOLLOWING ON YOUTUBE? Do join us!...

We all "know" things take time - but understanding how our tissues work, over time, can transform our performance and ability to remove and prevent pain, improve balance and give us a completely different "baseline" to work from. It isn't rocket science either - simply understanding our "output volume control". What if a few minutes of low key movements, every 2-...

This episode is a celebration of art as a means to understand anatomy and why and how you can access some short, inexpensive and transformative courses that provide a bridge between Classical and Contemporary study of anatomy with me and my lovely friend Karen Kirkness. It's not a sales pitch, nor is it an episode exclusively for anatomy nerds!! It's more about how I found Art from the H...

Studying the embryo to understand more about human motion was a fascinating part of the research I had to do to write YOGA: Fascia, Anatomy and Movement. One way I learned, was to draw it and in this episode I describe how difficult it is to portray continuity of form visually. It is something Leonardo da Vinci describes in the notes he made on anatomy and he has always been a profound inspiration...

In this episode, Shane McDermott shares some fabulous insights in how we can balance subtle and gross body awareness. He takes use to a place beyond pain and performance....a place each one of us knows intimately; even if perhaps we have forgotten... SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect privacy!...

One listener asked "how do you start your classes?" and this episode answers that! I talk about the feet and how working with them, at the start of every class, can make such a difference to how we feel and how we walk. (It's something we can all do at home for a few minutes each day, too). In the exercises discussed, of course they are done to each side! This is more anecdotal than...

In this episode we consider some aspects of what sliding and gliding mean in the healthy body. Are they different and, if so, does it matter in terms of removing pain and improving performance? (We talk about Body Acoustics and you get to hear the rain!) SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect priv...

Some fabulous questions came up from the Zoom Room Gloom episode about Cognitive Disonance. In this episode we look at Recognising Resonance as one way to allow for and possibly ease it. SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect privacy! FOLLOWING ON YOUTUBE? Do join us! Start here MORE: My website -...

When pain in one place comes from somewhere else, there is often a pattern - and a narrative that goes with it. In this episode we look at one case, in which the "pattern interrupt” resolved the story and how the improved performance can be sustained. SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect pr...

Why I’m right with the Personal Trainer who cares so much about his clients as individuals and taking care, over time, of the time spent in fitness and the timing of it! There’s more to health than data and get fit quick schemes. One size never fits all, right? SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respe...

Three big keys to understanding Zoom Room Gloom. It’s a thing! Join me in unraveling some of the subtle distinctions that can really help to understand it and prevent it (and forgive ourselves if it sneaked up unnoticed and we didn’t get the counterbalance memo!) SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO res...

Our bodies have archetypal patterns and so does our nature. In this episode my good friend and colleague Helen Eadie is the one asking the questions. What are archetypes? And how can knowing more about our archetypal patterns help us to remove pain and improve performance?  SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam an...

When the Doctor tells you “there’s nothing wrong – it will be fine in a few days” – but it still hurts (a lot) and you don’t know what to do, or what not to do! What do you do?  SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect privacy! FOLLOWING ON YOUTUBE? Do join us! Start here MORE: My website - https://...

I’ve threaded an A-Z of fascia through these podcast episodes, for the nerds like me, who want to know why it matters! What is the difference between anatomy and architecture and why is it archetypal? Why is it so significant to removing pain and improving performance? SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTER Simply scroll down to ‘Join Our Collective’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we...