FAQs

The navel is our first scar in the body as well as the window to the entire fascial system of the guts. The peritoneum is the name of the connective tissue that wraps and surrounds all of the organs in the abdomen, and we can access pieces of this wrapping or "bag" when we work around the rim of the navel. Many times the belly will "gurgle" or make other interesting noises when the navel is being manipulated. This simply means that holding patterns are unraveling and movement is returning to the organs in the belly. These are all good things. Old familiar pain patterns will also sometimes emerge from this work with the navel. This is an excellent opportunity to gain more awareness about the way the body has been compensating over the years.