What AI Can’t Touch — Melanie Burns on Fascia, Anatomy and Human Connection

Melanie Burns spent two decades inside some of the world’s largest technology companies before moving into a very different kind of intelligence: touch, movement, anatomy and the ability to listen to a living body.Today, Melanie is the CEO of Anatomy Trains, a structural integrator, yoga teacher, educator and instructor in the dissection lab. In this conversation, we explore what her life between these worlds has taught her about the difference between gathering information and developing true understanding.We talk about the intelligence of touch, why anatomy education should invite curiosity rather than overwhelm, and how a simple question such as “What do you notice?” can change the way people experience their bodies.Melanie also shares what dissection has taught her that textbooks cannot, how the fascia field can remain open and evolving without becoming dogmatic, and where fascia claims begin to move beyond the evidence.We discuss the opportunities and limitations of AI, the importance of strength training and women’s health, and Melanie’s deeply moving experience supporting soldiers and training practitioners in Ukraine.A conversation about fascia, but also about discernment, service, community and the forms of human intelligence that cannot be automated.Melanie Burns: https://www.instagram.com/wickedgoodyogawww.wickedgoodyoga.comwww.anatomytrains.com