Just being a person has its ups and downs, bumps and bangs, and traumatic moments that often can set deeper into the body causing impingements on the cranial and spinal nerves.
What I like about CranioSacral therapy is its’ ability to gently get deeper to the structures that can not be touched by massage. Gently releasing the restrictions of the natural flow of the spinal fluids that reach out to every nerve and every cell of the body.
Massage and CST (CranioSacral therapy) can be combined into one session. Doing a session of only CST the client remains fully clothed and lies on the table. I make an assessment checking with my hands from feet to head what I can feel in the drag of the tissues and rhythm and restrictions of the body.
How long do I maintain a single hold? That can vary, depending on what the body is doing to correct itself. It’s like having a conversation with someone. First there is the niceties of polite conversation, “How are you? Fine. How’s the family? Fine. How’s the weather? Fine". And then when you wait another moment, there's a pause before the bigger revealing chunks of conversation start. The releases that begin the unraveling of the issues causing the restriction are saying, "This is not fine. I trust you but this needs your assistance of help to let it go.” Sometimes there are various emotions that will come to the surface with the change.
I am a witness to your body’s ability to let go of a negative held pattern that has been causing possible pain and limitations in movement and function. I have seen some dramatic releases.
Half the people that see me cannot feel the subtle movements that are happening. The movements feel like slight pops, imitation of a heartbeat in a muscle as the muscle unwinds, feelings of expansion, feeling of heaviness and lightness of the body. What people do feel when they get up is a lightheadedness and lightness to the body, freedom of movement in area released, tired and ready for a power nap.
I work on many children with CST. Most children have not lost their ability to feel the inner subtle movements of their body. It is a wondrous moment for me and for them. I have been told that the children I work with ask, "When can I see Kim? She will fix it”. They want me to do the CST head holds that will release the problem when they have had a fall or have trouble sleeping.
Massage on children is like setting a restart button. A massaged child becomes energized and becomes a little “super person” ready to take on the world. CST has the same response in children as it does in adults. Young and old are ready for a power nap, or in some cases to go to sleep and wake up twelve hours later.
I think what is happening with the body response wanting to sleep is the bodies way of completing or continuing the process that was begun. The body continues making the adjustments to the deeper parts that cannot be reached with massage, the small tendons, nerves, muscles, bone and bodily systems.
Sometimes the release is very dramatic and the whole hip jumps, or leg jumps (you know when you are going to sleep and your leg jumps, same response during CST). We are connecting with the same mechanism that is in constant repair of the body, aiming for a return to balance, homeostasis.
By complementing the body's natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction, including:
Upledger Institute International Research, Articles and Case Studies are available to read at the following: http://www.upledger.com/therapies/articles.php
Have a look at the blog titled Pediatric CranioSacral Therapy
There is healing power in a gentle touch
Kim Deering, Massage Therapist
What I like about CranioSacral therapy is its’ ability to gently get deeper to the structures that can not be touched by massage. Gently releasing the restrictions of the natural flow of the spinal fluids that reach out to every nerve and every cell of the body.
Massage and CST (CranioSacral therapy) can be combined into one session. Doing a session of only CST the client remains fully clothed and lies on the table. I make an assessment checking with my hands from feet to head what I can feel in the drag of the tissues and rhythm and restrictions of the body.
How long do I maintain a single hold? That can vary, depending on what the body is doing to correct itself. It’s like having a conversation with someone. First there is the niceties of polite conversation, “How are you? Fine. How’s the family? Fine. How’s the weather? Fine". And then when you wait another moment, there's a pause before the bigger revealing chunks of conversation start. The releases that begin the unraveling of the issues causing the restriction are saying, "This is not fine. I trust you but this needs your assistance of help to let it go.” Sometimes there are various emotions that will come to the surface with the change.
I am a witness to your body’s ability to let go of a negative held pattern that has been causing possible pain and limitations in movement and function. I have seen some dramatic releases.
Half the people that see me cannot feel the subtle movements that are happening. The movements feel like slight pops, imitation of a heartbeat in a muscle as the muscle unwinds, feelings of expansion, feeling of heaviness and lightness of the body. What people do feel when they get up is a lightheadedness and lightness to the body, freedom of movement in area released, tired and ready for a power nap.
I work on many children with CST. Most children have not lost their ability to feel the inner subtle movements of their body. It is a wondrous moment for me and for them. I have been told that the children I work with ask, "When can I see Kim? She will fix it”. They want me to do the CST head holds that will release the problem when they have had a fall or have trouble sleeping.
Massage on children is like setting a restart button. A massaged child becomes energized and becomes a little “super person” ready to take on the world. CST has the same response in children as it does in adults. Young and old are ready for a power nap, or in some cases to go to sleep and wake up twelve hours later.
I think what is happening with the body response wanting to sleep is the bodies way of completing or continuing the process that was begun. The body continues making the adjustments to the deeper parts that cannot be reached with massage, the small tendons, nerves, muscles, bone and bodily systems.
Sometimes the release is very dramatic and the whole hip jumps, or leg jumps (you know when you are going to sleep and your leg jumps, same response during CST). We are connecting with the same mechanism that is in constant repair of the body, aiming for a return to balance, homeostasis.
By complementing the body's natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction, including:
- • Migraine Headaches
- • Chronic Neck and Back Pain
- • Motor-Coordination Impairments
- • Colic
- • Autism
- • Central Nervous System Disorders
- • Orthopedic Problems
- • Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries
- • Spinal Cord Injuries
- • Scoliosis
- • Infantile Disorders
- • Learning Disabilities
- • Chronic Fatigue
- • Emotional Difficulties
- • Stress and Tension-Related Problems
- • Fibromyalgia and other Connective-Tissue Disorders
- • Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
- • Neurovascular or Immune Disorders
- • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- • Post-Surgical Dysfunction
Upledger Institute International Research, Articles and Case Studies are available to read at the following: http://www.upledger.com/therapies/articles.php
Have a look at the blog titled Pediatric CranioSacral Therapy
There is healing power in a gentle touch
Kim Deering, Massage Therapist