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Therapy on the Rocks Myofascial Release Treatment Center, 676 N State Route 89A, Sedona, AZ (2025)

11/08/2025

Peace

Consider that whenever you touch your patients or clients, allow your mind/body to move into Channel 3 and be silent. Remember the language of Channel 3 is images and feelings. Imagine this picture of peace and silence
Soften your visual focus, quiet your mind and just feel the peace and silence of these deers under the evergreen trees….Silence has great value!

When treating, use any image that is tranquil and calm. Take a few slow breaths allowing yourself to soften with each slow breath out and connect. Myofascial Release lovingly treats the being of the human being ❤.

Myofascial Release gives us, our patients/clients hope for a peaceful, loving and healthy life.

Love,
John

11/01/2025

8 Billion Possibilities
Someone was confused about the anatomy and the connections within the cranium. Dr. Carol Davis was correct in that the anatomy that we learned in books and slides is a rough approximation with very little information about fascial anatomy.
Dawnne’s comments were excellent about how everything is energy. Fascial restrictions are basically crystalized/hardened energy, blocking our life force (love) from providing information and energy that the trillions of cells in our body needs to thrive !
There are approximately 8 billion people on Earth today so there are 8 billion possible fascial strain patterns, so pick a number to decide which one you would like to choose. 😊
It is not about your intellect. You have to understand that we were taught in a linear/logical fashion and its logic was based on massive erroneous assumptions. It is all about the vastness of your intuitive, instinctive intelligence which I refer to as Channel 3.
The fascial strain patterns are different with everybody and morphs constantly. That is the art of myofascial release. It behooves us to move out of the linear way of thinking which basically is mind paralysis, and when we make that shift, we gain incredible accuracy and effectiveness. Remember that fascia goes from the top of your head and attaches without interruption to the very bottom of your feet and that is as simple as the sweater I show in Myofascial Release I. Each impacts the other and creates very unique patterns and attachments with crushing pressure that do not show up in any of the standard testing.
It is all about feel! Our feeling intelligence is vast and we have to quiet and center our minds to be able to be able to feel properly. When we are thinking and trying to figure things out, it blocks feeling and produces very limited results.
We all have to, at some point, breach through our dysfunctional programming to become more aware and this is when we all become a gifted therapeutic artist. Please make this your goal.
"I was educated once. It took me years to get over it." – Mark Twain
I send you all my love.
John

10/25/2025

The Body is a Vehicle of Consciousness
As you know, I have been lecturing for years about how consciousness flows through every cell of our body and beyond.
I came across this quote from Joseph Campbell, who is one of the world’s greatest teachers. He has very deep insights that I think you will all find interesting.
“The problem in middle life, when the body has reached its climax of power and begins to decline, is to identify yourself, not with the body, which is falling away, but with the consciousness of which it is a vehicle. This is something I learned from myths. What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light? Or am I the light of which the bulb is a vehicle?
One of the psychological problems in growing old is the fear of death. People resist the door of death. But this body is a vehicle of consciousness, and if you can identify with the consciousness, you can watch this body go like an old car. There goes the fender, there goes the tire, one thing after another— but it’s predictable. And then, gradually, the whole thing drops off, and consciousness, rejoins consciousness. It is no longer in this particular environment.” ~Joseph Campbell
(Book: The Power of Myth https://amzn.to/41dSUue)
I really think you will enjoy his book – it so relates to our myofascial release philosophy. I send my love to all of you.

10/18/2025

A Mad Rush to Nowhere!
That statement defines the channel 5 concept which is our intellectual, rational side. Our intellectual side is our linear, logical side which has led to the erroneous view of a human being. This massive distortion led us to believe that we are only bags of chemicals or mindless machines. We all relied on these distorted concepts thinking this was real which created a herd mentality and led us into this mad rush to nowhere!
Actually, we are beautiful loving, crystalline beings of liquid light based on the principles of biotensegrity and fluid dynamics where our consciousness flows through the fascial matrix almost instantaneously!
All of our education, particularly healthcare, is based on our intellectual side. Unfortunately, no authentic healing occurs in channel 5 so most of us as therapists or physicians were taught to do the impossible. Actually, healing occurs in channel 3 which is our feeling intelligence. So it turns out that our feeling intelligence is based on vibration and is a whole different frequency than our channel 5 intelligence. If you want more details ask your therapist and this may create an interesting conversation that would help your healing, you can ask me a question here and I will get back to you with the answers. It turns out that our education was mass hypnosis. In other words, we were taught what to think and not how to think!
Almost all of our society, in particular our healthcare professionals, are very immersed in the channel 5 concept that healthcare is based on order and control, which would be fine if it worked. It’s not working!
As you start to go into the myofascial release process, we all discover how heavily programmed we’ve been. One of the many powers of myofascial release, it allows us to look into the mirror and to look at our programming and our fears. There’s an old saying that if you don’t define yourself, somebody else will.
Channel 5 is not meant to function on its own. The power and beauty of myofascial release allows us to use our entire mind. When you come from a channel 3 perspective you are coming from incredible wisdom, clarity and compassion and you use the channel 5 intellectual side for the wonderful tool that it is. Channel 5 on its own is a servo mechanism. This tool, our channel 5 mentality, actually dominates us.
Our channel 5 mentality is our fearful side and our critical, judgmental side. We get locked into performance anxiety, worry about what other people may think and basically lead us down a blind alley. If you’ve taken my seminars you’ve heard me say this, I run into a lot of wealthy people and they have all the cars, houses, jewelry, all the toys, and as I treat them I feel this immense sadness emanating from their mind body complex. 😢 This reminds me of a message in an old Peggy Lee song that said “that’s it, that’s all there was?” Unfortunately our channel 5 experience is empty!
There’s nothing wrong with having all the toys, but if you are not enjoying them, what’s the point? We’ve all had a message from our society that we’re here to suffer and most of you have gotten really good at it. I firmly believe we are here to enjoy our life. As we move into channel 3 with myofascial release, life can be joyful and easier.
We can let go of performance anxiety otherwise we are on this frantic rush to nowhere! Commit to looking inside and have the courage to acknowledge your fears. Once we acknowledge our fears with the help of myofascial release and your therapist, your life and health can improve. Life can be very enjoyable. Can I ask all of you, therapists, physicians and patients, to commit this year to be healthy and joyful. It can also help our patients find their way to a good life again.
The following is a statement from Goethe, a very wise German philosopher:
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and endless plans:
THAT THE MOMENT ONE DEFINITELY COMMITS ONESELF, THEN PROVIDENCE MOVES TOO.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events, issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would come his way. Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
Isn’t it time to relinquish this herd mentality that has been programmed into us so that we can let go of this mad rush to nowhere?! Life is not about reaching a destination, it’s about enjoying the moment which is channel 3. So let’s all commit to enjoying our journey!
Love,
John

09/27/2025

Go Rex !
A lot of people had asked about the video of Rex the dog. They didn't know too much about his history. Rex is Tisha Murdoch’s dog. Tisha is a great therapist and is one of the wonderful therapists at Therapy on the Rocks. She got Rex when he was very young, and he was limping. She took him to the vet and they x-rayed him and he had dislocated his hip. The vet said the only thing that was available to help him would be possible surgery, which would cost over $3000, and they couldn't guarantee it'd be a good result.
So, she brought Rex over to see me one day, and she and I treated him. He did wonderfully. Tisha continued to treat him with myofascial release, and over time, she heard a pop when Rex’s hip went back into the socket properly.
Tisha posted a video of how Rex is doing now on MFR Insight. Tisha’s video shows how beautifully Rex is doing now, running and jumping. Before that, within a short period of time, he would have to lay down. He was exhausted and hurting.
If you soften your focus and look at the x-ray - try not think – look at the upper third of the ilia, you will see that the left ilia appears to be shaped differently than the right. In actuality, what we are looking at is a severe anterior rotation of the left ilia, giving that erroneous appearance. Let your eyes drift down to the acetabulum. You will see that the acetabulum moved to forward, but what you can’t see in the x-rays is the fascial restrictions that surround the acetabulum and femoral area that are imposing their force, when in gravity, moving through space.
Unfortunately, most physicians completely miss this. They are looking for fractures, growths, pathology, etc., and while that is certainly important, they are also missing the very cause of most of the pain and dysfunction that they are treating. The fascial system controls every osseous structure in the human and animal body, determining their position space and motion potential.
So, treat your animals, especially larger animals and dogs who start to have hip problems. This can all be avoided and will save them a lot of pain. It is a very loving thing to do and will also save you a lot of money. Go Rex !
Love,
John

09/20/2025

Elevator Speech
The question “What's your elevator speech?” has come up many times over the years and again just recently. Many of the responses have been excellent. However, some sound to me very timid and unsure of yourself.
People are coming to you for treatment and guidance as the expert. Be sure of yourself. Be proud of yourself and keep it simple. There is nothing to be hesitant about – you are about to provide them with the finest form of therapy in the world !
Basically, what I say to the patient/client is simply, “I think you are now ready for this structural approach called myofascial release. It is totally safe and can be highly effective in reducing your pain, or whatever symptoms that they may be dealing with and restoring your range of motion.”
Then I go on to say, “It is helpful when receiving myofascial to not talk or think and just allow yourself to feel any sensations that may arise in your body while I am treating you.”
After the patient/client has received myofascial release for a session or two, then start to explain about the fascial system and the different aspects that they may be interested in. You may also refer them to my website www.myofascialrelease.com and go to the article section to print out the article called ‘Myofascial Release, The Missing Link in Your Treatment’, which covers a lot of information, and then you may add in more details as they arise.
I hope this is helpful.
Love,
John

09/13/2025

Authentic Myofascial Release

For those of you that are going to the International Fascia Research Congress on August 10-14 in New Orleans, the question of “What is the difference between what some people call myofascial release and the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach®?” may arise. So, I would like to provide some clarity for this discussion for those that may be interested in listening.

A lot of copycat courses have popped up utilizing the term myofascial release. Unfortunately, they're not following the principles that I developed and what they're calling myofascial release is actually soft tissue mobilization, which is mechanical, aggressive and can be very painful. So, they are the creating pain instead of discovering the pain buried beneath the fascial system. Because most forms of traditional therapy are too fast, which I will explain more about, the results tend to be superficial and temporary.

A long time ago, I went to an osteopathic course called myofascial release. I didn't know any better back then, but it was soft tissue mobilization. That's the osteopathic form of myofascial release; however, it did create a deep curiosity in me about our fascinating fascial system.

Through my own experience with my trauma and pain, I developed the principles of the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach® over 50 years ago.

Like any successful venture, there will be copycat courses. Some mean well, some out of ignorance and some with questionable motivations. The problem is soft tissue mobilization only addresses 20 percent of the fascial system. They do not achieve the profound and long-lasting results of the John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Approach®.

Other courses calling themselves myofascial release only look at the fascial restriction as a structural problem. ☹ We all know from our experience now that the problem is far more than structural. The structural aspect is a very important component. It is also emotional, mental, biochemical, hormonal and energetic.
We are treating the being of the human being !!! What could be more important? So, I hope this will helpful in explaining it to others.

I hope you will make sure you attend Dr. Carol Davis’s lecture and enjoy her intelligence and vast knowledge of the fascial system. She is brilliant and is going to give a wonderful lecture on myofascial release at the international Fascia Research Congress.

Love,
John

09/06/2025

Rebounding
Rebounding is part of the myofascial release triad - structural myofascial release, myofascial unwinding and myofascial rebounding. It's that important. It gets under the defense mechanisms in the most subtle ways, like a stealth fighter and can produce enormous results and complement structural myofascial release.
I've had reports of people, who after taking the Rebounding course, didn't use it because the Channel 5 mentality thought it was too simple or too subtle. That, in fact, is part of its power - the subtleness. People love it and it really should be included in every treatment, even for a short period of time.
So, I request of each of you today to include rebounding with every session with your patients/clients for a short period and get back to us about the results and response you have from your patients/clients. They will absolutely love it. Thank you. Have a great day.
Love,
John

08/30/2025

Three Predictable Stages
Many of you have been surprised as you start to utilize myofascial release in your treatment regimes, at the amount of resistance you may have encountered by your colleagues and friends.
It turns out that Channel 5 gives a lot of lip service to change and growth, but there's an internal saboteur. Most people are very fearful of change because it upsets their belief system, which they are very emotionally tied to. We don't realize until we get into myofascial release how programmed we've been. This is a wonderful opportunity to hold up a mirror and look at yourself, your limitations, your fears and some of the dysfunctional concepts that many of us were taught. Remember, without awareness, there is no choice!
The incredible genius of Einstein had gone through this himself. As I said there are three predictable stages and when you dare to do something different there will be criticism, ridicule and even attacks at times, which can be quite vicious. If in your heart you believe in myofascial release, never give up! It shows people's true character. Then eventually, if the idea has merit and persists to move into the next stage, then people will say, "Well, it's true but it's not important." 😀
In the third stage they will say, "Oh yeah, I knew it all along!"
I again would like to thank you all for your love and support and I'd like to finish with one of my favorite quotes: "No good deed goes unpunished."
Love,
John

08/24/2025

Tough !
John's football coach used to tell him and his football team that when the going gets tough, the tough get going !
Some of you may have heard that John has been injured. He fractured his hip a couple weeks ago. Initially, he felt it might have been a tear of the muscle. When it didn't respond to self-treatment, as well as treatment he received by some wonderful MFR therapists, and the pain was so severe and excruciating that he couldn't move his leg, he was then admitted to the hospital.
At the hospital, he learned that the femoral head had been torn off. He is scheduled to have a total hip replacement this week on Tuesday. If you could set aside some time to send John some love and light, he would really appreciate it.
Things were further complicated when he got into the hospital as he learned he had an infection of his circulatory system, which has kept him from having surgery right away. So, he's now been in the hospital for 3 weeks in agony.
Many doctors and nurses at the hospital have commented that they just can't understand how he dealt with this for weeks. John’s response has been that myofascial release has saved him. Between myofascial release and John’s attitude, inner strength and willpower, I am certain he will have a successful surgery.
John feels this is another very deep lesson as to why he continues to encourage you to take the advanced seminars and retake every seminar to prepare yourself for the things that happen to everybody in life. Without that ability, there would have been serious consequences.
So, although it's been excruciatingly painful, and he's not able to move and he's losing strength by the hour, he's still doing isometrics in bed trying to keep his strength up as best as possible.
To reach your full potential as a great therapist and to make the most of the life, learn to center yourself and have a powerful energy like John’s, that runs through him. This will help you live life fully and healthier and when bad things happen, will help you to deal with them in a much more formidable way.
The surgeons have his surgery scheduled for Tuesday (tomorrow). We won't know until the last minute what time, but as soon as we know this time, we'll post something. We greatly appreciate you considering quieting down and sending John love and light. The best thing is always to visualize, in your mind’s eye, an image of John and remember a felt sense of when you've been around him. That will help you to connect on a very deep level. He would really appreciate your help.
John sends his love to all of you.
Thank you,
Jeannine Rhoads
Seminar Director

For those of you interested in treatment for yourself or for a loved one, or if you are a therapist interested in our Skill Enhancement program or our Therapy for the Therapist program, please click the following link to visit the Therapy on the Rocks website. https://therapyontherocks.net/

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