Tribal Sweat

02/09/2026

Current timetable

01/09/2026

Incoming pop up class:
Move Like A Kid Again Edition :Tendon Revival

Remember when movement wasn’t called exercise?

You didn’t count reps.
You didn’t worry whether you were doing it perfectly.
You didn’t analyse every little ache, pull or twinge.

You just moved.

You played, laughed, explored and challenged yourself without even realising it.

For one Monday only, Tendon Revival is going back there.

🌟 MOVE LIKE A KID AGAIN 🌟

A playful, feel-good movement class for adults designed to recapture some of the freedom, adventure and pure joy we experienced moving our bodies as kids.

Behind all the fun, we’ll be working on strength, mobility, balance, coordination, reaction, confidence and moving in lots of different ways however you’ll be having too much fun to notice!

No pressure, no need to be super fit and definitely no need to act your age. 😉

📅 Monday 14th September
⏰ 9am
📍 Nelson Bay Hall, 6 Norburn Ave
💰 $15 per person

31/08/2026

Incoming pop up class: Lymphatic Flow: to pull the plug on toxins, help clear waste and reduce inflammation.

Wednesday 9th of September 10:30am $15pp

30/08/2026

I see this cycle sometimes in one-to-one movement rehabilitation training :

Pain flares → stop PT → stop loading → book a massage/acupuncture → symptoms settle → return to PT → start rebuilding → flare again → stop.

And around we go.

Massage, acupuncture and other passive therapies (outside-in) may feel great and absolutely have a place in symptom management.

However there’s an important distinction:

Feeling better isn’t necessarily the same as getting better.

When you flare, my first question isn’t :

“How do we make the pain disappear?”

It’s:

“What beneficial movement is your body able to still do today?”

Because completely stopping every time something hurts, means repeatedly interrupting the exact process designed to increase your capacity.

Rehabilitation is active and it happens from inside- out.

We’re progressively strengthening weak, underactive and poorly coordinated areas, improving postural support and movement strategies, and teaching your body to tolerate more load.

And we’re building something even more valuable: your own flare management strategy.

Progress isn’t necessarily never experiencing pain again.

Progress can be:

Your flare-ups become less frequent, less intense and shorter.

You know what to do when one happens.

You know how to modify rather than stop.

You’re less frightened by symptoms.

You maintain more of your strength and momentum.

And instead of needing someone else to repeatedly “fix” your body passively, you become increasingly capable of managing it yourself.

Passive treatment can help settle the smoke.

Progressive movement, strength and self-management are about changing what keeps feeding the fire.

That’s the difference between chasing symptoms and building capacity.

30/08/2026

On arrival at our meeting place at George Reserve, we all remarked on what a beautiful day it was before happily setting off along Wanda Beach towards Soldiers Point.

The weather was perfect and the Bay sparkling as we made our way along the gorgeous waterfront.

Along the way, we watched children playing in the crystal-clear water, assuring us it wasn’t cold. It looked so inviting we could almost believe them!

Our destination was Sea Salt at Soldiers Point Marina, where tea, coffee and chai were soon on order, along with a delicious and very generous breakfast.

Well fed, we were glad of another leisurely stroll back along the beach before going our separate ways to enjoy yet another beautiful day in paradise. By Shani - Tribal Trek leader today 🌞

27/08/2026

Pain is part of your nervous system's protection system. When your brain concludes that your body may be in danger, it can produce pain, tighten muscles, restrict movement and make an activity feel difficult or unsafe.

The purpose is to change your behaviour-to make you slow down, withdraw, guard the area or stop, before further harm occurs.

When there is genuine, immediate danger, this response is essential.

If you place your hand on a hot stove, pain makes you pull it away before the burn
becomes more serious.

However the brain doesn't assess danger using tissue information alone.

It also considers your previous injuries, pain experiences, fears, beliefs, surroundings and expectations.

It remembers what has happened before and uses that history to predict what might happen next.

Sometimes it gets the prediction wrong.

Imagine you once badly hurt your back while bending down to lift a heavy box.

The pain was sudden and frightening and you couldn’t move comfortably for several days.

Months later, the injury has healed however when you bend down to pick up a light bag of groceries your nervous system remembers what happened last time and it may produce pain, spasm your back and make you immediately straighten up, even though the current movement and load are not causing new damage.

The pain is completely real, your nervous system is simply using your history to protect you from what it believes could be another threat- this is what I believe specialists mean when they say “the pain is all in your head.”

However what they should explain is that your pain is absolutely real, however it is the brain’s protective response after interpreting information from your body, your environment and your previous experiences and deciding that you may be in danger.

Think of pain like a smoke alarm.

It should scream when the house is on fire-however a sensitive alarm may also scream when you burn the toast.

There is smoke, and the alarm is real, however the house is not necessarily burning down.

This is why repeatedly exercising until pain forces you to stop can be unhelpful.

It teaches the nervous system, "This activity always ends in
danger."

Forcing your way through significant pain may reinforce the same message, creating a cycle of doing too much, flaring up, resting completely and then starting again.

Instead, use the Goldilocks Principle-not too much, not too little, but just right.

The aim is not to ignore every pain signal or assume pain never indicates injury.

New, severe or unexplained pain should be appropriately assessed.

The aim is to help an overprotective nervous system become better at distinguishing between a genuine car break-in and a leaf just landing on the car’s window.

You are not proving how much pain you can tolerate.

You are building trust,
confidence and physical capacity-one safe, successful experience at a time.

If you have an injury and you’re not sure how to implement the Goldilocks principle, or you’ve run out of faith in other therapies and rehabilitation modalities, reach out to me and let me help you recover safely. Jacie x

26/08/2026

26/08/2026

It might look slower than weights, HIIT or cardio however Fascial Fitness is doing something vastly different.

Fascia is the connective tissue web running through and around your muscles, joints, bones and nerves. It helps your body transfer force, absorb load and move as one connected system.

And like muscle, fascia responds to how you use it.

When we load, lengthen, rebound, compress, spiral and move through different angles, we stimulate connective tissue to adapt.

💧 Hydration
Movement creates a squeeze-and-release effect, helping fluid move through the tissue matrix — one reason you can leave class feeling less stiff and “stuck.”

🧬 Remodelling
Mechanical loading stimulates fibroblasts, supporting healthy collagen turnover and stronger, better-organised connective tissue.

〰️ Elasticity
We don’t simply want “loose” fascia. We want tissue that’s springy, adaptable and resilient — able to absorb, store and release energy.

🕸️ Tensegrity + decompression
Your body works as a connected system. Changing tension through one area can influence another, helping muscles stop gripping and movement feel easier.

🧠 Nervous system
Slow, rhythmic, exploratory movement gives your brain sensory information about where your body is and what movement feels safe. Less perceived threat can mean less protective tension.

That’s why Fascial Fitness can feel relaxing without being passive.

You create the movement.
You load the tissue.
You explore range.
You give your body more movement options.

It’s not about forcing flexibility.

It’s about creating a body that’s responsive, resilient, elastic and adaptable.

Sometimes training is about adding load.
Sometimes it’s about creating space, spring and freedom to move.

Fascial Fitness | Unwind • Decompress • Floss • Move

Mondays 6pm
Wednesdays 10:30am

Come and experience why slow doesn’t mean nothing is happening.

26/08/2026

It might look slower than lifting weights, HIIT or cardio, however Fascial Fitness is doing something extremely different.

Your fascia is the connective tissue network that wraps through and around your muscles, joints, bones, nerves and organs. Think of it less like packaging and more like an interconnected 3D web that helps your whole body transfer force, absorb load and move as one.

And just like muscle, fascia responds to how you use it.

When we gently load, lengthen, rebound, compress, release, spiral and move through different angles, we’re giving connective tissue the mechanical stimulus it needs to adapt and remodel.

💧 HYDRATION
Movement creates a squeeze-and-release effect through connective tissues.
Like wringing out and releasing a sponge, changing pressure helps fluid move through the tissue matrix.
That’s one reason you can walk out of class feeling more fluid and less “stuck.”

🧬 COLLAGEN + TISSUE REMODELLING
Appropriate mechanical loading signals fibroblasts, the cells responsible for maintaining our connective tissue matrix.
Over time, this supports healthy collagen turnover and better organised, load-capable tissue.

〰️ ELASTICITY
Healthy fascia isn’t simply “loose.”
We want it springy, adaptable and resilient, able to store and release energy rather than feeling rigid or restricted.

🕸️ TENSEGRITY
Your body isn’t a collection of individual muscles working independently.
Tension and compression are distributed throughout the entire system.
Improving the way fascia transmits those forces can help movement feel more coordinated and effortless.

↕️ DECOMPRESSION
Sometimes the answer isn’t stretching a tight muscle harder. Fascial movement can change tension across the whole chain, creating space and allowing muscles to stop gripping quite so fiercely.

🧠 AND YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM IS INVOLVED TOO.
Slow, rhythmic, exploratory movement gives your brain lots of sensory information about where your body is and how safely it can move.
When the nervous system feels less threatened, protective muscle tension can reduce and movement can become easier.

That’s why Fascial Fitness can feel relaxing without being passive.

You’re not lying there waiting for someone to “release” your fascia.

You are creating the movement.
You are loading the tissue.
You are exploring range.
You are teaching your body different movement options.

It isn’t about forcing flexibility.

It’s about developing a body that’s hydrated, elastic, responsive, resilient and adaptable.

Sometimes training is about adding load.

Sometimes it’s about creating space, spring and freedom to move.

Fascial Fitness | Unwind • Decompress • Floss • Move

Mondays 6pm
Wednesdays 10:30am

Come and experience why slow doesn’t mean nothing is happening.