Where My Fascia Held What I Couldn’t Say: A Map of Truth in the Body
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There are truths I didn’t speak—
not because I didn’t know them,
but because my body was holding them for me.
Fascia is the connective tissue that wraps, protects, and communicates through the entire body. But it doesn’t just hold muscles and bones—it holds memories, tension, grief, protection, betrayal, and survival patterns.
This is a map of where I used to hold what I thought I had to carry.
And this is the day I gave it back to the field.
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📍 Fascia Map Breakdown
Neck — Holding False Authority
I used to feel like I had to hold it all together.
Performing strength when I just wanted to be held.
Carrying the weight of unspoken roles—leading, managing, smoothing, pretending.
Affirmation:
I can be strong and still be held.
I don’t carry what’s not mine.
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Chest — The Grief of Betrayal
This is where heartbreak sat like armor.
I gave my trust to those who weren’t ready for it.
I believed words that weren’t backed by presence.
And I tried to keep loving through the cracks.
Affirmation:
My heart remembers—but no longer hurts.
I trust my discernment.
I let love in with clarity.
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Hips — Ancestral Survival Coding
Every bold move I made woke something up in the lineage.
The whisper: “That’s not safe.”
But I’m not here to repeat fear—I’m here to rewrite the field.
My hips no longer brace against life—they move it.
Affirmation:
I am safe to move differently than those before me.
I honor my lineage by evolving it.
My hips hold power, not fear.
I walk my path with boldness and grace.
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🔮 Integration
This blog is an act of nervous system liberation.
I hereby release things I once held in silence.
And now… my body feels lighter.
So if you’re reading this, ask yourself:
Where does your fascia still hold what your voice hasn’t said yet?
You don’t have to name names.
You don’t have to fight to be believed.
You just have to listen—because your fascia always tells the truth.
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🌊 Call to Action
If this spoke to your body, come move with me.
Not to fix yourself—but to finally hear yourself.
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Much love,
Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™
