Moving from Story to Quiet with Stillpoint

Craniosacral Therapy Stillpoint: A Quiet Place

From the moment we wake up in the morning, to the time we close our eyes at night... our sense of Self is for the most part, identified with thinking and belief systems that affect our health.  

Of course, thinking is an integral  part of living, building and creating, but it can often be brought out of balance by the extreme demands in life.  When we identify with our outer world relationships, we have a choice to respond from a place of equilibrium or polarity.  What determines our reactions is the shape of the world in which our mind is set.  If we have learned to engage in a certain way throughout our lives,  layered habitual patterns will set the template of what our life sees, feels, and looks like. When we live in these preconceived ideas of reality, it is sometimes difficult to accept what is truly in the present.  And living out of harmony in the past or future can be very stressful.  It can make it difficult to be in the truth of the moment.  It can affect our health in so many negative ways. When we are anywhere else besides being with what is.... we are at odds. 

It is when we have the chance to wake up to the realization that our "story is created by us" and that we are indeed responsible for creating and co-creating in the theaters of our mind, that we begin to free up and live more vitally.  Stress leaves, and our Presence expands.

One of the things that can help people to move out of the story and into essence is to have the body's sensory input shift with a Craniosacral Therapy Session.  Often, when clients, come in to my office, they are upset, not feeling well, in pain, stressed out and basically feeling out of whack.  One of the first and best things I do at the beginning of a session is to help the body go into a Stillpoint .   It is the easiest thing I have found to help people to calm down from mind chatter and to allow the body to relax and therapeutically self-correct.  An intervention into the craniosacral system with the merging of the therapist and the client with a small manual movement stirs the consciousness into rippling waves of unfolding and reconnection on so many levels of the physiology, as well as the mind and spirit.  

Clients often describe it as: there is a certain point where the brain seems to just empty and let go of all the stress and tension.  It's quiet and rich.

I find that it is in these quiet places that our whole world can change.

Reality is Reality~

For more information about Craniosacral Therapy,  call Sharon Hartnett CST  at 614 372-6598.

www.massageincolumbusohio.com

or read:

www.upledger.com

Relieving Stress Helps You to Be More Creative at Work: Craniosacral Therapy

Clients have come to my office, often feeling stressed and unable to work to their potential in their jobs. It's not always easy with all the demands that are placed on business owners and employees in the economy that we have had in the last 8 years.  With this said,  there has to be a solution to the problems that come along with a high stress life.

What can you do to make life easier?  Change your Brain:)

1.  Begin to slow down and meditate.  This doesn't necessarily mean sitting with your fingers posed and chanting "OM".  But that is a possibility too.  You can take walks in nature.  Bring your mind inward.  Follow Your thoughts and allow them to leave once they are through.  Be curious in the moment rather than judging your thoughts.  Listen for the harmony of life and allow everything else to slip into its own way.

2.  Open your mind to new possibilities.  Begin by examining your belief systems and how they affect your life.  Are your thoughts absolutely true?  Do you need to be right or do you want to be happy?  Look at things with fresh eyes and fresh ears!

3.  Take quiet time to close your eyes and take a power nap if need be.  It is amazing that a 10 minute nap in the afternoon can totally refresh you.

4.  Stop blocking what you feel in the moment and acknowledge what is present with mindfulness.  Often we hold things in, argue or hide what is important to us.  What if you decide that everything you feel is valuable and is helpful when heard and accepted as it is?

5.  Breath.  Don't forget to breath!  You'd be surprise how many people hold their breath and stop breathing in the richness of life.  Open your mouth and follow your breath.  Notice where is goes and where it stops.  Be kind to yourself in your exploration between breath and your environment.

6.  Get up and move.  Even if you take a five minute break, stretch and lengthen your body.  Sitting too much is not good for the body.

7.  Set up a Craniosacral Therapy (CST) Session schedule based on your needs.  CST is very relaxing and supportive of your nervous system.  If you are high strung, it usually helps to relax.  If you are low energy, CST tends to help you feel more energized.  It's all about balance and revitalization.

8.  Eat foods that make you feel better and stop eating that which doesn't.

9.  Exercise at least 30 minutes a few times a week.  Walk whenever possible.

10. Do fun things.  Smiling makes you feel good on so many levels!  When you are happy, you are more productive and can accomplish so much more.

Many of my clients feel more creative and fulfilled with their work when they take good care of themselves.

For more information on Craniosacral Therapy, check out my websites:

www.massageincolumbusohio.com
www.integrativesoulandbodywork.com

Have a light and precious Day!

Warmly, 

Sharon Hartnett

Call:  (614) 372-6598 

Bringing Awareness Inward

Most of our days are spent rushing around and accomplishing all the things that are on our "to do" list.  Enthusiasm can take us a long way.

Balance too can bring great advantages into our lives.  It's important to remember that in order to keep energized in order to follow our dreams, it is important to practice slowing down and mediating for nourishment.  Meditating can mean many different things to people.  The interpretation here is bringing awareness to the Self in Mindfulness and be curious in relationship.  When we take the time to move inward and listen,  we reconnect to Source.

Take the time to quiet down everyday for yourself and wellbeing.

If you are having a difficult time,  find a local Certified Craniosacral Therapist.  Here is a link to help you:

www.Upledger.com

Craniosacral is a light touch therapy that will help you unwind and relieve stress and increase vitality.

Warmly,

Sharon Hartnett LMT
740 966-5153

Website:  www.columbus-craniosacral-structuralintegration.com
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