The Anatomy Trains Series
A fourteen-part series walking through Tom Myers' myofascial meridians: the long fascial lines that shape posture, movement, and pain. One line at a time, head to toe.
All posts, in order
14 posts
Your Body Is Not Parts. It's Lines.
The old model of isolated muscles is wrong. Anatomy Trains reveals how continuous fascial lines shape your pain, posture, and movement.
ReadThe Superficial Front Line: The Desk Worker's Nemesis
The Superficial Front Line curls your body forward. Learn how it drives anterior pelvic tilt, rib flare, shallow breathing, and neck tension.
ReadThe Superficial Back Line: Why Your Hamstrings Aren't Really the Problem
The Superficial Back Line runs from your feet to your brow. Learn why tight hamstrings, low back pain, and forward head posture are all connected.
ReadThe Lateral Line: Why Your IT Band Isn't Really the Problem
The Lateral Line runs from foot to ear, controlling side-to-side stability. Learn why IT band syndrome, hip hiking, and lateral pelvic tilt trace to this line.
ReadThe Spiral Line: The Hidden Force Behind Your Asymmetry
The Spiral Line wraps your body in a double helix, controlling rotation. Learn why one shoulder sits higher and your gait pulls to one side.
ReadThe Arm Lines: Why Carpal Tunnel Might Be a Shoulder Problem
Four fascial lines connect your fingertips to your spine. Learn why arm pain, carpal tunnel, and shoulder issues often originate far from the pain.
ReadThe Deep Front Line: The Most Important Line You've Never Heard Of
The Deep Front Line runs from your inner arch to your skull through the psoas, diaphragm, and jaw. It's the core of the core.
ReadThe Functional Lines: Why Every Athletic Movement Crosses Your Body
The Functional Lines connect opposite arm to opposite leg through the trunk. Learn why throwing, running, and walking are all cross-body events.
ReadHow Your 12-Session Series Follows the Lines
The structural integration 12-series maps directly onto Anatomy Trains. Sessions 1-4 address superficial lines, 5-8 go deep, and 9-12 integrate.
ReadWhy Your Plantar Fasciitis Might Be a Hip Problem
Plantar fasciitis that won't heal might not be a foot problem at all. Learn how hip and low back fascia drive chronic foot pain through the Superficial Back Line.
ReadWhy Your Jaw Tension Might Live in Your Pelvis
The Deep Front Line connects your pelvic floor to your jaw through the diaphragm. Learn why TMJ, clenching, and grinding relate to pelvic and breathing restriction.
ReadWhy Stretching Doesn't Work (The Way You Think)
Stretching treats muscles like rubber bands, but fascia doesn't work that way. Learn why daily stretching for years often changes nothing.
ReadReading Your Body Through the Lines
Learn to read your own fascial patterns through standing posture, walking gait, and simple movement tests. Body literacy starts with observation.
ReadYour Body Is a Conversation
Every fascial line talks to every other line. Restriction in one creates compensation in another. Your body is a conversation worth listening to.
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