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A Client's recent Question:

What is Craniosacral Therapy?

Craniosacral Therapy is a light touch massage approach that can support dramatic improvements in the quality of your life. It releases tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction. The intent of this form of massage is to listen to the Cranial Rhythm and help the nervous system to relax and self-correct. Because Craniosacral is so gentle, it may be used with infants, seniors, people of all ages.

Craniosacral Therapy as used at Lighten Therapies is based on the foundation of Dr. John Upledger's DO's work. Dr. John was a pioneer who brought this type of massage and manual therapy to a greater range of people who have studied and fine tuned their skills with various levels of training and experience. Check www.Upledger.com for a practitioner in your area.

For more information, call Sharon at (239) 692-8486 for a free telephone consultation.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Light Touch Massage Relieves Pain: Craniosacral Therapy

Light Touch Massage

 There are two ways to relieve pain through Massage: Light Touch or Deep Touch

 Light Touch such as in Craniosacral Therapy avoids any type of defensiveness in the body.  It's an easier way to meld between therapist and client.  It's more of a listening, being, and gentle communication.

 Deep Touch can be very beneficial also.  Deep Tissue Massage can be layered in from superficial down to the deeper muscles and fascia.  Or- a Massage Therapist can follow into the deeper core of the body by delving in a slow but deep fashion.

 The way that I look at Massage and these two approaches is that one is more of a feminine energy, and the other is more masculine.  Each person has a preference of what type of energy or techniques that would meet their unique needs better.  A Therapist holds a passive or  active intention while bringing awareness to the client's own signals to direct the healing.

 Today , I'd like to focus more on the light touch Craniosacral Therapy.  It is a very gentle type of   touch where the therapist lays hands on the client and follows the innate movements of the tissues and the Craniosacral system.  While it may not look like there is much going on, in fact, the connection and slight changes that occur with the craniosacral and nervous system produce profound changes in the anatomy and physiology.  Often people who have deep seated pain, find themselves totally relaxed and yet more vital and alive.  

 Craniosacral Therapy is a very specific type of massage in that the experienced Massage Therapist understands the rhythmic movements of the bones, the brain & spinal cord and its membrane.  They can feel the  of symmetry, amplitude, rate and quality of the rhythms and support a more enhanced functioning primarily to the nervous system.  

 If you would like to find out more,  I am included a Craniosacral You Tube here that may answer some of your questions about Craniosacral Therapy.


Warmly,

 Sharon Hartnett LMT   (239) 692-8486
www.integrativesoulandbodywork.com
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