Release Your Diaphragm Fascia - Free Your Ribs, Breathe Easier, Help Your Liver, Lungs and Stomach

// 2023 CHANNEL UPDATE //
I’ve moved on from Mobility Mastery (self fascia release) in order to focus on teaching Kinetix, my method of root cause discovery for pain and dis-ease that involves partner fascia release as a “diagnostics” (and regeneration) tool. Kinetix is a complete scientific methodology that I teach to friends, partners and professionals alike inside The Kinetix Academy.
My other primary focus will be the launch and growth of a new podcast and Substack community called The Human Freedom Project.
// NEW CONTENT ON KZbin //
Sometime in 2023 I will return to KZbin with HFP podcast episodes and content created to help you know and understand yourself as a whole organism made of body, soul and spirit. This content will feature the Kinetix methodology, pain science, fascia secrets I’ve learned from 15+ years in private practice, neuroscience and evolving beyond the brain, trauma and the body, and more! I’m excited to go on this new adventure with you.
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WHY should you release your diaphragm fascia?
First of all, let’s talk about some anatomy.
While the focus here is on the diaphragm fascia (so you can breathe better), what we’re actually going after here is the fascial JUNCTION at the lower ribs. To read more about how important fascial functions are, click here to watch a video I made for you on this (it’ll help you get the MOST out of all your fascia release efforts, not just this one).
The fascial junction along the front (anterior) of your 12th ribs (left and right) include the fascia wrapping the ribs, sternum, the diaphragm fascia, potentially some lung fascia, liver fascia (on the right), stomach and spleen fascia (on the left); we’re also contacting the linea alba, rectus abdominis, internal obliques and maybe even the transverse abdominis fascia; not to mention the fascia wrapping the many arteries and nerves here. I mean - wow!
There’s just SO MUCH fascia here. Since fascial junctions get the most congested, that means this is one of the richest areas for exploration and feeling better in your body.
Use this fascia release technique to experience:
Better breathing - your ribs will expand and contract with less effort and more fluidity.
Improved mobility in your thoracic region - if your ribs are stuck to your liver and stomach fascia or your diaphragm fascia, you won’t be breathing or moving well here since all that fascia is tacked down instead of fluid and mobile.
Improved liver, stomach, spleen and lung function - these organs need fresh blood and good nerve communication, in addition to needing good mobility.
Conscious awareness of the state of your liver and stomach/spleen - if these areas are particularly tender, it indicates unhealthy tissue which might be due to toxicity or stressed organs. Please consult a doctor if you think anything serious is going on. This isn’t meant to replace medical evaluations or act as a diagnostics tool, but it could alert you to something important.
Better vagal nerve tone and nerve communication between your gut and brain - the primary nerve communicating to your brain from your gut is the vagus nerve, which runs near where we’re working and could perform better with more blood and space, which fascia release provides.
How to get the most out of this technique:
1. USE CAUTION - please be careful doing this! Please go slowly, and if you ever question what you’re doing or wonder if it’s safe, stop and consult a professional (such as a Myan abdominal massage therapist or anyone that has been trained to do visceral manipulation).
2. Use the PADS of your fingertips as your primary tool. DON’T use your finger TIPS, which could poke an artery/nerve or cause internal distress. Try to create a FLAT surface with your fingers, and use them together as one tool.
3. Watch the video for the full demo.
4. GO SLOWLY - move gently, slowly, with curiosity. Assess first, get to work later. First understand your terrain and create safety for yourself. THEN, you can really dig in and work the area (with intention/gentleness, not aggression please).
5. Work from the middle to one side, and then do the other side. For example: start at the middle, where your linea alba is, and work right towards your liver and ascending colon. Then go back to just left of middle, and work towards your stomach/spleen and descending colon.
6. For best results, combine with my self abdominal fascia release technique.

[@JaxDellOsso-j2r]

Thank you for this! I discovered Myofascial release by accident. I thought I broke something when I experienced the first Myofascial release 😂 it’s insane how releasing your abdomen releases your entire back and hips. PT, stretching, medicine… nothing ever worked. Thank you for sharing!

[@amypeebles3562]

This video is a god send! Getting a full deep breath has become more of a struggle over the past few years but this past week it got so bad I went to the ER thinking my asthma was out of control! The Dr said my lungs were clear and suggested I might be constipated and to get a laxative. After double dosing miralax and not getting any relief of the shortness of breath I found this video and could breathe better almost IMMEDIATELY. I have since gone down a rabbit hole of diaphragm stretching and breathing exercises and can finally get a good deep breath for the first time in years! Thank you so so much ❤

[@JessBEightyOne]

I’d love to know your concoction!

[@tashlentine]

i've been having slipping rib for over a year now. the hospital and my doctor were absolutely useless in even diagnosing me and I was having absolutely crippling back spasms all the time. i found a fab chinese osteopath near me and he did something a little like this but basically i laid on my back and he got his fingers under my ribcage and pulled out away from my body to flare them out. my whole spine released it was insane!! he taught me how to do it myself safely and it's very helpful. gives me the ick when my ribs are playing up and i can feel them popping under my fingers but it has helped so much

[@elsnk.o2345]

Since you have a youtube channel, would you be able to do a short video on this and the advice that he gave to do it safely? i would be greatful there aren’t many resources online

[@Scetchye]

Jesus, after 2 presses I released the right side and almost passed out due to that release 🤤 my liver must be soooooo overworked from trauma and anxiety.. Poor thing.

[@SirQumferenc3]

Thank you for furthering my knowledge! I found digging under my ribs through trial and error. It was what finally released the rest of the back injury trauma I had holding up my digestive system.... it was bad. Getting better and better when I used to think all was dooomed.

[@homeofchampions3810]

Any updates?

[@anthonyconstantine5382]

Thank you so much you are a star. I have been stressed out for ages with anxiety over whether I had serious digestive issues, your diaphragm fascia release has made a big difference already

[@MrJohnHoppa]

During the last three years I have had a numbing blockade of the thoracic spine which gave me dispnoe and tension headache, thus drawing my attention towards the block resulting in increased sympathetic activity and a really bad emotional state. Many doctors and therapists weren’t able to help... now watching the video and following the instructions almost instantly relieved all the pain I suffered from during this period. You cannot imagine how thankful I am! Thank you soo much !!! 🤍🌞

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're so welcome, glad it helped!

[@zblazowany5271]

I had awful stomach tension almost a whole year, it also pierced trough my back muscle and every breath caused me pain. I used to go to a physiotherapist for the deep tissue massage and after seven months I thought it went away for good but recently I felt bad again. I tried this and it really realeased immediately! I'm glad even if it's just a small relief. Thanks a lot! I wish regular doctors were educated about muscle tension due to anxiety, stress and trauma. I was misdiagnosed with digestive problems/IBS and told to buy some probiotics but it turned out it was just serious muscle tension that gave such symptoms.

[@ElishaCeleste]

Thank you for sharing your results and experience! I was also misdiagnosed with IBS and told to eat rice bran every day 🙄 Mine was definitely trauma/anxiety related and not listening to my gut. I highly recommend that you check out my more recent video for the gut using a soft ball (or you could use a small medicine ball). It REALLY helps with gut tension.

[@91gam]

@@ElishaCeleste Do you solve this trauma/anxiety with facia release and all these kind of techniques you show in your videos? Could you give me an advice about it? Thanks a lot for your work, it is aweasome!

[@nancyvanderheijden7572]

I feel a thight band around my diafragma and pressure on the chest could this help?

[@giftnwolisa2521]

Hi man ?

[@zblazowany5271]

@@nancyvanderheijden7572 Doing core exercise helps a lot. Especially planks and reversed crunches.

[@rhondaa18]

Thank you for this video. Due to a back injury and weak core muscles, my diaphragm sometimes pushes up and causes my heart to race, and I feel like I am having a panic attack and some chest pains. I have had numerous chiropractic adjustments to address this. I have been working recently with a physical therapist on my back and core issues but have been noticing some palpitations. My usual pattern is to dismiss it thinking it is just an anomaly until it really escalates and feels like I am freaking out, like tonight. Then it dawns on me! I need to get my diaphragm adjusted! Tonight, I was led to seek a video, found yours, did the release, and I feel a hundred times better! THANK YOU!!!

[@Duedrengen100]

How is it going with this issue of yours? Did it work?

[@rhondaa18]

@@Duedrengen100 Yes, I was able to self adjust my diaphragm and get the relief I was looking for. Thank you.

[@Duedrengen100]

@@rhondaa18 Would you consider yourself cured from your symptoms that you describe? Like with the diaphragm pushes up and make your heart race

[@rhondaa18]

@@Duedrengen100 I consider this technique a tool to help restore balance myself if and when issue arises.

[@johnathansilva2823]

Tip about the lat release: don't forget to hook the other arm over your head to gently hold it up with the fingers. (The neck can get worn out from laying on the side) I like to wear a hoodie and grab a fist full of the hood to hold up the head.

[@tappingwitht]

SO HELPFUL: I can breathe so much more deeply after just 10 minutes of this. Thank you!

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're so welcome!

[@kamranhashmi1575]

Hello i enjoyed your demonstration,my problem is that my diaphragm is very weak while a sleep,as im dropping off to sleep my diaphragm jolts me awake exhaling air out of lungs,it has ruined my sleep,my lungs have been exrayed they are fine,i will try this exercise tonight,thanks ​@ElishaCeleste

[@marilynvigil-harris3064]

I am a dancer, and this video helped me so much to relieve the tightness in the right side of my rectus abdominus fasciae that was pulling the back of my left ribs open, and I didn't know that I could release this myself-- thank you SO much! The lat video you linked was great too-- I'm always really tight there and now I know how to most effectively release that!!

[@ElishaCeleste]

Awesome, I love hearing this!

[@twilit]

i use a massage hook and press the rounded side up into my diaphragm and gently roll it. helps get a bigger area than hands alone and feels amazing.

[@AlbionRising]

I've been looking for videos for this and you're really good at explaining it because we really can't see what's happening beneath and I got everything you said! Thanks 😊

[@opossumdreams]

Where have you been all my life?!?!? Seriously, thank you. 💗

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're so welcome, glad you liked this!

[@brandonjosephmarcum]

Right on time!

[@spedding120]

This is amazing. How does this not have more views

[@rosiegirlpeach1423]

Hi, just to say your videos are enlightening and really helpful, thank you so much for sharing! Ive had gut issues for years and believe it corrolates with anxiety and depression, creating poor breathing tension and slowed gut motility. What you shared about your own gut issues and anxiety etc help hit it home. Since starting Myofascial release I do feel freer, but I feel a bit weak too, wondering if my muscles need toning now?.. along with an improved diet of course! Bless you and what you are inspiring your audience to achieve! : )

[@miriam43899]

I did this in the pool last night... And other stretching. I slept real good last night and I woke up feeling a lot better.

[@miriam43899]

Could gas from surgery cause this?

[@lisasnyder4203]

I have had chronic shoulder girdle and neck pain. It's been irritated lately making sleep difficult. I did this exercise and the one you have for your stomach and pelvis.... I usually wake with shoulder discomfort. I only have mild trap tension this morning!

[@ElishaCeleste]

Yay! So happy to hear this. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@Roaster1987N]

So i did this today, and i have been drinking around 4 liter of water after this. My liver says thank you Elisha!

[@superanimalia]

I just found your videos and I'm hopeful. I have fibromyalgia, secondary to Reactive Arthritis. I think fascia is a big part of my problems, after some research. I work with a great physical therapist, but she is still pretty AMA and we haven't talked about fascial release yet. I came to this video because i'm under some extraordinary stress right lately, and my diaphragm and ribcage and upper back keep loking up until my arms and fingers are tingling, I can barely breathe and my heart/chest won't stop churning and crunching from PVC's (yes, I've been the ER to have it checked--it's harmless but EXTREMELY debilitating sometimes. And apparently all due to my anatomical problems (die to emotional stress). So, when I do this exercise from the video--I can't "dig in". First of all, it hurts so bad I feel like I'm hitting myself as hard as I can with a ballpene hammer. Second, the tissue is all swollen and sticking OUT under my ribs--there is no "in". Does that mean I really need to do this as best I can until it releases? Or will my body not tolerate it so well. I can't get to the chiropractor for a week and a half--she's off til after New Year's now. I have ordered the foam roller to start doing lat fascia release too. Not looking forward to that, but also looking forward to it. LOL I almost passed out from a chest ultrasound because it hurt so bad over my ribs. This may be a slow process. Thanks for advice!

[@antjemuller7051]

Oh wow! I'm already kind of used to how amazing your videos are but everytime I feel like a little child

[@beckiwildeman600]

O yes I had the same symptoms as you and weakness while do this manual massage. I had bilateral Sacroiliac Fusion back in 1995 and now I know why I have this referred pain in this region as well as colon issues.

[@Snowystardust12]

This released my shoulders! And my breathing felt more spacious . As a child I used to regularly put my fingers under my ribs and bend over to get in there. And I wondered why everyone wasn’t doing the same. I had forgotten all about it, till today. I have an unconscious habit of inwardly moving my upper belly around to massage the deeper tracheal diaphragm areas. Do you have techniques to release the trachea/ lower esophagus areas? Thank you!

[@ElishaCeleste]

I don't have anything for the esophagus area, other than all the other abdominal release stuff and neck/subclavian/lymph drainage and chest releases...all that will help free the inside, where it's harder to reach physically.

[@ElishaCeleste]

Oh, but the idea of using deep breathing to move things around is great!

[@Snowystardust12]

Thank you so much! Your comments have awakened ideas I’ll experiment with. Best!

[@cesarcrisostomo1439]

Thank you so much God Blessed you

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're welcome!

[@ImTash]

something possibly related to this - i've been having crippling rib problems and constant back spasms. my osteopath stuck his fingers under my ribcage and pulled and literally the whole of my back on that side just melted. i'd been having physio for the best part of a year before that and nobody had ever looked at my front - that was the first time i'd truly felt any relief!

[@ElishaCeleste]

Absolutely, the front can cause pain in the back! Thanks for sharing, sounds like you found a good osteopath 😊

[@Not2daysatan]

Seems this would help release my hiatal hernia. I am hopeful

[@MadTurk1299]

Very interesting video ,never seen such a thing, I will definitely try it ,

[@anniewyatt6246]

Wow Elisha. Thank you thank you thank you. I have been struggling to breathe for almost a year now. I have slowly slowly learned so much about my body and am still learning but these techniques are amazing.

[@Verast02]

Hi, for as long as i remember I had a problem with my left side rib cage being stuck to the diaphragm or something else, and now I have my own physio certified anatomy trains guy whom I trust, could you send me some things he could use to help me?

[@7777777Beau7777777]

thank you for making this. I think I have dyspnea and whether this helped or not(I think it did a good bit), it helped me relax to know that i can at least try to help myself breathe better. I been getting panic attacks lately and just seem to have excess mucas like really sticky and sometimes i’ll take a deep breathe in just fine and others i feel like an old man sucking in air but shaking as i do it like my lungs are old or something. But I think it’s long term effects from covid and partly me over stressing my body too. Like a week ago i had a whole day where i just kept clearing my throat feeling mucasy and run down. But thank you for the video it’s helped ease my mind a little. 😊

[@DuxEtRex]

I'm experiencing the same things. How are you now? Did this help?

[@7777777Beau7777777]

@@DuxEtRex a little but i haven’t done it in a while i just clear my throat a lot and constantly have thick mucas but using a navage nose cleaner helps and using flonase and drinking at least a gallon of water a day. Still have my moments but i haven’t had a panic attack for a while now knock on wood, i just try to keep my mind occupied, if you are distracted with something takes your mind off things and you start to realize what you’re feeling was probably from you over worrying about it.

[@JohnDoe-qq8et]

You da man, Elisha! 😇

[@ElishaCeleste]

Haha, thanks John!

[@karenmarillier]

I've had left rib pain for a few months I thought it was muscular but was a bit stressed. I could feel it up in my chest when I pressed. This has helped so much after one go ! Thank you. How often should I do this? Don't want to over do it and make it worse ! Thank you

[@Psychedelic_Wolf]

Thank you very much for this technique, I ‘ve been looking for honest people like you that recommend the best techniques instead of some product cash grab quick fix that never actually fixes the problem. And Thank you for giving me an opportunity to master my own breathing, I had a huge emotional release when I tried this, from years of repressed tears and emotion etc. I will be sure to stick to a routine so I can get good at this and develop healthy breathing. Do you have any videos on aligning the spine naturally and properly through breathing and stretching or something of this nature?

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hey, glad you found this video helpful and thank you for sharing what you did about the emotional release - I know a lot of other people will benefit from reading and knowing they aren't alone when that happens to them (as it can happen anywhere in the body, but I've seen it happen a lot with the abdominal/diaphragm releases). I talk a lot about pelvic instability on the channel, which means any imbalance or shift in the hips that can cause the spine to destabilize. There are a lot of videos about mind-body alignment and how fascia impacts our structure and posture. You can use the search function to find those videos by keywords :)

[@Psychedelic_Wolf]

@@ElishaCeleste Definitely, I have been doing some of your Fascia techniques these last few days and it’s really been helping me with work and stress. My body still goes into it’s old habits so it’s going to take some repetition.

[@loganmulcahey2961]

So glad I found this! I’ve felt “something” rubbing on my lower left rib for years now. I went to the doctor terrified it was a tumor or something. They did an ultrasound and didn’t find anything. Still no answers. I asked my massage therapist about it because she felt something in my back…extra lumps That felt muscular. She was the one who mentioned that maybe it was my diaphragm. I just tried the technique that you showed here and I am now feeling nauseous. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing!

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hi Samantha. Nausea can happen for a lot of reasons. The intensity of the sensation or any feelings the release might be stirring up, possible trauma stuck in the body, or interrupting certain patterns that your body is used to orienting to. I definitely recommend browsing some of my (or other people's) videos on fascia and the mind body connection, just to learn a bit more about what your body is made of inside. Another place to explore would be in your abdomen. We can get big knots of fascia in there that do feel like tumors, but it's just really dense tissue that can cause organs and ribs to feel sticky and not mobile.

[@hevvybizzle5797]

Could also be slipping rib syndrome, it's what i'm looking into at the moment. There's a Slipping Rib Syndrome Facebook group which is very helpful. Lots of people with similar symptoms to you, including me!

[@andreasanchez2815]

sounds like a hiatal hernia. i get nauseous after do thiis to. do an endoscopy maybe ask doctor

[@lorihoppe6228]

Thanks this was very helpful.

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're welcome, glad to hear it was helpful!

[@SoutherRebelDoUFunDu]

Hiatal Hernia repair last year along with a fundoplication. Needless to say, near my hiatus-tissues, muscles , nerves get so tight it's tormenting.

[@THVIP]

Good stuff! I've used weights in the gym while laying on my back to pursue similar results, but I think this is more intuitive and healing. Thank you!

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're welcome!

[@lifestylelovestories-lisab5760]

Super new to this ~ 🙋‍♀️ is it possible to ‘scoop’ the wrong way ? Or is any compression and movement with the flats of the fingers okay ? Loved this video so helpful ! Thank you

[@yasnayav]

🎉thanks

[@Robrette74]

How many times should one do this in a session?

[@kayaker9912]

Wow, so glad I found this video, thank you! 60 yr old athletic/active female, I injured myself 9 months ago while kayaking, this moving forward in a big tandem kayak and then "throwing it in reverse" where I felt a "blow out" in my sternum area. Since that injury I have not been able to sit as the "electrical like pain" has been so bad, not to mention I could hardly take a breath and walking 50 yards made me have to sit down in order to get air, not good, since I am a runner and run about 3 miles nearly every day, so I knew something was wrong. I have dealt with many issues including costochondritis, have had chiropractic work releasing spine/ribs and that is getting better. So now this, finally saw a PT three days ago who talked about diaphragm and it all makes sense. He is doing things a little "weird" so I was looking at videos and found this and it seems like this will help more, but if you are monitoring this, I have a question: In the sternum area when doing this, I feel an intense heartbeat like pulsing, when pushing down and to the floor. Is this normal? too much? or just that I am so darn tight in this area that it will take longer? I think honestly this video may just have saved my life, as laying flat on a bed for months because I am being electrocuted and can't take a breath is not a way to live. Thank you!!!!!

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hey, thanks for sharing some of your story! I'm glad you found your way here. Yeah, so that HEARTBEAT...it actually indicates something I have felt a lot in myself, and with many of my clients. It means the precise spot you've compressed REALLY needs blood flow. It's so tight that when you compress it, you immediately feel your body (via the heart) trying to get blood to that spot. I do want to offer some caution too, because this area is really sensitive. So use your own instincts and common sense, if you don't feel safe doing something - don't. I'd love to hear how you feel after trying this a few times, and I'd also recommend getting into the rest of your gut, your lats and the tissue around your clavicle, because that stuff can pull on your ribs and diaphragm. You can search my channel by keywords for those and you should be able to find them. My gut technique using a softball is my favorite.

[@tashlentine]

just reading your comment and i sympathise so much. I had bad chest pain and the hospital disgnosed me with chostochondritis and told me it would go away on its own - it didn't and got worse until like you i couldn't even sit, i couldn't take a full breath and my back was in constant spasms, couldn't sleep being woken up in agony and I was stuck in bed for months with crippling pain. I had physio for 8 months which did nothing and I kept saying i feel like it's all in one rib' and him saying 'i can't feel anything with your rib'... I got up one morning and had a HUGE crack in my rib and I felt it move from the front to the back. it honestly scared the shit out of me and was super sore for a few days and got better and better. until it went out again. I got sick of being failed by conventional medicine and saw a chinese osteopath who diagnosed me with slipping ribs - i can feel tender spots on my sternum on the ribs that slip out. It's not a full dislocation it's more like like my ribhead is slightly out and because nobody believed me for 5 months and kept dismissing me with costochondritis which it wasn't, the ligaments have been overstretched and can't hold it in properly so i'm trying to fix that. He did something similar to this on me and it really helped - acupuncture was also extremely helpful for me and doing gentle cat/cow but only at like 70% range. I developed arrythmia since all this kicked off and my cardiologist said it's because the ribs are extremely nervy and every time I feel an 'ow' my body dumps cortisol into my system and it can disrupt your heart rhythm and cause palpitations and extra beats. just to add to what elisha said in her comment it could also be your heart getting a little wound up from extra cortisol being dumped in if it's sore. Either way i've been somewhere similar to you and i know it absolutely blows. I sympathise and hope you have found healing since your comment.

[@kayaker9912]

@@tashlentine, wow I am so sorry for your pain. I am still nearly three years later trying to get relief, but understand more of what I need to do to help myself since most medical people haven't been able to do much. I also find stress and tension help ramp up pain as it tightens all the muscles and as you stated, the cortisol ramps up and the heart is involved in getting its share of it which is not good. I will say after I bought this "BackPod" which is a product of a guy from New Zealand, named Steve August, it has helped stretch out and open up the ribs and now this work of breaking up fascia helps as well, but I need to be better at it each day. So, best of luck to you in your healing journey, when you live with daily pain, it does such the life out of you, so my best to you!

[@tashlentine]

@@kayaker9912 it's such a process isn't it and you can't slack off either or it comes right back! I don't know about you but this process has taught me so much about self-advocating for my health and wellbeing! Steve is wonderful! I was looking at his videos last year and he makes so much sense. My osteopath advised against the backpod for me because my ribs pop from back to front so it wouldn't be helpful for me but it does look like an amazing tool! I'm mostly ok now but if my posture is bad my neck isn't happy and the ribs have been verrrry slow healers and daily I had pain in my right shoulder and extremely tight ribs on the right which is the injured side. Like it was so normal to have pain there i'd got used to it. Something i tried for the first time this week was TRE. I didn't expect anything from it and just tried it out of morbid curiosity but my shoulder pain has gone and hasn't come back which blows my mind!! my sleep has improved and my rib side isn't quite as tight either. I really don't understand how it did that but it did. I don't know if I recommend it or not because I know our injuries are different and how unnerving it is to try anything new physically when you've been in pain for so long but it did help me a lot and may be worth a google

[@kayaker9912]

@@tashlentine, it certainly is a process and trying new things is a bit daunting if it is physical as my body is exhausted within an hour of waking and I used to be a runner, though will pick it up in a few months when the snow is gone. I am happy to read that the TRE helped you, perhaps I check that out as well. I am dealing with a pain level of at least a 7 out of 10, that being the worst pain in the so called pain scale. It started with an injury or actually overworking outside in February in 1990, cutting small trees and hauling the brush, this all stressing the muscles in the back. Then using my ribs as leverage with long handled pruners broke a rib and bruised a couple of others, all on the same side as the 1990 injury area, then the tear just a few inches from the sternum bone in the "six-pack" muscle in June 2020, so all my injuries are in the same area, so a weak spot in my body. I am just like a bull in a china shop, I need to slow down and perhaps hire someone to do things, instead of wrangling tools and doing it all myself. I do believe that BackPod is good as I see (for me) my ribs and spine lock up and it has loosened so both front and back can move freely....I just need to get better at doing it each day to keep it that way, again when in pain, the last thing you want to do is move around more to prevent the pain. So, being our own advocate is important in our life, too many people aren't doing that. Keep working at it and here's hoping we are both pain free in the very near future and can stay that way!

[@nobloomersboomer4936]

Enjoyed every second of it!

[@twilit]

i can’t turn my hands in this position i have bilateral synostosis. any other way to get in there with my hands in any other position?

[@Blackmoonsoulx]

Omg!!! You are amazing!!! Thank you so much!!! You are really good at explaining. :')

[@rachelsweets]

Thank you so much

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're welcome Rachel!

[@Createwithyourmind]

Super relaxing, thank you.

[@regdiag5355]

I liked this method(and other videos about muscle problems). I feel much less stress in my stomach now. Do you have a video about constipation? I think this is what causing me problems of GERD and even low back bain and knee pain ... Thank you so much

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hey, I actually JUST released a video yesterday for intestinal/vagus nerve fascia release. If you go to the channel homepage it'll be my latest video. It works REALLY well if you can get into the position. If you can't, the description has a link for an older technique you can try that anyone can do.

[@johannas.hannesdottir6412]

Thank you so much! This really helped!

[@JonathanTrinityMartin]

The free fascia release PDF guide page isnt working. No sign-up box!

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hi Jonathan - sorry, that's super annoying! Thanks for letting us know so we can fix it. I'm not sure what happened to that page. Try this one: mobilitymastery.com/beginners-guide-to-fascia-release/

[@davidkim2016]

Hi Elisha, thank you so much for this video. For more than 2 years now, my breathing has been severely limited. It's gotten so bad that I had to quit my job more than a year ago, as I could only take in a sip of air at a time. My journey to breathing freely is still in progress but here's what I've discovered so far. 1. I have severe tendinitis all across my thoracic area and particularly between my intercostal ribs and my lats. 2. Costochondritis where the ribs attached to my ribs have been frozen solid. 3. A broken rib which I believe has been slipped back into position. 4. Hyperventilation syndrome, which was induced mainly due to the way in which I was attempting to find any sort of relief. I've come a long way to breathing better than before, and after doing the diaphragmic release shown in this video, I'd say almost immediately my breathing has gotten better about 5-10% which is a big deal. I can't wait to start diving into more of your videos and I just hit the notification bell as well. If you could, I have a few questions, and I apologize for these basic questions -- I will research more into fascia and releasing fascia, but there is a lot more weight/reassurance when it comes from you. 1. Assuming that there is a ton of restrictive fascia built up in the intercostal, abdominal, and diaphragm area -- what is the best position to sit and sleep? 2. One of the exercises I do with a foam roller, after I roll my lats, is to simply lay on the foamroller on my sides. When I lay on my right side, it is extremely sore. Then when I move around in that position, touching the rib bone, the pain increases even more so. Have I overdone it? Should I be concerned that I damaged my liver? When I initially did this, I intentionally flexed the area during inhale to create more tension. 3. What can I do to minimize the fascia build up in the future? Thank you so much for your efforts. To me, this is part of a life-changing discovery. Thank you.

[@kaylahartman299]

If I may, I've been struggling with intercostal pain for 2 years and dmy doctors are stumped. How did you finally figure it out?

[@luiscastro-vn6jp]

Do you have on for the throat and upper chest? I did it myself but would like to know more

[@turzamichal1]

Hello i was diagnosed with rised diaphragm, can I do this excercise too? Will it help?

[@ParisLatka]

Wow, definitely tender in my bottom ribs from doing this yesterday. Thanks For sharing this information 👌🏼🙏🏼

[@tiaragainey9040]

Will this help if u have a hiatal hernia?

[@pbhop8479]

Hiccups from 5 day cough wont go away. Any Hiccup remedy? Diaphragm apasms...

[@alitadupray777]

Can we use a foam roller or ball and lie on the belly to get into this ? It hurts my hands

[@zusanli251]

you can use a ball. use a soft one and work around the border of the ribs. some people say to avoid the solar plexus, but that seems to be an area where tons of trauma gets stored...... You can access access a layer of fascia by using light hand pressure, pressing just below the skin - between the skin and muscle. check out John Blue's 100 day fascia massage here on YT, he talks you through all you need to know about releasing the fascia all over your body

[@DuxEtRex]

How often should i do this? Im suffering on my right side badly

[@RKCOMPILATIONS]

My ribcage is SUPER COMPRESSED. I don’t have the ability to rotate correctly so that affects my walking. I feel myself walking like a penguin. And I’ve also started to lean forward when I walk.. I found out that’s also due to the loss of rotation. My chest is super compressed and my whole body just feels stuck. My body feels like a dry old Barbie doll. And I move like a kid making their doll walk

[@carolyng.6405]

Suggest you find a therapist trained at The Postural Restoration Institute. A web search should help you find someone locally. Game changer!

[@a.l.9199]

I can't even dig into mines from the tightness! It feels like I'm trying to put pressure on a rock. I have terrible, terrible tension and tightness in that area. Wow!!!

[@goalgettergirls9629]

What about if you have slipping rib syndrome? Would it just mean you have to do it more often because the ribs don’t stay in place which then makes all the muscles tighter?

[@naylaharris6632]

I wish there is another way. I hate this one and a the youtibe channels show this for release. Isnt there something else? Im 200 pounds. Cant get in there. It hurts.

[@b.a.6362]

Help for sternum inner fascia if there is such thing?

[@TheZoelorelei]

Just been diagnosed with nutcracker syndrom. So i get ovarian vein a bit dilated. Could it help? To regulate the flow or move a bit the mesentric artery that block my left renal vein?.

[@Caressa_with_an_E]

Wow, my right side was super tender from the midline all the way over 😳 Left side want tender at all. Interesting. Thank you!

[@ElishaCeleste]

You're welcome! Right side = liver. Hope this is interesting/useful for you!

[@webbfamilyau]

I feel it is soft and easy to press in and under the ribs as I move out along the ribs. When I am pressing in closer to the centre it is harder/firmer. Does that mean it is more stuck and needs to be massaged more or what is causing it? thanks,Fiona

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hi Fiona, what you're describing sounds like fascial adhesions/density in the intestines. You would be better off trying some abdominal fascia release. I have a couple different videos for that on the channel :)

[@andreasanchez2815]

if i THINK i have a hiatal hernia would this be ok? i seriously can never breathe its worse when i lay down and i literally cant sleep.

[@barryrendle8124]

Tried this technique on my right hand side my small ribs moves and pops?

[@zacharypeters3910]

Can a very tight chest and a feeling of pressure in the chest be caused by a tight diaphragm. It feels like the front part of my diaphragm is very tight and stuck and whenever I try to breath, I can’t expand the front part of my ribcage and chest. It feels as if my chest and rib cage is stuck and I my chest only moves up when I breath and not 360 like a normal functional breath should.

[@GrimFrog90]

I did this and then felt and heard an air bubble and it’s made dizzy is that normal? My diaphragm has been stuck for almost 2 months now and I’ve been struggling to breathe

[@gerrygizzygarcia2572]

Can this help with back pain

[@ElishaCeleste]

This could help with back pain associated with restriction on the front of the body (probably back pain that's in the middle, rather than lower back pain). This wouldn't be my #1 recommendation for targeting the root cause of low back pain, however. I'd recommend you start with my quad, quad hip flexor and adductor (inner thigh) techniques. Typically, low back pain is caused when the pelvis tilts forward or backward, or you have hip hikes. And most of the time, the cause of these tilts and hip hikes is in the legs.

[@gerrygizzygarcia2572]

Ok thanks and yes my issue is a heirnated disk and spinal stenosis all lower back paim on both sides and now my hamstrings and hips are tight as well

[@ElishaCeleste]

@@gerrygizzygarcia2572 - Ok, yeah, so my recommendation is what I said above. I've worked with lots of people who have herniated discs in my private practice, and they all get out of pain without me ever touching their back. Definitely check out my blogs (on the website) and videos on back pain :)

[@gerrygizzygarcia2572]

@@ElishaCeleste ok thank u

[@angelialvares]

Thanks. My ribs seemed frozen but after the digging and breathing they started to move. I keep getting mucus in my throat region when I press down with my ribs or rub the rib area. Why is that?

[@ElishaCeleste]

Glad this got things moving for you! I would also suggest checking out my lat fascia release video, which can help mobilize your ribs as well. My best guess about the mucus is that you're stimulating your lymph system by releasing the diaphragm, and it's moving toxins out of your head/throat region because you "emptied" the trash downstream, freeing your body up to move more toxicity out. If this rings true for you, I'd look into using fascia/lymph techniques to open up all those channels and maybe look into taking some binders for the toxins, so they don't recirculate.

[@angelialvares]

@@ElishaCeleste Thanks ...will do all that!

[@user-bq2fk1ku1s]

While these techniques sound great and may provide relief, I am curious about Elishia's healthcare/medical training in this field, beyond relieving symptoms. I am cautious about integrating approaches especially around vital organs. I guess we all have to decide the risks and benefits of engaging and possible outcome.

[@louiselydon9926]

Good for you to question what authority is about for you. As our world has tried to bring to question a Truth or Lie! I have question so much about medical knowledge, our image wisdom is showing you to desire truth to be who you are to walk in. Life ,is for living well. I look into someone's eyes to see trust! Also question voice tone. Begin your day believing first in what YOU know!! Also decide what you know!!! Is a lie!!! Be open to new knowledge. Also ,if person does not offer questions.Then becareful. Consider your soul worth to own your health. No one has authority to tell you the truth for you. So having a clear desire to make your truth ,restores your faith. Faith is the substance of things unseen that can manifest change. To thine oneself be true!!! Maybe journal your daily truths and how you approach your victories. Liver I am learning has stored anger resentments and negative emotions. I also have believed its like a garbage dump. Maybe look at what your hanging onto. You have authority an rd power to move and have every thing in your body work perfectly . So look even at the belief of your how you have lived . Be loving upon your life! Create better peace. Bring yourself joy. Forgive what you did not know to fo. Forgive what tried to destroy you.p Choose healing ,choose you. Be your own best friend and teavher. Become informed ,be your own teavher. You are a new creation ! Claim you path to heal. Peace to you!

[@nancyvanderheijden7572]

Is this helpfull with a feeling of a thight band around the ribcage its An awfull feeling could this help? My hart was checked was ok

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hi Nancy - the only way to know for sure if this will help is to try it. Since all of our bodies are unique, I can't make any promises when I put techniques like this online. I'm a big advocate of getting to know our bodies and how to meet our physical needs through experimentation and trying things. Once you know your body really well, then sensations will stop feeling scary and you'll know what your body is asking for. Lots of people love this technique, for a lot of different reasons (which you can see in the comments). Wishing you more ease and peace of mind 💛

[@nancyvanderheijden7572]

@@ElishaCeleste thank you😊

[@anastasiyat4233]

Thanks for this video! For me I feel the pain specifically when I'm digging in, on the breath in. Also when digging in on the right side, I feel the pain on the left side & chest area? Is this normal?

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hi Anastasiya - all feelings are normal. The trick is learning how to interpret what you're feeling, so you can understand what your body is communicating to you. What you're describing sounds like a referral pain, which can happen when we compress one area that is connected to another area. The right side is your liver/gallbladder, the left chest side is your stomach, lungs, diaphragm and heart. What do you think these sensations are trying to tell you?

[@Binary_Deviant]

Would this be recommended for someone with a Hiatal Hernia?

[@ElishaCeleste]

Hey Ryan - I don't offer personal recommendations or suggestions to avoid anything I share here, since we're not working together as client>practitioner and I don't have a full health history or more info about you. I always advocate that you listen to your own inner wisdom and instincts about what's best for you. In my experience, our bodies are always the best guide and always talking to us, so my personal philosophy (for myself) is to try things that feel right and let me body tell me if it likes or doesn't like what I'm doing.

[@Binary_Deviant]

@@ElishaCeleste I just wanted to know if doing this could cause harm and if I shouldn't do it or not. I understand your position. Thanks anyway.

[@ElishaCeleste]

@@Binary_Deviant - I understood what you were asking, but I am not a doctor and I can't tell you or anyone else if this will cause harm or not. That's because your body is unique, I don't know your medical/surgery/medication/injury history, your nervous system has its own patterns, and there's no way for me to know if you will do the technique the way I demonstrate (I do online consults and a lot of people do my free techniques improperly without knowing they do, until they have me watch them on Zoom).

[@andreasanchez2815]

@@ElishaCeleste so annoying. you can say if this technique would hurt or not hurt someone with a hiatal hernia.....so many people asked you. yes or no.

[@IndianChad77]

@@andreasanchez2815 hlo Andrea 👋, how are you now?

[@Blackmoonsoulx]

My left body is really tight! :'p It feels like stone... But this has helped me to relax it.

[@MommaDuck7]

My diaphragm makes a crunchy popping sound when I breathe sometimes & it for sure does it during these exercises. What does that mean?

[@sonjaredfox]

Same here

[@ashleyanderson3824]

❤❤

[@titokosh6293]

Hi, can this help with Hiatal Hernia? Thank you

[@rosiegirlpeach1423]

Hi Desert Mum, I thought this too while watching. I havent been diagnosed but have the classic symptoms. Im guessing any kind of diaphram release work will help the whole stomach area to relax at least and work better for us. They say everything is connected to everything dont they? : )

[@IndianChad77]

@@rosiegirlpeach1423 how r u now? What has helped you in 2 years

[@gr8fulgirl7]

How often should this be done? Also, could this be why I get pulling on my ribs occasionally? My mid and upper back is tight and I know I’ve got an adhesion on my right lat with the ant. serratus. I’m going to try the lat release also. Thx

[@kuuipo5559]

gr8fulgirl7 I pull my ribs often too!

[@ElishaCeleste]

This could definitely be why you feel pulling on your ribs. I would check the rest of your abdominal fascia too, in addition to the lats. Good luck and keep me posted!

[@Snowystardust12]

I pull my ribs too.

[@stormtraders]

Doesnt do anything unfortunately. Shortness of breath for 2 years now

[@Bruh90000]

The idea of this really freaks me out. Are you sure I’m not going to damage my torso lol?

[@ElishaCeleste]

If it freaks you out, maybe consider not doing it. I offer a lot of techniques online but none of this is medical advice or personalized for you, so you really need to make sure you feel comfortable before trying anything, and take responsibility for whatever happens after. You can also check the comments section to see what other people's experience has been. Lots of people love this technique.

[@Pitalu-9]

Thank you beautiful Angel you are so caring of those without insurance 🙏🕊️🤍🌎🌍🤍🙋