The Anatomia Body Library
Resources for pain, movement, injury, and embodied care
Resources for pain, movement, injury, and embodied care
The Body Library is a collection of educational resources created to help you better understand pain, movement, injury, and the patterns your body may be carrying. These writings are not meant to diagnose or replace medical care, but to
support curiosity, agency, and more informed conversations about your body.
Here, you will find practical explanations of common body issues, ideas for home care, and guidance on when another practitioner or medical provider may be helpful. My hope is that this library becomes a place to return to:
a resource for learning, listening, and participating more fully in your own care.
Stress, Nervous System & Pain
Pain is shaped by tissue, memory, stress, protection, and lived experience. This section explores chronic pain, protective guarding, trauma-informed bodywork, consent, burnout, grief, breath, touch, trust, and nervous system regulation. These resources offer a way to understand pain without dismissing it, dramatizing it, or reducing it to one simple cause.
Athletic Performance & Recovery
Athletic care is not only about performance; it is also about recovery, adaptation, and longevity. This section explores bodywork for athletes, pre-event and post-event care, mobility, soft tissue recovery, overtraining, return-to-movement after injury, and support for runners, cyclists, climbers, skiers, and snowboarders. These resources are designed for people who ask a lot of their bodies and want to keep moving with intelligence and care.
Folk Medicine, Home Care & Embodiment
Care does not only happen in appointments. This section explores home practices such as heat, cold, herbal compresses, self-massage, nervous system rituals, and personal care libraries, while staying honest about scope and safety. These resources honor folk medicine, agency, and embodied knowledge as part of a larger practice of caring for ourselves and one another.
Surgery, Injury & Medical Collaboration
Injury and surgery often require care that is thoughtful, paced, and collaborative. This section explores bodywork after surgery, knee and shoulder recovery, scar tissue, swelling, auto accident support, workers’ comp care, referral signs, and how to communicate with doctors, physical therapists, and other providers. These resources clarify where bodywork may fit within a larger care team and when another form of care may be the better first step.