FAQ

unwind takes minimal effort: you lie down on our (un)Blocks using your body weight to release your tight tissues. Easy, right? Sound too simple? 

We target multiple spots at once and hold each position for a few minutes to create release. Fascia release is often... uncomfortable but we never want pain or cringing. You're in charge of how much your body can handle, always.

Bring a mat and your hydration beverage of choice. Similar to a deep tissue massage, we want to help the body move out any yuck that surfaces. Don't have a mat? We have a couple of extras if you forget. 

Our (un)Blocks are provided and available for sale to continue your unwind practice at home or the office.

Wear comfy clothes, ideally without a lot of bulk or big zippers. Your favourite athleisure or workout wear will do nicely or come as you are from work. Love has taught in dress pants and a blouse. 

As long as you can lie down comfortably and get back up again, you're good to go.

unwind uses four blocks for four minutes at a time, adds nervous system calming practices, guided mental focus, and invites heart-brain coherence with specific cues. 

People say it's like foam rolling and massage put together. You're doing it to yourself but you're lying down most of the time.

The research about fascia and what it responds well do informs unwind classes. Research shows fascia prefers and regenerates with slow pressure. unwind is beyond slow - we're not moving.

The nervous system calming practices come from a variety of modalities. Some are well researched, others are ancient and effective.

For example, the VOO breath calms the nervous system and is proven to produce nitric oxide, a powerful compound that helps athletic recovery (also found in beets).

With all respect to this ancient spiritual tradition, this ain't yoga. Yes, we lie on mats and use our (un)Blocks as props - like some yoga classes do.

The experience is very different! unwind:

• is primarily for fascia release and nervous system calming
• creates mobility without stretching
• is passive with minimal movement in position
• provides cues to anchor the mind during release, inviting heart-brain coherence
• is mental, physical and occasionally emotional (the body keeps the score) but not a spiritual practice.

Fascia has been promoted to our largest organ. It is a miraculous singe piece of connective tissue surrounding every cell, tendon, ligament, muscle fiber, the sheaths between the muscles, and organs.

Fascia glides with a lubricant, hyaluronic acid. It gets gluey and stuck with lack of movement and, you guessed it, stress.

There are at least three distinct "types" of interconnected fascia. Most notably, like the liver, fascia has cells that can regenerate with deep, slow pressure - just like the liver.

Some sources:
Johns Hopkins University
Documentary - Fascia, Secrets Under the Skin
Documenatry - Fascia, the Network of the Body without Beginning or End