A · Load / Spine Mechanics
Stuart McGill
Owns
Load tolerance, stiffness/bracing skill, pain-trigger mechanics, spine-sparing pattern selection.
Module 7 • Structure Module • Partitioned
Mechanical Coherence Atlas (Lineage-Bounded, Not Vague)
This page converts the Module 7 library/atlas into a structured HTML resource: partitioned by jurisdiction, organized by lineage, routed by failure-signature, and linked directly to hubs, training ecosystems, practitioner locators, and canonical references.
The page intentionally preserves the partition logic: load mechanics, patterning, fascia/tensegrity, sensorimotor learning, alignment ecology, and visceral/cranial strain-map lineages remain separated.
0) Canon Map — What Each Lineage “Owns”
Partitioned ownership
Each partition below identifies a bounded jurisdiction and lists the primary canon nodes (hubs, books, directories, or training systems). This prevents category collapse (e.g., turning one lineage into a universal explanation engine).
B · Movement Patterning
Gray Cook + Gary Gray (+ Chek / Ido / Pavel inside patterning)
Owns
Screens vs patterns, movement vocabulary, task constraints, regress/progress logic.
- Cook / FMS — FMS course ecosystem
- Cook / FMS — Find a certified member map
- Gary Gray / Gray Institute — Gray Institute hub
- Gary Gray — CAFS
- Gary Gray — 3DMAPS
- Gray Institute — Movement Professional Locator (path can vary by site update)
- Chek — IMS pathway (Integrated Movement Science programs)
- Ido Portal — Movement Culture portal hub
- Ido Portal — Blog
- Ido Portal — “Hanging” entry artifact
- Pavel / StrongFirst — StrongFirst certification system
- Pavel / StrongFirst — Pavel / StrongFirst books catalog
C · Fascia / Tensegrity
Rolf / Myers / Schleip / Hedley / Crotzer
Owns
Connective tissue models, continuity maps, tissue adaptation narratives, dissection literacy, and flossing technique-streams.
- Rolf / DIRI — DIRI hub (Dr. Ida Rolf Institute)
- Rolf / DIRI — Certification program pathway (DIRI training entry)
- Rolf / DIRI — Find a Rolfer directory
- Rolf / DIRI — Rolf Movement certification / track (path can vary)
- Myers / Anatomy Trains — Anatomy Trains hub
- Myers / Anatomy Trains — Tom Myers author node
- Myers / Anatomy Trains — ATSI program (Anatomy Trains Structural Integration)
- Myers / Anatomy Trains — ATSI courses page
- Myers / Anatomy Trains — Video subscription
- Schleip — Fascia Research Project node (project-domain style; verify if redirected)
- Schleip / Fascia Research Society — Fascia Research Society papers page
- Schleip et al. — Fascial nomenclature: Update on related consensus process
- Schleip et al. (PubMed) — PubMed index of nomenclature paper
- Hedley — Gil Hedley hub
- Crotzer — The Floss hub (technique lineage stream)
D · Sensorimotor Learning
Moshe Feldenkrais
Owns
Proprioceptive fidelity, learning through attention + novelty + constraints, embodied regulation via sensorimotor education.
E · Alignment Ecology
Katy Bowman + Esther Gokhale
Owns
Posture as repeated environmental geometry, movement-diet framing, daily positioning constraints, gait/sit/stand ecology.
- Bowman / Nutritious Movement — Site entry
- Bowman — Virtual Studio (if path changes, use site nav)
- Bowman — Store
- Bowman — Events
- Move Your DNA Podcast (Apple) — Podcast platform anchor
- Move Your DNA Podcast (Spotify) — Podcast platform anchor
- Breathing-mechanics episode — Ep 121: Move Your Breathing Parts Better
- Official channel — Nutritious Movement official YouTube
- Gokhale Method — Hub
- Gokhale Method — Class search / classes
- Gokhale Method — 8 Steps book node
- Gokhale Method — PostureTracker
- Gokhale Method — SpineTracker
F · Visceral / Cranial Fields
Barral / IAHE ecosystem + Jealous biodynamics
Owns
Visceral mobility framing, internal strain-map narratives, and cranial-field biodynamic lineage references.
- Barral Institute hub — The Barral Institute (Discover VM)
- IAHE hub — International Alliance of Healthcare Educators
- IAHE / IAHP directory — Find a Therapist directory
- Jealous / Biodynamics — Biodynamics of Osteopathy hub
- Jealous / Biodynamics — Publications anchor
Path-stability note: A few lineage sites use changing menu structures or renamed pages (especially Gray Institute and DIRI/Rolf pages).
The direct links included here are the intended targets; a final pre-publish click pass is recommended.
1) The “Minimum Complete Library” (One Anchor per Partition)
Fast-start canonical set
This section condenses the atlas into the smallest complete set that still preserves partition boundaries. Each entry is a minimum viable anchor bundle for that lineage partition.
Cook / FMS
Gary Gray
Ido Portal
Pavel / StrongFirst
Myers / Anatomy Trains
Hedley
Crotzer
Feldenkrais
Jealous
2) The Atlas — Resource Ladders (by Failure-Signature inside Module 7)
Routing by bottleneck
These ladders are not a treatment sequence. They are a resource-routing system that preserves module boundaries while mapping typical failure signatures to the correct lineage stacks.
Ladder 1 — Mechanical-Noise Mode (spine/load bottleneck)
Objective: Reduce mechanical noise floor; restore load tolerance; protect the signal.
Route: McGill core shelf → BackFitPro clinician lattice → strength-as-skill via Pavel.
- Back Mechanic, Low Back Disorders, Ultimate Back Fitness & Performance
- Master Clinician routing + McGill certification pathway
- StrongFirst instruction lattice (kettlebell / barbell / bodyweight)
Contradiction checkpoint: When “mobility” narratives collide with load tolerance, arbitration stays inside McGill’s jurisdiction first (noise floor), then patterning (Cook/Gary Gray), then tissue narratives (fascia streams).
Ladder 2 — Pattern-Broken Mode (movement strategy bottleneck)
Objective: Distinguish screen finding vs skill deficit vs task constraint.
Route: Cook/FMS → Gary Gray (3D tasking) → Chek (systems coaching) → Ido (complexity).
- FMS ecosystem + certified member map
- CAFS, 3DMAPS, Gray locator
- CHEK IMS path
- Ido Portal Movement Culture + blog
Contradiction checkpoint: Screening does not equal diagnosis; patterning does not equal tissue; “mobility” does not automatically outrank stability. The module stays partitioned.
Ladder 3 — Proprioceptive-Fidelity Loss (sensorimotor bottleneck)
Objective: Increase felt-sense resolution, error-correction mapping, and coordination economy.
Route: Feldenkrais (ATM/FI) → cross-bridge into Bowman/Gokhale for daily geometry.
Ladder 4 — Tissue-Continuity / Fascial-Model Dominance (strain-map bottleneck)
Objective: Use fascia frameworks without letting them become universal-solvent explanations.
Route: Schleip (definitions + research) → Myers (maps) → Rolf (clinical craft) → Hedley (dissection reality) → Crotzer (technique culture).
- Schleip nomenclature grounding + fascia research spine
- Anatomy Trains + ATSI + video library
- Rolf Institute + Rolfer directory
- Hedley dissection stream
- The Floss
Contradiction checkpoint: If fascia talk starts explaining sleep/state/metabolism by default, it violates Module 7 jurisdiction.
Ladder 5 — Alignment-Ecology Dominance (daily geometry bottleneck)
Objective: Restructure ambient inputs that re-train tissue and posture all day.
Route: Bowman (movement ecology) ↔ Gokhale (posture technique + feedback tech).
- Bowman site entry + official channel + podcast
- Gokhale core hub + 8 Steps + class search
- Wearable feedback primitives: PostureTracker / SpineTracker
Ladder 6 — Visceral/Cranial Field Dominance (internal strain-map bottleneck)
Objective: Keep visceral/cranial claims inside bounded jurisdiction (strain maps + embodied regulation narratives).
Route: Barral Institute training ecosystem + IAHE/IAHP therapist directory; Jealous publications as biodynamic canon anchor.
3) Practitioner / Teacher / Clinician Locators (Module 7-only)
Directory layer
These are the direct routing surfaces for finding practitioners, teachers, or clinicians inside the named Module 7 lineages.
McGill Method Master Clinicians
FMS Certified Members (FMS / SFMA / YBT etc.)
Gray Institute Movement Professional Locator
grayinstitute.com/movement-professional-locator (verify path if changed)
Certified Rolfers Directory
Feldenkrais Practitioner Search
Barral / IAHE (IAHP) Find a Therapist
Gokhale Teachers / Class Search
4) The Adversarial Audit (Questions that Prevent Module 7 Collapse)
Boundary enforcement
These questions are kept as explicit checks so the module does not collapse into vague, catch-all explanation habits.
- Pattern change vs capacity change: Are pattern changes being confused with capacity changes? Cook / Gary Gray / Chek / Ido can shift patterns quickly; McGill / Pavel anchor tolerance and control.
- Fascia as bounded model vs explanation engine: Are fascia narratives being used as a universal explanation engine? Schleip / Myers / Rolf / Hedley stay tethered to definitions, maps, and anatomy contact.
- Screen outputs vs upstream causality: Are screen outputs being treated as upstream causality? Cook’s screen is a map, not automatic causation.
- Embodied regulation vs psychology-only language: Is embodied regulation being collapsed into psychology-only framing? Feldenkrais / Bowman / Gokhale keep regulation grounded in learning and geometry.
- Visceral / cranial overreach: Are visceral/cranial narratives swallowing biomechanics? Barral / Jealous remain bounded to internal strain-map jurisdictions.
5) Final Perfected Module 7 Atlas Sentence
Canon-consistent
Module 7 is a partitioned mechanical coherence stack where McGill sets the load/noise floor,
Cook/Gary Gray/Chek/Ido/Pavel govern pattern quality and task constraints,
Rolf/Myers/Schleip/Hedley/Crotzer supply bounded connective-tissue maps and anatomy contact,
Feldenkrais restores proprioceptive resolution through learning,
Bowman/Gokhale rewrite daily alignment ecology,
and Barral/Jealous remain restricted to visceral/cranial strain-map lineages—each enforced by locators,
training ladders, and jurisdiction boundaries above.
This page is designed as a linkable atlas and operator reference. The structure is modular, so additional modules can reuse the same section pattern: Canon Map → Minimum Library → Resource Ladders → Locators → Adversarial Audit → Final Sentence.