Tom Myers-trained practitioner
The lineage behind the work
Tom Myers founded Anatomy Trains. He has been framing fascia as a unified system for thirty years, and in May 2026 the New York Times Magazine ran a major feature on the interstitium. I have spent over 750 hours studying under him, and I am currently a teacher-in-training co-teaching courses with him.
Who Tom Myers is
Tom Myers studied under Ida Rolf in the 1970s. He has spent the four decades since developing and teaching Anatomy Trains, the framework that maps fascia as continuous lines of connective tissue rather than as isolated muscles. The framework is taught in medical and PT schools, cited in current anatomy research, and used by clinicians worldwide.
In May 2026, the New York Times Magazine ran an interactive feature on the interstitium, the fluid-filled network running through fascia, described as a third circulatory system. The work he has been teaching for thirty years is now in mainstream anatomy.
What "trained under" actually means
There are levels. Most "fascia practitioners" have a weekend workshop or two. ATSI-certified practitioners have completed the full 12-session training program, which runs hundreds of hours of in-person work plus clinical hours. Teacher-in-training practitioners are the small group invited into the Anatomy Trains faculty pipeline. They assist on Tom\'s courses, co-teach segments under his supervision, with the goal of leading future trainings.
I am in the teacher-in-training group. Over 750 hours of formal training. Co-teaching with Tom on his courses. It is a working relationship, not a brand affiliation.
Why this matters for athletes
Fascia work is having a moment. The interstitium piece in the NYT, the proliferation of "fascia release" classes at every gym, the marketing language showing up across the wellness industry. Most of it is downstream of the actual research Tom Myers has been doing.
Working with someone in that lineage is different from working with someone who took the language and adapted it. The 12-session ATSI series is built on the framework itself, not on the marketing of it. For athletes who want fascia work that produces durable structural change, that distinction tends to matter.
What the work is
Anatomy Trains Structural Integration. A 12-session series, three phases:
- Sessions 1 to 4 (Sleeve). Open the superficial layers. Free the surface lines. Restore the breath.
- Sessions 5 to 8 (Core). Work into the deep front line, the psoas, the diaphragm.
- Sessions 9 to 12 (Integration). Refine movement. Lock the new organization in.
Full program detail on the 12-Session Series page. Athletes who want the off-season framing, see the Off-Season Structural Reset.
Where I work
Santa Cruz studio. Mobile sessions throughout the Bay Area, from Half Moon Bay south to Monterey, and inland through the South Bay. Full credentials on the Credentials page and the Training Lineage page.
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I will watch you move, ask the questions that matter, and tell you honestly whether the 12-session series makes sense for what you are after. No pitch.
Questions, answered
Why does it matter who someone trained under?
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In a field where the title "fascia practitioner" is essentially unregulated, lineage is one of the few useful signals. Anatomy Trains is the most rigorous structural integration framework currently in practice, and Tom Myers personally vets the teaching pipeline. Studying under him is meaningfully different from a weekend workshop in fascia release.
What is "teacher-in-training"?
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It is the formal pipeline for becoming an Anatomy Trains faculty member. Teacher-in-training practitioners assist on Tom's courses and co-teach segments under his supervision, with the goal of leading their own ATSI trainings in the future. It is a small group, by invitation, and requires years of clinical work plus advanced training.
How many ATSI-certified practitioners are there?
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Globally, a few hundred. In the Bay Area, a handful. Closer to Santa Cruz, as far as I know, I am the only one.
Is this just Rolfing rebranded?
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Same family of work. Ida Rolf developed Structural Integration in the 1950s. Tom Myers studied under Rolf and built the modern Anatomy Trains framework on her foundation, with updated anatomical and fascial research. ATSI is the current evolution of that lineage. The frameworks are related but not identical.
Why is the Tom Myers connection coming up everywhere right now?
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Because in May 2026, the New York Times Magazine ran a major feature on the interstitium, the fluid network running through fascia, described as a third circulatory system. The work he has been teaching for thirty years is now in mainstream anatomy. Read more on the <a href="/interstitium-fascia-athletes">interstitium page</a>.