What is Craniosacral Massage?

by SharonHartnett | Jul 10, 2024 | concussion, craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, mind body & spirit, stillpoint, upledger institute

What is Craniosacral Massage?

Many people call me asking for Craniosacral Massage. The first thing I do is listen to why a person wants to come in.

People speak about their health issues, and often state that they have heard about Craniosacral Massage. Yet they don’t really know what it is. It’s important to me to take the time to explain the foundational basics, and then to make sure they question and understand if this work is a good match for what they are looking for.

So I do want to start by clarifying that Craniosacral Therapy is not actually “Massage”. Instead, it is a light touch manual therapy with a very different focus. It’s based on the Craniosacral System and how it relates primarily to the Nervous System. Just to name a few, it’s great for people dealing with:

Chronic Pain
Headaches/Migraines/Concussions
Fibromyalgia
People looking for Body Centered Help with Trauma Release
Scoliosis
TMJ
Anxiety

You can find out more on the Cleveland Clinic site:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17677-craniosacral-therapy

or through the Upledger Institute.

Also, there is a big difference between practitioners and therapists. Practitioners may have taken a class, whereas therapists going through a rigorous process to get certified through the Upledger Institute are much more thorough and deep into the work.

While the touch of Craniosacral Therapy is very light and simple in a way, there is actually alot of complex anatomy and techniques to learn, as well as taking the time to gain experience in order to become a professional and helpful therapist. So if you are looking for a qualified person to meet your needs, ask them about their backgrounds and specilties.

I love Craniosacral Therapy because it can help almost everyone. Craniosacral Therapy is also attentive and gentle-yet profound. It nudges the body into self-healing and deeper awareness. There are a few contraindications, but for the most part everyone can appreicate a healthier nervous system, more balance and fluidity through their bodies.

If you would like to find out more about Craniosacral Therapy, not craniosacral massage, please contact me and I offere free 10 minute phone consults.

Warmly,

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Serving the Columbus Ohio Area

6797 N. High St. #333

Worthington, Ohio 43085

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How To Find Relief from Clenching

by SharonHartnett | Jul 3, 2024 | concussion, craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K

Clenching: You Deserve to Feel Better!

Is it possible to stop Clenching?

Bruxism is the name of the condition when you grind or are clenching your teeth. Up to about 30 % of people do this. Some people are aware that they clench. And others not.

Clenching often happens when a person is stressed and awake. At other times, the clenching happens while sleeping at night. Eventually it is discovered, because it leads to pain or other issues like sleep disorders, pain in the face, issues with breathing, tinittus, and swallowing issues.

On a personal level, I began to experience it after some concussions. My jaw became misaligned. Hitting ones head can also cause lots of stress when the cranium is knocked around.

I went to the dentist, and she gave me a mouth guard. It was so uncomfortable I couldn’t wear it. Also, being a Craniosacral Therapist, I knew that it also inhibited the natural movement of the maxilla. Didn’t work. I will be honest and say that clenching has caused me a lot of issues. On the positive note, I can also say that with persistence, one can help to alleviate and sometimes release all the tension contributing to bruxism. It is possible to stop, but it may take patience to unwind all the causes which contribute to the condition.

Being a Craniosacral Therapist, I have worked in my own mouth, and that has helped me considerably. Releasing all the tension around the hyoid muscles is key. Also working around the TMJ joint. Above are some pictures to show you the inter-relationship between the the neck and jaw muscles. The Upledger Institute teaches a whole protocol on mouthwork which is very beneficial. I enjoy working with people just to see the relief they find with mouth work.

Also facing your stress and anxiety with gentleness, while receiving some help can change your life and heal the body as well. There are many somatic approaches to addressing the body that are profound and create postive change. Some examples are Hakomi, SE Work, Upledger SER therapy and such.

Also myofunctional therapists can help with exercises.

Dendending on the stress and structure, it may take time to release and integrate the stressed from clenching. But there is help available.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.cranioacraltherapistcolumbus.com

www.upledger.com

6797 N. High St. #333

Worthington, Ohio 43085

Ease Into Grace with Mindful Connection: Being in the Heart

by | Jun 30, 2024 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, upledger institute

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Grace

Working today, I thought about how there are so many people who are suffering who could use some Grace. Some people find help and relief. However, some don’t know how to find and connect with the healthy resources they need in order to get well. Perhaps they don’t have the financial means. Mostly what I run into though are the many women who don’t feel acknowledged in the healthcare system for chronic pain. Many tell me that they feel dismissed and unheard.

As a Craniosacral Therapist, I enjoy having the 75 minutes my sessions offer to help people. It’s a therapy which addresses the whole person with grace. When we connect, meld and bring spaciousness into awareness, the body can miraculously heal itself. The Craniosacral Therapy relaxes the body, and enhances the nervous systems body to regulate. Often, it’s a very deep and profound experience.

Today, in life, remember that there are people who are truly having a hard day. Maybe a hard life. I bring that a little deeper into my heart. How can you bring some grace into the relationship and the Moment?

Sharon Hartnett CST-D
703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Easy Problem Solving In the Moment

by | Jun 26, 2024 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, healing, mindfulness, upledger institute

Problem Solving is an Intention.

Every day problems arise. They can all add up and feel totally overwhelming. Low grade stress can actually help. Especially when we have a lot on our plates. It helps us to become motivated to “Do”. Our body takes us into first gear.

On the other hand, when we are intentionally organized, we slow down and focus on what is right here, right now. The simplicity of this can bring effortlessness into any stressful situation. Quiet internal rest helps our mind and bodies to relax and make space to be better responsive to life and problems.

When we don’t use this structural equation of the dance between these two components of action and restful moments, it can become too much. We need balance between the doing and the “Being” to find peaceful resolution. It’s a combination of “Being” and taking “Action”. Mixing the both to be one is optimal.

Here is a great map to help us move through life more easily. There is flow, but there is clear direction. Clarity makes life so much easier.

The idea is to be mindful when action is needed. This includes being restful and allowing internal spaciousness. In this place of expansion, new ideas can come in. When we apply them to our clear structure, things get done. It’s the mix between balance point and motion.

Craniosacral Therapy can be very useful when we are streesed, overwhelmed and/or confused. It helps a person to settle into the body. It promotes healing, balance and motion. It calms the mind and brings most people back into the “Now”. This is the clearest place from which we can be living in.

Intentional problem solving is best done when it is not based in fear nor reactionary. Craniosacral Therapy in my practice has shown me how much a person’s stress system can calm down. My clients start anew with a fresh new attitude after sessions.

We are all in charge of our choices. And that’s what we have to live. “Yes” or “No”, live life in balance and with purpose if you are interested in the easiest way to develop and use problem solving skills. Find the calm inner strength inside of you and live from there!

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Make Your Life Easier by Slowing Down

by SharonHartnett | Jun 24, 2024 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K

Make Your Life Easier by Slowing Down

So much of what we do seems important. It all stacks up. But slowing down and taking one thing at time is a great tool to get things done even more efficiently. We think more clearly when we give space and quiet to our minds.

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Enjoy Your Life

There is no treasure more valuable than to truly “Be Yourself”. How you discover this is to be mindful, and allow the wind to bring it to your attention.

Not only listening to your thoughts, but also sensing into your body.

Make the time to listen and meld with your own “Being”. The dance between therapist and client with Craniosacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation, can take you deep into the evolution of your soul.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

6797 N. High St. #333 Worthington, Ohio 43085

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Experience Personalized Craniosacral Sessions:Unlock Your Bodies Potential to Heal

by SharonHartnett | Jun 20, 2024 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy

What Happens in Craniosacral Sessions?

First of All, I’d like to say that Craniosacral Therapy is not Massage. Although, there are many massage therapists who get interested in this type of manual therapy because it is so valuable in helping people to move back into long-term health. The Craniosacral Sessions look much different. It’s light touch, yet very powerful.

When You come in for a Craniosacral Session, you stay fully clothed. Most sessions last about an hour. Personally I keep them at 75 minutes. Instead of using lotions and creams, a Craniosacral Therapist listens intently to the person’s Craniosacral Rhythm which is created in the brain, and flows around the nervous systems. The sessions are very quiet unless the person on the table begins to deepen into a cellular memory or feelings. Advanced Cranosacral Therapists are trained to help when this happens. If you are looking for someone Certified, check out www.upledger.com. They are the leading school teaching Craniosacral Therapy.

It’s an experience unlike any you have probably experienced. A whole body melding and transformation occurs. It’s your own Deeper Wisdom emerging and bringing calm and centeredness most often into the session. People often tell me, that it’s the most calm they have felt in a long time.

For more information, contact Sharon Hartnett. at 703 509-1792.

www.craniosacralatherapistcolumbus.com

6797 N. High St. 333 Worthington. 43085