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Find out more about Craniosacral Therapy (CST) by calling 614 653-8111

Sharon Hartnett CST-D has been practicing manual bodywork for close to 30 years.  In the last 15 years, she has focused primarily on the light touch work taught by Dr. John Upledger, called Craniosacral Therapy.

The great thing about CST is that the touch is so gentle, that the body does not go into any type of defensive pattern when touched.  And because the therapist is listening to the fluids and the tissues,  the work can go deep without the usual pain that is associated with deep tissue work. Yet, the results are just the same, if not better.  The impact of CST is profound.  It enhances the function of the central nervous system (CNS) with self-correcting nourishing action.

You may wonder why the CNS is so important.  Well, when the brain and the spine are working optimally, all the information that supports the body does as well.  For example,  along the spine, if one of the nerves exiting is compressed, it can diminish the ability of that part of the body from doing its work efficiently.  It can bring about pain, and imbalances.  By releasing the fascia and other tissues from around a nerve, we can help the body to come back into favorable function.

Craniosacral Therapy is a specialty type of massage therapy.  If you are looking for help for pain relief, headaches, fibromyalgia or such- this may be the road to wellness.  You can find an Upledger Therapist at:  www.upledger.com .  I always recommend that you look for someone who is either Certified at the Diplomate Level, or if not, the Techniques.  That means you have a Therapist who has gone through extensive training and testing to help you on your healing journey.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 740 966-5151 for a free 15 minute consult if you are local to Columbus.  If I can help you find the best match elsewhere, I will do that too.

Blessing on the Pathway to Wellbeing.

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Craniosacral Therapy and Anxiety

Everyday is a new experience.  But some days, for some people,  anxiety can be severe.  When feelings of anxiety take over, the quality of life can take a downward spiral.

What can help a person experiencing Anxiety?

Most people find very good experiences with psychotherapy when they are dealing with anxiety.  It can be very helpful. However,  many people have also started to find wonderful benefits through touch.  Ideally-  when working with both a trained psychotherapist and a Craniosacral Therapist in combination,  clients can often find real progress. This is because the client has the opportunity to talk through their thinking processes, yet also have the opportunity to feel their body relax.  The mind body & spirit connection can not be underrated.  By simply interrupting the stress components of daily life, a person can take a moment to let go enough to remember health and how that feels.  When we have a source of such remembering,  it's also possible to make new choices in life.

Craniosacral Therapy (CST)  is a gentle and un-intrusive type of massage (or better stated- type of bodywork) that works directly with the Central Nervous system.  By using a very light touch to meld and listen to the rhythm of the Craniosacral Fluid, the Craniosacral Therapist can help the body to let go of rotations, adhesions in the fascia and such that keep the body stressed.   Below is a picture of just how widespread the nervous system is.  By looking at the connections, it is easy to see how touching and releasing any problem areas can also affect the rest of the body.

On a personal note,  whether it be massage therapy or a specialized type of work such as Craniosacral Therapy,  clients who come into a professional and quiet space to get in touch with mindfulness and quiet with kind touch, mostly walk away feeling much more quiet and at peace from my experience as a Massage Therapist for over 17 years.  The body, mind & spirit are relaxing and a holistic approach to wellness teaches the brain new patterns of health.

If you are interested in finding out more about CST, please call Sharon Hartnett CST, LMT, SI for a free 15 minute telephone consultation at (740) 966-5153

Sharon Hartnett LMT:  Serving the Columbus, New Albany area in Ohio

www.massageincolumbusohio.com

For more info on CST, check out www.upledger.com

Understanding Craniosacral Therapy

One of the reasons why I love Craniosacral Therapy is because it is so light and gentle.  

After doing Structural Integration for many years,  I decided to question whether a light touch could produce as profound results as the more active types of massage work.  

And-  Indeed it does.

For me though as a Certified Advanced CST practitioner and one who has received a lot of work,  Craniosacral is a type of bodywork that feels more subtle and promotes self-healing at a very deep level.  For people who are not very much in touch with their bodies, it may take a few sessions to relax and to begin to experience life in a more quiet way.  It takes patience sometimes to drop all the activity out in the world and to listen to the spaciousness within.

In the United States, people are often so busy-  we have so may worries and concerns about money, work, food,  relationships- whatever.  Craniosacral time is about letting go of these stresses and reconnecting with balance, nourishing connection and the intelligence of life.

At first,  it may seem like not much is happening at all.  But as sessions progress, and the body takes in the quiet work,  things begin to re-organize, and the nervous system especially begins to find its center and flow zone more easier.  When the nervous system is happy, the rest of the body can let go of fight or/and flight responses.  Healing reconnects us to our core.

To be a Certified Craniosacral Therapist, one has to study anatomy and physiology of the brain, spinal  cored, and surrounding tissues to understand how to support the flow of the craniosacral fluid for symmetry, strength, amplitude and more.  We help you to explore the quiet spaces of calm, and wisdom that already exist within you.  We trust the process because we have found the healing for ourselves.  Otherwise, we would not have learned this type of work.  All the CST people I know have a heart for healing and a mind to understand the details of how the body functions.

Some of the things that Craniosacral Therapy are good for are:  

• Migraines and Headaches
• Chronic Neck and Back Pain
• Stress and Tension
• Motor Coordination Impairments
• Infant and Childhood Disorders
• Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
• Chronic Fatigue
• Fibromyalgia
• TMJ
• Scoliosis
• Central Nervous Disorders
• Learning Disabilities
• ADD
• PTSD
• Orthopedic Problems 
• And many other Conditions

For more information on this beautifully intricate type of massage and bodywork, check out:

http://www.upledger.com/content.asp?id=61

or my website at:

www.massageincolumbusohio.com

If you are local to the Columbus, Ohio area and would like a Craniosacral Session, please call:

Sharon Hartnett LMT, CST

(614) 372-6598 

Also, working in the Johnstown area.