See it. Feel it. Craft it. Know it.Â
Crafting the Matrix is a free live webinar from AnatomySCAPES where you'll explore the extracellular matrix three ways: through real dissection footage, guided self-palpation, and a hands-on model-making activity using materials you already have at home.Â
Because the best way to understand what's under your hands is to get it into your hands.
April 14, 2026 · 11am PDT · Free
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See it
We share real dissection footage from the AnatomySCAPES lab, so you can see what these tissues actually look like beneath the surface.Â
Feel it
A guided self-palpation activity brings the anatomy into your own body, right where you're sitting.
Craft it
Using simple materials you already have at home, you'll build a 3D model that makes the science of fascia tangible. At AnatomySCAPES, we always say, "When in doubt, craft it out."
We crave anatomy education that informs our touch.
Charts and muscle names only take us so far. As hands-on professionals, we want to understand the stuff in between — the matrix that holds everything together, gives tissues their texture, and shapes the way the body moves and responds under our hands.
Crafting the Matrix is a free three-part webinar series that takes you into the micro-world of the extracellular matrix. Each session combines real dissection footage, guided self-palpation, and a hands-on model-making activity you can do at home — so you don't just learn about the matrix, you see it, feel it, and build it yourself.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Each Crafting the Matrix webinar follows the same arc:
SEE IT
We share real dissection footage from the AnatomySCAPES lab, so you can see what these tissues actually look like beneath the surface.
FEEL IT
A guided self-palpation activity brings the anatomy into your own body, right where you're sitting.
CRAFT IT
Using simple materials you already have at home, you'll build a 3D model that makes the science of fascia tangible. At AnatomySCAPES, we always say, "When in doubt, craft it out."
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Crafting is serious learning.
At AnatomySCAPES, there's a reason we don't just lecture (and why we insist on having fun). The research on how people actually learn — and retain what they've learned — points clearly toward the body. As massage therapists, we likely don't need convincing on this. The body is where we work, where we listen, where we understand. Learning belongs there, too!
Embodied Cognition
Cognitive scientists call this embodied cognition: the idea that learning isn't just something that happens in your head. It happens in your hands, your senses, your movement. When you manipulate an object, your brain encodes the concept differently than when you just read about it or only watch a video. Studies show that hands-on, embodied learning produces stronger knowledge retention, especially when tested days or weeks later. That's not a coincidence. It's how memory works!Â
 SEE IT, FEEL IT, CRAFT IT
The three-part arc of Crafting the Matrix — see it, feel it, craft it — isn't just variety for variety's sake. Each modality encodes the same concept through a different neural pathway. Dissection footage activates visual recognition. Self-palpation anchors the concept in your own body. Model-making builds it through your hands. By the time you've done all three, the learning has more places to live.
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 The Science of Fun
And then there's the science of fun. When learning is enjoyable, the brain releases dopamine, which increases attention, activates memory, and supports the formation of new neural connections. A relaxed, curious, engaged learner retains more. Full stop. The "wait, really?" moment — that flash of genuine surprise when something clicks — isn't just satisfying. It's neurologically significant. Novelty and delight activate the brain's salience network, which is exactly how deep encoding happens.
We build our webinars — and our in-person workshops — around all of this. Not because it's trendy, but because it works.
BONUS: Get a FREE GIFT when you register today!
The first 50 100 people who register for the LIVE webinar will get instant access to their first new view of scar tissue beneath the surface: an AnatomySCAPES exclusive digital Art Card. This is a stylized image from real dissection imagery from AnatomySCAPES work in the lab. This gift is downloadable and shareable. It's a powerful education tool to share with clients and colleagues.
"AnatomySCAPES' courses have completely transformed the way I approach and apply techniques with my clients. It's improved my own understanding and I can now better explain to my clients how my work impacts each fascial layer. It's truly been life-changing, and I am immensely grateful."
Jeanette
"Recently, I realized I needed to develop a deeper understanding of the science behind my work. AnatomySCAPES was the answer I was looking for. Nicole and Rachelle have a gift for making complicated science easy to understand, and they are so fun and engaging!"
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Christine
Embodied Cognition
Cognitive scientists call this embodied cognition: the idea that learning isn't just something that happens in your head. It happens in your hands, your senses, your movement. When you manipulate an object, your brain encodes the concept differently than when you just read about it or only watch a video. Studies show that hands-on, embodied learning produces stronger knowledge retention, especially when tested days or weeks later. That's not a coincidence. It's how memory works!Â
 SEE IT, FEEL IT, CRAFT IT
The three-part arc of Crafting the Matrix — see it, feel it, craft it — isn't just variety for variety's sake. Each modality encodes the same concept through a different neural pathway. Dissection footage activates visual recognition. Self-palpation anchors the concept in your own body. Model-making builds it through your hands. By the time you've done all three, the learning has more places to live in your brain and body.Â
