by SharonHartnett | Dec 18, 2013 | Craniosacral Therapy
Let Craniosacral Therapy help you in your Healing Process
An Article on how CST helped Dr. Wayne Dyer
Dr. Wayne Dyer
I enjoyed this article because it talks about the responsibility of self-healing. While is up to each of to take good care of ourselves, it is also in the hands of others that we can go that extra step in remembering the way. The skill of a Certified Craniosacral Therapist/s will help you to discover deeper inner peace, as well as giving your body new information to release painful patterns. The touch is so gentle and the effects are profound.
Read this article to find out more:
http://www.healyourlife.com/author-kate-mackinnon/2013/12/wisdom/personal-growth/healing-with-craniosacral-therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is not a one time fix it job. The gift of this work is an ongoing releasing of tension and dysfunction. Proactive work will keep you moving with better health and stamina. Give yourself the gift of Healing!
Call Sharon Hartnett LMT in Columbus, Oho for more information
(614) 372-6598
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
by SharonHartnett | Dec 11, 2013 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, Structural Integration
It’s been almost a year now since my neck surgery. I had a bone spur pressing into my spine and was in excruciating pain. There were not many options, so I made the best decision I could and went in for my first surgery ever to replace my disc.
After the first week or two, I felt very weak in the neck, but the pain was minimal. I said goodbye to my pain medications and hoped to feel back to normal quickly. Well, that did not happen. The doctors say it may be 6 months or so, but it can take longer. And I am here to tell you that if you want to feel better, it is up to you to take responsibility for your own self care. Once the surgery is done, only you can find the best healing plan for you.
Recovering after Spine Surgery
What worked for me
My body had gone out of alignment from a combination of factors. I was a little overweight, I didn’t pay the best attention to my posture while I was working on the table with clients, and my body type wasn’t balanced. So even with the surgery, I needed to form a plan to feel better longterm. I have focused a little on each one of these, but I do make my own personal plan where to spend most of my energy to accomplish a more holistic sense of health and wellbeing.
What I found that worked:
- Positional Release
- Physical Therapy
- Healthier Diet
- Exercise
- Basic Stretching
- Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, and Structural Integration
- Yamuna Balls and Rolling
- Finding a gentle traction machine to use at home.
- Find a chiropractor with a good reputation.
Most of these, you may have a good idea how to follow and do. But I want to talk a bit about Positional Release because rarely do you hear about this form of therapy and it helps wonders. It is so easy and comfortable that you might be surprised at how great the results are and how you feel afterwards.
With Positional Release, all one has to do is put the body into a comfortable position to release pain and dysfunction. If you go see a Massage Therapist, he/she will listen to your body to locate a position that will activate nerve reflexes to relieve pain. As the musculature and joints are stimulated, the body frees up and more range of motion and easier movement become quickly apparent. At the beginning, it is very helpful to see a massage therapist who can hold the positions and teach you how to do this yourself. However, as you start to get a sense of how this works, it becomes something that can become part of your daily practice, like a mini yoga routine without the work.
My favorite way to do Positional Release to support my neck and body is to lay in bed every morning for about 30 minutes and practice what I preach. I will go into spine rotations and prop myself with pillows so that I feel into my discomfort and a minimal threshold. If you use a scale of 1-10, you might want to start with about a 2-3 noticing a little resistance however you place your neck. It is important to listen to your body and make sure you are not resting in anything more painful than that. Movement into a position should be slow and mindful. Once a position is established, just rest there for about a minute or so, while sensing the discomfort either arising or diminishing. If it is too much, move away from it until you do feel comfortable. In my experience, I often lay on my belly and prop the pillow and turn my head at different angles and just rest until I find more ease in my neck.
At the beginning after my surgery, I was stretching and doing exercises, but it was too much. This positional release on a daily basis was gentle enough and has finally started to give me the freedom in movement I want again. It also helps me to trust my body’s own healing mechanisms and work in a range of comfort.
Positional release techniques are often used with other healing interventions that focus on soft tissue. It is great for surgerical aftercare, headaches, postural issues, fibromyalgia and general flexibility. It’s so easy to do and it is empowering because it is something anyone can do at home without any problem.
This January, my first year after surgery will be complete. My neck is feeling much better. The muscles are more balanced and looser. These days, I look at my current health by constantly listening to my body. It is always an ongoing process to stay in self care as it easy to get off-course with the busy schedules so many people have. But our health begins with us and it really is important to start from Within.
Anyone who has undergone surgery, my heart is with you. Listen to your own inner wisdom and the freedom rests there!
Warmly,
Sharon Hartnett LMT
740 966-5153
Columbus, Ohio
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
by SharonHartnett | Nov 4, 2013 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, Structural Integration
Lately I have been getting calls asking if Structural Integration (SI) work is the same thing as Rolfing®.
So in order to clarify this, I have decided to write a short post on the subject. I hope this helps.
The Rolf Institute® blossomed as Dr. Rolf’s students began to branch out her work into the community and eventually throughout world. The original pioneers of this work called themselves, “Rolfers®”. The school and all its teachers did a great thing in expanding her education and healing work outward. As with most types of bodywork however, the work began to evolve and different practitioners created their own new approaches to her foundational template. Thus, the spread of this craft based on fascial work sprouted new wings and took off in different directions. Currently, there are many schools, some who keep with the 10 series as Dr. Ida Rolf taught, and others with different formulas. These new practitioners call themselves “Structural Integration” Therapists because they attended the newer schools Also, the “Rolf®” name belongs to the Institute. But- what is similar is that all Structural Integration is originated from the original 10 series. The goal is to create better structural alignment and functioning and ease of movement for the clients.
Ida Rolf’s teaching: She found much success in this work because of the its wonderful ability to re-organize the connective tissues in the body which envelopes and contains all the working muscles, organs and just about everything within. Dr. Rolf established her 10 series “recipe” to be the foundation of this work to address the body from a superficial level to down deep in the core of the body. By focusing on a certain area of the body each session, the body learned how to let go of certain dysfunctional patterns from one week to the other, until they whole body began to relate to itself in a very new way without the habitual stresses from before.
What is the difference between Structural Integration and Rolfing?
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At Lighten Up Therapies in Columbus Ohio and Johnstown, Sharon Hartnett practices Structural Alignment with the basic 10 series as originally taught by Dr. Ida Rolf. She works with the same idea of moving from superficial to deeper, but perhaps with a lighter touch. Communication is key with an ongoing dialogue to make sure the client is comfortable and able to move through the changes well. Connective Tissue massage (fascial work) is beneficial too and may be requested also in hourly sessions. It’s also helpful for people who want to continue their massage on a regular basis.
There are different schools out there and “fascial” work seems to have taken root and is now being taught in regular massage schools. If you are interested though in the “original” series, make sure you ask to see if the work is the same. There are many Structural Integration Practitioners such as Sharon who have not veered off the original intent and have helped clients discover positive change. Dr. Ida Rolf created her work a certain way based on years of experience with great results. The recipe works!
Wishing you the best of finding the best Structural Integration Therapist for you in your area
* This is based on my opinion after conversations with other Structural Integrations who have studied at a variety of schools. If there are other opinions, please add to my blog.
Warmly, Sharon Hartnett CST-d
www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com
703 509-1792
by SharonHartnett | Oct 30, 2013 | animal therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Getting Ready for my Fourth Training in Coaching with Equine Therapy
It’s been an exciting journey learning how to work as a Coach for people interested in learning leadership skills by sharing space with horses. At the Spirit of Leadership http://www.spirit-of-leadership.com program, I have had the opportunity to find new ways to help shape my program that will be starting in Columbus Ohio in the summer of 2014 to support people wanting to move in the direction of self-discovery, deepening into healthier relationships, walking a spiritual path and wanting to integrate all of this into their daily lives. By experiencing and observing the “way of the horse”, we can be taught so much on how to embody our strengths and live by our values in a meaningful way.
In our last module we set up an obstacle course with the intention of finding a way to move through our own personal and group blocks in order to release whatever stood in our way. Each group set up their unique configuration and we all worked together to find a way to creatively use all of our qualities and efforts to transverse what was set in front of us. It was fun, spontaneous, and effortless when we dropped our judgments and learned to move together as a cohesive unit. Not only did we grow in our human relationships, but the wisdom of the horses mirrored back to us where we needed to go to make our objectives become real. We were able to gain insight in our minds, as well as with a full body inter-related sense of the movement.
As a licensed Massage Therapist, a dedicated healer facilitator and educator, and a Hakomi Practitioner, it has been wonderful to bring the aspect of Nature and Horses into the Healership. I have found that by working with either one horse or many, that a certain magic takes place in how healing information is brought into our full bodied consciousness. Nothing brings me more pleasure than to be in service to the evolution of each person, sentient being and every aspect of Nature. It is with the Sacred movement between earth and spirit that we find truth and meaning in our lives.
I am looking forward to the next summer to coach with some of the Tellington Touch work I have learned, and in helping individuals, and groups to trust and grow from the deeper intelligence of life through contact with the horses and their herd.
Wisdom of the Horse
Warmly,
Sharon Hartnett LMT
Johnstown, Ohio
by SharonHartnett | Sep 29, 2013 | Craniosacral Therapy
Bliss
Making the Simple Complex
Ahhhhhh- Just stop thinking about it.
Craniosacral Therapy
Let Craniosacral Therapy help you take the effort away from “trying”
740 966-5153
It will all come to you of its own accord.
http://www.massageincolumbusohio.com/craniosacral-therapy-2/
Bliss
by SharonHartnett | Sep 28, 2013 | Craniosacral Therapy
Why Choose Craniosacral Massage?
Craniosacral Therapy is gentle and effective.
Touching into the Intelligence of Life
Often clients who find their way into my Craniosacral Therapy (CST) office are frustrated because they have searched for help elsewhere without much success regarding their health and wellbeing.
In this blog, I won’t claim that CST is going to fix everything in one session. Nothing I know of can. But what CST does do is listen to the Craniosacral rhythm and help awaken the natural healing energy in your body to your benefit. Your body knows how to heal and that intelligence Within leads a CST Therapist through the session to support healthy movement and integration. If you are a person who is overstressed, gradually you will begin to relax and re-center. If you are a person who has low energy, the nervous system usually picks up and helps you to feel more alive. With issues of nerve compression or stuckness in your body, the gentle techniques may remind your body how to release and open up to its natural organic functioning ability. Some of my clients with MS feel more connected, others with learning challenges such as ADHD and dyslexia find more clarity, one client I had with fibromyalgia felt much more free and comfortable in her body. It’s the body’s own healing ability that begins to resolve longstanding issues.
Through our studies at the Upledger Institute, we learn many skills to work with the Cranial System and the many aspect of healthy living , but our clients are our best instructors. Believe it or not, your body is always searching to find balance and health. We are trained at the Upledger Institute to follow a basic 10 step protocol. But as our experience increases, we learn to blend those skills with objective listening and a more free form type of session. For example, you might find the first session to be a general listening beginning at the feet and moving up toward the head, but by the third or fourth visit, once a deeper relationship is established, the dialogue runs the session verses the fundamentals. We follow the CST and the energy and see where it leads. It’s an incredible experience to trust this profound process of healing.
I love being a Craniosacral Therapist. I feel better after each session because it gives me a structure to be mindful, in respect, and using my skills to promote Health. It is my sacred time as it is yours to be in a relationship for the highest good. Sometimes, whether therapist or client, we need to set aside time to have the intention to be at our very best.That’s why I offer sessions and make sure that I continually receive support myself. We are all in the cycle of life together, and it is in working together that we feel our best.
If you have any questions about Craniosacral Therapy, please feel free to call me for a free 15 minute consultation:
(614) 372-6598
Warmly,
Sharon Hartnett LMT
http://www.massageincolumbusohio.com/craniosacral-therapy-2/
