Dr. John Upledger developed cranio-sacral therapy with the primary belief that the body is capable and knowledgeable of ways to treat itself. The method requires light hands on practices, which allows the practitioner to be in tune with the patient’s body rhythms. The rhythms can be felt due to the cerebral spinal fluid that wraps around the spinal cord. The fluid fluctuates between highs and lows that allows for it to be felt. The rhythm helps practitioners assess where there is blockage or restriction, as well as offers a visual cue to where energy is being detained from the body.
When a practitioner first meets with a client it is necessary to assess and find out where the client is in terms of well-being, what their main complaints are, where pain is, how they are sleeping, their lifestyle and other important issues that help assessment. It is important for the practitioner to find out what the clients goal for cranio-sacral therapy is.
When a practitioner first meets with a client it is necessary to assess and find out where the client is in terms of well-being, what their main complaints are, where pain is, how they are sleeping, their lifestyle and other important issues that help assessment. It is important for the practitioner to find out what the clients goal for cranio-sacral therapy is.
After the assessment, the client lies down fully clothed on their back on a table. The practitioner starts at the feet, which allows them to start to feel the rhythm of the body, then following the legs, torso, arms and head. After the overall run through, the practitioner is able to tell where the body needs work. In cranio-sacral therapy the practitioner works directly on the source of the problem instead of where the symptoms are actually being felt.
This can confuse some patients because they might have a pain in their knees but the practitioner could begin work on the pelvis. The reason for this is that the body is giving clear indications to the practitioner that this is the area of restriction. Once the restriction is guided to open up, the symptoms (in this case, knee pain) will alleviate.
The practitioner places their hands on the area that is blocked and follows the tissue. It is believed that the hands are in tuned with the rhythm of the body and that it is the practitioner’s duty to listen and follow through the guidance. The signs of release happen whilst the practitioner moves along the tissue, which can be reflected through pulsing, heat, deeper breathing, tingling sensations and other signs of activity.
Clients often feel very peaceful during cranio-sacral therapy from the minute they walk into the room and lie down on the table. The patient tends to be asked to vocalize sensations as they occur, whether it is pain, relief or anything in between. No two sessions are the same because it depends on the individual.
This can confuse some patients because they might have a pain in their knees but the practitioner could begin work on the pelvis. The reason for this is that the body is giving clear indications to the practitioner that this is the area of restriction. Once the restriction is guided to open up, the symptoms (in this case, knee pain) will alleviate.
The practitioner places their hands on the area that is blocked and follows the tissue. It is believed that the hands are in tuned with the rhythm of the body and that it is the practitioner’s duty to listen and follow through the guidance. The signs of release happen whilst the practitioner moves along the tissue, which can be reflected through pulsing, heat, deeper breathing, tingling sensations and other signs of activity.
Clients often feel very peaceful during cranio-sacral therapy from the minute they walk into the room and lie down on the table. The patient tends to be asked to vocalize sensations as they occur, whether it is pain, relief or anything in between. No two sessions are the same because it depends on the individual.
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Bio Based Healing
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Bio Based Healing
Keywords and Tags:
#craniosacraltherapy #bodyworktherapy #energytherapy #energywork #naturalhealing #alternativemedicine
