What is Something New You Learned about Yourself Lately?

by SharonHartnett | Dec 27, 2024 | change, craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, grounding, healing, healthy, mind body & spirit, trauma, upledger institute

Awakening Yourself

To Awaken to yourself is the most powerful thing you can do. Feeling confident about your life, and the choices you make shape everything. Unburdening yourself from limitations is freeing.

Often people who come in for Craniosacral Therapy can feel stressed, a bit lost, anxious, or in pain. Something feels off, and the person may not understand why they feel the way they do. Maybe there are pieces under the level of consciousness- stored in the cellular memory. Working through the mind body connection can be quite powerful.

Craniosacral can help ground you more firmly into your life.

Working with a Craniosacral Therapist can shift everything. Some of the ways this can happen in a session are:

1. Presence: The holding of neutral space creates trust and safety.

2. Respecting boundaries helps define you and your comfort level.

3. Craniosacral Therapy taps into the Craniosacral System which nourishes and keeps the Nervous System Healthier and in balance.

4. Certified Techniques and Skill level can release and help integrate old wounding and trauma. This makes space for potential awakening to knowing oneself more deeply. it can bring more meaning to life.

5. An Experienced Craniosacral Therapist supports the Awakening Process by training with open dialogue which is centered on Self-Discovery. Ask about SomatoEmotional Release Work.

Craniosacral Therapy takes an Osteopathic approach to manual therapy. It focuses on trusting your body to find the internal discovery and healing processes within.

If you feel you have tried so many things but nothing helps, giving Craniosacral Therapy a change may help shift you into a Light Awakening. It’s so gentle, yet profound.

One of the best things that you can learn about yourself is Self-Empowerment through curiosity, and sensing into your own body and sense of Self.

What have you learned about yourself and what can help you move forward as you continue to open up?

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

SomatoEmotional Release Therapy Certified through Upledger

614 653-8111

www.cranosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Columbus, Ohio Area.

How Does Energy Healing Work?

by SharonHartnett | Dec 24, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, healing, mind body & spirit, mindfulness, Spiritual Healing

Take a Step into Energy Healing

Learn and Experience Barbara Brennans Energy Healing Hands of Light…

Barbara Brennan’s Energy Healing is a holistic approach to healing that works on the premise that the human body has an energy field, often referred to as the “aura,” which interacts with the physical, emotional, mental, relationship and spiritual aspects of a person. Brennan, a former NASA physicist, developed a healing modality that integrates energy work with a deep understanding of the human energy system. Her approach is a combination of intuitive, hands-on healing techniques and a spiritual understanding of energy dynamics.

Here’s a breakdown of how Barbara Brennan’s 4 Dimensional Energy Healing works:

1. Energy Field and Chakras

The Aura: According to Barbara Brennan, the human energy field is composed of several layers or “auric fields” surrounding the physical body. These layers correspond to different aspects of a person’s being (mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical).
Chakras: These are energy centers located along the spine, each associated with different aspects of health and well-being (for example, the heart chakra relates to emotional health, while the throat chakra is related to communication). Working with energy healing helps metabolize and balance the chakeras.

2. Perception of Energy

Healers trained in Brennan’s method use clairvoyant or intuitive perception to detect disturbances in the energy field. This might include areas of blockage, depletion, or congestion in the aura or chakras that can manifest as physical or emotional issues.
They also use touch to sense the energy in the body and auric field, working to re-balance and re-align the energy flow.

3. Healing Process

Clear and Restore Energy Flow: Brennan Healing involves identifying areas of imbalance or stuck energy and then helping to clear or release these blockages. The practitioner may use various hand movements, gestures, or non-invasive techniques to help the client’s energy field re-balance itself.
Cleansing and Strengthening: In addition to clearing blockages, Brennan Healing also focuses on strengthening the aura and energy centers, ensuring that the person’s energy field is vibrant, resilient, and healthy. This can be done through visualization, hands-on healing, or the use of different frequencies of energy.
Healing Emotional and Mental Patterns: Barbara Brennan emphasized that energy blockages often relate to deep emotional or psychological patterns. Healing the energy system, therefore, can lead to emotional or mental transformation, helping clients release old emotional wounds or thought patterns that contribute to dis-ease.

4. Reconnection with the Higher Self

Part of Brennan’s approach involves helping the client reconnect to their higher self or spiritual essence. She believed that our energy field is deeply connected to our soul and that true healing involves both physical recovery and spiritual growth.
Clients may also be guided to align more fully with their own personal truths and life purpose, contributing to emotional and spiritual healing.

5. Transformation through Self-Awareness

Brennan’s method is not just about external healing but also encourages self-awareness and personal transformation. The healing process can lead to greater self-empowerment and self-love. It is a way to create harmony within oneself and the world around you.

Key Elements of Barbara Brennan’s Energy Healing:

Aura and Chakras: The energy field is at the heart of the healing process, with emphasis on the layers and the energy centers that govern the body and mind.
Hands-On Techniques: The healer uses their hands and intuition to clear, balance, and strengthen the energy field.
Emotional Healing: Many of the issues addressed through Brennan’s energy work are rooted in unresolved emotions or mental patterns.
Spiritual Connection: The work is deeply spiritual, aiming not just to heal the body but also to bring about spiritual alignment and growth.
Self-Empowerment: The healing process encourages clients to actively engage in their own healing journey and align with their higher purpose.
Hara-Alignment: Healing from the Tan Tien, to the Soul Seat, and through the ID point.
Core Star Healing: Connection to the Divine Spark which is You.

Barbara Brennan’s healing work is often practiced through Brennan Healing Science, a specific system that she developed and taught in her books, including Hands of Light and Light Emerging. Healing is a dynamic process that can involve both physical touch and energy manipulation, but it is also an intuitive and spiritual process designed to bring about holistic well-being.

It’s worth noting that healing outcomes depend on the individual’s openness to the process and the depth of their emotional, mental, and spiritual work.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D and Energy Healer graduated from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing in 2003. Afterwards, she continued her studies into Advanced Work and then to Supervise Barbara Brennan students as a BIP. Later, she ended up teaching at the school.

If you are located in the Columbus, Ohio area, and are interested in an energy healing session, Sharon is offering a free 15 minute phone consultation at 703 509-1792.

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Is A Head Massage Different Than Craniosacral Therapy?

by SharonHartnett | Dec 19, 2024 | concussion, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, migraine

Head Massage Feels Great!

Imagine warm hands offering head massage after a stressful day. It feels wonderful creating better circulation and helping the soft tissues relax.

Even better though, when your head hurts, or you are suffering post concussion symptoms, Craniosacral Therapy is the better bet. In a Craniosacral Therapy session, you are going to have a Craniosacral Therapist listen to all the internal motions and work with the restrictions going on in your head, as well as your body at a much deeper level.

That’s right, an experienced Certified Craniosacral Therapist can listen and follow the patterns throughout the whole system by placing our hands in one place and listening intently. The amazing thing is the body shows us through the Craniosacral System where there is dysfunction and how to help achieve integration.

This is primarily done by noticing and working with the sutures and allowing our hands to follow the patterns and rhythm into releasing from superficially to the deeper issues. This can be exceptionally helpful for people with migraines, headaches, and who have hit their head.

The gentle biomechanical light pressure we use, gives small nudges to create deeper flow throughout the brain. It’s almost like an unwinding of disconnected communication patterns inside the head. Allowing more space and dialogue. Beyond this, it affects the whole body and nervous system through all the interconnections. When the brain is feeling healthy, the body does as well.

Head Massage can feel great. Especially if someone focuses on their massage this way and becomes an expert. Comparatively, a Certified Craniosacral Therapy learns about the cranium, the mouthwork, the different parts of the brain and nervous system and more. Helping to create better motion in the brain, and throughout the whole body by working with the craniosacral system can alleveiate so many challenging symptoms. Truly, it helps the whole body to heal itself.

Sharon Hartnett CST-d

Certified through the Upledger Institute

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

How to Move out of Trauma Toward Health

by SharonHartnett | Dec 16, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, mindfulness, trauma

You are Not Your Trauma

How Craniosacral Therapy can Help You Release Your Trauma to Find Inner Peace…

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) can be particularly helpful for individuals who have experienced trauma, whether it is physical, emotional, or psychological. CST is a gentle, hands-on therapy that works with the body’s craniosacral system—comprising the brain, spinal cord, and the surrounding cerebrospinal fluid. The idea behind CST is that by applying subtle pressure, perhaps a nudge, to the craniosacral system, the therapist can help release tension, balance the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and encourage the body’s own natural healing processes.

Here’s how CST may assist in trauma recovery:

1. Release of Stored Trauma

Trauma can manifest not only in the mind but also in the body. The body has a natural way of storing emotional and physical stress, and often, unresolved trauma can become “trapped” in tissues, fascia, and muscles. CST encourages the release of these stored tensions. The gentle listening and touch help to bring awareness to areas where trauma might be held, allowing the body to release these patterns in a safe and non-invasive way.

2. Regulation of the Nervous System

Trauma often leads to dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), resulting in a state of hyperarousal (fight or flight) or hypoarousal (freeze or dissociation). CST can help regulate the nervous system by activating the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest), promoting a sense of calm and safety. This is crucial in trauma recovery, as it helps to shift the body out of a chronic stress response and back into a more balanced state.

3. Reducing Muscle Tension and Physical Pain

Many trauma survivors experience chronic pain or muscle tension as a result of the body’s protective response to trauma. CST can help release deep muscle tension and reduce physical discomfort. For people who have had physical trauma (such as accidents, injuries, or surgery), CST can also promote healing and alleviate pain associated with these injuries by improving circulation and reducing inflammation.

4. Improved Somatic Awareness

Trauma often leads to disconnection from one’s body, as individuals may dissociate or shut down in response to overwhelming experiences. CST encourages a reconnection with the body by increasing somatic awareness (the awareness of physical sensations). This process can be empowering, as it allows individuals to gently explore and process their experiences, fostering a sense of safety in their own bodies.

5. Promoting Emotional Healing

Trauma is not only stored in the body but also in the emotions. The gentle touch of CST may help to release emotional blockages that are tied to traumatic experiences. As the body relaxes and tension is released, clients often report emotional shifts, such as feelings of relief, lightness, or even the ability to access and express previously repressed emotions.

6. Trauma-Informed Approach

CST practitioners are trained to create a safe, supportive environment for trauma survivors. The non-invasive nature of CST and the respect for the client’s pace can make it an ideal therapy for those who may feel overwhelmed or unsafe with more traditional forms of bodywork or therapy. Practitioners are trained to be sensitive to the subtle cues of the body and ensure that any work done is within the client’s comfort zone.

7. Healing from Early Childhood Trauma

Craniosacral Therapy is also effective for individuals who have experienced early childhood trauma, including birth trauma. The craniosacral system plays a critical role in the early stages of development, and CST can help address any disruptions that may have occurred during birth or early childhood. This is particularly important as early trauma can affect neurological development and attachment patterns, and CST can support the healing of these early wounds.

8. Support for Dissociation

Dissociation is a common response to trauma, where an individual feels disconnected from themselves or their surroundings. CST can help with reintegration by gently guiding the body back into a state of balance and grounding. The physical touch can help bring attention back to the present moment and provide a sense of containment and stability.

9. Facilitates Deep Relaxation

CST induces a deeply relaxing state, which can be very beneficial for trauma survivors who experience hypervigilance or constant anxiety. By promoting relaxation and reducing the intensity of the body’s stress response, CST can help break the cycle of chronic stress that trauma survivors often experience.

10. Support for Complex PTSD

For individuals dealing with complex PTSD (C-PTSD), which may arise from prolonged or repeated trauma, CST can provide ongoing support. The gentle nature of CST allows individuals to slowly process trauma at their own pace, without the need for verbal confrontation of traumatic memories, which can sometimes be overwhelming.

Conclusion

Craniosacral Therapy provides a holistic, body-based approach that helps trauma survivors address the physical and emotional aspects of their healing journey. By promoting relaxation, releasing tension, balancing the nervous system, and encouraging somatic awareness, CST can be a powerful tool in trauma recovery, especially when combined with other therapeutic modalities like talk therapy or somatic therapies. It offers a gentle, non-invasive option for individuals looking to heal from the effects of trauma and reclaim a sense of safety and well-being in their bodies.

As always, it’s important for individuals to consult with trained professionals, as each person’s experience with trauma and healing is unique.

For more information about how Craniosacral Therapy can work for you,

Contact:

Sharon Hartnett CST-D.

614 653-8111

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

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Nourish with Kindness And Big Rewards Will Come

by SharonHartnett | Dec 9, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, love, meditation, mindfulness

Kindness

It’s amazing what an act of kindness can do. It can spread like a skipping stone out into the wild. It can whisper loud enough to wake up a soul from the darkness. Kindness is an act of love that warms the heart.

Being imperfect in so many ways, we humans lack the gift of kindness at times. As we grow up, we miss certain pieces that can dim our light. The generational wound touches so many places for each of us. Until we heal.

With growth, hopefully we can attract people and new situations which can fill the gap, and remind us that we are indeed whole, and not the “lacking”. At times, we may need additional help.

Kindness can be reflected through positive relationships. One of those can be with a Craniosacral Therapist trained to hold space for you Inner Wisdom to blossom. All the errors and faults that are believed can dissolve when one begins to discover the Essential Self. Gentle touch and listening with kindness creates melding, but also a neutral witness to reawaken your inner light.

We all deserve to treat each other and to receive from each other love and kindness. When you find this, you will glow.

Light and Love

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Great Deal for a Holiday Gift

by SharonHartnett | Dec 5, 2024 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, Holiday Gift, upledger institute

Looking for a Caring Holiday Gift?

Columbus Ohio Area

Holiday Gift Craniosacral Session Series:

Offering a 5 package group of 75 minutes sessions for $675.00. Discounted from $750.00.

Self-Care is so delicious. Taking the time to relax and receive is healing. Yet often people don’t invest in themselves to feel good inside. But what can be a better value than to feel more deeply connected? To let go of stress and tension? Finally to have a comfortable body and a smile on your face?

Why not give this holiday gift to yourself or another for Christmas?

Two Locations: One in Worthington, and the other in Johnstown.

Specific Niches of Expertise:

Concussions/Headaches/Migraines, Neck and Back Pain, Women’s Health, and Unlocking Trauma in a Safe Place. Of course Craniosacral Therapy is great as a proactive therapy to balance the nervous system and to free the body from stress and tension patterns. It’s very gentle, yet profound work.

Trained at the Upledger Institute

PS. Neck Work can get deeper to release the cervical area upon request.

www.upledger.com
www.cranosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Plz Call me at 703 509-1792 if you would be interested in gifting this to a loved one!

How to Learn from Your Mistakes

by SharonHartnett | Dec 1, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, healing, healthy, mindfulness

Learn through Self-Awareness

Learn from Your Mistakes. We all do our best. We all try. All the tools we have been given until any present moment is what we know, and what we have accepted. No more. No less.

The way to move and grow through change and to find joy is by:

1. Being mindful of your choices. This means actively observing yourself and your relationships. When the consequences limit you more than benfit, question.

2. Look for the best in any given moment. The choices we make are based on our past resources quite often. Still, inside every moment is a gem somewhere. Look for the light. It will reveal itself. This does take an open mind perspective. Nothing leads you into more peace and clarity than connection to your True Self internally. That diamond is you.

3. Many people are programmed to feel bad about their choices when they step out of a box. Yet, this choice is a growth opportunity. To move beyond what once felt safe and comfortable takes tremendous courage. Trusting the more open point of view and moving from there is powerful and life changing in the most beneficial way. There will probably be some rough bumps. Most probably. However, rising after you fall down develops resilience and a sense of real power.

4. Go to your heart, and forgive others. Not for who they are or what they did. Truly for you. So you don’t have to carry that burden of anxiety or hate. Free yourself from the weight of other’s problems.

5. Pay attention to patterns. If your relationships continue to withold love, punish or try to control you, step away. Become more objective and find the new path. Love is important is the way which we try and fill our needs. But a more authentic love also includes kindness, fulfillment, and acceptance.

We all deserve to find love, peace and joy. However, we need to realize we deserve it all. We need to learn from the past, to make a better future.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Remembering Your Life Purpose: Craniosacral Therapy

by SharonHartnett | Nov 23, 2024 | change, Craniosacral Therapy, grounding, healing, healthy, meditation, mind body & spirit, mindfulness, move effortlessly

Find Your Life Purpose

Looking for a way to find a meaningful purpose in your life? Before you can set your intention and organize, you have to figure out your passion! Here are three things to consider which can help you deepen into clarity:

1. Ask yourself what brought you joy when your were little? Not necessarily your best talents, but instead-the things that brought a smile to your face. On a soul level, right from the start we know what lights us up. Until maybe someone perhaps tried to steer you off course based on their point of view. Take some time to meditate and remember who You are. You were born with an internal roadmap for self-discovery and purpose. Now you need to discard anything that stops you from knowing your true Self.

2. Craniosacral Therapy can help. Often in life, we get distracted with all the other paths put before us. We are told many stories, and pulled in so many directions. Sometimes, we forget what matters most to us. Reconnect to Yourself.

If you want to get grounded and feel more embodied, one helpful option is receiving Craniosacral Therapy. Many clients who come into my practice are stressed. Often I see people who are neurodivergent thinkers. Some are feeling lost, living with constant anxiety, and feeling stuck in learned limited belief systems which can rev up the nervous system. In vulnerable times, another “listening” support system can facilitate change and healing.

Craniosacral Therapy is very helpful in bringing health and balance to the mind, body and spirit connection. For people feeling anxious and overwhelmed, they usually end up feeling much calmer after a session. For those who are stuck or noticing “ftozen blocks, this work can help mobilize and bring more flow into life.

Craniosacral Therapy is a safe and nurturing manual therapy. In the higher levels of training, we are trained to support trauma release and integration of detrimental cellular memory. We create sacred space for your body to inform us what is needed in the moment to move onward with more harmony and clarity. Knowing yourself naturally awakens your purpose and calling.

3. Gather resources and take action. How you decide to live in your passion is up to you. It doesn’t have to look like anyone else. Your uniqueness and special creativity is meant for you to fly. It’s all about getting aligned with your energy to build the life that brings meaning and purpose to your soul. Life is too short to live any other way.

Through life, we go through many different transitions. Being mildful and in healthy relationships brings ease as we move from one experience into another..Especially when your relationship to yourself is strong, clear and unfolding in a way that awakens your true longing.

You came here to share your gifts with great purpose!

Sharon Hartnett CST-D
703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Love is You and Love is Enough

by SharonHartnett | Nov 7, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, meditation, mind body & spirit, mindfulness, thought for the day

Love is Everything

When it comes to Love, have you ever questioned how much of our energy we put into convincing other people of our self-worth? It’s so easy to want to get people to like us. It’s validating when they do. However, it can hurt when our efforts pay no return. Are you familiar with this life strategy?

This is a common theme for many. “We hurt our own feelings by thinking we mean more to people than we really do”. Such disappointment! How in the world did our thinking arrive at such a conclusion to act this way towards ourselves?

It’s in our culture, it’s in our family lineages, in our belief institutions to put our energy out towards others first. “Others are more important than ourselves.” But it is a set up really.

Begin by being your own friend and Ally first. Unless we begin to come inward and find out who we really are, we will be slaves to the dynamic of putting others first, and wanting something badly in return. The love we think we want isn’t’ “out there.” It’s living inside of you. You only need to find and discover this internally to stop hurting yourself. Mindfulness is a good place to start. Moving toward restoration of mind, body and spiritual alignment is grounding and fulfilling.

Now I am not saying that we shouldn’t care about each other. We are all part of the interconnected web of life. But we can’t afford to neglect ourselves at the expense of others. It does us no good to demand from others what we won’t do for ourselves. Fill your wine glass right up. Take in pleasure and nourishment. Love yourself enough to welcome joy into your heart. Clear away the cobwebs and discover your own true nature and the rest of that flow has a bridge to stream out and from to clear a path to connect with others in a healthy way.

We all have love within simply through Being Who we are.

I recognize the love of all humanity within each human being. Even if it’s not always clear. The more I clear in myself though, the more clear I get in knowing this experientially in relationships. I only know this because I know myself. Get to know yourself too! Love is you!

With love,

Sharon Hartnett CST-D
703 509-1792www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Sensing into the Ticklish Body

by SharonHartnett | Nov 2, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, healing, mind body & spirit

Ticklish

Have you gone to get a pedicure only to find that your feet are super ticklish. Or maybe a massage where you twist and turn at the hips, the legs or under the armpits as the laughter bubbles up?

This is not unusual. After working close to 30 years with people, mostly on the table, my curiosity asked me again to consider what this ticklish business is all about. I have experienced more than a few people start to smile and laugh at the same time as trying to move away. Especially with light touch. Obviously, these two reactive expressions seem a bit at odds, right? You know how that feels when you want to get away from the tickles with your eyes sparkling while your legs twitch and activate to run away.

Not all things are equal when it comes to tickling. Usually the places where we are most ticklish are the location with a high amounts of nerve endings. Some places on the body may feel quite soothed with the same quality touch as compared to the ticklish zones. What I have read is that areas like the bottom of the feet or the rib cage are more vulnerable. Who knows how true this always is but it does makes sense from what I have experienced. What is known though is that the ticklish response is a mind (hypothalamus part of the brain) body communication between the brain and body when you don’t feel comfortable with what is happening. What I have seen is that tickles mean the body is reacting to not feeling safe. It’s usually a pattern which is reactive to outside and unexpected influences.

As a Craniosacral Therapist and bodyworker for so many years, I have found it intriguing and fun to help people work through the “tickles”. Especially since I have been so curious about the differences between the many other people who actually quietly enjoy the light stroking while on the other hand invokes the ticking response from others. So, if the body draws me into an area and I see the dynamic begin, I like to ask if we can explore the ticklish sensation. This is done with mindful consideration, and also permission. We explore the feelings and the sensations together. Quite often, the brain becomes desensitized by helping the person to release the associated energy fairly quick. Sometimes it is actually fun because the client laughs genuinely as they let go of the protective response. A light seems to go on for the ticklish person that this is a life strategy and it can be funny too.

Personally, my feet have always been ticklish. I was often tickled as a child. I liked it-perhaps because of the smiles and attention, but it stressed my body. What I do know is if a child is tickled, and it doesn’t stop, the body holds that tension. Whatever the reason for your ticklishness, consider it may be a protective mechanism, and it is possible to honor your body and also to free it from the feedback loop. Makes me think that one day I might need to go have my tickles set free from my feet as I write this. Smile.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com