Sacred Geometry: Kenneth Snelson and the Missing Piece

What if the missing piece in understanding the human body was discovered by a sculptor?In this episode Joanne explores the extraordinary life and work of Kenneth Snelson, the artist whose remarkable discovery of floating compression transformed the way we understand structure, movement, and the living body.Working from curiosity rather than convention, Snelson built a simple sculpture that revealed a profound truth: living forms are not held together by stacked parts, but by a continuous relationship between tension and compression. His insight became the missing piece that helped shape modern ideas of tensegrity, fascia, and living architecture.You'll discover:Why Kenneth Snelson's X-Piece changed everythingThe difference between floating compression and tensegrityHow living bodies organise themselves differently from buildingsWhy weaving offers a powerful model for understanding fasciaHow the principles of living architecture appear throughout natureWhat Snelson's work reveals about movement, resilience, and human formWhy the patterns of physical forces matter more than isolated partsMore than the story of a sculptor, this is an invitation to see yourself differently. Kenneth Snelson's work reminds us that the human body is not a machine assembled from separate pieces, but a living, self-organising architecture whose intelligence has been quietly present all along.If this way of understanding the body resonates with you, and you'd like to explore it in depth, Joanne Avison and Paul Thornley teach these principles through their online programme, Myofascial Magic in Action (MMIA). This in-depth course brings together fascia, movement, anatomy, and Sacred Geometry to help practitioners, movers, and curious learners experience the living body in an entirely new way.🌟  FIND OUT MORE HERE 🌟 SIGN UP TO THE JOANNE AVISON NEWSLETTERSimply scroll down to ‘Stay Connected’ and pop in your details. We DON’T spam and we DO respect privacy!FOLLOWING ON YOUTUBE?Do join us! Start here MORE:My website - https://www.joanneavison.com/My course - https://myofascialmagic.com/My book:  - https://amzn.to/3zF3SASInstagram -  joanneavisonFREE ONLINE WEBINAR:Free Webinar - https://myofascialmagic.com/webinar-registrationPodcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman