Craniosacral Therapy & Process Work in London & Devon
Welcome to the Listening Hands, Healing Heart webpage for Lol Kane, registered Craniosacral Therapist
Helping Life Come Into Balance
In cranial work we listen through our hands to what is being communicated to us by the whole of the person we are in therapeutic relationship with. Part of what is being expressed is the story of that person’s body and what it holds within. This is communicated through the language of the body : the motion patterns of the tissues, the tide-like expressions and fluctuations of the fluid body, and the expressions of what we call “potency”, the agency whereby inertial patterns within the body are resolved and actual healing is effected.
We are so much more than our physical bodies, though. Our hands are connected energetically to the heart, not so much to the physical organ but deeper still, to the heart or core of our being. It is as if our hands are an extension of that deeper heart. If in cranial work it can be said we listen from an inner, neutral place, with our senses in balance, then the more deeply we listen from within the more we listen from the heart. At the deepest level we listen from a place of intrinsic stillness, of equanimity, of suchness, where compassion without attachment is naturally present.
It has been said that healing takes place when we are heard, and the more deeply we are heard the more deeply we are healed. What can be heard from such a depth of listening? Everything can! Everything that needs to be heard to make us whole.
What is Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is a "hands on" therapy that works with the person on all levels, not just the physical. In cranial work we listen via the hands to how well the patient's body-mind intelligence is able to express its health.
Listening for this on all levels allows the patient's intelligent system to show the patterns of restriction that are impeding full expression of health. What is received by the practitioner is automatically reflected back to this intelligent system.
This reflecting back is an integral part of the healing process - the patient is at a deeper level able to see an aspect of who they are and what they are holding in a way that is not normally available to them.
Classical cranial work
In classical cranial work the practitioner facilitates processes whereby the patient's own system works with patterns of restriction. Let's take as an example a trauma held in the tissues as the result of a whiplash injury. The person may feel they have recovered from the accident but the underlying trauma pattern is still there, giving rise to headaches and neck and shoulder problems.
During treatment the patient is helped to access deeper resources within themselves, and their healing potency is brought into play. Shock held in the tissues is helped to be released, then the patient's health is able to process and dissipate the forces holding the pattern. Areas of contraction and tension are able to soften and relax and what may have been put out of alignment due to the accident is enabled to realign naturally.
This is an example of working with a traumatic injury arising from a clear cause, but the practitioner is still working with the underlying health, the whole person. The same principles of working with the underlying health are used in treating a diverse range of conditions:
# Anxiety
# Arthritis
# Asthma
# Autism
# Back pain
# Birth trauma
# Bronchitis
# Cerebral Palsy
# Chronic fatigue
# Colic
# Depression
# Digestive disorders
# Drug withdrawal
# Dyslexia
# Emotional trauma
# Exhaustion
# Frozen shoulder
# Headaches
# Hormonal imbalances
# Hyperactivity
# Immune system disorders
# Insomnia
# Menstrual pain PMS
# Migraines
# Post-dental trauma
# Post-operative issues
# Pre- and peri-natal issues
# i.e. problems during and after pregnancy
# Sciatica
# Shock: physical and emotional
# Sinusitis
# Sports injuries
# Stress and stress related illnesses
# Tinnitus and middle ear problems
# TMJ/jaw disorders
# Visual disturbances
# Vertigo
# Whiplash injuries
Is CST suitable for me?
Craniosacral Therapy is suitable for all ages, from newly-born babies to the old and infirm.
It is suitable for those simply looking in the short term for an improvement in their condition, as well as for those who are willing to work over a longer period of time with deeply held patterns and their related symptom pictures.
It is commonly used, safely and successfully, to treat a diverse range of both acute and chronic conditions.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
1995-96: Foundation training in Craniosacral Therapy at the Karuna Institute in Devon, graduating with Diploma in Craniosacral Therapy. Registered with the Craniosacral Therapy Association since 1996.
Since 1996 I have continued with ongoing professional development, which has included a series of post-graduate CST seminars at the Karuna Institute, as well as a more process-oriented practitioner training with Mike Boxhall RCST, focussing on a transpersonal way of working.
I am currently part of the teaching faculty at the Karuna Institute, a centre of excellence for the training of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapists.
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