Welcome to my Website! If you’re looking for an advanced CranioSacral therapist, you’ve come to the right place.
I am trained in:
Gentle CranioSacral Therapy works on restrictions in the brain and nervous system, relaxing the core.
Visceral Manipulation increases vitality of the visceral organs and surrounding tissues.
The easy rocking motion of Lymph Drainage treats edema and boosts the immune system.
The tapping technique of BodyTalk combines a range of modalities to reestablish connections in the energetic field.
The deep work of Neuromuscular Therapy releases adhesions and restrictions, relaxing the muscles.
What is CranioSacral Therapy?
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on approach that releases tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve whole-body health and performance. It was pioneered and developed by Osteopathic Physician John E. Upledger after years of clinical testing and research at Michigan State University where he served as professor of biomechanics. Elaine has trained in the most advanced Cranial technique - Brainwork. She also does CST for children.
Every day your body endures stresses and strains that it must work to compensate for. Unfortunately, these changes often cause body tissues to tighten and distort the craniosacral system. These distortions can then cause tension to form around the brain and spinal cord resulting in restrictions. This can create a barrier to the healthy performance of the central nervous system, and potentially every other system it interacts with. Few structures have as much influence over the body’s ability to function
properly as the brain and spinal cord. And, the central nervous system is heavily influenced by the craniosacral system – the membranes and fluid that surround, protect and nourish the brain and spinal cord. With the guidance of the body's "Inner Physician", the practitioner only needs a soft touch to release restrictions in the soft tissues of the central nervous system.
CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and it's effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction. By normalizing the environment around the brain and spinal cord and enhancing the body’s ability to self-correct, CranioSacral Therapy is able to alleviate a wide variety of dysfunctions, from chronic pain and sports injuries to stroke and neurological impairment.
What is "Body Talk"?
Body Talk is a system that incorporates comprehensive non-invasive techniques designed to enable people to give optimum vitality to their lives. It helps the body to unlearn the habits, beliefs, biochemical pathways and postural patterns that are restricting the healthy functioning of the body/mind complex. Body Talk is a consciousness based health care, that acknowledges the innate intelligence of the body, through communication with the inner wisdom or heart wisdom of the whole field. It guides the
practitioner toward the best combination of modalities to bring about positive changes in wellbeing.
Body Talk is based on the idea that the body/mind complex already has an innate ability to heal and maintain health and balance. There is often an impairment or imbalance in the complex communication system by which the body operates. The Body Talk practitioner systematically discovers where these
connections need to be restored or rebalanced on a very subtle but fundamental level. Balence is restored using specific techniques of tapping and attention.
Clients usually experience an enhanced sense of calm and wellbeing after a treatment. With a series of sessions, they can exhibit significant improvements in many areas of health. It should be made clear, though, that Body Talk practitioners do not diagnose disease nor "treat" specific ailments.
What is "Visceral Manipulation"?
Visceral manipulation addresses the visceral (organ) systems in the body and works with your own body’s ability to heal itself and achieve balance. The function of the viscera relies upon interdependent movements that occur within and around all the organs and each organ has a fascial connection to the musculoskeletal system. You are a web of interconnected tissues and each one of your organs relies upon interdependent movements that occur within and around all other organs. When you have a stuck place between two tissues or organs there is a lack of free movement. This results in a decreased function due to an alteration in the actual structure. For example, think about the number of movements that occur in your chest. You take about 120,000 breaths a day. If you consider all the different organs in the chest, you will experience approximately three million different movements each day in this area of your body. Imagine a stickiness between two structures in your chest. Now, instead of the natural flow of interconnected movements you have an alteration in one location that will affect the axis of all other movements. Due to millions of interdependent movements occurring each day this one “simple” adhesion can have broad implications, magnified over time by the millions of repetitions. Adhesions can develop due to many factors: trauma, dehydration of tissues, surgery, infections, inflammation, and all forms of stress.
Jean-Pierre Barral is an osteopathic physician and registered physical therapist from France. He first became interested in the movement of the body (biomechanics) while working at the Lung Disease Hospital in Grenoble, France with Dr. Arnaud, a recognized specialist in lung diseases and a master of cadaver dissection. Barral was able to follow patterns of stress in the tissues of cadavers as he studied biomechanics in living subjects. This introduced him to the visceral system, its potential to promote lines of tension within the body, and the notion that tissues have memory. Barral’s clinical work with the viscera led to his development of Visceral Manipulation, working on the internal organs, their fascial environment and the potential influence on structural and physiological dysfunctions. Jean-Pierre Barral began teaching Visceral Manipulation in the United States in 1985. He has authored numerous textbooks for healthcare professionals and has also authored a book for the general public, Understanding the Messages of Your Body, which discusses the important link between our organs and our emotions.
Combining modalities.
Each of these forms of manual therapy are unique in and of themselves, but integrating them can increase the profound possibilities of healing. These treatments will not attempt to overpower the body’s innate abilities to heal but will support and provide gentle direction. Although VM/CST are physical therapies working with physical structures, they also work on the emotional and energy systems in the body which are intimately connected. After receiving this work, most people report an enhanced sense of wellbeing, an overall sense of spaciousness in their bodies, a decrease in symptoms, a reduction in pain, and a sense of emotional harmony.
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