Diana Duncan, Massage and Movement Therapy

11/25/2025

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06/15/2025

I used to love backbends — but my spine didn’t always feel the same

This variation of a backbend is something I first learned during my Tune Up Fitness Practitioner Training over ten years ago. What it taught me was how to approach my body with more respect.

I discovered that a true backbend isn’t just about the spine — it’s a whole-body experience. Every joint plays a part.

One of the biggest revelations from that training was realizing how little of the anatomy I learned in massage school I had actually embodied. I knew it intellectually, but I hadn’t truly felt it in my own body.

Anatomy doesn’t live in your head or in books — it lives in your body.

At the time this photo was taken, I was still recovering from a shoulder fracture I’d had a few years earlier. Rebuilding my shoulder’s range of motion — in every joint position — was a huge part of my personal journey.

This training helped me bring anatomy to life. It gave me tools to turn the static words in a textbook into something I could feel, understand, and teach from.

And even now, a decade later, I still use much of what I learned — not only in my movement practice but in how I assess clients. The principles, exercises, and breakdowns from that course continue to shape the way I teach my clients

06/13/2025

It was a great privilege and experience to meet and teach these amazing students.

I want to thank them all for traveling so far ( California, Washington, Florida, Texas ) and trusting us to guide them through the material that has thoughtfully created over decades.

Jill has studied, taught and reflected on the human experience in the human body, the nervous system, human movement and created a systematic method for how we as humans can integrate this knowledge to live better in our bodies.

The time went way too fast and I got to know each student in a small way and respect the way they showed up with originality, in deep thoughtfulness.

Their final live presentation was to teach to the group and I could see and hear the sharp originality with which each person felt this work and communicated it to us.

That skill will continue to flourish and grow because once we learn this work a portal of possibility opens.

The body and mind have infinite capacity for change and there is a multitude of opportunities, grounded in practice and science that goes beyond what the commercial fitness model provides.

Thanks to my partner for sharing this experience with me and adding your brilliance to the weekend!

~Diana

05/24/2025

Put the power of self myofascial release into your own hands. This training empowers you to personally adopt and teach simple and effective self care regimens for health, recovery and improved performance.

The 6 different sized Roll Model Method balls included in this training can be used as an adjunct offering within personal training sessions , stretch, pilates, dance, yoga and manual therapy.

These tools and techniques can also be used to serve special needs populations. These proven whole body exercises are approved by physical therapists and pain medicine specialists.

This is a live in person training in Austin TX June 6,7,8

Link in bio to register

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