by SharonHartnett | Jan 14, 2015 | thought for the day
How can we change the stress level of our world?
Today I was reading a blog that I found very interesting speaking about the way our children learn. The primary point was that the author wants to help children to stop becoming information storage containers and to start become more creative and innovative. I loved hearing that. While he focused on this segment of our population where it all begins, I broadened the idea in my head to a “Stress Revolution” for everyone. What would it be like if one, then two, then three until the whole world could let go of our stressful thinking…. all the things that we have learned that are conflictual and painful?
My thought is that it is first necessary for adults to want to begin to see that where they identify their belief systems that are not necessarily reality, but rather only a shade of the truth. Then they must question and examine their thinking as well as the actions and consequences of their decisions if a healing awakening is to occur. When we begin to see the suffering in our own lives and how it affects our relationships, it will then be possible to be courageous enough to let go of our erroneous beliefs and give our next generations a more clear and hopeful future. A moto that I have believed for some time , “Let Peace begins with Me” comes to mind as I write this.
A World without Stress…. Peace
Hmmmm. Could you imagine a world where we didn’t adhere to anything that brings about suffering? A place where we can turn around our environment, our communities, politics and spiritual practices?
I know it sounds like Utopia. But is it really impossible to live in a world where our children work in cooperation, peace and unity with still being able to maintain their individualism and spark? A place where one religion is not wrong and another right? A place where governments truly listen to the people and represent the good of the total?
I am not sure that this will happen in my generation, but the spread of something wonderful is happening. There are people who are learning to disengage from suffering, and bringing this new consciousness to others. One of my teachers is Byron Katie at, www.thework.com . But there are many others. Through meditations, prayer, inquiry- many people are awakening and expanding the consciousness of peace.
If you are suffering or are at war with anything in your life…now is the time to change not only your inner landscapes, but also become an active participant in the Stress Revolution.
Set a clear intention for peace…
Seek others who want peace..
Work on your own personal relationships…
Come together in questioning and opening to something new.
Be creative in finding new action to change the world.
Yes, it all begins with me:)
Warmly,
Sharon Hartnett LMT, SI, CST
by SharonHartnett | Jan 11, 2015 | Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, mind body & spirit
One of the questions I often get asked regarding Massage-
“How much do I need to come in and see you”?
This is a delicate question because most people would benefit greatly from getting 1-2 massages a week. Personally, I know that if I could… I’d get a massage every week, acupuncture, have a personal trainer and a cook that makes organic healthy great tasting meals each day:) However, many services are not covered by insurance, and many people these days are very busy.
So to be realistic- what I recommend is that one prioritizes time and finances regarding health and wellness. Some of the ways to look at this are:
- Rate yourself from 1-10 regarding your pain level. If you are in a lot of pain, you may want to come in twice a week. Massage and bodywork can work wonders for relieving pain. The more work you receive, the better you’ll feel in most cases. Also remember, that while your pain levels most likely will decrease with each session, that if you have been putting off your health challenges for long time, it might take a while to get healthier again. For example- to work with postural alignment issues, count on the basic 10 sessions for a good foundation at 90 minutes a pop.
- Finances are an important part of everyday life. Yet I do see people who go out to eat and drop $75.00 for a meal, but look for the cheapest massage deal they can find. Remember that you usually get what you pay for. If you are looking for a professional massage therapist with a lot of experience in bodywork, expect to budget for the best. After all, you do deserve to have your needs met, and actually exceeded. Someone who works at a big office for a low price is usually right out of school and doesn’t have the same qualifications as someone who has been practicing for 15 years.
- Often people wait until they are in pain before they get massage. If you can afford it, treat yourself to some massage and bodywork bi-weekly or monthly just to stay feeling more fit and flexible. It’s much easier to move back into health when you haven’t strayed far. Being proactive in anything is smart.
- Interview therapists. Each therapist is unique and has an array of different tools that they use to best serve their clients. Make sure that your Massage Therapist listens well and is educated about how they can help. Some protocols call for 10 sessions, some are based on your needs. But a good therapist will give you a general idea of a treatment plan that you can both agree to.
- I often give my clients exercises or homework to do when they go home. If your budget is tight and you don’t have the means for this type of self-care on a regular basis- make sure you are doing some type of lengthening and opening exercise like yoga, pilates, gyrotonics, Feldenkrais etc… All of these help you to strengthen your core while releasing restrictions in the body. If you can do both, that is wonderful.
Your health is important. Too many people tend to ignore symptoms of pain and discomfort. Begin listening to your body when you are young. Eat well, Exercise, Stay hydrated, and get plenty of rest. As soon as you start to feel yourself losing balance, energy, or strength, turn it around by finding a local therapist near you to help you feel your best. Your intuition and self-mindful awareness will tell you what you need to do.
Warmly,
Sharon Hartnett LMT & CST
Columbus, Ohio
Health and Wellness
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by SharonHartnett | Dec 12, 2014 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, Structural Integration
Knee injury is one of the most common sports related reasons that bring patients to the doctors office.
knee injury
Be proactive if you feel any pain, notice popping sounds, see any swelling or can’t walk properly. It is important that you don’t put off getting the proper treatment for knee injury if you want to avoid long-term negative repercussions. If you are fortunate, with your physician’s recommendation, you can apply basic first aid, and take some Ibuprofen and everything will heal nicely. However, you don’t have to stop there. Structural Integration with its fascial massage can be very helpful in alleviating any stress around the knee, the quads, and the hamstrings. This can be done for minor ailments, or once your doctor recommends if surgery if needed. The body is miraculous at healing itself. However, the new tissue that is laid is not going to give you the same mobility you once had in many cases unless the fascia is spread, balanced and lengthens, allowing for more natural alignment.
If you are interested in playing sports and performing to your optimal level, Structural Integration can be very helpful in supporting you to relate movement to your activities with higher performance.
Working with the fascia can be done starting with the superficial layers to help ease the pain around the joint. As the work is deepened, it unlocks habitual patterns, and also those that resulted from the injuries. Often clients feel the positive effects from doing a series of session more than with other types of basic massage. That is because the adhesions and rotations, once they are released, stay that way, allowing for more freedom and flexibility.
If you have had a knee injury and are looking for a therapy that can make a difference, call Sharon Hartnett LMT at 740 966-5153 in Columbus, Ohio.
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by SharonHartnett | Dec 10, 2014 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, mind body & spirit
Curious about how many healing sessions you need to resolve pain issues?
Well, the truth is no healer or therapist can give you that answer if they are being honest.
What we can offer is that we will use whatever tools and compassion we have to help you along on your journey back to health. And if you are looking for the best massage therapist, healer, health coach that can help you to re-connect to that force inside of you that can shift things toward wellbeing, the best thing you can do is interview, try new healing modalities, and make a commitment to stay with your own process as you learn from each relationship and experience.
Healing
When you interview possible massage therapists, the first thing you want to do is check in with your own intuition to see if you feel comfortable with yourself when you meet. If his/her presence sets the space as a comforting and an honest environment for you to open up, then that is a good indication. Next, it is important that you feel like your needs are really heard. Some therapists have routines and just do their thing. It is much more helpful to clients if each session is set up as a unique and moment-to-moment type of therapy. That way the dialogue between you and the therapist is based on the body’s own wisdom to self-correct through positive intervention. On the same note, in regards to communication, let your therapist know what pressure works best for you. Often the body will say one thing, but the ego has a completely different itinerary. Both of these need to be alignment for the best results. Lastly, look online for testimonials and google reviews. There is a huge difference between beginner practitioners and people will experience. You do actually pay for what you get for the most part when it comes to massage and healing. This is not to say that you won’t receive a good session from someone right out of school, but they won’t hold the same depth and width of hands on experience.
I have lots of clients who tell me that they have tried everything and nothing works. Well- that can be a challenge if the client doesn’t learn and see the benefits of each interaction. What I can say is that if you are in pain, that is your body or spirit telling you that something needs to change and your own system doesn’t have the answer yet. With this said, the history in the biology has often taken a lot of time to go awry, it takes time to work through restrictions, compensations and such before getting to the Source sometimes. Open your mind to new things. Allow yourself to trust your intuition and the people you work with. With time and patience, and good work- things can and often do change toward the positive.
Stay committed to your healing process. Nobody can fix you, but plenty of people and life itself will help you to heal. Dance in the new relationships you make, and don’t let anything or anyone take you off course from yourself.
Pain is an indicator that lets you know that something needs to change. Trust what is being created and let go of what you no longer need. Whether it is physical, emotional or spiritual- with positive intention- you can find your way back to Source.
Sharon Hartnett LMT
(614) 372-6598
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
by SharonHartnett | Dec 9, 2014 | Energy Healing, healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Brennan Healing Science® (BHS) is an Energy Therapy based on Healing Touch that brings us back to Source.
Activate healing by working with the 4 Dimensions of the Physical, Auric Field, Hara, and Core Star© Therapy. Discover how to Awaken to the Healing Essence of Life Within. Typically, Re-Connecting to the Deeper Potential of Human Purpose and Creativity through energy work will wake up your life. By working with a trained Brennan Healing Science® practitioner, you can expect to find a compassionate presence. Someone who will hold and guide you in the Light as you come into balance and re-alignment on many different levels. Often, disturbances in the energy field will release, often helping you to feel more clear and grounded. This brings new awarenesses that can help you to feel empowered and free.
A Healing Touch Energy Session can be as easy as using healing touch through a chelation- clearing, balancing and recharging the Human Energy Field© . From the Barbara Brennan School perspective, with this technique, the clients lies on a massage type table, fully clothed and relaxed. Starting at the feet and moving up toward the head, the healing touch is applied at certain points. Attention is specially focused on the chakras. Once the basic field is addressed, more in depth techniques may be used to clear up historical, lineage, trauma types of energy that is hindering your life. Other healing applications might include chakra rebalancing, spine cleaning, hara strengthening, astral clearing just to name a few. This dynamic hands-on healing system is a wonderful opportunity to gain a deeper sense of self and facilitate the awakening of the mind, body & spirit connection.
Energy Healing
Barbara Brennan Graduate
While each client has his or her own unique experience, below are some of the benefits you may experience during the course of or even after a BHS session.
• Increased sense of well-being or feeling lighter
• Deep states of relaxation
• Heightened clarity and focus
• Balancing of the body systems resulting in a feeling of being grounded in the physical body
• Increased energy and vitality
• A sense of safety to express feelings and thoughts
• Conscious awakening and mindfulness
• Renewed sense of self-acceptance and opening to personal power
• Reduced stress and increased pleasure
• Healing and transformation of relationships
• Healing of chronic conditions
• Deeper contact to creative movement and expression
• Personal evolution
• Ability to heal more quickly
• Recovery from trauma
• Sense of life purpose and alignment with life task
• Reversal of the dis-ease process
Brennan Healing Science® Practitioners respect your fundamental personal journey. As healers, we maintain a level of integrity that serves the Highest Good in each session. Our mission is to guide and support you in your sacred journey of transformation.
Healing Touch through the Energy Field is based on something as old as time- interconnection. Yet the foundation of this work is on the edge, as more and more people are enjoying a more mindful way of living with the help of Brennan Healing Science®.
If you are living in Columbus, Ohio and are interested in a session, please call Sharon Hartnett LMT at 703 509-1792 or check out the following website: www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com. She is a graduate of the 4 year Professional Practice program as well as a previous faculty member. With over 25 years of training and experience with energy healing touch, she offers a free 15 minute one time consultation to answer questions.
For more information of Energy Healing, check: www.barbarabrennan.com
by SharonHartnett | Dec 8, 2014 | Energy Healing, Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, mind body & spirit
The Healing Power of Energy Healing
Exploration through the Human Energy Field can be life transforming.
Barbara Brennan
Open up to your Authentic True Self through Brennan Healing Science. As you let go of your old negative beliefs and painful energy blocks, you will be able to connect with deeper self-awareness and clarity.
Brennan Healing Science© is a powerful tool that has helped thousands of people to shift out of painful life paradigms into more acceptance and a compassionate state of being. It supports life in its many different aspects from the physical to the spiritual. This is done by working with the four dimensions of the physical body, auric field, Hara, and Core Star©.
At Lighten Up Therapies, Sharon Hartnett LMT, works with therapeutic touch through Massage and other forms of bodywork to help heal the physical body. In the auric field: Chakras – Sanskrit for “circles” or “wheels” – there are energy centers which can become blocked or unbalanced. This can lead to physical illness or other forms of dis-ease. These can be worked with by restructuring, clearing, charging and other methods that bring the chakras back into health. The dimension of hara is the level of intention which can be strengthened and aligned, and core star is the spark of divine essence in each of us. Reconnecting to this Source is magical and life changing. Working with these dimensions of human experience can help you find your soul’s task and live with a clear connection to your own divine qualities.
If you are looking for someone who can offer Integrated Holistic Support in regards to the mind, body & spirit connection, you have come to the right place if you call Sharon Hartnett LMT at: 703 509-1792 in Columbus, Ohio. She has a rich background in Energy Healing through eight years of study and being a faculty member at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. She has had a practice in the field of Healing for 15 years, and uses her healing energy therapy along with psycho-spiritual skills to help awaken that precious spark that lies in each of us.
Testimonial:
Sharon has made a profound influence on my life. Words cannot begin to express the love and genuine support I experience when we work together. Sharon is so intuitive and her energy so present and authentic that she often senses my feelings before I do. I am forever grateful for Sharon’s commitment and willingness to help me find my own spiritual path in a kind and loving way. I have a true love and admiration for Sharon and her work. – Tracy D.
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Sharon Hartnett CST-D/Healing Facilitator. 614 653-8111
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by SharonHartnett | Dec 6, 2014 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Repetitive or Acute sports injuries can take their toll on athletes.
Most accidents only lead to bruises and mild soft tissue injuries, however, about 25% can be serious. Especially in contact sports such as football, hockey and such, more and more athletes are facing PTSD and other emotional stress.
Supporting sport injuries with Craniosacral Therapy.
When to call the doctor: If you are experiencing persistent pain or anxiety, which is interfering with your daily life, make sure to contact your physician before things get worst.
Once you have followed your physician’s advice, explore some Craniosacral Therapy options as the work can be very helpful.
On a physical level, Craniosacral Therapy supports the nervous system by directly working with the brain, spinal, membranes and fluid within. The Craniosacral System has a rhythm that allows the CS fluid to nourish and keep the nervous system balanced. Releasing restrictions and working to help the body let go of fascial dysfunctions can improve overall functioning throughout the body, reducing pain and helping with other disorders such as digestive issues, TMJ, migraines, fibromyalgia, just to name a few. On an emotional level, when there is any flow disruption, the mind can become anxious resulting with tension, headaches, and difficulty breathing. Nowadays, we are hearing more and more about football players ending up with PTSD and other brain disorders. Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive type of therapy that is restorative and can re-educate clients to feel more relaxed and centered.
If you are local to Columbus, Ohio- and you have questions about how this therapy can help you, call Sharon Hartnett CST at: (740) 966-5153.
*For Massage Therapists with Advanced training in Craniosacral Therapy, while they are not necessarily trained in psychotherapy, if they have studied with the Upledger Institute through the higher levels of Somato-Emotional Release, they can support you to express repressed feelings without judgment or analysis.
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Worthington, Ohio|Serving the Columbus Area
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by SharonHartnett | Dec 1, 2014 | Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, mind body & spirit
Inwardly we can change our Reality.
We can do this by questioning our beliefs, trying new things while being mindful of ourselves, and by creating positive new intentions and following through.
Craniosacral Therapy
We can’t change our own world by blaming others, living in habits or denying the truth.
If we want to know reality, the way we identify with life needs to change. And when our own personal negative filters dissolves, reality becomes more clear in our outer relationships. The truth is revealed.
If you are stuck… and want to move out of that place- call Sharon Hartnett LMT and CST at (613) 372-6598.
With a longstanding practice in Brennan Healing Science and Craniosacral Therapy, The Work by Byron Katie, Structural Integration, she has helped others to grow and evolve into their potential.
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www.thework.com
by SharonHartnett | Nov 30, 2014 | Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Looking for a Massage Therapist in Columbus, Ohio?
You have come to the right place if you are looking for an experienced massage therapist offering skills in therapeutic touch and healing. Call: 740 966-5153
Massage Therapist
Sharon Hartnett LMT ( licensed massage therapist ), CST (Cranialsacral Therapist) is a nationally licensed professional Massage Therapist with over 16 years of experience, who specializes in pain relief, posture re-alignment and mindful body awakening. What this mean for you is that she works holistically to bring you back to center and feeling better in your body.
When you come in for a session, the first 15 minutes is oriented toward intake and learning about your history and what brings you into the office. This is offered for free during the first massage session so that your needs and background can be expressed. No rushing within this timeframe. The quality of the sharing helps Sharon to set a basic format for the session, yet at the same time stay open to the moment for whatever needs to happen during the table work.
The three areas where Sharon focuses are the:
- Fascial System
- Craniosacral System
- The Energy System
The fascia is key is helping to relieve physical pain. It is the material that holds all the contents in your body together. Without it, we would be a liquid puddle on the floor. That’s how important the fascia is to our wellbeing. By listening and following the fascial diaphragms and layers, it’s easy to hydrate and differentiate the tissues to allow the body to release and come back into natural balance. It also helps circulation, lymphatic flow, and basic body dialogue to enhance overall body functioning.
The Craniosacral Therapy is geared toward listening to the activity around the brain and the spinal cord. By following the cranium’s bones rhythmic motion of the cerebral spinal fluid, one can support the body, especially the nervous system, to balance and feel enlivened.
The body is full of energy movement. Whether it be the liquids, the nervous systems or connection between the organs. When there is a block, it feels disordered. By connecting and releasing the “energy cysts” one can restore vitality and flow. This can feel like pressure is relieved or that more space is available for the body to relax.
Sharon Hartnett has been a practicing massage therapist columbus. Her current locations are in Upper Arlington and Johnstown, Ohio.
If you would like more information, please call (740) 966-5153 for a free 15 minute phone consultation.
Website: www.massageincolumbusohio.com
by SharonHartnett | Nov 20, 2014 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
Why do people feel so great after Massage?
In my opinion, it all boils down to connection.
Touch is such a key component to our health. It really is fundamental to life and happiness. So are we getting enough of it?
Increasingly, people are looking outside of their normal daily lives to find this type of connection in a safe and healing environment. Approximately 35 million Americans have found their way to massage.
The depth of Touch type of Therapies can go way beyond releasing physical pain and discomfort.
Massage Therapy can support a person when compassionate and invigorating contact is absent from life. I think in this day and age, many people have forgotten what it is like to hug, to hold hands or just to reach out a reassuring hand. With this type of connection missing- it’s easy to become isolated, to ignite feelings of frustration, fear, and anger. It’s easier to stay in conflict with a family member, friend or associate when touch is not involved. The intimacy of safe touch is literally sorely missed when absent in relationships.
Massage Therapy can help relax the body, the mind and spirit. When appropriate and intentional contact happens, it’s amazing how much better one can feel. The blueprint of your genetic expression can actually alter toward wellbeing.
There is nothing better than feeling relaxed, fluid and energized at the same time.
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