16/10/2026
Look at her chin. Now look again. 👀
One of my regular clients came to me after running for 8 hours in a marathon. She felt great. No pain, nothing to complain about.
But I know her body well, and I saw it the moment she lay down: her whole left side was tight, and her chin had moved to the left.
Here’s what happened.
Along the side of your body runs one long chain of muscles and fascia. It starts at your foot, goes up the outside of your leg, over your hip and ribs, up your neck, and ends at your skull, just behind the ear. Every time you run, it holds you steady so you don’t tip sideways.
After 8 hours of running, one side got tired, tightened, and stayed that way. And because your jaw joint sits right there next to your ear, the tight neck pulled her jaw along with it.
We spent 1.5 hours gently releasing her left side, from her foot all the way up to her head, plus her breathing, her neck and her jaw.
At the end, her chin was back in the middle. Her neck was soft. Her whole body had let go. You can see it best on her jaw.
Timing matters.
When you come soon after an injury, a fall, a long race, or anything that changes how your body holds itself and moves through space, the new tension is still fresh. Your body hasn’t built its habits around it yet. That’s why sometimes it can be released in just one session.
Wait months, and your body adapts: other muscles start compensating, and it takes more time to undo.
Your face shows what your body is carrying. 🌊
A long run, a hard workout, a stressful week? Your body remembers it, even when you feel fine.
