Many emotional disturbances, anxieties and physical disorders can have their roots in our earliest embryological development. Conception, implantation, gestation in the womb, birth and neonatal interventions can give rise to serious trauma which impact upon our adult life For instance, addictive patterns, autism, neck pain etc. These early traumatic events can be accessed through various [...]
In my Boulder Baby “Clinics,” which usually occur about once a month, we invite babies and their parents to join our staff for a four-hour period. We take turns focusing on one child and his or her family for about an hour and then move on to the next family. During the course of the [...]
Excerpts from “Babies Don’t Feel Pain: A Century of Denial in Medicine” by David B. Chamberlain, Ph.D. For the full text of this article, see Robbie Davis-Floyd & Joseph Dumit (Eds.) (1998), Cyborg Babies: From Techno-Sex to Techno-Tots. New York and London: Routledge. Babies have had a difficult time getting us to accept them as [...]
One early October morn I watch a sunrise just south of the Tor, and, by virtue of solar light, a silhouette of a mythical horizon comes into view. The few soft clouds in the sky are tinged with a beautiful rose hue. An Avalon mist floats over the Somerset levels, the summer lands. I see [...]
what is it? Craniosacral therapy uses very gentle touch and subtle manipulation to encourage the body to rebalance and heal itself. Rather than working on bones and muscles, the practitioner focuses on the connective tissue and the cerebrospinal fluids. The craniosacral system consists of bones of the cranium (the part of the skull encasing the [...]
What are the benefits of craniosacral therapy? Craniosacral Therapy has a very high success rate. Most practitioners find that around 85% of clients are happy with the results of the work. Benefits can come in a variety of ways: Increased sense of relaxation. Improvement of the symptoms you came to see the practitioner about. Quite [...]
What is Craniosacral Therapy? Craniosacral therapy is a subtle and profound healing form which assists the body’s natural capacity for self-repair. In a typical craniosacral session, you will usually lie (or sometimes sit) fully-clothed on a treatment couch. The therapist will make contact by placing their hands lightly on your body and tuning in to [...]
In Cranio-Sacral Therapy, the therapist has been trained to be deeply attuned to subtle innate movements within the clients body. Through palpation with the hands, the therapist is able to reflect back to and interact with the body’s self healing mechanism. The treatment is simultaneously diagnostic and therapeutic Cranio-Sacral Therapy is both very gentle and [...]
Introduction Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a manual therapy where the special therapeutic touch encourages structural and physiological rebalancing using the body’s own healing energy. CST recognises the importance of the body functioning as a whole. All systems and structures are integrated and interrelating. Dysfunction in any system produces compensatory responses through the whole body. Attitudes, [...]
CST: Who can it help? CST is treatment for the ‘inner cause’ as well as the outer manifestation of the condition. It is actually not about treating conditions, but rather helping the person in whom symptoms have arisen, regain connection with their inner health. This form of therapy is very useful in longstanding and difficult [...]