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Jennifer Barnett Fox

Rest.
Renew.
Recalibrate.

More breath. More ease.

Helping you create the change, so you feel better in the body you’re in — right now, exactly as you are.

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A short introduction to Block Therapy and how the practice uses breath, pressure and body awareness.

What is Block Therapy?

A gentle practice for breath, release and body awareness.

Breath

Deep diaphragmatic breathing helps bring attention back to the body and can support a calmer, more grounded state.

Tension Release

Targeted pressure from a wooden block or rolled towel helps focus on areas of restriction associated with stress, posture, repetitive motion or injury.

Body Awareness

The practice invites you to listen to what your body is communicating and create more space, ease and trust from the inside out.

Read more about Block Therapy

Block Therapy is a bodywork practice that uses targeted pressure from a wooden block, or a rolled-up towel, with deep diaphragmatic breathing to address adhesions in the fascia, the body’s connective tissue.

Adhesions can be associated with always-on modern lifestyles: sitting at a computer, constant use of smartphones, slumped posture and shallow breathing. These patterns may contribute to a forward-leaning posture, sensations of tightness and reduced flexibility.

Block Therapy focuses on adhesions associated with repetitive motion, injury, misalignment and stress to naturally support better posture and alignment.

Three ways to begin

Choose the path that fits.

Whether you are curious as an individual, planning a workshop, or exploring a community partnership, the next step should feel simple and low-pressure.

Private Sessions

Personalized 1:1 support to help you breathe, release and reconnect with ease.

  • Intro conversation
  • Personalized session path
  • Virtual or in-person options

Workshops

Introductory and specialty workshops for studios, wellness spaces, clubs and community groups.

  • Yoga and Pilates communities
  • Wellness spaces and retreats
  • Community organizations

The Perch

Gentle notes, thoughtful resources and updates on private sessions, workshops and community offerings.

  • Practice notes
  • Event updates
  • Resources from Jennifer
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About Jennifer

Rooted in presence. Guided by empathy.

Jennifer brings calm authority, warmth and lived movement experience to this practice. She is a certified yoga, Pilates and Block Therapy instructor and seasoned movement educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience.

Her approach is supportive, grounded and empathetic, helping people reconnect to their body through deeper breath and greater trust and ease.

Certified in Yoga, Pilates and Block Therapy.

The smallest shifts can change how you move through everything.
Ways to work together

Strategic offerings, expressed simply.

Private Sessions

Personalized 1:1 support to help you regulate, release and reconnect.

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Workshops

Interactive experiences that bring nervous system tools to life in community.

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Community Offerings

Groups and ongoing programs designed to deepen connection, resilience, and healing.

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Resources / Learn

Explore how
Block Therapy
supports the body.

Importance of breathing from the diaphragm

Deep, natural breaths from the diaphragm expand and round the belly and are associated with a parasympathetic state often referred to as “rest and digest.” Shallow breathing can be associated with a feeling of fight-or-flight, making it more difficult to relax.

Block Therapy focuses on breathing patterns and the diaphragm. Addressing adhesions in the core may help bring awareness to the diaphragm, and deeper breaths can help support a sense of calm.

How Block Therapy complements yoga and Pilates

The forward posture associated with modern living can become more noticeable over time. Many people look to counteract this with yoga, Pi-Yo, Pilates or stretching, but sometimes the class doesn’t feel quite as good as hoped.

This may be associated with fascial restrictions that limit range of movement. Heat and pressure created through Block Therapy offers the body a mini reset, focusing on areas where adhesions may be present within the body’s connective network.

Rescue for the desk warrior

Office work and the sitting it requires is hard on the body. As stress peaks, the breath can shorten and the body may start to hunch, bracing for the next thing headed your way.

Short, regular blocking sessions throughout the day can help create a sense of openness in the body and may support a mind and body that feel more equipped to handle daily stressors.

Getting mobility back

Bodies that don’t feel great are less inclined to move. Block Therapy meets you where you are in the moment and in the body you’re in now.

Over time, the combination of pressure from the block and deep breathing can create a sensation of increased awareness and energy in the body. When movement starts to feel natural again, activities you thought you lost may become more accessible.

Block Therapy for CrossFit and athletic training

Fascia connects the entire body through a structural network associated with movement patterns. Restrictions in the fascia can be associated with performance plateaus and mobility ceilings.

Using pressure and diaphragmatic breath, Block Therapy focuses on restrictions within the body’s connective tissue, joints and muscles in relation to mobility, recovery and strength.

Explore Block Therapy resources

Begin at home, gently.

These resources can help you learn more about Block Therapy between sessions or before beginning. Some links may be affiliate links.

Block Therapy Sampler

A 9-part introduction series using bodyweight and a rolled-up towel.

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Starter Kit

The entry point for beginning the fascia decompression practice with blocks and the starter program.

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Face Lifter Kit

A program focused on the fascia of the face, head and neck.

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You do not have to
do this alone.

Gentle support. Lasting change. More room to feel like yourself.

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Private sessions, workshops and community partnerships are now being welcomed in the Kansas City area.

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Private Session Inquiry

For individual sessions, questions, or a first conversation with Jennifer.

Workshop / Partner Inquiry

Bring a calm, restorative experience to yoga studios, Pilates communities, wellness spaces, clubs, retreats and community organizations.

Good fits include

  • Yoga and Pilates studios
  • Community centers and clubs
  • Retreats and wellness-centered communities
  • Desk workers, athletes and movement-curious beginners

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private sessions, workshops and community offerings.

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