{"podcast":{"title":"Yoga Medicine","slug":"yoga-medicine-4454020","podcast_index_feed_id":4454020,"rss_url":"https://yogamedicine.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://YogaMedicine.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/5/d/8/a5d825074b82906740be95ea3302a6a1/Yoga_Medicine_Show_Art_1400.jpg","author":"Tiffany Cruikshank","episode_count":172,"summary":"This show was created to educate and empower yoga students and teachers to use yoga therapeutically to optimize experiences, communities and resilience. Our methods are based on a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology and the integration of modern science and research with traditional practices and experience. We believe research is just as precious as experience and we believe in the human potential for change and greatness. Our goal is to help you learn the owners manual of your unique body/mind and so we offer this as a free resource to anyone interested in optimizing their health and wellbeing. SUBSCRIBE TO YOGA MEDICINE ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3aWW3XO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://YogaMedicine.com ——————————— CONNECT WITH US! ——————————— FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TiffanyCruikshankYoga INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yoga_medicine TWITTER: https://twitter.com/yoga_medicine LINKEDIN: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/yoga-medicine PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/tiffanyyoga","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:18:40.843274+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020"},"episode":{"title":"Fascia & Flow State: Expert Insights with Fiona Stout, BA PhD","slug":"fascia-flow-state-expert-insights-with-fiona-stout-ba-phd","published_at":"2026-07-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020/fascia-flow-state-expert-insights-with-fiona-stout-ba-phd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020","url":"https://yogamedicine.libsyn.com/fascia-flow-state-expert-insights-with-fiona-stout-ba-phd","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/yogamedicine/172_-_Yoga_Medicine_-_Fascia__Flow_State.mp3?dest-id=3094661","summary":"Previous episodes have explored the physical form and function of fascia and its interactions with the nervous and immune systems. Today's conversation ventures into more new territory, exploring the relationships between fascia, flow state, and embodied experience. Host Katja is joined by Fiona Rose Stout PhD, an interdisciplinary researcher, bodyworker, and movement therapist seeking to connect diverse perspectives from neuroscience, creative arts, bodywork, and yoga. Together, Katja and Fiona explore the fascinating relationship between fascia, movement, and nervous system regulation. They discuss why fascia may provide an important biological lens for understanding embodied awareness, how movement practices can cultivate greater adaptability and resilience, and why integrative thinking is essential when exploring trauma, healing, and the mind-body connection. They also unpack a recent opinion article challenging \"The Body Keeps the Score,\" offering a nuanced discussion about predictive coding, fascia, and contemporary trauma science. \"There's an experience that happens when you actually feel that connection and that integration.\" — Fiona Stout. — What You'll Learn: • Introducing Fiona [01:13] • Flow state and why it matters for embodied movement practitioners [04:40] • Fascial fluidity implications for flow state [11:48] • Connections between nervous system regulation, trauma and flow state [15:11] • Supporting fascia with curiosity, varied movement, bodywork, myofascial release [21:03] • A nuanced discussion of \"The Body Keeps the Score\" [29:05] • Predictive coding and recent article \"The body does not keep the score\" [37:05] • Why integration, not dualism, may better explain human experience [45:11] • \"Different strokes for different folks\": final takeaways [50:2…","meta_description":"Previous episodes have explored the physical form and function of fascia and its interactions with the nervous and immune systems. Today's conversation ve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3410,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yoga-medicine-4454020/episodes/fascia-flow-state-expert-insights-with-fiona-stout-ba-phd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020/fascia-flow-state-expert-insights-with-fiona-stout-ba-phd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}