Beatrice Brunelli on Fascia, Athletic Recovery, and the Body as a Living System
Episode Overview
In this episode, Beatrice Brunelli brings a perspective you don't often find in the movement world: one that is equal parts scientific and embodied. A former competitive athlete, engineer, and myofascial yoga teacher, Beatrice has spent years working at the intersection of fascial anatomy, the nervous system, and yoga practice. What emerges is a conversation about what it actually means to train the whole body — not as a collection of parts to manage, but as a living system in constant dialogue with what we do, feel, and experience.
What We Cover
How a teenager managing breathing problems in swimming and horse-riding competitions ended up charting a path toward myofascial yoga
What fascia is, why athletes tend to be more guarded in this tissue, and why that stiffness is something to work with, not against
The distinction between good stress and bad stress — and why sport itself is a stressor we rarely name as one
The BodyTensFlow® method: how it came to be, why time was the central design problem, and why 30 to 90 seconds of fascial work per area is enough to create a real response in the body
What the contrast between Italy and Northern Europe reveals about how differently we relate to the body — and the cultural shift that's already underway in how we train
What athletes and coaches would gain from treating movement as a complete system, and what's still standing in the way
Resources and Links
Beatrice's website: yogamiofasciale.it
Beatrice on Instagram: @beatrice.brunelli.yoga
About the Guest
Beatrice Brunelli is a myofascial yoga teacher, engineer, and creator of the BodyTensFlow® method. After fifteen years as a competitive athlete — first as a swimmer, then in horse riding — she studied energy engineering and worked for a multinational company before returning to movement full time. Her work sits at the intersection of fascial anatomy, nervous system science, and yoga practice, and she now teaches practitioners through a master's programme she developed in myofascial release. Her book on BodyTensFlow® is available in Italian, with more to come.
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