#130 - Lotte Paarup: The Fascia Expert: You Can’t Calm a Body That Feels Unsafe
Fri Dec 26 2025
If you feel tight, stuck, or like breathwork isn’t fully helping, Lotte and Mike are running a live 4-week fascia release program starting January 11th to help you unlock your body and breathe more freely. Limited spaces - learn more here: https://ra.takeadeepbreath.co.uk/fascia
In this episode, Mike sits down again with Lotte Paarup, a leading fascia and breathwork educator, to explore how the fascial system shapes your breathing, stress levels, and how safe your body feels. You’ll learn why breathwork alone often isn’t enough and how releasing the body can unlock easier breathing, movement, and calm.
Chapters:
0:00 Why Fascia Matters More Than You Think
2:21 How Your Feet, Jaw & Lungs Are Connected
3:40 What Happens When Fascia Gets Stiff
6:54 Why Your Body Needs to Feel Safe to Breathe
9:37 Are There Key Fascia Pathways in the Body?
11:53 How Stress Physically Tightens the Body
15:04 Why You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Tightness
18:33 Why Daily Fascia Work Beats Weekly Treatments
22:43 Why Breathing Fails When the Body Is Stiff
26:49 What Actually Happens During Fascia Release
33:42 Is Fascia Work Ever “Finished”?
37:05 Why Movement Is Essential for Fascia Health
43:20 The Psoas, Fear & the Survival System
53:20 Can Breathwork Help Release Fascia?
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If you feel tight, stuck, or like breathwork isn’t fully helping, Lotte and Mike are running a live 4-week fascia release program starting January 11th to help you unlock your body and breathe more freely. Limited spaces - learn more here: https://ra.takeadeepbreath.co.uk/fascia In this episode, Mike sits down again with Lotte Paarup, a leading fascia and breathwork educator, to explore how the fascial system shapes your breathing, stress levels, and how safe your body feels. You’ll learn why breathwork alone often isn’t enough and how releasing the body can unlock easier breathing, movement, and calm. Chapters: 0:00 Why Fascia Matters More Than You Think 2:21 How Your Feet, Jaw & Lungs Are Connected 3:40 What Happens When Fascia Gets Stiff 6:54 Why Your Body Needs to Feel Safe to Breathe 9:37 Are There Key Fascia Pathways in the Body? 11:53 How Stress Physically Tightens the Body 15:04 Why You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Tightness 18:33 Why Daily Fascia Work Beats Weekly Treatments 22:43 Why Breathing Fails When the Body Is Stiff 26:49 What Actually Happens During Fascia Release 33:42 Is Fascia Work Ever “Finished”? 37:05 Why Movement Is Essential for Fascia Health 43:20 The Psoas, Fear & the Survival System 53:20 Can Breathwork Help Release Fascia?