Healing: The Most Powerful Force Is Found in Nature

by SharonHartnett | Jun 28, 2024 | Craniosacral Therapy, Energy Healing, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, upledger institute

Healing Arises From a Place Deeper Than the Physical Body.

Healing. When we walk outside on a beautiful day, it’s easy to feel the harmony of life in nature. There is a flow, an order, and also innate structure which allows life to happen.

There exists a summation of all the individual parts that enhance the whole. The changes of the seasons, the new beginnings and endings all give us an idea of the depth of life beyond what we can even imagine. Life makes sense, yet there is still the Unknown.

The mystery. When life goes off course, miracles do happen. Quite often something which is needed gets brought into the equation to make it all work. Yet it not usually the case that we can MAKE healing happen. Rather it’s like an ingredient that is gathered in and offered. It’s the right combination. It’s the melding into unity that gives rise to strength and recovery.

With Craniosacral Therapy, and Visceral Manipulation, it is usually the listening, blending, and the gentle touch that suggests a new possibility. The invisible intelligence within connects down to the cellular level, the tissues, the organs and a whole system. I feel this with all of the people who rest on my table. Often it feels like bringing in change and a new way that opens the door for turning on shifts, growth and integration.

For clients, in between sessions, I often recommend taking off the shoes and walking through a park and feeling the earth’s grounding as life unfolds. Observe the sky which goes beyond the clouds and through space. Imagine all the things to which we are all connected. Some known, but most not.

Healing, is more than the body. It’s the life force and intelligence that is experienced throughout all of nature.

Listen to your body. Notice how you belong, and how all things fit into the pulse of life.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D at Lighten Up Therapies
703 509-1792
Worthington and Johnstown Locations

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Experiencing The Power of the Witness in Craniosacral

by SharonHartnett | Mar 16, 2021 | craniosacral, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, Spiritual Healing, upledger institute

Witness

One of my teachers from the Upledger Institute Posted something about Witnessing, written by Dr. John Upledger. It made me take some time to reflect on the how powerful this Craniosacral Therapy is simply by offering each person on the table a witness. When we 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 realizes when it is being held in a sacred space with care. It understands that it is being understood in a fresh perspective. 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 703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.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

Craniosacral Columbus

by SharonHartnett | Dec 3, 2018 | Craniosacral Therapy, concussion, craniosacral, mind body & spirit, mindfulness, upledger institute

Craniosacral Columbus

During the last 20 years, I have thrown myself into Craniosacral Columbus work. Why? Because I have seen so many positive results for my clients without having to dig in. I don’t have to create pain for the gentle release of pain to happen. It’s much easier for my clients.

For many years, I focused on deep connective tissue work. I thought that by leaning my body weight in that I could get great results. Often I did. But that type of work can be quite uncomfortable. So, I decided to go for the more light touch work that worked with the body rather than pushing through, to see if I could get as impressive results for pain relief and integration. I do!

When a Craniosacral Therapist listens, your body tells us where there are restrictions throught the rhytym of the functioning of the cerebral spinal fluid, and also the fascia. This “inner guidance” directs us where to go and how to support the Central Nervous (Brain & Spine Connection) system to function at its best.

The more I practiced Craniosacral Columbus therapy, I began to see my clients go deeper inside, releasing tensions and often stuck emotions. Their bodies relaxed. Their stressed disappeared. Many times, I have had clients falls deep into sleep after not being able to sleep for weeks. The fascia began to melt so easily, excess energy released, and people woke up with no pain, feeling clearer and happier.

This was an easy decision. If I could help clients… people in pain from car accidents, those dealing with concussions, and neck and back pain, those with high anxiety- the picture was clear. I found my way to serve.

If you would like to find out more about Craniosacral Columbus therapy work, contact Sharon Hartnett CST-D for information. She is an accomplished Certified Diplomate CST therapist who has reached the highest certification through the Upledger Institute. She has close to 30 years of experience in bodywork, massage, Hakomi and other healing techniques.

Craniosacral Columbus

Located in Johnstown, right outside of New Albany on a beautiful horse farm. On Fridays, bringing Craniosacral Therapy at its highest level to Worthington, Ohio!

If you haven’t found stress relief or for your body pains, please call for a free 15 minute consultation at 703 509-1792! Looking forward to meeting and serving.

Warmly, Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacralatherapistcolumbus.com

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Yoga Teacher Training

by SharonHartnett | Dec 3, 2018 | yoga

Yoga is much more than I had ever imagined it to be…

For a long time, I have been working with people on the massage table. I used to do really deep structural work though, and eventually bowing over the table took its toll on me. So I decided at 57 to do something about it. During the last 15 years, I had re-focused most of my gentle practice on Craniosacral Therapy, and integrated everything else as secondary, and to use as needed. This was a good change for me. Much easier on my body as I transitioned. Now, I also work with energy quite a bit and that in my opinion, is an integral part of healing. Most recently though, I splurged on me, and I signed up for teacher training at Yoga On High. I realized that I had to do something that was centered only on me and my health and wellbeing. I deserved to feel good. And I know my clients will benefit just as much!

To let you in on a secret, ne thing that massage therapists and bodyworkers often do, is help others and tend to forget to do the self-care needed. So many burn out. But I loved my work so much that I stuck with it. But then my aches and pains started to show up. So I jumped off the cliff and threw myself into this sacred practice of OM on a whim. At 57, I forgot that I wasn’t as young as I thought I was and didn’t realize it would be such a challenge. With yoga, starting at my age- I had to take it slowly. Most of the people who were in my class were so much younger. It was difficult to keep up. I had practiced Kundalini before but not at the level that the class started at. After the first class, I thought what the heck did I get myself into? This is crazy I thought. And also, because my body was changing quite a bit due to the change of life, other health issues were catching up. Menopause is a great teacher, as women change in this age group.

In any case, the best thing I did for myself though was to just show up to class. I did. Over and over again. Weekends, hour classes, studying, watching yoga videos. It all counts as yoga. To be honest, there also was much homework. I was surprised. But I took it in and absorbed it like a sponge. The more I figured out how my own body worked, and how it felt with different asana practices, the better I felt. I learned to go at my own pace, and to honor the movement as it was. I also really began to dig the energy there. There is a sense of community at YoHi I did not find anywhere else in Columbus. A place where kindness, integrity and care showed up in all things. Month after month, I began to feel better and better. I feel so good at the end of a class now.

All my classes are finished. I have a few project ahead to complete, and then final certification. I plan to take my time, and bring all the glory of peace, presence and sweetness into my daily practice. Not sure that I will teach classes. I feel like there is still so much to learn, and my body needs more attention. But what I have taken in, I will share with my clients happily. I have realized that as great as the work is that I do, people can retain the changes in their body much better with a practice.

Yoga is now part of my life. I wish I had started it so much earlier. The movements, stretches and strength building is much more profound than all my years working out at the gym.

Looking forward to working more and more with my clients, sharing my blessings of Yoga.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

703 509-1792

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

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