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Musings, Fascia & The Nadis

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  • Can you pause and tune into your breath for just 5 breaths?

  • Maybe even notice your breath slow down as you give it your attention?

  • Now lets get to the less tangible part ;)

  • Can you imagine an orb of light around your solar plexus as you inhale?

  • Can you imagine that light flowing through your body from your solar plexus on the exhale?

  • Repeat this 5 times

  • Has your heart rate changed? Your rhythm of breath? How far through or even beyond your body did you sense the light flowing? (Interception)

  • How do you feel now in relation to the space around you? (proprioception)

  • How at ease do you feel in yourself? (neuroception)

  • You may now like to ask yourself, "What do I need at this very moment?"

  • Then "How can I meet those needs?"

  • We are a part of nature, with awareness, we can connect to ourselves and shift our state anytime, anywhere.





I often wonder if the nadi system described in yoga could be related to the fascia network in the body, a system so intricate that science is still uncovering its mysteries.

For a long time, fascia was thought to be nothing more than passive tissue holding everything in place. Now we know it’s a dynamic, continuous web of connective tissue rich with sensory nerve endings. It plays a role in communication throughout the body, supporting proprioception (sense of body position), interoception (sense of the internal state of the body), and neuroception (subconscious detection of safety or threat). It also influences posture, movement patterns, and our responses to the world around us.

The diaphragm, for example, is increasingly viewed not just as a respiratory muscle, but as part of this fascial network. Its movement can have a ripple effect through the whole body, influencing both our physical state and, potentially, our mental-emotional landscape.

Western anatomical language often frames the body in mechanical terms—structures and systems we can measure. We seem to need our anatomy to be tangible. In contrast the yoga networks such as the nadis feels more in tune with nature, maybe drawing the impression of inner landscapes, of rivers and streams of subtle energy. This imagery invites us to become aware of the body’s internal flows and perhaps even influence them.

Remember we can not see or touch everything that exists, we cannot see a WiFi wave or a sound wave but they exist or we wouldn't be able to watch our favourite series. So although we can see the connective tissue we cannot (yet) see all of its inner workings but maybe we can feel into our inner landscape. When we feel into our inner network we can become more aware of how we are, and what we may need or need to do for our bodies, minds and general wellbeing.

A link with other interesting fascia related articles, I haven’t read all of them yet

"The fascial tissue has memory and awareness: "We are not dealing only with a tissue, but with awareness."

 
 
 

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