The controversy about whether the bones of the skull move relative to each other has absorbed more hours of discussion in the lives of Cranial Therapists than perhaps any other subject. From the perspective of Allopaths (standard American...
Category - Manual and Movement Therapies
Explores touch therapy, movement education via Sprike App, collagen and Vitamin C’s role, vision optimization, reflex integration, fascia significance, body reading, and natural arm positioning to enhance physical health and movement.
We human beings like to think that we control our bodies, that as we command our bodies to do something, it is our sense of ourselves that acts. When we think, “Pick up that cup and drink from it”, it is our conscious sense of self...
Four-legged animals have it easy. As they walk along, their ribs hang off of their spine like clothes on a clothesline, the weight of their torso helping to stretch out the joints and ligaments of their spines. Even our ape-like ancestors, who...
When our automatic reflexes are working well, we rarely even notice. These extremely fast reactions happen much quicker than would be possible if we had to think through the best option for that circumstance, making reflexes incredibly useful...
What is Muscle Testing?:Muscle testing is a foundational technique used in a wide range of complementary health protocols. It is often used as a diagnostic tool for determining whether a specific remedy will be beneficial. Usually, this is done...
Strength and co-ordination are a consequence of integrated neuro-motor control functions. These functions usually rely on small muscles that make fine adjustments to the bodies position and movement vectors. Information that the control system...
BackgroundMoving around has always been at the top of every evolutionary “got to have” checklist. From Jellyfish to fish of all stripes, to land animals to us, improvements in locomotion confer a survival advantage. It is...
When I started studying Deep Tissue Bodywork in 1983 the common perception in the U.S. was that therapeutic change couldn’t manifest through touch. Even Acupuncture at that time was commonly considered akin to witchcraft. Talk therapies...
Holding ESR points can often act within a minute to restore a sense of calm, improve focus and attention. However it is fine to hold them for a long time and many times a day. Used in trauma response, they can be held continually. In therapy...
Eight bones together comprise our cranial vault. Often it is written in the U.S. (1) that by the age of 25 these bones have fused and that the skull has thus become in essence one large bone. This description is thought based on early...