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HEALTH REVIEW & INTERVIEW TOUCHING LIGHT: How to Free Your Fiber Optic Fascia by Ronelle Wood This book is about an exciting healing technique called myofascial release therapy. It is based on a fairly recent understanding of the nature of the fascia surrounding our muscles, muscle fibers, organs and tendons, which had, until recently, been studied only on cadavers. I t turns out that the fascia is composed of bundles of water-filled tubules that act like fiber optic cables. They are able to both store and transmit information. When the information being carried is about fight or flight, unless it is released by screaming, trembling or running away – or something similar – it can be held in the tissues for years. The results is that the fibers can stick together like strands of spaghetti that have been not been stirred, and even stick to the underlying muscles and organs causing constriction and pain. MFR Therapy is a hands-on technique that identifies areas of constriction and blockage, and through gentle manipulation invites energy flow and circulation back into the area. This often results in the release of the blockage and the pain, as well as the emotions that have been held in the area. When you consider a lifetime of accumulated traumas and resulting blockages, you can imagine how they can affect our posture, our digestion, and even our blood pressure. By removing these blockages 32 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW