Sacred Spaces Bodywork was developed by Cathy Pliscof Holway, PT, as she sought a gentle, respectful way to honor the self-healing mechanisms of body, mind and spirit. As a "hands-on" physical therapist with over 23 years of CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation experience, she discovered a way to palpate the tissues of the body and encourage the flow of critical fluids through restricted areas.
This method of holding the tissues in "Profound Neutral" led to the development of a series of techniques, for beginners as well as advanced therapists, that is known as the Sacred Spaces Bodywork method of craniosacral work.
Sacred Spaces Bodywork:
Reflects the original explorations of osteopaths A.T.Still, the founder of osteopathy; W.G.Sutherland, who developed cranial osteopathy, and R.Becker, who further explored the unique healing processes present in all of us. All three physicians believed that good health reflects the integration of the energies of body, mind and spirit.At the core of our healing mechanisms is the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds and nourishes the brain and spinal cord.
Good flow of this fluid, as well as blood flow, is critical for the health and motion of all of our body systems: including vascular, visceral, nervous, lymphatic and musculoskeletal systems.Sacred Spaces Bodywork:
Uses the gentle touch of Profound Neutral to palpate these fluids and encourage their flow to nourish the organs, muscles and bones of the body. This allows the tissues to release old restrictions from disease, surgery or trauma.
Restrictions in the organs, muscles and bones can be a core cause of chronic pain symptoms such as headaches, neck and back aches, arm or leg pains that have not responded to medications or other therapies.
When restrictions release from the body, pain levels decrease and mobility improves. The body remembers a deeper level of function and flow, and ease is restored for many activities.
Sacred Spaces Bodywork gently encourages the body to remember its original flow of healthy mobility and function.
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