Is it a bear or an email?


Do you wake up feeling like you fell off a tree the day before?

If you get mysterious pains and tendinitis that appear out of nowhere, or just a persistent "rusty" feeling in your body... it's not just age. It's chronic inflammation, and it's completely preventable.

The Fascia Connection

Your fascia (the connective tissue that wraps around every muscle and organ) should move like liquid silk. But when we sit all day, this tissue becomes thick and sticky. This creates the stiffness and pain that follows you throughout your day.

Is it a bear or an email? Your nervous system can't tell the difference

Add to that that we're not biologically equipped to face the modern stressors. Your nervous system processes an urgent email exactly like it would a charging bear. Both trigger the same stress hormones, muscle tension and inflammatory response.

The difference though, is that the bear eventually leaves. Your inbox never empties.

This constant state of alert keeps your fascia locked in tension, creating inflammation that spreads throughout your body like wildfire.

What feeds the fire:

  • Sitting for hours on end with no breaks (fascia needs movement to stay hydrated)
  • Shallow, chest-only breathing (signals danger to your nervous system)
  • Digital overwhelm (constant notifications = constant threat perception)
  • Limited movement patterns (fascia needs variety in all directions)

How many boxes are you ticking?

This is why Yoga is such a potent tool

Stretching is great, but it's not enough. Over the years, I've developed a multidimensionnal approach to shift you from survival mode to recovery mode:

  • Through conscious movements and massages, you're allowing those chronically tight tissues to finally release. Strengthening what is weak and relaxing what is tight.
  • Through intentional breathing, you're literally rewiring your nervous system's response to stress. Each exhale signals safety to your body.
  • Through consistent practice, you have a plan in place to make sure these pains never return.

Your body has an incredible capacity to heal, even after years of chronic inflammation. It just needs the right guidance to remember how.

Om, peace 🧡

Clem

PS: If you would like to discuss your particular situation, you can reply to this email or write to me on WhatsApp. Even if you're not ready to sign up to work with me, I'm always happy to help!

Clémence Dieryck

I'm a bilingual yoga teacher who helps people who sit a lot gain mobility, move without pain and reduce their stress.

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