Cranial Unwinding...Amazing Holistic Therapy

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year!  2017 is here and I feel that it's going to be a good one.  I hope you're feeling well and enjoying the start of this new year.

One thing I'd like to do is to get back to blogging again.  I know there are a lot of folks who are hurting physically or psychologically.  There are many healing treatments and therapies available that can provide outstanding results.  I offer a few that can be very beneficial.  Today I'd like to highlight one: CranioSacral Therapy, (also known as Cranial Unwinding).  The following is the text taken from a flier that I put together, to educate folks on this healing modality.  I hope this helps.

CranioSacral Therapy flier - to offer a brief explanation and answer questions regarding this therapy.

What is CranioSacral Therapy?
CranioSacral therapy is an energetic bodywork modality.  We work with the cranium, cerebro-spinal system, and connective tissue systems of the body.  Thru tuning in to these systems, palpation and other light touch therapeutic techniques, we can help you release physical, mental, and emotion imbalances resulting from stress and trauma.

What is the Cerebro-Spinal System and Connective Tissue?
Cerebro-spinal system is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, the fluid that flows in and out and around these, and the membranes that surround them and contain them.
Connective Tissue is fascia.  It surrounds and is in muscles, around bones and organs, under our skin…it give us our shape and hold us together.

How does this help?
The brain and nervous system are the computer and sensory systems that “run” the body, and our mental and emotional selves.  They’re subjected to stress and strain on a daily basis.  Sometimes they’re damaged or out of balance from trauma.  These can result in restrictions around the brain and spinal cord and in connective tissue throughout the body.  When these systems get out of balance, damaged, or restricted we feel pain; physical and emotional.

Cranial Sacral Therapy is an energy work modality that can be very helpful for people who have struggled with various forms of trauma and stress.  This gentle energetic therapy can be very healing and can help you to come back to place of balance in your body and life.

Sometimes, (using the computer analogy), this therapy is like a “re-boot,” to the system; helping to bring back balance and wellness.  Also – there’s a physical unwinding aspect.  This therapy helps to release and unwind areas in the Cerebro-spinal system where flow is restricted and also helps release holding patterns in connective tissue…both result in helping the body function in a more balanced way.

I've worked with several military veterans who have suffered from Post Traumatic Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain Injuries.  This calming and natural therapy has always been helpful to release some of the tension and pressure that remain long after the tour of duty.

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If you feel this therapy can be beneficial for you, let me know.  I'd be happy to discuss it or set up an appointment for you.  I'm located in Phoenix, AZ.  Call, email, or text for an appointment.

We're in a time of new beginnings...with the new year, we tend to start fresh again.  If you're suffering, and you're ready to try something different - this may be a solution for you.  Be good to yourself and love yourself...you're worth it.  Have a great 2017.

Peace,

Tom

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CranioSacral Therapy - Traumatic Brain Injury

Hi All,

Hope you've all been having a great week.  Things are pretty good here in Phoenix.  It's a little on the warm side, but that's summer time in the desert.

One of the holistic therapy modalities I practice is CranioSacral Therapy (CST).  It's an energetic body work modality that can help provide dramatic results.  There are many aspects to it, but the main ones are working with the client's cranium, spinal column, cerebrospinal fluid, and connective tissue.

The cerebrospinal fluid is always pulsing up and down the spinal column, in and around the brain.  This fluid pulsing or pumping creates subtle waves which we call the cranial wave.  I work with the bones, plates of the cranium, and spine while I'm tuned in to the cranial wave.  It's very slow and gentle energy work.  This work helps the body to unwind.  Everything in the body is wrapped in connective tissue; fascia.  Holding patterns develop and when released, they unwind and help to bring the body back to a place of balance and helps the body to heal.

Illustration of an occipital hold

There have been many reports of CST being helpful relieving symptoms from PTSD, Traumatic brain injury and and other issues, including autism.  A friend, fellow veteran and CST practitioner recently told me of the tremendous healing he's had when he received CST himself.  He had been discharged from the Marine Corps with a traumatic brain injury that he received while in Afghanistan.  He described his head feeling "tight" and like his "skull was locked up," and a lot of pressure in his head as a result.  The therapy loosened things up and released that pressure.  He felt lighter and the pressure in his head had released.  It was nothing short of amazing.

I've been doing this work for a couple years now and am continually amazed at the resulting pain relief and healing that clients experience.  I've had the privilege to work with some Vets at a couple of retreats over the past year.  It's rewarding to be able to help these heroic people who have experienced so much pain and trauma find relief from pain.  The little feedback I received was good and that the treatments were helpful and appreciated.  Unfortunately, I wasn't afforded the opportunity for follow up.

Recently I was able to work with a young veteran who had been retired from the Army because he'd sustained a traumatic brain injury from an improvised explosive devise that hit the vehicle he was in, driving in Iraq.  He also had some back pain.

When he came in for the first session I asked him if he still had symptoms from his injuries or time in Iraq.  He said "well, I'm feeling ok, not bad."  So we set out to work.  The session lasted about an hour and a half.

When finished we sat down to talk.  The discussion afterwards was much different than the intake.  He reported an amazing release of pressure in the front part of his head.  He said that he'd gotten so used to the pressure in that he just figured it was normal for him.  After the therapy he felt light and felt very good.

We met two weeks later for another session.  We talked for a bit beforehand and he reported that his head had continued to feel good; without the pressure in it that he had for so long.  He also noticed that before the first session, he felt like he was a little bit clumsy and just off a little bit with physical coordination.  After the first session that coordination issue was gone.  He said he felt like he, "was at the top of his game."  He was happy to report his head felt great and coordination issue resolved.

We did the second session yesterday and all went well.  I was so excited I wanted to share this on my blog.  Hopefully there will be more good news like this to come as Vets and other people with traumatic brain injuries find relief with CranioSacral Therapy.

Veterans - if you're in Phoenix and would like to try this therapy, I offer a 50% discount to all Veterans ($25 per session).  The beauty of this therapy is that I've never experienced anyone having ill effects from it.

Have a great weekend everyone.  Remember - when you help others, you help yourself.

Peace,

Tom

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A little bit about Cranial Sacral

Hey All,

How's it going?  We made it to hump day...Wednesday.  So today I want to talk about a modality near and dear to my heart...Cranial Sacral Therapy.  I love Cranial Sacral!  I really enjoy doing it - it's so slow sometimes it's like watching paint dry, but it's challenging and rewarding as well.

So what is it?  It's an energetic therapy. It comes out of the Osteopathic medicine tradition.  John Upledger, D.O., really brought it to where it is in this country today.  He came across it unintentionally and developed the modality, also conducting research on it, to prove it works.  Much of the research he did was at Michigan State University.

So - I digress a little...what is it?  In Cranial Sacral Therapy (or Cranial), we work with the cerebrospinal system.  The spinal fluid flows up and down around the spine and brain, into the ventricles of the brain and out.  It's enclosed by 3 layers of meninges - they keep the fluid from leaking (almost like a rubber bladder).  Also, we work with connective tissue (fascia), the bones of the cranium, and some other structural and energy work on the body.

As the cerebrospinal fluid pulses up and down the spine, around the brain and in and out of the ventricles of the brain, it gives off a wave...in and out.  With a little training and practice, you can feel/observe the cranial wave.  The very act of observing this wave can be very profound and help the client heal.  Like the tests many years ago, when scientists were shooting x-rays under controlled conditions to look at the patterns.  What they found out (by accident), was that the patterns were different when someone observed vs. when nobody observed.  And...when you change the energy...things change, and can heal.

There's much more to it, though.  Everything in the body is surrounded by connective tissue called fascia.  Over time, the fascia (super thin and strong), can "wind" up and create tension patterns or holding patterns.  Many times these holding patterns are a result of some trauma.  We can release the fascia with...you guessed it - a fascial release technique.  A very light touch - taking the fascia where it will go.  You move it, release it.

I haven't even gotten to the cranium and working with the bones.  But - I've got to go.  I have a reflexology client coming soon.

Gotta go - take care and have a great day everyone.

Peace,

Tom