Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Your body is listening to every conversation you have with it.

Healing isn’t only about what you do. It is also about how you speak to yourself.

These are some of the affirmations I shared with a client today after noticing how much energy was going into self-criticism instead of self-support.

✨ I no longer need to talk down to myself.
✨ I no longer need to talk down to my body.
✨ I will never abandon my body.
✨ I am allowed to take one step at a time.
✨ I am moving forward, even when I don’t feel like it.
✨ My body is learning. My body is changing. My body is safe.

The body responds to safety, consistency, and kindness—not criticism.

Softness is strength. 💞

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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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4 days ago | [YT] | 2

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Grateful to perform for the Vancouver Friends for Life Aurora Fundraiser. ❤️ It was an honour to support such a meaningful cause through dance and to share the stage with so many incredible artists.

Thank you to the beautiful @houseofladouche, the amazing @vancouverffl, the fabulous @carlottagurl (Carlota Gurl), and the talented @seasonscelestial (Celestial Seasons) for making this such a special evening.

Dancers:
@joshivamatha
@underwoodmichelle
@brodie.marples
@ikuedancer

Choreographed by: @ikuedancer

Thank you @jerkonec and @edouardbeaudry for capturing the moment 💓🙏

Thank you to everyone who came, cheered, donated, and celebrated with us. We’re grateful to have been part of a night that brought community together through love, art, and movement. Here’s to many more moments of connection and celebration. 🌈💃

#HouseOfLaDouce #VancouverFriendsForLife #VancouverDance #ChosenFamily #DanceCommunity

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6 days ago | [YT] | 1

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Authenticity isn’t something we perform. It’s something we embody.

When we stop trying to be someone else, our body begins to organize itself differently.

✨ Authenticity creates coherence.
✨ Coherence creates safety.
✨ Safety creates trust.
✨ Trust creates community.
✨ Community creates abundance.

This is why I love gathering every week.

We don’t come together because we’re perfect. We come together because we’re human. Every person who walks into the room contributes to the field. Every breath, every movement, every smile reminds us that healing doesn’t have to happen alone.

When we feel safe enough to be ourselves, abundance naturally follows—not only in resources, but in connection, belonging, support, and love.

Together, we remember who we are. 💗

🇨🇦 Join my @humangarage @fascialmaneuvers Vancouver classes!
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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

My body is no longer something I push.
It is someone I listen to.

For years, I thought progress came from trying harder, pushing more, and overriding what my body was telling me.

Now I know something different.

The body is always speaking.
Through tension.
Through fatigue.
Through ease.
Through breath.
Through the subtle glide of fascia.

The more I listen, the more freedom I find.

Today, my practice is simple.

✨ Body, thank you for speaking.
✨ I hear you.
✨ I trust your wisdom.
✨ I follow your timing.
✨ Together, we move with ease.
✨ Together, we find the glide.

Listening isn’t giving up.
It’s learning to trust the intelligence that’s been there all along.

What has your body been trying to tell you lately? 💗

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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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1 week ago | [YT] | 5

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Let your fascia glide. ✨

You may notice I don’t often say, “let your fascia flow.”

Instead, I say:

🌿 Let your fascia glide.
🌿 Find the glide.
🌿 Follow the glide.
🌿 Trust the glide.

Why?

Because fascia isn’t something we force into motion. Healthy fascial tissue is designed to glide—its layers slide smoothly over one another with ease.

When there’s restriction, don’t fight it.

Bring awareness.
Offer permission.
Wiggle. Twist. Spiral. Breathe.

Stay curious until you discover the point where the tissue begins to glide effortlessly.

That moment is your body’s intelligence speaking.

When fascia regains its ability to glide, your body begins to reorganize itself naturally. Movement becomes lighter. Breathing becomes easier. Tension no longer needs to hold on.

Awareness is the first step.
Permission is the second.
Embodiment is the practice.
Freedom is the result.

With ease.
With trust.
With surrender.

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341 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada 🇨🇦 — follow @vancouverfascialmaneuvers
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💓 Let’s Move Your Fascia with EQA | Fascia Oracle™
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Weekdays 11 a.m. PT on @ikuedancer IG Live

💞 Want to book your one-on-one session with Ikue?
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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃🏻💞

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1 week ago | [YT] | 12

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Another beautiful Sunday of moving, learning, and growing together. 💙

On Sunday, we had the pleasure of welcoming guest Shayne ‪@h2waterexpert‬ from ‪@Tech4HealthProducts‬ , who enlightened us about the power of hydrogen and hydration after our Fascial Maneuvers practice. Everyone was incredibly engaged, curious, and open to learning how hydration can further support fascia, recovery, and overall well-being.

People come because they trust the experience. They know they’ll receive something meaningful, even if they don’t know exactly what to expect. That’s the kind of community we’re building together—one rooted in consistency, curiosity, support, and authentic human connection.

Thank you, Shayne @h2waterexpert, for generously sharing your knowledge. If you have any questions about hydrogen, hydration, or improving your water quality, he’s someone I genuinely trust and highly recommend reaching out to.

Thank you to everyone who continues to show up with open hearts and open minds. It is such a joy to witness this community continue to grow. 💙

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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Awareness is the first step.
Permission is the second.
Embodiment is the practice.
Freedom is the result.

We often think change happens the moment we become aware. But awareness alone doesn’t transform us.

Awareness allows us to see.
Permission allows us to soften.
Embodiment is where repetition becomes your new baseline.
And freedom isn’t something you chase—it naturally emerges from what you consistently embody.

Your body doesn’t need more force.
It needs experiences that teach it a new possibility.

Awareness opens the door.
Embodiment is what allows you to walk through it.

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Join my @humangarage @fascialmaneuvers Vancouver classes!
Thursdays 7:30 p.m. & Sundays 10 a.m.
341 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada 🇨🇦 — follow @vancouverfascialmaneuvers
www.ikuedancerfasciaoracle.com/human-garage-vancou…

💓 Let’s Move Your Fascia with EQA | Fascia Oracle™
Mondays 4 p.m. PT — @ikuedancer Instagram

💃 Embody Your True Essence
Weekdays 11 a.m. PT on @ikuedancer IG Live

💞 Want to book your one-on-one session with Ikue?
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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 10

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Today was a beautiful reminder that movement creates space for conversations our hearts have been waiting to have.

We began with Fascial Maneuvers, reconnecting with our bodies through movement. Then Alana opened the circle, inviting us to explore grief through weaving, journaling, reflection, and heartfelt conversation.

One of the messages she shared from her book, A Tapestry of Grief, stayed with me:

“May the seeds of grief bloom into your love.” — @alana_joy_newton

What a beautiful reminder that grief isn’t something to fix or carry alone—it is compassion, connection, and love finding a new way to move through us.

Thank you to everyone who showed up so fully today. Your openness, courage, and willingness to share made this gathering incredibly special.

Community is medicine. 💛

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Join my @humangarage @fascialmaneuvers Vancouver classes!
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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

So many of us were taught that caring meant carrying.

Carrying other people’s emotions.
Carrying responsibility that isn’t ours.
Carrying invisible labor.
Carrying expectations we never agreed to hold.

But the body knows the difference.

You can care deeply without carrying heavily.

When you stop carrying what isn’t yours, your shoulders soften, your breath deepens, and your nervous system remembers what safety feels like.

Caring is not carrying.

Maybe this is the permission your body has been waiting for.

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Join my @humangarage @fascialmaneuvers Vancouver classes!
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📍341 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada 🇨🇦
Follow @vancouverfascialmaneuvers
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💗 Let’s Move Your Fascia with EQA | Fascia Oracle™
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💃 Embody Your True Essence
Weekdays 11 a.m. PT on @ikuedancer IG Live

💞 Want to book your one-on-one session with Ikue?
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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

Ikue | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor

Elongated. Rested.

That’s how I want my body to feel.

That’s how I want my life to feel.

For years, I thought creating change meant trying harder, holding more, or pushing through.

Now I understand something different.

Our bodies don’t create space through force.

They create space through safety.

When we no longer feel the need to brace, overcompensate, or carry everything for everyone else, our fascia begins to reorganize. The body remembers that it is allowed to soften.

To me, being elongated and rested doesn’t mean being perfectly flexible or completely relaxed.

It means feeling supported without gripping.

Strong without hardening.

Open without abandoning myself.

And that balance can look different every single day.

✨ What does elongated and rested look like for you today?

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Join my @humangarage @fascialmaneuvers Vancouver classes!
Thursdays 7:30 p.m. & Sundays 10 a.m.
341 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada 🇨🇦 — follow @vancouverfascialmaneuvers
www.ikuedancerfasciaoracle.com/human-garage-vancou…

💗 Let’s Move Your Fascia with EQA | Fascia Oracle™
Mondays 4 p.m. PST — @ikuedancer Instagram

💃 Embody Your True Essence
Weekdays 11 a.m. PST on @ikuedancer IG Live

💞 Want to book your one-on-one session with Ikue?
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Ikue Ueno | Fascia Oracle™ & Dance Embodiment Mentor 💃💞

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#MovementIsLiberation
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#HumanGarageVancouver

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