🌊 The Art of Micro-Bending: Flow, Fascia, and the Wisdom of Surrender
We live in a world that constantly tells us to hold it together.
Stand tall. Grip harder. Don’t wobble. Don’t fall.
But what if true stability doesn’t come from bracing — but from softening?
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Learning vs. Responsibility
One of the biggest lessons I’ve been anchoring lately is this: learning is not the same as responsibility.
When we learn, we receive.
When we take responsibility, we carry.
During a recent live, I felt that old impulse to carry the weight of someone else’s expectation. But then I remembered: I don’t have to confuse the two. I can learn from the moment, soften my fascia, and stay in flow — without picking up something that isn’t mine.
This is the micro-bend of life.
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The Dance Teacher’s Wisdom
My friend Jojo, when he teaches heels class — where we dance in high heels, which can be extra challenging — always says:
“Micro-bend your knees!”
When we’re up on heels, the natural reflex is to grip, stiffen, and lock the knees so we don’t wobble. But the truth? Locking actually makes us less stable.
That micro-bend creates flow and balance. It keeps you supple, alive, and supported.
My ballet teacher, Loreli, used to remind me of the same thing with my arms: never to over-extend. In ballet, over-extending the elbows looks strong from the outside, but it cuts off energy. When you micro-bend the elbow instead, not only is the line more beautiful — the energy also flows freely.
This is fascia wisdom in motion: over-extension blocks. Micro-bending opens.
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Over-Extension in Life
We’ve all been taught to over-extend:
• Over-extend your schedule.
• Over-extend your giving.
• Over-extend your responsibilities.
It looks like strength on the outside, but it cuts off flow on the inside.
When we leave space — just a little wiggle room, just a micro-bend — everything shifts. Energy returns. Breath returns. Beauty returns.
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Anchored in Mother Earth
Here’s the deeper truth: you don’t need to hold yourself up at all.
Mother Earth is already holding you.
The more you surrender, the more you remember: you are already anchored, loved, and cared for. Your job is not to brace. Your job is to flow.
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Flow Is the Balance
Life isn’t about avoiding contraction or chasing expansion. Both are natural.
The key is not to get stuck — not to freeze in one mode. Flow is the art of balance, breath by breath, moment by moment.
Just as we soften our knees, our elbows, our fascia — we soften in life. We stop over-extending, and we begin to flow.
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✨ Closing Transmission
We are not designed to hold ourselves up by force.
We are designed to flow, to micro-bend, and to be held by the Earth.
The more we soften, the more beauty, ease, and energy return to us.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
💧From Storage to Flow: The Power of Floating with Integrity
The Threshold Moment
For so long, many of us have lived like storage units — holding on to emotions, stories, and blockages in our fascia. But the truth is, our fascia is not designed to store. It’s designed to transmit light.
This is a declaration point:
✨ “I graduate from storage into flow. My fascia is a channel of truth.”
Fascia as a Crystal Grid
Our fascia is a multi-layered crystal grid that perceives, refracts, and transmits light.
When it’s congested, the light distorts.
When it’s cleansed and lubricated, light moves through in its purest form.
This is why movement, breath, and fascia release are sacred: they clear the grid so we can perceive truth and navigate life with more flow.
And notice the English word light. It means both illumination and weightlessness. That’s exactly what our fascia is here to embody — transmitting illumination while carrying us with ease.
Floating ≠ Ungrounded
When I say “our job is to float,” I don’t mean drifting without ground or purpose.
Floating here means:
🌊 Feeling everything without judgment
🛡 Protecting your integrity
🌿 Organizing your trust and flow
Floating is surrendering into trust.
It’s knowing you are safe, loved, and guided.
It’s anchoring not in fear or control, but in the deep knowing that your life is meant for joy and your body is a vessel for light.
Floating is not without anchor — the anchor is trust.
A Story of Surrender
A dear friend once jumped off a ferry during a difficult moment. At first, he tried desperately to swim back to the boat — impossible against the tide. When he finally surrendered, he floated. He began to count his blessings. And in that surrender, rescue came.
This is the teaching:
When we struggle, we drown.
When we float, we are carried.
Embody Your True Essence
The invitation is simple yet profound:
💫 Release the weight.
💫 Cleanse your crystal grid.
💫 Float with trust, not fear.
You are safe. You are loved. You are guided. Your essence is undeniable.
🌟 Mantra for Today
“I graduate from storage into flow.
My fascia is a crystal grid of light.
I feel, I protect, I organize.
I float because I trust.
My essence is undeniable.”
Much love,
Ikue Ueno | Dance & Fascia Oracle™ 💃💞
Softening Through Safety: How the Body Finds Its Truth
Once you feel safe, you can soften.
And when you soften… your true self can finally breathe.
So many of us move through life in armor—tense shoulders, tight jaws, braced hips. This armor didn’t appear by accident. It was formed by experiences where we didn’t feel safe to be fully ourselves.
But here’s the truth: we don’t release the armor by force.
We dissolve it with safety, presence, and truth.
Your body doesn’t need fixing. It isn’t broken.
What it longs for is to feel safe enough to be real.
When safety enters, the body begins to unwind on its own. Fascia softens. Breath deepens. The nervous system exhales. This is when true healing happens—not because we pushed for it, but because the body finally felt it could let go.
Softening isn’t weakness. It’s the most powerful kind of strength. It’s the return to who you truly are—unarmored, alive, and real.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
✨ Embody Your True Essence✨ Virgo Season — The Body is Our Teacher
Virgo Season — The Body is Our Teacher
Each zodiac season shines a light on a different part of life. Sometimes it’s the mind, sometimes the heart, sometimes relationships. As the Sun moves through Virgo, the focus comes back to the body — the vessel that carries us, teaches us, and reflects the harmony (or disharmony) within. 🌿
Virgo energy is discerning. It notices what’s out of balance. It wants to tend, refine, and create alignment. Sometimes that shows up in how we treat our body. Sometimes it surfaces in our habits, our daily rhythms, or even the way we hold ourselves in conversations and relationships. Virgo whispers: Notice. Tend. Balance.
🌸 The Body as Joy
Today I felt a clear reminder moving through me:
💫 My body is for joy.
💫 My life is for joy.
💫 I don’t need to brace, clench, or grip.
💫 Every part of me works in harmony when I allow, relax, and release.
So often, the body learns to brace — to tighten in response to stress, pressure, or old stories of survival. Virgo season is an invitation to speak directly to the body and remind it: you are safe now. The more I soften, the more I remember that my body is not a burden to carry but a source of joy.
🌌 Balance from the Inside Out
The work is not to add more to the to-do list or carry extra weight. The real work is letting go. Allowing the body to guide me back into balance from the inside out.
When I relax my grip, I notice that radiance flows naturally. Caring for myself becomes less about “fixing” and more about listening, nourishing, and honoring. I look radiant outside when I feel aligned inside. And when I tend to the inside, the outside responds.
🌟 Showing Up Beyond the Algorithm
Even when the algorithm hides, I keep showing up. I trust that my effort is never wasted. Every post is not just content — it’s embodied practice. Every live is not just performance — it’s presence.
Virgo teaches us that showing up with care, devotion, and balance is its own reward. The ripple always lands, even if we can’t see it in the moment. Each step, each share, is a part of the greater balance.
💫 Affirmation for Virgo Season
“My body is for joy.
My life is for joy.
I don’t need to brace, clench, or grip.
Every part of me works in harmony when I allow, relax, and release.”
✨ This Virgo season, may you notice what your body is teaching you. May you tend with balance. And may you remember that embodiment is not about carrying more — it’s about living the joy you already are.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
Flowing Water Never Stagnates: Emotions, Fascia, and the Art of Moving Through Life
There’s a Japanese saying my junior high school teacher once told me:
流れる水は濁らない。
Nagareru mizu wa nigoranai.
It means: “Flowing water never stagnates.”
When water keeps moving, it stays clear. But when it becomes stuck, when it pools without circulation, it grows muddy and heavy.
This teaching has stayed with me, and today, it unfolded in a new way.
Emotions as Flow
Emotions are waves of water inside us. They rise and fall, crash and dissolve. Just like the ocean, sometimes the current is smooth and calming, other times wild and overwhelming. But as long as we allow them to move, they remain pure.
It’s only when we resist, hold back, or stagnate that emotions become muddy. Not because they’re bad, but because they’re not moving.
Allowing emotions to flow doesn’t mean pushing or forcing them. It simply means not damming the river. Not trying to hold back what naturally wants to move through.
Fascia as Rivers in the Body
Our fascia — the connective tissue that holds everything in the body together — is also like water. Supple fascia flows like a living river, carrying signals, nutrients, and energy with ease. When fascia is stagnant, bound up, or stuck, it feels muddy, heavy, or painful.
Fascial maneuvers remind us of this truth. When we move, breathe, and soften into our tissues, we allow the rivers to flow again. We create clarity in the body, just like flowing water creates clarity in a stream.
Movement as Medicine
Movement is not just exercise. It is a spiritual and emotional practice.
• When we move, we let emotions stream through us.
• When we move, we remind our fascia that it is alive and fluid.
• When we move, we become like water — clear, supple, and unstoppable.
Even when life feels messy, chaotic, or heavy, the invitation is not to shut down. The invitation is simply: move.
Because moving water never stagnates. And neither do we, when we choose to stay in motion.
A Closing Reflection
Today, I remember that moving is good. Moving is healing. Moving is who I am.
Like the rivers, like the oceans, like the streams — I flow. I soften. I move.
And in that flow, my emotions, my fascia, my spirit all stay clear.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
🌸 Self-Care: Glowing, Grieving, and Softening Into Presence
Fresh out of the shower, I felt renewed — my hair lighter, my face glowing from the fascia work I had done earlier. But as I settled into the evening, I also noticed something else: waves of sadness.
Instead of pushing it away, I let myself feel it. I curled up with Netflix, cozy and soft, and allowed the grief to sit beside me.
Self-Care Is More Than Skin Deep
It’s easy to think of self-care as just glowing skin, supple fascia, or an energized body. But self-care also lives in the moments we simply allow ourselves to be.
✨ To feel what arises.
✨ To rest without guilt.
✨ To soften even when emotions come in waves.
Glow and Grieve in the Same Breath
Sadness isn’t a sign of weakness — it’s a sign of aliveness. To glow and grieve in the same breath is to honor our wholeness. Fascia softens when we let ourselves feel. Presence deepens when we stop bracing.
This is the beauty of living in the body: we are both light and shadow, glow and grief, movement and stillness.
A Reminder for You
If you needed this reminder today: you don’t have to be “on” all the time. You can rest. You can feel. You can glow and grieve in the same breath.
Your body, your fascia, your spirit — they all know how to soften into presence. 🌸
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
Oil Pulling: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science
Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice, known in Sanskrit as Kavala Graha or Gandoosha. Traditionally, sesame oil was the most commonly used, and the practice was recommended as a daily ritual to strengthen gums, clear toxins (ama), and promote overall health.
In modern times, coconut oil has become especially popular in wellness communities and among celebrities because of its lighter taste and antimicrobial properties. The method is simple: take a spoonful of oil (traditionally about a tablespoon), swish it around your mouth for 10–20 minutes, then spit it out.
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✅ What Is Well-Supported by Research
• Oral health improvements: Multiple clinical trials show oil pulling can reduce plaque buildup, lower bacterial counts (including cavity-causing Streptococcus mutans), and improve gum health.
• Healthier gums: Studies confirm less bleeding and reduced signs of gingivitis in people who practice oil pulling.
• Breath freshness: Evidence supports that regular swishing reduces halitosis (bad breath).
• Traditional sesame oil use: Ayurveda and modern Indian research agree sesame oil is the original oil used.
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🌿 What Is Plausible but Needs More Research
• Coconut oil’s extra benefits: Some studies show coconut oil works as well as sesame oil, possibly better in certain cases, but large trials are still limited.
• Shorter swishing times: While Ayurveda suggests 10–20 minutes, some benefit is seen even with shorter swishing (5–10 minutes). Your “lazy version” may still be effective, just at a smaller scale.
• Cavity prevention long-term: Oil pulling likely supports cavity prevention, but it hasn’t been proven as a substitute for brushing, flossing, and dental care.
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✨ What Is More Speculative
• Detox beyond the mouth: Ayurvedic texts connect oil pulling with whole-body cleansing. Modern science doesn’t yet confirm systemic “detox” effects, though some people report more energy, clearer skin, or improved digestion.
• Gums tightening and closing tooth gaps: Your personal experience is powerful, but no studies have measured changes in tooth spacing or gum tightening as a structural effect. This may be your unique body’s response.
• Bleeding gums as “organ detox”: Ayurveda might frame it this way, but research usually interprets gum bleeding as a sign of local inflammation or healing rather than organ-level detox.
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🌸 My Takeaway
For me, oil pulling has been more than a trend — it’s been a decade-long ritual that leaves my teeth cavity-free and my gums healthy pink. Whether done in its traditional form or adapted with coconut oil, it’s a simple, low-cost, and natural way to support oral health.
The science is catching up to what Ayurveda has known for centuries: sometimes the simplest practices hold the deepest wisdom.
🌸 Curious how oil pulling works in real life?
Check out my story: My 10-Year Experience with Oil Pulling where I share the results I’ve noticed and how I’ve kept my gums and teeth healthy.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
The Ancient Practice of Oil Pulling: My 10-Year Journey to Healthy Teeth and Gums
Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that has recently found its way into modern wellness circles—and for good reason. Traditionally, sesame oil was used in India as part of daily self-care rituals, but today, coconut oil has become the most popular choice, especially among celebrities and holistic health enthusiasts.
The practice itself is simple: place about a teaspoon of oil in your mouth and swish it around for 10–20 minutes, then spit it out. The idea is that the oil “pulls” toxins, bacteria, and impurities from the mouth, leaving your teeth and gums refreshed.
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My Introduction to Oil Pulling
I first discovered oil pulling back in 2012, when I was looking for natural ways to support oral health. Out of curiosity, I tried it—and I’ve never looked back.
At first, I experimented with different oils: sesame oil (too strong for me), avocado oil (interesting, but not quite right), and finally coconut oil—which became my favorite. Coconut oil tastes light and clean, and it’s the one I’ve stuck with for more than 10 years.
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What I Noticed Right Away
The very first thing I noticed was how much healthier my gums looked. They turned a vibrant, healthy pink, and the looseness I had begun to feel as I entered my 30s completely shifted. My gums tightened up (in a good way), and the spaces between my teeth felt more supported.
Since then, oil pulling has been a constant part of my routine. I’ve had no cavities in over a decade, and overall, my teeth feel strong and clean.
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The “Lazy” Version of Oil Pulling
Traditionally, people recommend swishing for 10–20 minutes. Honestly? I don’t always do that. Some nights before bed, I just swish for two minutes, spit it out, and brush my teeth right after. Even with this “lazy” version, I’ve still noticed benefits.
One practical tip: if you’re using coconut oil, don’t spit it down the sink—it can clog your drains. Spit it into the trash instead.
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Benefits of Oil Pulling
People have reported a variety of benefits from oil pulling, and my own experience confirms many of them:
• Healthier, pinker gums
• Fresher breath
• Reduced plaque buildup
• Stronger, cleaner-feeling teeth
• Whiter smile (naturally over time)
• Detoxification signs (sometimes when my gums bleed, I notice it correlates with my body going through detox phases)
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Final Thoughts
For me, oil pulling is more than just a wellness hack—it’s a ritual of care. After more than 10 years, it has become part of my lifestyle, a small daily practice that continues to reward me with healthy gums, cavity-free teeth, and a deeper sense of connection to my body.
If you’ve been curious about trying it, I say: give it a go. Experiment with different oils until you find one that feels right for you. Start small, even just two minutes, and build from there.
Your teeth—and your whole body—will thank you.
💡 Want to know more about the origins and science of this practice?
Read my breakdown of Oil Pulling: Ancient Ayurveda Meets Modern Research to explore the tradition, benefits, and what studies say.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
🌊 Floating vs. Drifting: Riding the Emotional Waves of Virgo Season
Today during my IG Live, something powerful came through — not just as words, but as a living transmission. People stayed with me, not just watching, but feeling. And in that moment, I realized: Virgo season is about learning how to navigate the waves of our emotions with both strength and surrender.
Emotions Are the Ocean 🌊
Our emotions rise and fall like waves. Some days, we feel like we’re swimming — moving forward with determination, effort, and persistence. This is the masculine energy at work: active, directional, committed.
Other days, we don’t need to swim at all. We simply need to float. Floating is the feminine energy of surrender, trust, and allowing. It’s the moment we give ourselves permission to rest, to be held, and to let life carry us.
Both are necessary. Both are sacred.
Floating vs. Drifting
But there’s an important difference between floating and drifting.
🌊 Floating is a conscious act. Even in surrender, you stay anchored in your truth, grounded in Mother Earth, connected to who you are. Floating is restful and rooted.
🌊 Drifting happens when we lose that anchor. When we forget who we are, when we disconnect from our safety, our worth, and our center — we drift away from ourselves.
The key is anchoring. We can float as long as we want, as long as we’re rooted in the Earth’s core and our own knowing.
Anchoring Through the Waves🌊
When the tides are high and the waves are strong, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But that’s when anchoring becomes most powerful.
✨ I remind myself: I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am enough.
✨ I remember: My life is for joy. My body is for joy.
In this space, emotions can rise and fall, and I can feel them all without needing to carry them. They pass through me like waves. They don’t define me.
My Virgo Season Practice
Virgo season always stirs my emotions — bringing them to the surface like tides. This year, I’ve committed to showing up every day, Monday through Friday, not only for my community but for myself. Each time I guide, I remind myself of my truth:
💫 I can feel deeply without being consumed.
💫 I can float without drifting.
💫 I can anchor and rise with each wave.
This is how I find inner peace, inner love, and inner grounding — not by escaping emotions, but by learning to surf their rhythm with presence and trust.
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Final Reflection
Floating doesn’t mean giving up. It means surrendering with awareness, anchored in love.
Drifting happens when we forget our anchor.
The ocean teaches us both.
And today, I remembered: I am the Lighthouse.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
🌟 From Storage to Flow: The Power of Floating with Integrity
Today at 20° Virgo, the cosmos invites us into a powerful threshold: the shift from storage to flow.
The Threshold Moment
For so long, many of us have lived like storage units — holding on to emotions, stories, and blockages in our fascia. But the truth is, our fascia is not designed to store. It’s designed to transmit light.
Today is a declaration point:
✨ “I graduate from storage into flow. My fascia is a channel of truth.”
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Fascia as a Crystal Grid
Our fascia is a multi-layered crystal grid that perceives, refracts, and transmits light.
• When it’s congested, the light distorts.
• When it’s cleansed and lubricated, light moves through in its purest form.
This is why movement, breath, and fascia release are sacred: they clear the grid so we can perceive truth and navigate life with more flow.
And notice the English word light. It means both illumination and weightlessness. That’s exactly what our fascia is here to embody — transmitting illumination while carrying us with ease.
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Floating ≠ Ungrounded
When I say “our job is to float,” I don’t mean drifting without ground or purpose.
Floating here means:
• 🌊 Feeling everything without judgment (20 = Cancer)
• 🛡 Protecting your integrity (0 = Scorpio)
• 🌿 Organizing your trust and flow (Virgo)
Floating is surrendering into trust.
It’s knowing you are safe, loved, and guided.
It’s anchoring not in fear or control, but in the deep knowing that your life is meant for joy and your body is a vessel for light.
Floating is not without anchor — the anchor is trust.
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A Story of Surrender
A dear friend once jumped off a ferry during a difficult moment. At first, he tried desperately to swim back to the boat — impossible against the tide. When he finally surrendered, he floated. He began to count his blessings. And in that surrender, rescue came.
This is the teaching:
When we struggle, we drown.
When we float, we are carried.
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Embody Your True Essence
Today, the invitation is simple yet profound:
💫 Release the weight.
💫 Cleanse your crystal grid.
💫 Float with trust, not fear.
You are safe. You are loved. You are guided. Your essence is undeniable.
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🌟 Mantra for Today
“I graduate from storage into flow.
My fascia is a crystal grid of light.
I feel, I protect, I organize.
I float because I trust.
My essence is undeniable.”
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Much love,
Ikue Ueno | Dance & Fascia Oracle™ 💃💞
Why Your Neck Clicks — And How Fascia Heals It
Have you ever noticed your neck making that clicking sound when you turn it side to side? Maybe it feels tight, maybe even a little stuck. I know the feeling—I used to experience it often, especially on my right side.
What’s actually happening isn’t random. It’s fascia speaking.
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Fascia and Its Layers
At Human Garage, we describe fascia as having multiple layers—sometimes we say 10. Imagine spiderweb-like tissue layered through your whole body, connecting not only your muscles but also your organs.
When life moves us—through stress, injury, or just the rhythm of daily living—some layers of fascia move fluidly while others get sticky. This stickiness can create adhesions, stagnation, and that glued-together feeling. When one layer is moving and another is stuck, that’s when you may hear or feel that odd clicking in your neck.
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My Own Journey
In 2015, I was in a car accident that left me with soft tissue injuries on my right side and compression in my neck. I dealt with numbness, clicking, and blockages for years.
Through movement, hydration, and patience, I learned something powerful: fascia does not respond to force. Healing fascia asks for gentleness.
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Hydration Is Everything
The first step is hydration. Fascia is like a sponge—it needs minerals, silica, and vitamins to glide and heal. On my website, you’ll find my Hydration Guide if you want to go deeper into this.
But even beyond water and minerals, hydration is about energy. When fascia is well-hydrated, it listens. It softens. It remembers safety.
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Gentle Healing, Not Forcing
We often want to accelerate our healing, to push through the pain. But fascia works differently. If you force it, the body tenses up, guarding instead of releasing.
The most powerful thing you can do is to speak to your body with kindness. Say:
“Body, you’re safe. We’re not at war. We can let this go now.”
This simple communication creates undeniable inner peace. It reminds your fascia it doesn’t have to carry the old weight anymore.
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The Root Isn’t Always Where It Hurts
A clicking neck doesn’t always mean the problem is in the neck itself. Often the root is elsewhere—an old injury, tension in a different layer, or even emotional holding patterns. That’s why a gentle, whole-body approach to fascial maneuvers is so essential.
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The Lesson Fascia Taught Me
Healing fascia has taught me patience, tenderness, and deep listening. It isn’t about attacking the place that feels stuck—it’s about creating safety everywhere so the body can finally let go.
So the next time your neck clicks, remember: it’s not broken. It’s just fascia talking. And with hydration, gentle movement, and compassionate presence, your body will find its flow again.
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✨ Written with love,
Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle
Movement is Medicine. Movement is Liberation.
🌊 It’s Okay to Feel. You Don’t Need to Carry It.
One of the most powerful truths I’ve discovered through fascia is this:
Feeling is not the same as carrying.
For so many of us, when sensation rises in the body, we instinctively grip. We hold tension. We brace against the wave. Deep down, we believe that if we feel it, we must also carry it. But fascia shows us a different way.
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✨ From Fascia to Flow
In fascial maneuvers, I often say:
“You don’t need to squeeze to release. You can just release.”
The same is true for sensation. We don’t need to force, prove, or brace in order to let go. Our fascia — like water — knows how to move when we allow it.
Release happens when we soften.
Recalibration happens when we trust.
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🌹 No More Holding On
The old paradigm taught us to:
• Grip to maintain control
• Brace to feel safe
• Store tension as proof of survival
But the truth is — we don’t need to carry anyone’s mess, projection, or pain in our bodies. Sensation can rise, move through, and dissolve. The body is a river, not a sponge.
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🕊️ A New Paradigm of Release
This is the teaching I now anchor in all my sessions and classes:
“It’s okay to feel. You don’t need to carry it in your body.”
Your fascia is intelligent. It reorganizes itself when you allow sensation to flow without gripping. When you stop carrying, you step into lightness, authenticity, and truth.
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🔑 The Mantra
To anchor this new paradigm, I offer this mantra:
“I am fed by my own light.
It’s okay to feel.
Nothing sticks that isn’t mine.
I don’t grip, prove, or perform.
I open, I receive, I am real.”
This is the essence of the EQA Method™: not fixing, not forcing, not carrying. Just softening, releasing, and letting the fascia lead.
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✨ If you’re ready to experience this shift in your own body, fascia, and life — join me in class or a session. You’ll discover how powerful it feels to stop carrying and start receiving.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
Eclipse Guides Me: Fascia as Rivers, Hips as Doors
An eclipse is never just an event in the sky — it’s a mirror. It reveals what we’ve been carrying, what’s been dammed up in our fascia, and where the flow is ready to return.
This time, the eclipse whispered to me:
Let my fascia be rivers, not dams.
Let my hips be doors, not locks.
Every part of my body is an invitation to move. To soften, to release, to flow. When my fascia flows like rivers, my whole being is in motion with life. When my hips are doors, I walk forward instead of being held back.
And then I remembered:
I am already the Lighthouse.
I simply clear the fog around my beam.
So much of the journey is not about becoming something new, but about revealing what has always been here. The beam has always shone. The fog was never mine to carry.
I soften. I drain. I rise.
This is the rhythm of release. The more I let go of what is not mine, the more timeless I become. My body is not here to store the weight of generations. My dance is not meant to drag the past. I am free to move, free to be, free to shine.
I don’t carry anyone else’s drama, density, or delay.
When I lay that burden down, I make space for light. When I release the weight of what was never mine, I discover the pulse of what I was born to live.
I inspire. I ignite. I shine.
And that is enough. That is everything.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
🌊 In Flow vs. Going With the Flow
People often say, “I’ll just go with the flow.” It sounds easy, carefree, even spiritual. But there’s a big difference between going with the flow and actually being in flow.
Going With the Flow
When someone says they’re going with the flow, it often means they’re letting the outside world decide for them. It can look like:
• Moving without intention.
• Pretending not to care or plan.
• Living day by day without anchoring in deeper alignment.
This kind of “flow” can sometimes feel more like drifting — being carried by external circumstances instead of creating from within. It can look like surrender, but often it’s avoidance.
Being In Flow
Being in flow is different. It’s not about drifting. It’s about embodying the current itself. In flow means:
• You’re aligned with your own rhythm and inner guidance.
• You move with clarity, intention, and ease.
• Your nervous system feels regulated — not checked out, but tuned in.
In flow is alive, present, and conscious. It’s the feeling of synchronicity, when everything you do clicks because it’s born from inner alignment, not from bypassing or waiting to see what happens.
Flow as Nervous System Regulation
Being in flow is also how we regulate. Regulation doesn’t come from numbing out or pretending not to care. It comes from being anchored in your body, connected to your breath, and attuned to your environment without losing yourself. True flow is active participation with life — not passive drifting.
Choose In Flow
So the next time you hear yourself say, “I’ll just go with the flow,” pause and ask:
• Am I drifting, or am I directing?
• Am I checked out, or am I tuned in?
• Am I being carried, or am I carrying the current?
Because when you are in flow, life doesn’t just happen to you — life happens through you.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
🌿 Coming Home to the Body: Nervous System Regulation & Safety
For me, regulating the nervous system isn’t just about calming down — it’s about literally coming back home to the body.
Many of us carry tension, stress, or trauma that makes it difficult to feel fully present. When this happens, it’s almost as if we’re only half in our body — part of us is here, and part of us is hovering somewhere else. This creates a subtle disconnection between who we are and how we feel.
But the real journey of regulation is about feeling safe enough to exist inside the body.
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🌍 The Earth Holds Us
Mother Earth is always here, holding us. The ground beneath us, the breath we take, the way gravity roots us — all of these are reminders that we are safe, supported, and guided.
When we acknowledge this support, something softens. We don’t have to brace ourselves against life. We can rest in the knowing that the Earth herself is carrying us.
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✨ Safety Unlocks Flow
When we feel completely safe in our body, we can finally let go. Muscles release, breath deepens, and energy begins to move again.
This isn’t about being “spiritual” or knowing all the right practices. It’s simple and universal: when we feel safe, everything flows.
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💞 A Gentle Invitation
Wherever you are on your journey, take a moment to ask yourself: Do I feel safe in my body right now? If not, notice what might help you soften — maybe grounding your feet on the floor, placing a hand on your heart, or simply taking a deep breath.
Safety is the soil. From there, trust and flow naturally grow.
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🔑 Key Takeaway
Nervous system regulation is not about forcing calm — it’s about remembering that you are safe to exist, safe to feel, and safe to be carried by the Earth.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
Story Time Squat: Why I Squat After Hiking
After hiking the Grouse Grind for an hour and a half, most people would think: “Why squat now?” But for me, squatting is the reset. It softens the puffiness in my calves and ankles, restores circulation, and brings my whole body back into flow.
My History with Squatting
Growing up in Japan, squatting was natural — it was part of daily life. But I was told it would make my legs bow-shaped, and for years I avoided it out of fear. When I moved to Canada, I noticed how much chair culture dominates. People rarely sit on the floor or squat. That’s when I realized: squatting isn’t harmful — it’s healing.
Squat as Medicine
For me, squatting is not just an exercise. It’s a way to:
Release tension from the calves and ankles
Rehydrate fascia and improve circulation
Gently decompress the spine and hips
Reset between movements — whether it’s after dance, hiking, or teaching
I squat between dance classes. I squat after a hike. I squat whenever my body calls for release. What once felt like a “bad habit” has become one of my greatest tools for resetting my system.
The Science of Squatting
Modern research supports what I’ve felt in my body:
Squatting improves blood and lymphatic flow
It strengthens the core, hips, and lower body naturally
It supports digestion by gently massaging the abdominal organs
It helps maintain mobility and joint health as we age
Safety Tip
If you’re new to squatting, remember: when you come back up, do it slowly. Keep your head down and lift your hips first. You might feel a rush of blood and get lightheaded — that’s normal. It’s your body recalibrating.
Watch the Story Time Squat 🎥
I recorded this moment right after finishing the Grouse Grind — dropping my backpack, squatting, and letting my body reset at the top of the mountain. You can watch the video here:
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
Why My Classes Feel Different: Relational + Liberating
In a world full of “top-down” teaching, my classes follow a different rhythm.
I don’t meet you with commands or condescension.
I don’t stand above you in hierarchy.
I don’t compress you into heaviness.
Because transformation doesn’t come from being told what to do. It comes from being invited into a space where you feel safe, free, and connected.
That’s why I teach relational and liberating.
✨ Instead of “do as I say,” I invite you to feel with me.
✨ Instead of fixing, I soften and free.
✨ Instead of commanding, I co-regulate.
✨ Instead of compressing into hierarchy, I expand into resonance.
When you enter my class, you’re not being corrected or judged. You’re being welcomed into your own body’s wisdom. You’re invited to soften into safety, and from that safety, to rise.
That’s why my classes feel safe.
That’s why they transform.
It’s not about me performing as the authority. It’s about us creating a field of freedom together.
So if you’re ready to move differently — to move in a way that feels relational, liberating, and deeply transformative — then I invite you:
💃 Come move with me.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
✨ Not Back to School… Back to Yourself ✨
September is often called back to school season. We see it everywhere — in commercials, routines, and schedules restarting. But what if this time of year wasn’t about rushing back into structure… and instead, about returning back to yourself?
This is Virgo season. The energy right now invites us to self-organize, notice the small details, and bring ourselves back into alignment. But here’s the truth: there is nothing to fix, and nothing to heal. Your body is not broken. Your spirit is not behind. You don’t need to perform for worthiness.
What you really need is a remembering. A coming home.
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🌸 Back to Yourself Means…
• Safety in your body. Learning to feel supported, not pressured.
• Joy in your movement. Allowing your fascia to flow with ease.
• Clarity in your rhythm. Organizing your energy so you feel grounded.
• Liberation in your spirit. Returning to your essence without apology.
This is why I teach Fascial Maneuvers and dance. It’s not about fixing people. It’s about softening, opening, and remembering what the body already knows.
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🌊 My Journey Back to Myself
My own journey began in 2020 with Human Garage and has taken me through years of classes, coaching, and retreats. Since 2022, I’ve been running Human Garage Vancouver Fascial Maneuvers classes weekly — more consistently than anyone in the world.
I’ve embodied this work not just as a coach, but as a dancer and Fascia Oracle™, bringing the wisdom of fascia into movement, teaching, and healing. For me, every class is a sanctuary where people can return to themselves — where the pressure to “get it right” dissolves, and the truth of who we are rises.
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🌸 Affirmations for September
Take these with you as you move through this month:
• I am safe in my body.
• My body moves with me, with ease and joy.
• I am safe to let go.
• My body is for joy.
• My body and I deserve to feel good.
Say them before bed, when you wake up, or while moving in class. Let them guide you back to yourself.
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💃 Join Me This Season
Whether in Vancouver or online, I invite you to move with me. Together we’ll soften the fascia, release pressure, and come home to the body.
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✨ September isn’t about “back to school.” It’s about back to yourself.
Come home. Move with ease. Feel safe. Be free.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™💃💞
Ikue Ueno’s Journey with Human Garage & Fascial Maneuvers
My path with Human Garage and Fascial Maneuvers began in September 2020, when I was first introduced by my friend Brodie Marples.
That same summer, Fascial Maneuvers were born in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on the beaches of Kitsilano near the home of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson. Created by Gary, Cynthia, and Jason, the practice began as outdoor community classes where people gathered to move, release, and heal together.
The first time I met Gary and experienced Fascial Maneuvers in person, something inside me said:
“I need to do this. I want to learn this. I am going to become a coach.”
Not long after that, in October 2020, Human Garage hosted their first-ever Fascial Maneuvers workshop, which I attended. About 15–20 people gathered in Lions Bay, where we hiked up a nearby mountain, shared organic pizza we made together, and moved fascia together. We spoke about living an organic lifestyle, health, and wellness — a glimpse into the community spirit that was forming. This was the moment I saw how movement, food, and conversation could weave together into something much bigger than a class: a way of life.
At the time, Human Garage was still very new. The first Human Garage app was released in December 2020, and the very first Coaching Program was held in January 2021 in Lions Bay. Because of other commitments, I couldn’t attend that first in-person immersion — but by April 2021, I was ready.
I was the only one who applied that round, so my coaching was held privately online. As a dancer, I already embodied movement, so instead of just learning the 10 basic maneuvers, the coaching turned into a deep dive into the emotional and healing layers of fascia. That one-on-one experience was transformative — and it helped inspire what later became the Lifestyle Artist Program, integrating tools for emotional release alongside physical practice.
From there, my journey expanded. I grew and evolved with the Human Garage team, contributing in many ways — from hosting calls and mentoring coaches to supporting the global community. Along the way, I had the honor of opening for Human Garage trauma release events multiple times — two in Vancouver and once in Austin, Texas, for the kickoff of the Trauma Release Tour in 2024. Each of these experiences deepened my role as both a facilitator and a lighthouse.
In November 2022, after Human Garage hosted two retreats in Cancun and leadership shifted to Aisha’s Akasha Sanctuary, Gary entrusted me to lead the Vancouver Fascial Maneuvers classes. Since then, I have been teaching consistently at the Capoeira Ache Brasil Academy — sometimes up to four classes a week, always holding the space for community growth and healing.
Almost three years later, Vancouver Fascial Maneuvers has become not just a class, but a sanctuary of truth, consistency, and liberation.
Through this entire journey, I remain grateful — for the community, for the countless people I’ve met, and for the opportunity to keep evolving and inspiring others through movement and fascia.
🌊✨ I am here to liberate myself, and to inspire others to liberate themselves.
Timeline of My Journey
Summer 2020 → First outdoor FM classes in Kitsilano (roots in Chip Wilson’s backyard).
Sep 2020 → Attended first class at Lions Bay; committed to becoming a coach.
Oct 2020 → Attended the first-ever HG Fascial Maneuvers workshop in Lions Bay
Dec 2020 → HG app launched.
Jan 2021 → First Coaching Program in Lions Bay.
Apr 2021 → Joined the online coaching program as only applicant; private coaching inspired the team to create the Lifestyle Artist Program.
Jan 2022 → Began TikTok Live classes for Human Garage.
Oct 2022 → First HG Retreat in Cancun, Mexico
Nov 2022 → Second, larger HG Retreat in Cancun, Mexico → entrusted with leading Vancouver classes at Capoeira Studio.
Aug 2023 → Transitioned from TikTok to Instagram Live (Find Your Flow, Mondays at 4 p.m. PST, ongoing).
Nov 2023 → Attended & taught at the Costa Rica Retreat.
Dec 16, 2023 → Opened HG Trauma Tour Vancouver (~450 people).
Feb 2024 → Joined HG’s first Coach Retreat in Cancun.
Jan–Aug 2024 → Mentored HG coaches + created a coaching program for the community.
May 2024 → Opened HG Trauma Release Kickoff Tour in Austin, TX (~1,000 participants).
Aug 2024 → Opened Vancouver Trauma Release event (outdoor, park).
Aug 2024 → Hosted a Fascial Facelift class through HG (very successful).
Where I Am Today (2025)
As of September 2025, I continue to lead with consistency and devotion. I host two weekly Fascial Maneuvers classes in Vancouver through Human Garage, along with a weekly Instagram Live class — Find Your Flow — every Monday at 4 p.m. PST.
Beyond group work, I also offer hands-on sessions and private sessions, both in-person and online, supporting people one-on-one through fascia, movement, and empowerment.
I am not only teaching this mission — I am embodying it. I am the mission. Vancouver remains a living hub for Fascial Maneuvers, and my work continues to ripple globally.
✨ If you’d like to work with me, please feel free to reach out directly or check out my offerings and class information. https://www.ikuedancerfasciaoracle.com
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™ 💃💞
Embodiment Guide & Mentor
History of Human Garage Fascial Maneuvers in Vancouver with Fascia Oracle™ Ikue Ueno
On August 19, 2023, the Human Garage team hosted a free Fascial Maneuvers class at Hastings Mill Park. Nearly 100 people gathered in community to move, breathe, and release together—it was a powerful day of connection and transformation.
My journey with Fascial Maneuvers began in September 2020, when I was first introduced to Human Garage through my friend Brodie Marples, who was a connector for many people in those early days of Human Garage 2.0.
Fascial Maneuvers were born in Vancouver during the summer of 2020, on the beaches of Kitsilano near the home of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson. Co-created by Gary, Cynthia, and Jason, the practice began as outdoor community classes where people came together to move, release, and heal. The gatherings grew quickly, but with no indoor studio at the time, the community embraced the open air—meeting under the sky, by the ocean—until winter arrived and movement shifted online.
In September 2020, I finally attended my first class with Gary in Lions Bay, at the Human Garage Retreat Center that had just opened. From the first moment, something inside me said:
“I need to do this. I want to learn this. I’m going to become a coach.”
At the time, Human Garage was still in its early phase with Fascial Maneuvers. The first Human Garage App was released in December 2020, and the very first Coaching Program was held in January 2021 in Lions Bay. Because of my commitments, I couldn’t attend that first in-person immersion. But by April 2021, I was ready — and I entered the coaching program.
Interestingly, I was the only one who applied that round, so my coaching was held privately online. Instead of just learning the 10 basic maneuvers, the team realized that as a dancer I already embodied the movement — so my coaching became a deeper dive into the emotional and healing side of fascia. It was more like counseling than instruction, and it confirmed something important: once fascia opens, emotions release. That experience helped inspire the team to create what became the LifeStyleArtist program, equipping people with tools for emotional release and integration.
Since that time, I have grown and evolved alongside the Human Garage team and contributed in many ways — hosting calls, mentoring coaches, and supporting the expansion of the movement. I am forever grateful for this journey and for the countless people I have met along the way.
I have also had the honor of opening for Human Garage trauma release events three times — two in Vancouver, and once at the very first Trauma Release Tour kickoff in Austin, Texas in 2024. These experiences deepened my path as both a facilitator and a community anchor.
From 2020 to 2022, Vancouver classes were mostly held outdoors in Kitsilano during the warmer months. We tried different parks, but eventually settled at Hastings Mill Park, where many of our gatherings were held. When winter arrived, we always had to pause or go back online, as we couldn’t yet afford a permanent indoor space.
After Human Garage hosted their first retreats in October 2021 and November 2022 in Cancun, Mexico, the leadership shifted. Gary and the team moved to Cancun to join Aisha at the Akasha Sanctuary. At that moment, Gary entrusted me to lead the Vancouver classes.
That’s when everything changed. In November 2022, we finally secured an indoor home at the Capoeira Ache Brasil Academy on East Broadway — and Vancouver Fascial Maneuvers became a consistent, in-person community.
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Vancouver Today
Since then, I have been hosting Fascial Maneuvers in Vancouver twice a week (at some points, even four times a week) — and it’s now been almost three years of consistent presence.
This class is more than weekly movement. It is:
• A community — students who show up month after month, building trust and connection.
• A sanctuary — where fascia, body, and soul soften, recalibrate, and realign.
• A legacy of consistency — three years of showing up together through seasons and transformations.
• A living portal — every class is unique, yet each one opens a high-vibration field where truth and movement meet.
From long-time regulars to brand new students, everyone leaves quieter, lighter, and more connected to themselves. This is not just a class — it is the living pulse of a movement that has been growing with me since 2020. 🌊💎✨
I am here to liberate myself and inspire others to liberate themselves through movement and fascia.
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Join Weekly In-Person Human Garage Vancouver Fascial Maneuvers Classes with Ikue Ueno
📍 Location: Capoeira Ache Brasil Academy — 341 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦
🗓️ Thursdays: 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
🗓️ Sundays: 10:00 a.m. – Noon
💳 Cost: FREE (by donation)*
(*Please register in advance.)
✨ Human Garage supplements are also available on site.
👉 Click here to register and join us.
Everyone is welcome in this sanctuary of movement and fascia.
Much love,
Ikue | Dance & Fascia Oracle™ 💃💞