Juliet
September 26, 2012
Patterns of shock and trauma created in our pre-natal lives, can create a template for how we respond to later events as adults, and as such lead to patterns of violence and aggression in are personal relationships and society at large. <!–more–> It seems that memory of these early traumatic events can be encoded as [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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 [...]
Juliet
September 26, 2012
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, [...]