Fascia - What is is and why it matters

As a long term trainer of yoga teachers keeping up with the latest information in movement and body science, I've spent many hours collecting information about fascia that is clear and understandable and trying to present it. Finally, David Lesondak has written the perfect book so that I now have one resource for yoga teachers combining thoughtful, clear and well-illustrated information. The more we learn about human movement, lack of movement, persistent pain and body limitation the more movement practitioners need to know the how's and why's behind it all and this book delivers it. So much is linked to fascia and this book not only comes a perfect time but is also an enjoyable read that I cannot recommend enough. It's now on my required reading list for all my training students! Thank you David!

If you are only going to read one book about fascia, this should be it! David has condensed all the current research on fascia and presented in a format that’s easy to understand and so enjoyable to read.I am a Pilates Instructor and am always looking for ways to talk to my clients about fascia and it’s role in training and for our overall health. David’s book has given me plenty of new insights to share with my students.

If my review were based solely on CONTENT, it would be absolutely 5 stars - very “reader friendly”. Lesondak really does have a knack for teaching complex topics & details in an easy-to-understand, delightful manner. The quality of the physical binding, however, is abysmal. Pages are falling out just opening the book. I would send it back for a replacement but I already have my notes & highlighting done & I’m not sure another one would be any better.

I bought this book well in advance of it's publishing with great anticipation. So happy to finally get it and start digging in! Wow. There is so much fresh science and detailed understanding of what we know so far about the facial system. No other text I've read matches the readability of this one. David has an exceptional way of imparting his knowledge of the subject and yet he is still very much a student of the topic and anxious to learn more. I will keep this close at hand as a critical reference in my manual therapy practice....it has changed the way I treat my clients and how I try to explain to them their "garden variety"aches and pains. I expect there will be a 2nd edition before too long and I will be signed up for it! Great work, David!

Wonderful resource for strength coaches, personal trainers, group exercise instructors, or anyone else interested in the dynamics of human movement. I’ve been looking for a concise, all-inclusive text on different aspects of fascia, and David does a wonderful job simplifying complex topics and almost weaves a narrative on a fascinating aspect of the human body.I plan on keeping this text with me during training sessions to help reinforce important points to athletes and personal training clients I work with. I also look forward to implementing the experiments in chapter 2 with them - these practical examples can help people understand just how integrated the body is.Like other reviewers, I had issues with the book’s binding. However, I contacted David and he graciously put me in contact with the publisher and they are sending me a replacement copy.Thank you David, for helping me learn about this incredibly important aspect of human integration.

David Lesondak’s enthusiasm for his subject matter and generous wish to share what he has learned with others makes this book a joy to read. I love it that a book about current fascia research begins with a quote from 1809. Such historical context suggests that everything we have learned so far about this essential fabric of our bodies is still the tip of an iceberg.Lesondak‘s voice is passionate yet humble and this makes for sentences that are both exciting and easy to understand. Clear, elegant illustrations make what is being described in the text come to life. Fascia is not just a pursuit of somatic professionals and manual therapists—all involved in spatial medicine understand it to be the future of medicine. Lesondak’s book helps establish a bridge between fascia research and conventional medicine.

The publisher replaced the book with faulty binding that Amazon sent me (twice), so, I will change the rating from 3 to 5 Stars! Much gratitude to Handspring Publishing.Lesondak has written a book with clear, interesting and educational information informing a deeper understanding of fascia.... without the need to become a cell biologist! I am finding it easy to read and it holds my attention.I would encourage anyone wanting to learn or deepen their understanding of fascia to read this book!is easy to read, and understand.The first book I ordered did the same thing, and I thought it was just that book, but this one is doing it too.

Most books like this have me feeling dumb, but Lesondak is a better writer. He's able to take difficult biology and explain it in a way the layperson can understand. I'd still recommend taking notes as you read this. There's a lot of material covered here.This book covers our past and present understanding of fascia in the body, detailing how we managed to overlook it's usefulness until fairly recently. It even gives plenty of resources in near the end for further reading.

Brilliant book. I don't normally review books but had to write a quick note about this one. Not only does it really get into the nitty gritty of what fascia is in a very readable and light style (despite the depth of knowledge Lesondak shares with us) It finishes with a chapter on Fascia oriented therapies which is a fabulous springboard into further learning and application.

A great introduction to this fascinating subject.

Fantastic book. Very easy to read and understand. Illustrations and photographs informative and easily read. Forewords of brilliant body workers encouraging you to read this book.

6 pages have fallen out and I'm only on Chapter 1!

gave some insight to advanced information

One if the best books on fascia subject. 5 stars!

amazing book

excellent book, really imnformative

Knowledge

A must read for Yoga teachers and body workers. Lots of useful information backed up by the research.

Perfect

I recommend this book to everyone if the want to learn about fascia. It is well thought out and easy to understand but also uses detailed anatomy and physiology to encourage a wide range of practitioners to consider another system within the human body

Beautiful color images, high quality paper, print. Pages comes comes out on just turning the book. Still worth buying. I will not return this book.

Excellent book. But binding was kinda bad. I used it for one research paper I was writing and wasn’t treating the book rough at all but 4-6 pages just ended up in my hand.

It is a good book but the cover arrived damaged...