OK, now lets take a section of the human musculature, create a few terms that better refer to the human anatomy, and elaborate. Please forgive any unnecessary redundancy in describing the dynamics and energetic relationships:          The sensory nerves, proprioreceptors, and other nervous system components, which I'll collectively refer to as "sensors," from here on, are used in conjunction with the Motor Cortex of the brain to create a "memory" of emotion related events (ERE's) as registered in the body fascia. The fascia is richly supplied with sensors such that systems which I'll call "Sensor Field Arrays" (SFA's) are created by multiple layers of fascia and in varying numbers of planes in any given area of soft tissue. That is to say, an energy field is created by any given grouping of sensors (a Sensor Field Array), simply due to the electro-magnetic vibration created by each of its components. And let's say that when such (if not most any) cells are gathered together, they form a collective bio-electro-magnetic field.          As this field is 3 dimensional, the electro-dynamics here are similar (though many times smaller) to those we would measure around electric transmission equipment and fields of wires. And here the wires and transformers (the latter serve to relay, step-up or step-down the volume of the current) may be laying in many different planes and directions and radiating their electric fields in varying strengths and even varying frequencies.

Further below is the Chart, System Interfaces in the Psycho-Physiology of the Fascia Memory Theory - A flow chart very briefly illustrating the interfaces of the "Proprio-Neuro Fascia-Muscular, Motor Cortex, Connective Tissue Cells, as well as the Adrenal System, Inner-Child, & Related Aspects" (Feb&June'12)

         In this way the Sensor Field Arrays are used in conjunction with the Motor Cortex of the brain to create a "memory" of emotion related events (ERE) as registered in the body fascia. The sensor field signature [or SFA Configuration (SFAC)] is used to compare to ERE of subsequent experience. This signature is used to compare to ERE of subsequent experience. This comparison creates another set of data that serves as "memory" that compares the results of one experience to another. It does this via the "pleating" (the well known "saran wrap" signature formed in fascia) and which is created by ERE. This is because the pleating distorts the sensor field energy configuration.

         FOR EXAMPLE: In time phase one we have a certain arrangement of pleating in the fascia in a given Sensor Field Array. The energy configuration of this field is "read" by the sensors and designated as the "original" signature SF Configuration of that field. This signature data is stored as a set of dimensional coordinates, energy vectors, and frequencies. In Phase two, an event causes a displacement of the atomic or molecular structure, changing the dimensions, energy vectors, and frequencies in that field. This change is compared and this comparison is recorded as an internal holographic image -- an "internal memory" -- that is referenced/correlated with the data registered by external sensory organs (of smell, sight, touch, hearing, and taste). The brain interprets this data and serves to coordinate the flow of information and manage reactions/responses of related functions and maintain operations. If, for some reason, the person reacts to the experience with a interruption of the breathing process, resulting in an interruption in the flow of this information (due to an ERE), it affects the oxygen supplied to the energy field in question. The musculature of that field is momentarily paralyzed and a pleat is formed in the fascia of that field. Now there is a permanent new signature in that field, as well as a new SF Configuration that is a result both of the pleating as well as of any new dimensions. If on the other hand the subsequent experience (in phase two) is continuous to the next experience, we say the experience in phase two is complete and there is no permanent physical marking or *storage* of that experience with a pleat, and the Fascial SF Configuration is simply given over to the next one.

         On an unconscious mental dimension, for each Sensory Field and/or set of any combination of them, morphic fields are created for storage of patterned reactions and responses of soft tissue, based in part on the physical pleating, and based in part on learning of (postural and movement) behavior. Habitual patterns, that fix posture and movement within only certain ranges, relates directly to the pleating and the resultant restrictions in the soft tissue.

         The brain over time learns to interpret the data registered -- this is what is generally referred to as learning. But learning to interpret the internally sensed holographic image data involves the so-called empathic and psychic capabilities, which we all have and use, but usually without our being conscious of it, let alone in an organized and consistent fashion. The proprioreceptors and their maintenance of appropriate muscle tone and postural balance is actually a major part of this system, at least on the physical level. But the other parts of this system provide relationship between our mental perceptions, the feelings around them, and the manner and nature with which experience affects the physical body in the short term and in the long term.

         Moisture content along the facial surfaces would then determine the strength of electrical potential or "charge" in that field. This translates to kinesthetic/sensory and emotional sensitivity for that field. A Pleat forms [from, and then retains] emotional-related charges for as long as the experience is kept as a conscious memory. There would be a direct corollary between the memory being suppressed, and the field's moisture content decreasing and thus it's oxygen level (and/or its "normal" use of oxygen) decreasing. Ideally, moisture content is high such that the bio-electric currents pass through and feelings do not get "stuck" -- stored as suppressed emotion. Another way of saying this is that fascial bio-electro/magnetic resonance reflects memory (experience) with the manner in which solution is distributed on its surface; coherent wave patterns reflect symmetricity and alignment of atomic relationships.

         There are references to a "Model for Bioelectric Responsiveness of Fascia" in some of the myo-fascial release trainings, but if we truly want to know the degree of bio-electric interconnectivity, and the potential for engaging our capacities for neuroplasticity, in my opinion, we will look much deeper into the fascia and it's interfaces with other connective tissues, per the theory above and the research into the devices as proposed in the "Fascia Memory Project".

Theory first published by this author (Fall '96) at BioPsy Cyberzine & Futurehealth  

Briefly back to "the basics" of Body-Mind Relationships [June'12]

         Relating the above to how we, via the mind-body, respond to experience, store and release tension, repress and retrieve memory, and integrate related mental-emotional components of that, is the heart of the "Body-Mind Integration..." essay and the addendum essays (Since Spring'11) on it's page. How our beliefs may relate to all that is the subject of various other essays at this site, but I digress. More directly relating to the above fascia memory theory (depending on one's perspective and context), or perhaps better serving as a segue in between, is the essay (on that page), "Adrenaline vs Endorphins and What's That Got To Do With...", also related to the chart below.

          Related QUESTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS: How about the effects of adrenal [hormones & neurotransmitters, pathways & effects], upon the formation of and changes to COLLAGEN, as well as the balance of same with endorphines? ... Effects on various properties related to various tension dynamics*, recovery from fatigue, neuroplasticity, characteristics of aging (both in cause and effect)? ...All as related to (effects upon) proprioceptor operation, and both cause and effect relations upon/by the Sensor Field Array(s). And then all that on the above essay's noted emotional tension storage & release, chronic holding & movement patterns, & any changes to that over time (or Inner-Child Relationships)?  

         How about " Fascianomics " - term denoting the efficiency of the neuro-fascial interface to conduct symmetric bio-magnetic resonance in alignment with, and facilitation of, the maximum-potential of effortless whole systems function.

         I believe there may be other ways that the brain-mind stores and accesses memory, but that this one works for the "emotionally charged" and/or suppressed experiences for which the person consciously and/or unconsciously feels there needs to be further processing. This further processing then takes place if/when a more appropriate time and circumstance presents itself, and as the priorities and readiness allow for that particular and/or related psycho-emotional development.

         With this in mind would it be feasible to consider Fibromyalgia as an over-stimulated sensory field receptor system in the connective tissue matrix interface? This over-stimulation would be due to system being "on alert;", due to original unconscious decision to alert warning system, should recurrence/continuation of an original stimulation (usually from infancy or early in childhood) be suspected. Thus its characteristics relating it to (an) "Auto-Immune" disorder. [Apr'11:]  How about a relationship to a perfuse scattering of waste products throughout the fine interstitial spaces among the cells of muscle tissues due to their being chronically held *contracted* and under-circulated, including trauma induced, or long-term-habituated, neuro-emotional contractedness over a broad-area (including by being forcibly tickled in early childhood)? And a broad scattering of fine pin-pricks of pain? See next section below for more about that.

Follow-up note on Fibromyalgia - Theory with Examples   (April 28, 2011, rev'd April 30):           She's had fibromyalgia symptoms for years, but rarely tells anyone, because she says no one really knows how to deal with it effectively. Or too often, to even listen to her story effectively. She responded positively to my question, "were you ever force-tickled - to the point of pain - as a child or infant?" Although I'd worked with her for a decade or more, she only let this out in the last year or so. The 2nd client to tell me this - told me years ago (late 90's?). And that was some years after the first client who told me about her early childhood experience of being forced to endure tickling far past the point of begging for the older relative to stop.           With the first client, I had been working on her right latissimus dorsi muscles about T12 (off to the right side of her mid-back area), doing fairly light but steady pulling strokes 'in grain' with the intercostals (in-between the ribs), and as I came closer to her underarm area (but not yet that close to the common tickle area), she complained of extreme discomfort and pain. Although her actual physical reaction, including a slight vocalization, reminded me of someone being tickled.           Hence my question about her being forcibly tickled, her answer, and my half-amazed response (to the first client). She had actually come in due to an auto accident, but also complained of fibromyalgia, and I didn't know then (in the late 1980's) that light strokes were not generally advised for that condition. I was half-amazed because, over a number of sessions I had strongly sensed a kind of contractedness to her nature as well as in her physiology, other complaints, diet, communications, as well as tissue response. (Sensed them due to my tendency notice things, including potential correlations, ask questions for verification, etc). And/Yet she was actively fighting - on so many levels - this tendency to "contract" or hold herself back.           None of these gals had ever connected the forced-tickling event to their fibromyalgia, of course, and only the third client, who is also a student of the healing arts, saw the potential connection after I proffered it to them. The key here, as far as the theory goes, is NOT "forced-tickling", but "forced contraction", as there may be many other kinds of experiences that causes the child to experience trauma due to confusion about the cause of pain. [ In the following examples of emotional experience for such a trauma-victim, please interprete "her/she" as "his/her" or "s/he". And the verbal tense can vary for some of the emotions, as can the time element with confusion, as to what feelings are felt when, and as caused by whom or what. Subsequent events of many/various types may bring on the onset of fibromyalgia, but continuing with more about how and why the association with the initial causative event may be suppressed:]           The emotional confusion is usually due to being accused of wrong-doing due to her response, during and after the event by someone she trusted, perhaps by someone who has been a guardian in most other circumstances in life. Which would add up to make her feel guilt and shame about her own response, along with other feelings that were far too complex and contradictory to her young mind. She has to tighten up her musculature to defend herself, in essence to defend her right to continue to feel loved - by those she depends on for love. Even now, in circumstances she unconsciously associates as then, she continues to laugh although she is feeling pain and wants/needs to cry, wants someone to understand, and yet she holds onto the tension, because there has been no "all's ok" message - not given afterwards, let alone immediately as related to the event, let alone by those who she then had every right to expect to be there for her.           The pleating in the tissues have now been formed, along with the locked up quagmire of emotions of grief and shame and desire to be able to experience pleasure, even love - from tickling - like everyone else around her has, etc. But now she has to fear it, mostly unconsciously, since all that hasn't been figured out - it's locked away, remember. Revealing that fear to herself, not to mention to others, might lead, maybe already has led to, great embarrassment from a plethera of unexplainable feelings, perhaps even to strong reactions at someone else. And all this is/has been for years to come psycho-emotionally associated with pain that can be re-stimulated by a relatively light touch in certain areas of her body, or even awakening from sleep, not to mention with looks of incredulity from various professionals, whose job it is to care for people in pain.           On the good side of things, the third client (who actually has not gone into detail about related experience that occurred either early on or since) did experience some relief in session, and some emotional release - partly due to feeling understood for her confusion and frustration, as well for understanding a little more about her feelings in that moment. We discussed visualizations for stripping out the fine chicken-wire-mesh-like web that has cagged parts of her being for so long. We discussed supplements for increasing fine-capillary circulation and clearing out waste products from the interstitial spaces (between cells) and eradicate free radicals. And the benefits of Vitamin C as well as concentrated "green" foods with all their enzymes and assistant co-factors and other micro-nutrients. Those that are otherwise extremely rarely found in other foods nowadays, yet found increasingly essential as more research time is spent on them, and so on.           I had also mentioned bromelain to the more recent client as one (easily available) proteolytic enzyme for removing related scar tissue, but I wasn't sure in my memory at the time that scar tissue was related to fibromyalgia. Since then I've verified that many who are researching fibromyalgia do relate the two - and reminds me of the adhesions between layers of fascia, particularly where there are overlapping muscle groups. This is where one muscle (or muscle group) is structured to tense their fibers in different vectors or directions from the adjacent muscle (group). And if they are adhesed, stuck together, while attempting to do this, it would be natural for there to be pain experience - the pain receptors (nociceptors) in those areas are going to activate. In this case, as a broad scattering of fine pin-pricks of pain, especially after having been inactive for a period of time? There are many such layerings in the upper torso area especially.           What also might be helpful - for some who believe in the power of visualization and affirmation (this form of prayer, that is, as well as others) - are the resources at the Prayer & Healing page (the still-growing number of them as I add this note, 4/30/11). So, Could there not be a relationship...           between Fibromyalgia and a perfuse scattering of waste products throughout the muscle tissues that are chronically held contracted and under-circulated? Put more in professional speak: trauma induced contractedness over a broad-area, ie: in multiple muscle groups of the torso (upper body). And a broad scattering of fine pin-pricks of pain. Well, obviously I think there's a relationship. And the Fascia Memory Project would either confirm or dispell the theory. Along with so many other theories from so many other thinking health professionals. Given such research, there would be far fewer instances of doubt about a patient's pain - by those we (want to be able to) expect compassionate care from. Which says something about our health care system. Or, have we professionals too often learned not to feel, let alone theorize, and/or not to communicate about these internal dynamics which are so critical to the health of individuals and of society as a whole?           Please let me know to what degree you have found this applicable to your own experience, and/or (especially for researchers) to what degree you find this theory, or parts of it, applies. Please feel free to post at Fibromyalgia forums, so long as you also include this last paragraph with my name and contact information - I'd like to know if this helps! Thank you!   - Chris Pringer, (christopher@chalicebridge.com)           These notes and pages on "Body-memory", "fascia-memory", or related theories should not be interpreted to suggest that memory suppression has any direct relationship with moral, ethical, or "spiritual" capacity, or "character flaws", as the above noted fibromyalgia case should more than illustrate! I do not believe there need be any such relationship, certainly not direct. I DO believe there may be a relationship -- more or less direct -- between memory suppression (which every human does some of) and personal challenges, coping mechanisms, each person's personality (formed by unique perceptual filtration and selectivity during experience generally in early childhood), tendencies, talents, and gifts, and even life direction (which every human has). That is elaborated in depth at the Body-Mind Integration..." page, including with regard to the adrenal response in relationship to trauma, long-term conditioning, related muscle tissue holding patterns, "body-memory," and to how those relationships are healed. Also related: "The Body Pattern Assessment/Reading and Understanding the Pattern Triad."           I believe that suppressed memory does not *determine* these aspects, at least not necessarily, but much about these aspects can be gleaned/read from an understanding of the correlations between the characteristics of fascia (connective tissue) and the nature of memory suppression. I have found this to be a consistent and reliable indicator for kinesthetically obtaining information (via touch/massage therapies) from the soft tissue, and using it to assist in other's therapy and healing -- as verified by those people I have worked with, after assessing their systems with the systems described via above noted reference.           "The Science Behind The Body-Mind Relationships" notes and references have been included in the reference section at the "Body-Mind Integration..." page. The "Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context Chart" (at the Organization Chart page) compacts the key points into a relatively small visual space, and provides a summary of them and their implications, relative to body-mind preventative maintenance, pain management, other aspects.

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         At one time Rupert Sheldrake stated that there needed to be some way to confirm the existence and role(s) of morphic fields. I am wondering if research in the directions indicated above might be a useful and relatively easy way to research morphic field theory. The fascial system is small enough and workable enough, that with some medical scanning equipment and bio-electric field measuring devices that are already developed, a good computer man to integrate the assessments, a good visionary and a few left brainers to keep things heading in the right directions... ... well, Sheldrake could have his micro-cosmic example of inter AND intra-active (via adjacent, multi-level contained, and/or overlapping) memory fields. And the emotional aspect of the memory wouldn't have to be established before this is proven, I think -- the neurosynaptic data (or neuro-emotional data), when compared in block groups over time and experience (eg: on/in a living biological organism's system) with such equipment as described above, would give a relatively quick idea of where to go with the study from there.

         Later on, with cross checking of experiential data of the person's tested, the emotional content could begin to be established and correlated. It seems to me that with all the intuitives around to give hints as to where to direct the eyes of the research, the basis for the correlations could be relatively quickly revealed. Then the more left-brain (as compared to right and whole brain) derived avenues of research could be checked for verification.

         I admit, I may have no truly technical idea of what I'm talking about [EG: enough of those which are "scientifically verified"], but on the other hand, I've been pretty close to right-on with this kind of thinking before, especially in intuiting out the more technical aspects (and relevant "topography") of applied bodywork [and verifying that with clients]. And I don't think that this research (as described above) would *create* a new working mechanism in the fascial energy fields [just to stretch a note on some of the theories extending from Rupert Sheldrake's and related theories on energy fields], considering the amount of thought and emotion that has already established relatively consistent relationships at those levels of biology.

--© Fall '95, Christopher Pringer

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