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The Joanne Avison Podcast
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The Joanne Avison Podcast is a journey into Spiritual Science, examining the sacred geometry of human form and motion and how the Fascia Matrix changes all we thought we knew about human bodies. Reflecting on her rich experience as a movement and manual therapy practitioner, Certified Archetypal Consultant, ordained minister and Doctor of Spiritual Science; Joanne challenges our assumptions of human anatomy, and asks us to consider the "Humans Being" as intimately relating "soma to soul" such that they can't really be useful separated. Joanne animates the true meaning of practical spirituality and the patterns of (our) body and being as one!! Told through artful storytelling and conversations with scientists, researchers, teachers, clients and curious fellow beings; this podcast will spark your curiosity of humans “being in bodies”, and inspire your life-long inquiry into who you really are.
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Thank You For Having Me: The Magic We Grow Up Inside
5d ago00:22:22Tap to summarizeWhat if the magic of childhood never really leaves us?In this deeply personal episode of Thank You For Having Me, Joanne reflects on the childhood experiences, family traditions, and acts of everyday wonder that shaped her life. From rainy day boxes and upside-down days to family rituals, beloved grandparents, and a mother with an extraordinary gift for transforming the ordinary into something magical, this is a story about the environments we grow up inside and how they continue to live within us.Along the way, Joanne explores a powerful early childhood experience that would later influence her understanding of the body, memory, fascia, and the enduring imprint of our earliest years.You'll hear:How childhood experiences continue to shape us throughout lifeThe family traditions that created a sense of belonging and wonderWhy seemingly small moments can leave lasting impressionsHow early experiences may be carried within the bodyThe connection between memory, emotion, and embodied experienceWhy magic is often found in the ordinaryHow love, resilience, and imagination become part of who we areBlending personal storytelling with reflections on embodiment, family, memory, and human development, this episode explores the weave of experiences that become the architecture of a life.Part memoir, part reflection, and part exploration of the living body, The Magic We Grow Up Inside is an invitation to reconnect with the child you once were and the stories that continue to shape who you are today.As always, thank you for having me.SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Thank You For Having Me: The Story Behind the Story
2w ago00:11:03Tap to summarizeWhat does it mean to truly say, “Thank you for having me”?In this deeply personal opening episode of a new series, Joanne Avison reflects on the final hours recently spent with her mother, Stephani, and the profound sense of gratitude that emerged.What begins as a story about her passing becomes a tribute to connection, to family, to love and the invisible architecture that shapes a life. Joanne traces the lessons passed down through generations, from an adored grandfather and a thoughtful father to a remarkable mother whose influence will continue in the lives she shaped around her. You’ll hear:The simple phrase that inspired an entire seriesHow family values become part of who we areWhy gratitude can coexist with the sadness of griefThe stories, sayings, and lessons that shape a lifeWhat it means to carry those we love forward in our hearts How we begin to understand the house that made usThe connection between Joanne’s lifelong work on fascia and the themes explored in this seriesAlthough this series is more personal than Joanne's usual teaching, it remains deeply connected to the themes that have shaped her work for decades. Just as fascia folds, unfolds, adapts, and develops its own unique architecture, so too do the patterns of our lives. This series explores the people, experiences, and relationships that were being written into us long before we knew how to read them…The first of four short episodes, Thank You For Having Me is Joanne's tribute and exploration of the patterns, relationships, and experiences that shaped her life, and an invitation to reflect on your own.Thank you for being here. And, as always, thank you for having me. 🙏SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Sacred Geometry: The Dodecahedron and the Fifth Element
3w ago00:20:04Tap to summarizeWhat if the geometry of wholeness is already expressing itself through you? In this final episode of the Sacred Geometry mini-series, Joanne explores the dodecahedron: the geometry of ether, the fifth element, and the archetypal pattern of wholeness that underlies all living form.Drawing together the themes of the entire series, Joanne reveals how the dodecahedron contains the golden ratio within every face, how it relates to self-organisation, completion, and living presence, and why ancient traditions considered it the geometry of the cosmos itself…You’ll discover:Why the dodecahedron is associated with ether and wholenessHow the pentagon and pentagram express the golden ratio (phi)Why five is the archetypal number of lifeThe role of decussation and crossing patterns throughout the bodyWhat chirality reveals about human form and developmentWhy sacred geometry is not abstract theory, but living anatomy in motionFrom fascia and physiology to Vedic mathematics, the Flower of Life, and the hidden patterns found throughout nature, this episode brings the journey full circle and lays the foundation for the next stage of exploration.This is the concluding episode of the first Sacred Geometry series, exploring the five Platonic solids and their relationship to fascia, embodiment, human architecture, and the deeper intelligence of life itself.🌟 Learn more about Joanne’s fascia-focused training here: https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-infoSIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Sacred Geometry: The Octahedron and the Breath Between Worlds
4w ago00:23:07Tap to summarizeWhat if the breath itself was a geometric event unfolding through your body?In this episode of the Sacred Geometry mini-series, Joanne explores the octahedron: the geometry of air, breath, dynamic equilibrium, and the poised relationship between opposing forces.Beginning with a single conscious breath, this conversation journeys through fascia, tensegrity, Leonardo da Vinci, Vitruvian Man, sacred mathematics, and the hidden geometric principles that shape living form from within.You’ll discover:Why the octahedron represents air and dynamic equilibriumHow the diaphragm embodies geometric balance in the bodyWhat the star tetrahedron and Solomon’s Seal reveal about living structuresHow breath connects “earth” and “sky” within the human formWhy Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man contains hidden sacred geometryHow tension and compression organise fascia and movementThis episode is part of an ongoing Sacred Geometry series exploring the five platonic solids and their relationship to fascia, movement, awareness, embodiment, and the deeper intelligence of life itself…🌟 Learn more about Joanne’s fascia-focused training here: https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-infoSIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Sacred Geometry: How The Icosahedron Shapes Your Reality
May 2200:27:28Tap to summarizeWhat if the shape of water was also the shape of life itself?In this episode of the Sacred Geometry mini-series, Joanne Avison explores the icosahedron: the geometry of water, flow, fascia, and living form.From soap bubbles and spheres to Fibonacci, pi, tensegrity, and the liquid crystal nature of the human body, this conversation reveals why the icosahedron sits at the heart of the living fascial matrix, and how its geometry shapes the way we move, breathe, adapt, and experience reality itself.You’ll discover:Why the icosahedron is the geometry of water and flowHow spheres are actually high-frequency icosahedronsThe relationship between fascia, bound water, and tensegrityWhy living systems are designed to move, not lockHow Fibonacci, phi, and pi relate to human formWhat “fasciategrity” reveals about the body’s deeper architectureWhy the body is fundamentally round, responsive, and nonlinearThis episode is part of an ongoing Sacred Geometry series exploring the five platonic solids and their relationship to fascia, movement, awareness, and embodied human experience.🌟 Learn more about Joanne’s fascia-focused training here: https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-infoSIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Sacred Geometry: The Hexahedron and the Geometry of Grounding
May 1500:26:25Tap to summarizeWhat if the geometry of the cube was a transient aspect of you before you were even an embryo?In this episode of the Sacred Geometry mini-series, Joanne explores the hexahedron: the geometry of earth, embodiment, and the earliest sacred geometric patterns of human form… You’ll discover:Why the cube appears briefly during the earliest human developmentHow the body grows through geometric patterns rather than mechanical onesThe deeper symbolic meaning of “earth” within sacred geometryHow fascia carries memory, responsiveness, and formWhat sacred geometry reveals about the intelligence of life itselfJoanne also explores the tension between the rounded, adaptive nature of living bodies and the straight-lined world we have built around ourselves, and why understanding this changes the way we think about movement, embodiment, and human design.This episode is part of an ongoing series exploring the five platonic solids and their relationship to fascia, movement, awareness, and embodied human experience.🌟 Learn more about Joanne’s fascia-focused training here:https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-infoSIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Sacred Geometry: The Tetrahedron and the Beginning of Structure
May 800:24:16Tap to summarizeWhat is the simplest structure the body can form… and why does it matter for movement, fascia, and transformation?Joanne continues this popular new Sacred Geometry mini-series by exploring the first true three-dimensional form: the tetrahedron.Following on from the previous episode on zero, this conversation moves from potential into form. Joanne explains how four points create the first possible volume in space, and why this shape is not just mathematical, but deeply relevant to the living body… In fact, the tetrahedron is a foundational pattern of structure, transformation, and organisation within fascia and movement.You’ll discover:Why four points create the first three-dimensional structureHow the tetrahedron represents transformation and “fire”The role of triangulation in structural integrityHow fascia distributes force through dynamic relationshipsHow geometry underpins movement, stability, and adaptabilityDrawing on anatomy, embryology, tensegrity, and somatic awareness, Joanne connects the tetrahedron to how the body actually forms, moves, and responds in real life.This episode is part of an ongoing sacred geometry series, where each instalment explores one of the five platonic solids and its relevance to the human body, movement, and embodied awareness.🌟 If you’d like to explore how this work applies in practice, learn more here: https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-infoSIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Sacred Geometry: The Missing Link Between Fascia and Form
May 100:17:06Tap to summarizeWhat is the missing link between fascia and form… and how does sacred geometry help us understand the body more clearly?Following the popularity of previous episodes on this topic, and in response to so many questions from you, this new mini-series revisits sacred geometry in a deeper way. Join Joanne as she explores the fascinating geometric principles that underpin the human body, beginning with the concept of zero, the often-overlooked starting point from which all form emerges. Rather than treating geometry as abstract theory, Joanne shows how it reflects the way the body actually forms and organises itself. Through a fascia-focused lens, sacred geometry becomes a living language of structure, movement, and awareness.You’ll discover:How sacred geometry relates directly to human formWhat “zero” represents in both geometry and the bodyWhy opposites depend on an organising “in-between”How the body develops from a single spherical cell into complex structureDrawing on anatomy, embryology, and somatic movement, this episode lays the foundation for understanding the five platonic solids of sacred geometry and their relevance to the living body.🌟 If you’d like to explore training with Joanne, learn more here: https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-infoSIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
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Refine In Action: How to Move Well Without Forcing It
Apr 2400:47:57Tap to summarizeWhat if moving well isn’t about doing more… but feeling more?In this episode Joanne Avison and Paul Thornley explore the final step in their five-part fascia-focused prehab approach to movement. This conversation brings the series together by challenging one of the biggest assumptions in training: that repetition and effort lead to better movement. Instead, refinement is revealed as something far more powerful, the ability to perceive, adjust, and organise movement in real time.This episode includes exclusive practical demonstrations from inside their practitioner training, showing how subtle changes in position, timing, and awareness can instantly transform strength, coordination, and control.You’ll learn:Why repetition alone can reinforce poor movement patternsHow perception, not force, creates real skillWhy over-coaching and over-correcting often reduce movement qualityHow small adjustments can dramatically improve strength and easeWhat true refinement looks like in everyday movement and performanceThis is especially relevant for personal trainers, Pilates and yoga teachers, therapists, and anyone interested in biomechanics, fascia, and embodied movement who wants to improve performance while reducing injury risk.If you’d like to explore how this fascia-focused approach can support your own practice or clients, visit https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-info SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
Transcribe →Restore In Action: Bringing the Body Back to Its Natural Blueprint
Apr 1700:40:35Tap to summarizeWhat if true restoration isn’t about rest… but restoring your body’s ability to move, adapt, and perform?In this episode Joanne and Paul explore restoration, the fourth step in their 5-step fascia-focused approach, and share exclusive video demonstrations from their practitioner training - so you may prefer to watch this on the Joanne Avison YouTube channel - although there's still plenty to be gained here!Restoration is about rebuilding your capacity to move well over time. Without it, even strong, capable bodies gradually lose options and become more restricted, often without realising it.Learn how simple but precise movement explorations help restore coordination, improve transitions between positions, and prepare the body for the unpredictable demands of real life, not just controlled environments.This is especially relevant for movement teachers, personal trainers, and therapists who want to move beyond repetition and performance, and instead build long-term resilience, adaptability, and efficiency in the body.If you’d like to explore how this fascia-focused approach can support your own practice or clients, visit https://www.myofascialmagic.com/mmia-programme-info And don’t forget to tune in next Friday for the final episode in this special mini-series about the 5 R’s of myofascial motion!SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply 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://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book: - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram - joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman
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