Interview with Jordan Terry: Emotions Affect Fascia, Fascia Touches Everything

Jordan Terry is a licenced massage therapist in Santa Cruz CA, but just don’t call him a massage therapist… He prefers “Human Helper, Movement Detective, Body Listener and eternal Student”. Jordan blends multiple modalities such as craniosacral therapy, PDTR, NKT, Anatomy in Motion, Polarity Therapy, and more to work with a wide variety of clients experiencing pain. Jordan also teaches his own course, Adaptable Polarity, bringing all of these fields of study together to systematize his unique way of working with the human body’s structure, function, and energetic systems.Jordan has SO much to share and I barely touched the top of my list of questions for him. In our conversation we discussed:* How fascia touches everything* Alternating joint theory* Potential problems with Neurolink from a craniosacral perspective* Power vs. Force, and Richard Dawkins’ “scale of empowerment”, and how different emotions affect fascia * How the cranium and our spine move with our breath * How Jordan’s jaw injury and scar was affecting his hip pain* Injury Recall Technique* Paired bones and “reactors”, and what is the mechanism behind themAnd so much more.On a sad note, our internet connection was a little shaky, and there is a whole 20 minute chunk I had to omit because the audio wasn’t usable. Apologies. Hopefully, with my excellent editing skills, you won’t even notice the awkward transition I had to cut (but if you can tell me which minute it’s at, you win a prize!). As you’ll hear, Jordan clearly has a lot of insight into the workings of the human body, and I hope you enjoy this conversation. Here’s a bit more about Jordan:Human Helper, Movement Detective, Body Listener and eternal Student & Teacher, Jordan has developed, synthesized and teaches the Adaptable Polarity Series. Formally trained as an architect at the University of Maryland, it was a relatively easy switch from the structure and flow of buildings to that of the human body. Jordan earned his licensure to touch through Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute where he began his teaching career under the study, tutelage and mentorship of John Harris, local legend to Santa Barbara and author of Fix Pain, as well as, one of Jordan’s all-time favorite instructors. He has since accumulated hundreds of hours of continuing education and pursued countless hours of personal study that ultimately led to the formation and continual adaptation of Adaptable Polarity. Everything has its place and space, and it is our duty as therapists to adapt to the client before us.Find him online: Website: www.adaptablepolarity.comInstagram: @adaptable_polarity Get full access to Movement Detectivery at monvolkmar.substack.com/subscribe