Space

I did a short workshop on 'fascia' at the weekend and was inspired to write a poem about the space that our cells take up in the body. Fascia is connective tissue and forms the so-called wetsuit around our bones. When it is tight, blocked or dysfunctional it creates pain, stiffness and injury in the body. It is a self healing or self righting mechanism and amazingly; 'muscles are slaves to the fascial architecture'. Fascia connects and divides, binds and bounces. It has a contractability independent of muscle, it is a sensing system, propioceptively of 'one's own oneness' and has a unique shape to each individual. In essence it is the membrane through which grace is channelled and 'holds space.' More space than we can possibly imagine!


This Space

Here I am
I fill this space
Occupy it fully
A human being
Of possibility and potential
My cells and atoms vibrating
Held together
By scientific laws
Moving through the air of the planet
Alone and together
Towards the great unknown


Lily Basnet