Topics covered in this episode

• The fascia’s role as your body’s sensory superhighway

• Vitalism and how healing happens from the inside out

• Chronic stress as a whole-body pattern, not just a brain issue

• The surprising neurological power of soft touch and smell

• Bio-tensegrity: why posture and proprioception aren’t what you think

Topics 1 and 2 are deeply rooted in Dr. Satya Sardonicus’s personal and clinical journey. She developed her approach after living with a brain herniation (Chiari malformation), navigating decades of debilitating symptoms, and rebuilding her health through fascia-informed, vitalist healing strategies. She now teaches nervous system regulation and somatic safety through a lens of bio-tensegrity, proprioception, and neurofascial flow.

We discuss how the nervous system stays stuck in “chronic alarm mode” even after trauma is resolved—and how fascia, breath, and touch can shift the system toward healing. Satya shares how proprioception, not just sensory processing, holds the key to restoring regulation.

Claudie Pomares joins the conversation to explain the neuroscience behind Mendability’s protocols: how soft, short sensory experiences like smell and gentle touch can raise dopamine levels, unlock speech, and rebuild trust between body and brain. She shares examples of sensory enrichment activities that soothe overstimulated systems and promote lasting brain change.

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Episode Highlights

• 2:51 – “I love everything you just said. This is going to be an awesome episode.” — Kim, responding to Satya’s take on vitalism and how healing happens

• 14:58 – Satya breaks down why proprioception is the body’s true ‘internal awareness system’, not just a sensory input

• 24:12 – Satya: “The nervous system doesn’t regulate from information. It regulates from relationship.”

• 29:23 – Kim connects Satya’s list of outcomes with serotonin’s functions: “Did I write Claudie?”

• 30:18–33:12 – Claudie explains why smell boosts dopamine, and how short, gentle sensory games rewire the brain

• 33:12 – Claudie: “The brain begins to accept soft touch as a friend.”

• 36:27 – Claudie confirms Mendability includes vestibular and proprioceptive games, echoing Satya’s framework

• 40:20 – Satya: “If the body doesn’t feel safe, you can’t heal—even with the best program.”