Can Fascia Store Emotional Experience?

Does fascia store emotional experience - or is there something more nuanced at play? Drawing on somatic healing, bodywork therapy and fascia science, Joanne looks at how our perceptions and emotional landscape influence our body’s tissue over time. But rather than framing fascia as something that simply “stores trauma,” she invites a more nuanced view of this incredible tissue as a dynamic, responsive field reflecting how we live, the way we move and what we feel. You’ll also hear how embodiment practice and cultivating aware presence can lead to subtle yet powerful shifts in body organisation — offering pathways for healing, integration, and change. 🌀 This is the first in a new five-part series exploring the potent links between fascia, embodiment, and spirituality — created in response to your messages, questions, and growing interest in how the body adapts, remembers and responds beyond purely mechanical models. It will be especially relevant for bodyworkers, movement teachers, therapists and anyone interested in embodied healing, holistic health and integrative bodywork. 👉 Coming next: How the body communicates before thought. Be sure to

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Can Fascia Store Emotional Experience? is an episode from Pain Removed Performance Improved by Joanne Avison.

This episode is 13:22 long.

This episode was published on Jan 16, 2026.

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