CST and Energy Healing Blog

by | Apr 2, 2020 | Energy Healing, healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, mind body & spirit, Spiritual Healing

How Does Craniosacral Therapy Help Anxiety?

How Does Craniosacral Therapy Help Anxiety?

by | Jul 4, 2021 |

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

The Power of the Witness in Craniosacral

The Power of the Witness in Craniosacral

by | Mar 16, 2021 | , , , ,

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

Post-Op Pain Relief

by | Feb 28, 2021 |

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

Healing With Heart Energy

by | Feb 23, 2021 | , , ,

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

Taking Care of Feet with Plantar Fasciitis

by | Feb 1, 2021 |

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

Love

by | Apr 15, 2020 |

The only way that you can remember who you are is by questioning your reality.  We have been taught so many things:  who we are supposed to be, how to act, what to say, what to believe-  but without all of this- who are you really? It's time to remember Love. It's...

Relax with Safe Hands in Craniosacral Therapy

by | Apr 22, 2017 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K

Good news! You can Relax again

Do you want to get your mind and body back on track?  Find a way to relax again?

Most people who come into my office are looking for help in one of the four following situations:

  • Chronic Pain
  • Anxiety
  • PTSD
  • Concussions and TBI’s

Craniosacral Therapy in particular seems to address the symptoms associated with these conditions well.

One of the reasons why I became so intrigued with the Craniosacral type of work was that my practice attracted these types of issues, and I wanted to find a way to really connect and serve my clients. It was easy for me to see that many of the people who came in for a massage were feeling tense, and uncomfortable with their bodies. They were feeling stressed and afraid.  So the first question I asked myself, was how do I help these people to feel better? And of course- the first thing that seemed necessary was to create a positive and trusting environment that allowed for deep healing.

How did I do start this journey?

I studied massage and bodywork, but also delved into body centered psychotherapy.  With 2 years invested in Hakomi and some time studying trauma at SPI, I gained a good understanding of techniques. But I also went and had my own sessions so that I could expand and deepen my experience and hold a more rich and diverse space for clients to open up. I sincerely believe, that the more present we can be with ourselves as facilitators to the healing process, the more we are present for our clients.  Furthermore,  I studied at the Upledger Institute into the Advanced Levels, as well as going through the Highest Certification possible with them: The Diplomate. For this, I learned their methods on how to work with people on the table who were in need of emotional processing. This work is called SomatoEmotional work.

Some of the common principles that I work with are:

  • Creating Sacred Space- A place of safety and trust.
  • Allowing organic process to appear.  No forcing or pushing, but rather being in time and space together.
  • Mindfulness- bringing awareness to the body in a gentle and kind way.
  • Using light touch that is caring.  This allows the defensive patterns to be bypassed to go deeper.
  • Being aware of healthy boundaries
  • No giving advice.  The Client has their own inner wisdom that can be engaged for self-empowerment.
  • Listening on various levels.  Clients have much to say verbally, but also non-verbally.  The body is a crucial aspect of the healing process.
  • Trusting the tissues, and the dialogue that happens in the silence.
  • Staying curious and in neutral.  This means no judgments.
  • Keeping the work confidential unless instructed otherwise by client.
  • Using techniques that are supportive and nourishing.

Relax

Relax

 

 

Coming into the office, it’s important to find out for each individual, what helps them to relax. Sometimes people with anxiety and PTSD don’t have a clue how to do that. They may be used to living with hyper vigilance, guilt, disassociation, and or intrusive thoughts, just to name a few challenges. People who are tense or/and are in pain might not be able to focus on anything else. And I as the Craniosacral Therapist need to understand that there might be trauma, violence or emotional scarring that needs to be acknowledged.

So I listen to see what the stressors are.  We address them one by one in a variety of ways. Sometimes this may take a few minutes and the person is snoring on the table, and other times, it may take many sessions. With patience, often the gentle touch of Craniosacral Therapy can sooth the Central Nervous system. I have had clients tell me after a few sessions that they can’t remember ever being so relaxed. The Craniosacral Therapy works with the cerebrospinal fluid that circulates around the brain and the spinal cored. Believe it or not, we craniosacral therapists can feel how it works with the body through a flexion and extension motion that can be felt anywhere on the body. Often when the system shuts off, we can tell when something significant is occurring, helping the body to release any cellular dysfunctioning. Our intention is to continue to support in as gentle a way a possible whatever unfolds and is ready to process. Also, I have personally studied the brain quite a bit, and find that is possible to directly dialogue with the tissues (i.e. meninges). Often clients who have not healed completely from concussions and TBI’s find great relief, more clarity, balance and presence after a series of sessions.

The key to learning how to relax again, and to letting go of painful and fearful states, is to bring awareness back to self in a kind, and compassionate manner. To be able to work together going deep into the Central Nervous System, we can help the body to come into better organization in its more natural way of being.

If you would like to find a way to relax again,  safe hands and safe presence will help you to remember the way.

Sharon Hartnett LMT, CST-D, SI, BHSP

703 509-1792

www.upledger.com

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com