How to Find Help forVertigo
From a manual approach, Vertigo can be helped if it is stemming from a structural issue. I have had clients come in with this issue, and when It began after a physical accident, we have had much success.
Recently, with one client, we figured out that most likely it originated with a childhood accident, and then the heavy lifting consistently at the job also contributed to dizziness. I don’t diagnose, but this is the story the client shared as the pieces came together during our time together.
What I felt during my listening palpation was that there was a lot of motion from side to side, mostly in the neck, but also in the head, and down in the body. One Side of the body was much more muscled than the other. The lateral motion was occurring from the brain all the ways down.
Easy session. All we had to do was find the primary areas to work and to help the body self-correct and self-regulate. The key issue here was in the hyoid bone. Once that released, the whole body began to open up. But its also important that a therapist knows how to work the rest of the anterior neck and the thoracic area as well. I used Craniosacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation techniques to help toward resolution.
It’s not always the case that CST will help with Vertigo. But sometimes it is. A good question to always ask, is. “when did the symptoms begin”. If there is a correlation, it may be structural indeed! I also recommend people see a Vestibular Therapist too who has lots of experience, if the challenges come from somewhere else.
Putting a thumbs up for helping people with this uncomfortable condition. Vertigo is not fun.
Sharon Hartnett CST-D
703 509-1792
www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com
Sooth your Anxiety: Feel Good in Your Skin
Are you having a difficult time relaxing?
Have you tried everything but your body still feels tense? Craniosacral Therapy may be the ticket for you. When your brain is wired certain triggers can set you off. Stress, when it builds up, or we become oversensitive or overwhelmed easily takes a toll.
Craniosacral Therapy uses gentle touch, and can be quite powerful in helping to reduce anxiety. With the right Craniosacral Therapist, you will remember what it is like to feel healthy boundaries, respect, and actually sense calm again.
As your brain and body start to remember, you can rebuild your sense of confidence and peace. isn’t that worth getting in touch with again.
For more information, call Sharon Hartnett CST-D who is a Diplomate Certified Craniosacral Therapist through the Upledger Institute.
Locations in both Johnstown (right outside of New Albany), and Worthington Ohio
Namaste!
The Importance of Feeling Understood.
Our names are a table that identify us. I am not usually one who likes to be labeled. But there is something so vital about being witnessed, understood an heard that feels so important to our human nature. With Craniosacral Therapy, touch is also about melding and blending while listening to a person’s Central Nervous System. When the person is met, something alive and deeper awakens. It’s that place where we long to be recognized and finally are in a very sensory way. Human beings are meant to be touched. Craniosacral Therapy is so gentle and compassionate. One reason I switched my main focus into Craniosacral Therapy was because it Brough to much more peace to my system. I see this all the time with my s well. It may take one session, or maybe many depending on the life circumstances. But it is oh so helpful in helping the body to deeply relax.
What Does a Craniosacral Therapist Do?
My wish is that people could understand how wonderfully helpful Craniosacral Therapy is in almost every situation: from large to small.
When a person is living in chronic pain, feeling lost, anxious or afraid. What does that person need? What does he or she really need to feel better? In a world that is based on individuality and independence, its easy to forget that we are all part of the whole and completely interconnected. Both iodide our bodies and to everything else in the Universe. The good news for us, is that we are always able to tap into the healing forces that exist at any time, even when we forget or lose touch with our true nature. What this healing looks like as it unfolds we never know, but in the deepest level, we will be changed and feel more deeply connected.
As a Craniosacral Therapist, my number one intention is to listen to the person on my table with my hands, with my heart, and to stay in curiosity with how their Inner Wisdom can help them find their way back to home inside. By melding and blending with the Craniosacral System (CSS), the Central Nervous System gets on board, and lights up the way for self correction and healing. Craniosacral Therapist use a very light touch and trust the body’s ability to heal and know what is best for each person. Sometimes clients can feel this during a session, other times all they can say is that they feel lighter and better at the end of the session or afterwards.
The Craniosacral System consists of the membranes and the fluids around the brain and the spinal cord. The Craniosacral Fluid is constantly being created and reabsorbed back into the blood which creates a flexion and extension movement that can be felt through the body. When a Craniosacral Therapist listen and supports this system, it helps to nourish and balance the CNS and the rest of the body, and helps to remove stress and toxins. Often when this happens, old memories, emotions and sensations arise. Like a wave, the person rides through and the tissues, soften, relax and hydrate The fascia finds new vitality and promotes better health through the continuous tissues within.
If you would like to find out more about Craniosacral Therapy, you can check out the Upledger Institute. Dr. John Upledger created the Institute many years ago, and his osteopathic approach to healing has spread across the world with much success. If you live in the Columbus Ohio area, I offer free 15 minute phone consultations and would be happy to address any of your questions at 740 966-5153.
Warmly, Sharon Hartnett CST-D
How Does Craniosacral Therapy Help Anxiety?
I could get into the physiology of the body to explain why Craniosacral Therapy helps alleviate anxiety. Instead, I want to talk about gentle touch and listening.
What I have noticed with many of my clients who have anxiety, is that often 1: They were not held much in safe arms. 2. They were in environments where there was lot of verbal and physical abuse. 3. They weren’t allowed to express how they felt. 4. Some type of abrupt trauma occurred.
Most of us have heard of the autonomic response of fight or flight? There is a chain reaction of many responses the body does to protect. And when there isn’t an opportunity to process stressful events, a person often holds the energy of the event/s that brought on the fear. What makes this even more difficult, is when the original issue is not cleared, the way a person interacts can create more examples and overlays of the fear and anxie
I think it’s important to ask- what was missing in those times of stress and fear?
Craniosacral Therapy directly addresses that question. First a therapist brings a neutral presence into a session. A place that feels safe and nurturing. Secondly, the therapist listens and melds with the person as they begin to move through a process that was left incomplete. This is done with gentle touch and care, along with techniques that work to balance the Craniosacral System (CSS). When the CSS is function well, it helps to balance the overly sympathetic Nervous System.
When someone is living with anxiety, it’s important to get grounded, to embody, and to feel safe again. This is done through a trusting relationship, that will bring you what was missing in the original situation where there was a real or perceived threat.
If you would like to find out more about how Craniosacral Therapy can help you-if you are experiencing high anxiety, PTSD, or panic attacks, call Sharon Hartnett for a free 15 minute phone consultation.
Sharon Hartnett 740 966-5153
www.manssageincolumbusohio.com
740 966-5153
Experiencing The Power of the Witness in Craniosacral
One of my teachers from the Upledger Institute Posted something about Witnessing, written by Dr. John Upledger. It made take some time to reflect on the how powerful this Craniosacral Therapy is simply by given this person on the table a witness. When he stay by the side of our clients, we bring our presence, our listening, and a person who can witness what may have been hidden in the dark for so long. The body holds cellular memory, and when the Craniosacral System is touched, it realties when it is being held in a sacred space with care. The body responds, and so do emotions and beliefs that arise as a result.
How many secrets need to come to light? And what would it feel like to trust someone who can touch us in a way that we can express all that has been hidden?
Craniosacral Therapists do this by staying neutral.
If you have more question, please call Sharon Hartnett at 740 966-5153.
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
Post-Op Pain Relief
In my experience of 25 years in bodywork, I have noticed how my clients often experience significant decreases in anxiety, pain and tension after surgery. Controlled Trials have also found the same effectiveness with Hands On Therapies, from what I read in my Massage Therapy Journal. Whenever there are stresses in the body, that limits the healing process. Gentle listening and addressing the Nervous system to calm and work more easily can do wonders in Post-Op people in getting back to their lives. Craniosacral Therapy in particular is very gentle and supports the body to find it’s own intelligence to get well again.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me for a no cost 15 minute phone consultation.
Sharon Hartnett CST-D
740 966-5153
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
Healing With Heart Energy
Most of my practice is based in Craniosacral Therapy Work. I also went to the Barbara Brennan School of Healing for 8 years, and taught there, I have a strong foundation in Energy Healing, and it flows in every session. While Craniosacral Therapy is primarily about allowing the client’s system to navigate back to health, often in energy work, facilitators will see the aura or pick up things with their clients that could be helpful and shared. Quite often when my clients ask me what I see with my eyes open, it is a beautiful green light that is enveloping us both. The longer the connection, the more the color green becomes more and more clear. Also, in my heart, there is often a deep peace. My clients feel this as well.
Anyone can learn how to work with energy. You too if you are open. We are all Energy Beings. We are all Created in Love.
Sharon Hartnett
740 966-5153
Taking Care of Feet with Plantar Fasciitis
Planter Fasciitis involves chronic inflammation of the plantar fascia. If you want to find improved function, Myofascial Therapy along with stretching and better shoes can help reduce the pain. Because this condition is caused by repetitive tension, the sooner you address the issue, the better. Manual therapy can help, especially if addressed earlier rather than later, by increasing the flow of oxygenated blood to the area, softening the tissues and helping to restore structural integrity. This is done by working with the back of the legs and specifically on the foot. Many clients feel immediate relief, but the more severe the case, this may take months. Yet a high percentage of clients feeling more ground and at ease in their feet after manual treatment.
If you re interested in having a session, contact: Sharon Hartnett CST-D at 740 966-5153
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
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