271 | Finding Alignment in the Body with Aaron Alexander

What is tissue work actually doing? Is physical touch your only"fix"? Aaron Alexander, manual therapist, provides the truths about manual therapy and its therapeutic effects on the nervous system rather than the soft tissues themselves. By describing his journey through his passion for helping people with their pain, Aaron's provides his current perspective on tissue work, describing the relationship between structure and function. Then, he dives into the concept of mechanotransduction and how touch comes in different forms, including voice as well as physical touch. He speaks briefly about normalizing healthy forms of touch in adulthood, speaks to treating the mind or body's root cause that could be associated with a pain point, and the true mission behind the Align method. Through empowerment and education, Aaron believes it all starts with you, honing in on early education on the"contact bucket." Let's dive in! What You Will Learn In This interview Interview with Aaron Alexander: 4:25 - Aaron's borderline obsession with getting out of pain! 8:27 - Aaron's perspective on tissue work currently 17:24 - Types of touch: Voice 21:02 - How do we normalize healthy touch in adulthood 24:55 - What the Align method actually targets? 30:09 - Is it mind or body? 34:20 - Aaron's Resources 36:31 - “No one is going to save you. It’s you right now. You don’t have to wait” 44:18 - The power of education Items Mentioned: Align Podcast Aaron's Book The Align Method To learn more about  Aaron Alexander and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode271/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message