Chronic Pain: A Treatment Which Could Change Your Life

by SharonHartnett | Jul 14, 2024 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, fibromyalgia, healing, upledger institute

Are You Suffering from Chronic Pain?

Chronic Pain is a persistent state When pain lasts longer than 3 months it’s considered chronic pain.

Chronic Pain shows up in the body in people dealing with; arthritis, cancer & its’ treatments, headaches & migraines, nerve damage, lyme desease, people surviving traumas, and fibroymalgia. The list goes on.

I had had clients go to their doctors and the best thing that is offered are medications. While medication has it’s place and can be helpful, there is also an integrative approach that can be more holistic. Looking at the whole person is key to helping people deal with chronic pain on a daily basis. Having a healing team to support is vital.

As a Craniosacral Therapist, what we offer is a “Listening” to the Body’s Craniosacral System. There are rhtyms and pulses that we feel. Our hands are directed toward toward the key essence places in the essence of your nervous system. To me, it feels like everyone has a deep well of resource inside that knows how to get the body feeling better. All it needs is a nudge. The body knows what to do next.

My job as a Craniosacral Therapist is to support and help your own healing abilities to bring about self-correction and self-healing. Your body on some level has chosen to go awry. And it also needs to learn to return back to health the best it can in order for you to feel better in your body.

When the internal environment of your body is functioning better through manual work, if opens a window. But also we must look at other things like life style, nutrition and the external environment in which you live too. How is your mental state? Because often people feeling chornic pain are anxious and live in depression.

I really wished we had a health care system that looked at the whole person. We deserve a better model to really see us and acknowledge our pain. But even more importantly, we need a team of people to help us to optimize our own inner resources to turn things around. Begin where you can.

I will say, as being one part of the cogency, that I do see improvement in people who come to see me quite reqularly. With the somatoemotional support they are experiencing their connection to the whole more fully. They can feel this mentally, emotioanlly and also physically.

While Chronic Pain is a continuing set of symptoms. Craniosacral Therapy can enhance a person’s wellbeing. Get support. It can change your life!

For more information on Craniosacral Therapy, check out the Upledger Page.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

6797 N. High St. Worthington, Ohio 43031

How to Revive Your Digestion Health: Discover Visceral Manipulation

by SharonHartnett | Jul 11, 2024 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, healing

Are You Experiencing Digestion Issues?

No Relief For Digestion Issues?

There are many digestion conditions that affect adults, and children too. The American diet has changed dramatically over the years, and the human body was not meant to consume the food that is being sold at grocery stores anymore. Reading a label may help but we still have no idea exactly what is being put into our foods. Which chemicals are being added, how is it genetically altered, and how it is being processed is a mystery. So we have that. Our bodies are just not getting the best nutrition they need, and overloads of chemicals, unhealthy bacteria and parasites can wreak havoc on our internal environment.

Another issue that causes problems in the digestive process is that the organs can lose their motion and motility from unhealthy diets, and also from trauma (like a car accident with a seatbelt pressing hard) or through habitual habits. The positive response to this though is to find a Visceral Manipulation Therapist from the Barral Institute who use their specialized techniques to help release organs to be freed back into healthy motion. With a healthy nudge or encouragment, things can start to turn back on. A healthy organ is living, dialoguing, and sliding against other living things inside our bodies. Functionality of the different digestion organs can dramatically improve after just one session. Movement is Life!

As a Craniosacral Therapist, I incorporate the Visceral Manipulation into sessions. With so many people coming in with Gerd, IBS, chronic constipation or diarrhea and such, visceral manipulation can be a great resource for healing. I also recommend seeing a naturopath or a functional physician to adddres the nutrition aspect of your healing journey. Each body is different based on genetics and life experience. You deserve have your body understood and your health issues addressed holistically. You deserve to take the time to have your real needs met.

Visceral Manipulation is an excellent modality to help the digestion in the liver, the stomach, the pancreas and all the viscera in the abdominal area. It’s also helful for women’s health issues in the pelvis and also the thoracic region and head too.

If you would like to learn more about Visceral Manipulation, contact the Barral Institute. If you live in the Columbus , Ohio area, contact Sharon Hartnett CST-D to try a session!

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

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

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

Simply Explain the Purpose of Craniosacral Therapy

by | Jun 30, 2024 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K

Craniosacral Therapy

The cranium is the skull encasing the brain. Sacral refers to the triangular bone that is at the bottom of the back. Encapsulated within the vertebral column is the dura, deeper within- the arachnoid, and then the pia which surrounds the spine.

As Craniosacal Therapists trained at the Upledger Institute, we are listening and melding with the rhythm of the fluid which is circulating around the cranium down along the spine (sub arachnoide space)and back up. When we listen to this flow, we support the rhythm to free up any restrictions and to allow the fluid to nourish and clear away any issues in the Craniosacral System.

This is very soothing to the nervous system. It’s an experience, and many people find themselves becoming very calm and relaxed. And as we are also in connection with the fascia and other tissues, releases happen all the time on many different levels, with the benefits of the deeper intelligence moving the body toward equalibrium and integration.

Some things in the body are experiential and can’t be measured strictly. Can Craniosacral Therapy help you? I’d say yes. It’s is very nurturing and I have felt such incredible change under my hands, and have seen beautiful afterglows on the faces of my clients.

People give great accounts to their internal senses and feelings shifting. But truly, when one person, any therapist, works with you intently, with skill and with compassion, something good always occurs. With Craniosacral Therapy it is scientific and studies show it can be helpful. However, it’s unqiues up to the individual on the table, how much they can receive and shift. The body is rather miraculous, especially with a little nudge to heal.

If you’d like to find out more, contact Sharon Hartnett CST-D in the Columbus Ohio Area. Her office is at 6797 N. High St. in Worthington. Her phone number is 703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

www.barralinstitute.com

www.upledger.com

Explain How Is Craniosacral Therapy Different than Energy Work?

by SharonHartnett | Nov 9, 2019 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, upledger institute

Craniosacral compared to Energy Work

Craniosacral Therapy has been around for a long-time, and while people across the globe have been receiving it, CST is not as widespread as I would hope. So, I love that when potential clients call, they are so excited to learn. This work is terrific and I do my best to let people know that! I have also studied Energy Work for a long time. That has probably been undestood for even longer. I’ll address that too.

Mostly, people have heard about Craniosacral Therapy from a friend, colleage or family member who has experienced great results with this soft touch therapy. Often they are referred to the Upledger Institute. With urging they give me a call full of questions. I give a basic informative talk and offer a free 10 minute phone consulation to help them to understand how Craniosacral Therapy work and can help them!

One of the main questions is “Is this energy work”? It’s important for me to make this easy to understand because there is a big Difference. Yet there are also some similarities. First of all, Craniosacral Therapy is focused on the Craniosacral System. This is a system where craniosacral fluid is created in the vetricles of the brain, circulated there and around the spine and is then reabsorbed back into the venous system. So it is an actual physiological process. This fluid nourishes, helps protect and clears the Central Nervous System (CNS). When there are restrictions in the CNS, this fluid can release tension and help it to optimally support healthy functioning. This is important because the CNS connects to basically everything in the body. It is the Superhighway of communication for all the things that our body does. Craniosacral Therapy also works with the fascia which is a three dimension web of connective tissue. Working with fascia is quite transformative for posture and the whole body as well.

Energy Work is based on working with the vibrations of differet levels of consciousness. Energy runs through all things. It’s universal. When we kiss our children, we are running energy through our systems and then touching the other. Sometimes that energy causes a response in the other person. When an athlete football player runs across a football field, he/she is using his/her body’s energy to do so. Lasers use energy and are now in our medical system in so many ways. Each energy has it’s own unique way that it manifests. It can be used for healing and awakening too.

In the last 15 years, I have focused much of my pracice on Craniosacral Therapy as taught at the Upledger Institute. Before that I studied at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing of 8 years. I taught there as well, and Supervise students still. So I know a lot about both of these modalities. What is in common is that everything is made out energy. Whether someone believes in hands on energy healing or not, science shows us that relational interaction does create change between two organic beings. Faith healing and even intention does affect others. Same thing with prayers and medidation. So when a Craniosacral Therapist is working, of course energy is going to be running through both the systems of the therapist and the client- just as with any two people connecting and melding. If a Craniosacral Therapist has an interest with working with energy too, this can be incorporated into the session. But the intention between these two fields of healing are different: one of the Craniosacral System, and the other on working with energy.

Craniosacral Therapy is based in science, and was brought to many people through the work and education of Dr. John Upledger. The best energy work system that I know was taught at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, created by Dr. Barbara Brennan. While Reiki is more well know- it is a much more basic energy model. These two modalities of CST and energy work go hand in hand, but the focus is very different.

I hope that I have answered any questions you may have had on this topic. If you are interested in finding out more, I do offer a free 10 minute phone consult at 703 509-1792

Warmly,

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

www.massageincolumbusohio.com

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com