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" I wonder Divya, if women today can escape a pill........a vaccine.......or being under the knife." - Effath YasminCalling this a reality of today's maternal healthcare system is not enough to point out the issues that need dire resolution because the problems are far more complex than 'one' solution being right and everything else, wrong.The issue is of the belief systems fuelled by years of medical marketing, cultural hearsay, shifting away from our traditional systems completely in the name of advancement without paying heed to the resulting loss.In this episode as we explore The language around Birth especially in the media pertaining to Home Births, we also speak about the collective 'discouraging' language around the whole spectrum of 'Womanhood', Birth and Breastfeeding with Effath Yasmin ma'am who  is a pioneering Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, and registered Flower Practitioner. Founder Nourish & Nurture, a family wellness clinic in Mumbai, Yasmin's unique & deep insightful wisdom on Birth, Breastfeeding, Parenting, Life Coaching & Skills, and Childhood Trauma have established her as a leading voice in Woman, Maternal & Family Wellness.An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Yasmin's acclaimed film “Untying Breastfeeding” has garnered four international awards, highlighting the challenges in birth and motherfeeding. Yasmin also cofounded an international organisation for clinical education on tongue-tie for healthcare professionals and advocating for family-centered care in breastfeeding and maternal health worldwide.Explored Areas in this episode:Problems in the present Maternal Medical System1. Language around Home Births in Media vs coverage of the hospital births2. Misplaced initiative of the complete industrialisation of Birth3. Unclear demarcation of the role of medical system in BirthPossible solutions:1. Re-establishing the midwifery system by absorption of existing Dais and upscaling current system.2. The responsibility of fair and curious journalism that does not sensationalise Birth.3. An integrated system thSupport the showSign up for Childbirth Preparation Programs! visit www.birthagni.com/birthclassesSupport the show:Donations (India) - https://birthagni.com/birthagnipodcast#podcast-listDonations (world) - buymeacoffee.com/birthagni If you like what you hear, leave us a rating on Spotify app and answer the question at each episode! a review on Apple podcasts. Share on Whatsapp/Insta/FB Share on Instagram and tag us @divyakapoorvox Support the production by making a donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/birthagni. This ensures the continuity and quality and a good coffee on sleepless recording nights! Subscribe to the FREE newsletter at https:/...

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When a health crisis hits we usually take one of two roads, we take the path of being consumed by fear or we radically change our lives and take control of our own healing. This week, Angela Dechaine shares her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer and her journey of coming back into a life filled with vitality as she got quiet and intimate with her body to ask the hard questions. Her message is one of hope, empowerment and inspiration. In this episode we chat about: Her healing journey from Breast Cancer How as women we are truth seekers and how this can be a gift to help us on our journey of healing How are inner knowing is a way for the body to talk to us and help guide us to health How she use Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy to support her clients on their healing journey How learning about her cycle and reclaiming the second half of her cycle has changed her life Why postpartum care is a deep interest for Angela Angela is a Mother, INNATE Postpartum Care Certified Practitioner, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Teacher. She deeply trusts the Intelligence of the body and its capacity for repair and healing.  She works with bodies in a holistic way that honours the uniqueness of their anatomy, physiology, nervous system and psycho-spiritual-emotional experiences.  She is committed to supporting humans to REMEMBER the truth of who they are and their integral place in the Universe through her work  RESOURCES: You can learn more about Angela at https://wellspringcranio.com or follow her on Instagram @wellspringcranio Join me in my FREE masterclass Burnout to Balance on January 28 - Click here to register Grab my NEW FREE E-Book “Maybe it's Not You: The truth on PMS” Have questions about your cycle, your hormones or how to live aligned with your womb wisdom? Email your questions to thealignedwomb@gmail.com and your question may just be answered with one of our brilliant guest speakers.

Braedy Mac is a nervous system specialist. He's also a Trauma-Informed Clinical Breathworker, Body Worker, Yoga Teacher, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, and an Integrated Nutrition, Business, and Relationship Coach.Together, we explore his transformational journey from fighter to healer. We discuss practical methods of regulating the nervous system, important considerations for practitioners, the power of meaningful relationships, and more.1-1 Relationship Coaching (Free Consult)Embodied Relating Podcast (YouTube)Embodied Relationship Council (6-Week Program)-

Clubs, Flow and Rock and Roll: https://osi-online.com/courses/clubs-flow-rock-roll/ In this episode, Tim talks with Dr. Michael Shea about Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and his new book, The Biodynamics of the Immune System. You are really going to enjoy this conversation. Get a notepad! To learn more from Dr.Shea, click here: https://www.sheaheart.com/ To read his new book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Biodynamics-Immune-System-Balancing-Energies/dp/1644115255/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1ORV2MAMUEV2E&keywords=michael+shea&qid=1686236194&sprefix=michael+shea%2Caps%2C253&sr=8-6 To find a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, click here: https://www.craniosacraltherapy.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/original-strength/support

Are we chasing down symptoms, or addressing the root cause? All too often when we find ourselves having chronic stomach issues, acne, or inflammation, we reach for cures to these SYMPTOMS. We aren't looking into what can be CAUSING our body to react this way. Today on The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast we are joined by Josh and Jeanne Rubin, also known as The Real Food Gangstas. Josh has a bachelor's in occupational therapy, and Jeanne is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. With over 20 years of research and experience they have unlocked the secret to defining a healthy, healing, and sustainable diet…. Taking the term “Food is Medicine” to a new level. Tune into today's episode to learn how to start addressing the stress causing your symptoms, and what you can do to better manage it. Topics Discussed in Today's Episode: ● How Josh and Jeanne got started ● Chasing symptoms instead of addressing problems ● How bodies respond to the world ● Focusing on small things to create health ● What cortisol is and how it affects the body ● Learning how to regulate ● Creating spaces for things to move through more gently. ● What adrenal fatigue is ● What questions listeners should ask themselves to address healing ● Working toward progress Related Links: The CVG Nation app, for iPhone The CVG Nation app, for Android Our Fitness FB Group. Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings EastWest Healing Josh and Jeanne on Instagram

Alyssa  welcomes Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist Lucille Rayner to the show to explain exactly what biodynamic craniosacral therapy is and how it works. Lucille also calls it Trauma Resolution Bodywork Therapy and she shares the healing benefits it provides. Lucille describes the path that led her to biodynamic craniosacral therapy and how the very first time she experienced it, she felt her body rushing towards the therapist in response to the work being done. Lucille details a bit of the science behind the fascia, the connective tissue of communication along the spine, and how the nervous system and blood flow work with this modality. But the true appeal is in the sense of openness, spaciousness, and integration with healing that occurs through the therapy. Traumas of any kind are connected and can be carried in the physical body. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a non-manipulative, calming, and orienting modality that can help regulate pain and change your relationship with how your body holds stress and experiences. About Lucille Rayner:Lucille Rayner is a passionate practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Curiosity about the body, its systems, and how to support optimal health for herself and others, has been a long time passion for her. With over 10 years of experience in the natural health industry, Lucille fell in love with the study of essential oils, herbal medicine, nutrition, yoga, chigong based movement, and meditation. Practicing craniosacral therapy was a natural progression for Lucille and she is so grateful to have found this beautiful work.Lucille has a deep excitement to support and nurture a felt-sense relationship with the wisdom that is human physiology. She helps to create a safe and informed container for women to feel their bodies, remembering their innate intelligence and its grand capacity to heal. She is devoted to helping build a relationship of trust in the health of her clients, allowing them to be empowered leaders of their own experience.Lucille blends her practice with a deep reverence for this profound work and brings a fun lightheartedness that she believes the world needs more of. Trust, care, kindness, safety and joy are important qualities to Lucille and she tries to bring her own blend of that to the treatment table as well as to her life.Touch and deep listening saved her life and it is Lucille's mission to spread as much of it out into the world as she can.“Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way!”—Maliya: website | instagram | facebookLucille Rayner |  Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist: website TranscriptionLori Bean As we all know, women in today's day and age need a different level of care. We invite you to join us as we explore the world of holistic care, what it means and how it can really benefit you.Alyssa Rabin We're going to be providing you with really insightful and practical information as to what our practitioners here at Maliya do, who they are, and how their specific modalities can support your well being.Lori Bean We're going to be having candid conversations with women of all ages, sharing their stories, their journeys, their struggles, and all of their relatable experiences.Alyssa Rabin Absolutely. As well, we're going to be informing you on how Western and Eastern medicine can really work together to help you to become and to show up in the world as the woman you are really meant to be. Alyssa Rabin  00:57Welcome to the Maliya podcast. This is Alyssa Rabin, your host for the day. And today we are going to be talking about something that's fairly new in my life. It has just been introduced to me since Mailya opened four and a half months ago. It is something that is truly near and dear to my heart, a practice that has saved me on many different occasions. And the modality I'm talking about is called Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Now people ask me all the time, what is it and I have no idea how to describe it or what I should tell them about, except that it has saved me after COVID. Totally, completely saved me. I have Crohn's, it has taken so much inflammation out of my body. And today we have our Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Lucille Rayner, with us. Lucille Rayner  02:00Hello. Alyssa Rabin  02:01Yay. And hopefully, Lucille will be able to explain it better than I can as to what is craniosacral therapy? Why don't we start first with who are you? How did you get into craniosacral therapy? Lucille Rayner  02:25Well, hello, my name is Lucille Rayner. I'm fairly new here to Maliya. Lori is one of the students in the training that I assisted for craniosacral therapy. And she started this place and tried to get me to come on additionally. And it didn't work out. But in the last couple of weeks I've joined the team and I feel really excited about being a part of this. The vision is really beautiful. And I don't know, coming here just feels like I've been here for a long time. Alyssa Rabin  02:59Oh my gosh, absolutely. Lucille Rayner  03:01And it's only been two weeks. And I feel like I've been here for forever. Yeah, like I just have known everyone all my life. Alyssa Rabin  03:07That's what I was just saying to Lori the other day. Amazing. Um, yeah. So we are so thrilled to have Lucille here. We do have another Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist as well. Her name is Linda White, and she's fabulous. But today, we're talking with Lucille and so tell us how did you get into this? How did you even hear about craniosacral therapy? Lucille Rayner  03:29Yeah, it's kind of an interesting story. I've known for most of my life that I wanted to be some kind of practitioner. Like when I was little, I was always doing my grandma or my mom's makeup or wanting to give them little massages, or my friends and I would hang out, like after going to a bar or something, I'd be like, ah, everyone needs facials. So, yeah, I just always knew that I wanted to be some kind of practitioner and I started looking into doing massage. And that didn't feel right. And I did some work with Reiki and that was okay, but it didn't give enough meat, like in terms of anatomy and some of that science-y stuff. And then I traveled the world. For a number of years I studied yoga, I studied meditation. I was teaching that for a while in different places around the globe and got really into gardening and thought I was on it. I was gonna do stuff with growing food and I do as a hobby, but-- Alyssa Rabin  04:34She makes the best lettuce. Makes? Grows the best lettuce. Lucille Rayner  04:38I make it all on my own. Yeah, and then I after traveling and living on the coast and all over the place, I came back to Calgary and I was working at Community Natural Foods and they had this life coach guy that staff go and see, it was pretty great. And I was saying to him, I want to go back to school and find my path and blah, blah, blah. And so he gave, he gives me this homework, I had to go and find three different places that... or, like, research three different places that I could possibly see myself going. So I looked into yoga therapy and nutrition, and I don't even remember what else. Alyssa Rabin  05:17And that was obviously not the right path. Lucille Rayner  05:20And it was the day of my meeting with him, going with my homework of none of the stuff that I really actually wanted to do, and I went into the bathroom and then I came out and there was this little sign on the poster board outside of the bathroom at Community that said, biodynamic craniosacral therapy intro talk. And then I was like, what is that, and I kind of read the little blurb about it. And I had no idea but I just knew. And I was like, okay, actually, this is what I'm committing to, I'm gonna go to this intro talk. I went, it was actually here in Cochrane. And Heidi, the teacher at the time, did this amazing presentation, she's just very eloquent and awesome with her teaching skills, but showed this video of this developing embryo. So the different stages of an embryo developing, can't see my hands, but they do this curling and uncurling kind of motion. And she talked about how these underlying forces that created us are still within us and heal us. So this intelligent blueprint of how we developed and created ourselves is still a part of our system. And by accessing that, we can come into these deeper healing forces and come closer to that original place that we came from. And watching this video and hearing her say that I was just like, my whole body got it. I didn't get it intellectually, but my, like, my-- Alyssa Rabin  06:53You felt it. Lucille Rayner  06:54I felt open, I felt spacious. I felt tubes inside of me that I didn't... now I know what they are, because I've developed that a bit more, but like feeling fluids move and tides, and, like, I got all of this wash of this deep bodily experience, it just felt so ancestrally innate in its wisdom. And then there was going to be this little demo at the end. And I could tell the guy beside me was, like, gonna try to get to be the one on the table. And I was like, there's no way. Like my hand was so ready. And I'm like, as soon as she says it in my hand went up. And the guy beside me I could tell was so cheesed. And I was like, whatever dude. Alyssa Rabin  07:36Yes, this is my experience. Lucille Rayner  07:39And I got on the table, and she did this little demo, and she put her hands on my feet, that's usually where our lineage of people typically start. Just, it's a good way to get a sense of the whole of the body. But she just put her hands on my feet and I felt this rush, like, my whole system was just, like, running towards her. And she was, you know, kind of blown away too. She was like, wow, your potency and your health and the strength in your body, and all of this stuff started happening. And I just, I don't need to get too into the specifics of what was going on, but the way that she met me in this dynamic, neutral, non-forcing kind of way, I could just tell my system was dying and crying to be held and received in that way, and like, and the safety and the wholeness. Alyssa Rabin  08:32And it's a lot of spinal fluid that starts to move around and starts to heal the parts of your body. So that would make sense you feeling flowing motions and things like that, right? Lucille Rayner  08:45Yeah. And I mean, the body is 80% water. So there's, you know, there's lots of fluids going around. And biodynamic craniosacral work is really interested and oriented to how those fluids are and how they're moving. And so meeting the body in a fluid way, when you understand their fluids, kind of changes how your body responds. Alyssa Rabin  09:09So okay, so we're getting the down unders of what you experienced and what, more or less, turned you on to biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Who would need this or want this or their body would - what's the word I'm looking for - like it would work for them? Yeah. Lucille Rayner  09:36Yeah, people ask me this question a lot. And I have a hard time with it. Because my answer is everybody. Alyssa Rabin  09:39Everyone. I know, I believe that too. Lucille Rayner  09:43And from a marketing and niching perspective, you have to not speak like that. But I really do think that everybody, and I think different practitioners for different issues. You know, like some people work a lot with babies and families and one of my teachers always said, if you work with babies, you're going to save the world because you can help those early imprints and those early traumatic experiences resolve. And babies are so quick and so intelligent, and then that stuff doesn't get into a pattern. Yeah. So after being in that demo session and feeling all that stuff happening in my system - and I mean it was just like a quick little 15 minute show the class sort of how it works kind of thing - I decided to book my first session, like as a real session, because I wanted to get more of a sense of it. And went to see my dear friend Nicole, she's an amazing therapist here in the city as well. And same sort of thing happened, she put her hands on my feet, there was this kind of rushing, this opening, this safety. And then she came to my sacrum at the base of my spine, and all of this stuff started happening, like years and years of being crunched up and held up and all of those bony structures and tissues and everything just being so held, I started to feel this kind of rocking and swaying and releasing and expanding. And, you know, all this stuff happened while she was just kind of holding my sacrum. And I was feeling stuff happening up my spine and in my head and down my legs and in my feet. And I was like, what is going on. And then, you know, I didn't say anything, I was just sitting with that for a while, then she took her hand away. And my sacrum felt like it was, you know, dropped 40 feet into the table, it was like it sunk down into the table. There was this sort of release and warmth and spaciousness and, like, not even just in the physical aspect, but from some emotional things as well, because of some things that have happened in my body that have been stored in there for a long time. My body started to kind of unwind from that. Anyway, I can't remember, I think she worked on my belly a little bit, my diaphragm, but then came up to my head and was just holding the back of my head doing like a simple cradle hold, which is just, yeah, holding my head in her two hands. And I started noticing this wave and it felt like her hands were kind of rocking my head back and forth and gliding my head up and down. And I was, like, so then my brain of wanting to get into cranial work was like, okay, what is happening here? What are you doing? And she was like, nothing. What do you mean nothing? Alyssa Rabin  12:35You can feel things moving. Lucille Rayner  12:37Yeah all the stuff is moving around my head, don't tell me we were doing nothing. And then she was like, no, that's your structure starting to change. That's your, you know, occiput softening. That's the sutures of the bones of your head starting to get some space. The dura, the connective tissue around your brain starting to hydrate, get more of that kind of like rhythmical motion, your brain relaxing. Alyssa Rabin  13:00Almost like back when you were a baby, your original form. Lucille Rayner  13:05Yeah. Alyssa Rabin  13:06It's true, you can actually see the practitioners hands staying in one spot. But the skull underneath it shifts and moves as it needs to, like it's the most wild thing I've ever seen ever. Lucille Rayner  13:23And then it happens down the track too. And that's why it's called craniosacral, because it's, you know, the top and the bottom of the pole, if you will, are connected by the spinal cord, and the spine and all of those sort of deeper midline structures. So when you have an effect on one side and the other, that helps those central channels get that cerebral spinal fluid moving, the information in the nerve tracts speaking to each other, and then, you know, the nervous system is connected to everything in the body. So all these other systems start to kind of regulate and self regulate and heal and calm and-- Alyssa Rabin  14:03All on its own. That's what I found, which was amazing about cranio is, biodynamic, you are not being manipulated, it's your body is moving in the way that it can, and it wants to at the point, at that point in time. Lucille Rayner  14:19Well, and I think that's like a really beautiful piece of the biodynamics is you're orienting to health. Most things in life are trying to figure out what's wrong and fix that. And orienting to health is hey, what's going right here, hey, remember the fact that you're still alive? There's health running. And I ask people, like, how's your health? Most of the response is either worried that I'm feeling something wrong, which isn't true, or still oriented to the places of pain. You know, people aren't really often able to feel places that feel good or well, you know. And health is maybe a tricky word. I try to say things like, where do you feel your lifeforce? How is your vibrancy? You know, where do you feel somewhere, even just say, you know, where do you feel somewhere good in your body? And it's amazing how, like, people can't access that, because we're not met in that way. We're not taught that. But again, those underlying forces, when met by someone who's trained in this work, are just going oh thank god. Alyssa Rabin  15:32Finally coming out and allowing. Like I remember... so I've had past back surgeries and I currently have, well, currently I have double disc replacement. And I specifically remember, every time somebody would say to me, how's your back doing? Well, that's where you focus to. And well, my back hurts. So of course, that's going to be my whole entire everything. Yet, when somebody would say to me, how are you doing today? Totally different, you would not focus on that one aspect of pain, you can focus on other places. Lucille Rayner  16:10Yeah. And then if you kind of take that, you know, even one step in another direction, like what's going right, what's going well? Helping folks orient to that, simultaneously kind of pendulate between both of those things. Like, not to dissociate or deny that the pain is there, or that there are those places of discomfort or stickiness or held or, you know, big stuff, like people experience big stuff, and there's big pain in the body and in the world. Alyssa Rabin  16:37But not to focus on it. Lucille Rayner  16:39Yeah, just to constantly kind of remind and remember that there's also something else running in the background and try to bring that a bit more into the foreground. Alyssa Rabin  16:48So how did it do that for you? Lucille Rayner  16:51Lots of different ways. The biggest changing point for me was how much it helped regulate my nervous system. I have a lot of energy, I have a pretty good constitution, I'm a pretty strong, come from some strong Scottish stock. One of my herbalists said to me one time, you're like a Cadillac, you don't really need much, you just need a good oil change and to get put in the garage once in awhile. But I didn't do those things, I didn't get oil changes or go to the garage. So I was always revving on high and in that kind of perpetually hyper aroused state, which manifests as stress, anxiety, doo doo doo, inability to slow down, not being able to take care of myself. And also some other, you know, experiences that happened when I was younger, there was, I've experienced some, like, trauma in my life. So those things kind of undigested, and manifested as all of these symptoms, and then I didn't know what to do with it, so then I would try to self medicate. So addiction was the thing that was running for me. Yeah, a lot of anger, a lot of misdirected emotions. And just, you know, really having a hard time and not even knowing why. But as I started to learn more about the nervous system and started to get more of these sessions and started to turn the dial down, as I like to say, and have someone helped me orient to my health and orient to health in a different way than these imprints that I learned. It's pretty terrible at first because, like, I would get a session and I'd have to sleep for two days. Because when you're revving so high for so long, and the throttle starts to come down, you crash. And that's not everyone's experience, that was my experience with what was going on in my nervous system. But the more I sort of stuck with it, and kept getting regular sessions, and had my therapist help me recognize what's going on, the jet started to cool, I started to find more of that spaciousness, that wholeness. I found ways to settle and relax and my digestion changed. My heart rate changed, my-- Alyssa Rabin  19:20Life changed. Lucille Rayner  19:21Yeah. And, like, the tension, the general tension that I had just been holding in my body and that, like, guarded feeling softened because my nervous system was able to release some of those imprints. Alyssa Rabin  19:35Well and you had somebody who was able to hold you and make you feel as though it's okay. You can relax, you can slow down. This is what I experienced, once you feel that way it's almost like your nervous system just calms. You don't need things to mask what's going on and how everything is just go go go go go and just, like, that's how I envision it. And it's just, they have space to hold and to care for you. And it's okay. Lucille Rayner  20:11And let you feel safe. And also to not villainize where you're at. We respond to life in a certain way because of how we've had to respond in a certain way. And so, meeting that without villainizing it. Whatever kind of pattern it is, and that's part of that safety piece. And then all of a sudden, I became, like, so much more pleasant. Alyssa Rabin  20:36You are very pleasant. Lucille Rayner  20:39But like, yeah, my anger stuff changed. My addictions kind of melted away. I was able to sleep better. Digestion is still a bit tricky for me but has definitely changed. I don't have nearly the active responsive, reactive, I guess, system that I did before. And it's not to say that I'm not human. And I still get regular sessions. But I've come more into relationship and those things that triggered and hooked me before don't get me in the same way. Alyssa Rabin  21:13Interesting. Yeah, that's pretty incredible. Lucille Rayner  21:16You know, I've even had some of my clients be like, I don't know if this is from the work that we're doing, but like, I yell at my husband way less. Alyssa Rabin  21:27That's the work. Lucille Rayner  21:29I don't know. Yeah. Might have something to do with it. Alyssa Rabin  21:31Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Lucille Rayner  21:33As you tone down. Alyssa Rabin  21:34Well, I also find that after a session, I almost... I don't know how to describe it other than being grounded. Yeah, I'm very ADHD. I'm very go, go, go, go, go, go, go go hyper outgoing. But then after a session, it's almost like there's a calm, and you can breathe, and you can relax. And you can see things clearly. It's, I don't know how to describe it. And so when people say to me, what does it do to you? What is it? It does everything. I'm telling you, it does mentally, physically. After I had COVID, I was getting super bad brain fog, and I was getting hot and cold sweats. And I was getting so many symptoms, and I think it was after three sessions I finally noticed that I could think clearly. And I didn't feel like I was floating or underwater at all. Like it's, I think there's so many different things that biodynamic craniosacral therapy can help with. Like, what are some other things that can help? Like, amazing story of you, your testament to your own practice. But what are some other ways that cranio can help? Lucille Rayner  22:53Yeah, I mean, a lot of neurological things. Pain. It's really great for chronic pain. Yeah, just helping the brain to settle, and find that sort of safety, and change the relationship with pain when you start to feel something that maybe is not pain. And, you know, typical stuff, like headaches, migraines, great for sleep disorders, amazing for that. Really awesome for digestive stuff. As you know. Alyssa Rabin  23:24Yeah, yeah. So I was saying before that I had it for Crohn's. And I always have referring pains all throughout my entire stomach. And I think, I don't even know how far along it was, four or five sessions in. So literally, what it is, is you are fully dressed, you're laying on a bed, you have a blanket on top of you, you're just totally relaxed. And the practitioner starts, like Lucille said, by holding your feet. And that way she can feel all of the fluids, she can hear all of everything that's happening in your system. I don't know how but it works. Lucille Rayner  24:03Well, fascia. Alyssa Rabin  24:04Oh, there you go. Lucille Rayner  24:05Fascia. That whole connective tissue body is one long, massive sheet of communication. Because that's where, through the fascia is where all the nervous system and the blood flow run. So that's why, you know, you could be holding someone's feet and feeling what's going on in their diaphragm or their jaw. Mirror neurons too can do that. Alyssa Rabin  24:28Crazy crazy. Like, okay, now speak English to me. But yeah, like I found as the practitioner was going up my body and holding on to my stomach, I swear to god, I thought I was gonna vomit right there on the spot. That's how I felt for about two seconds and I said out loud, I think I'm going to vomit. And the practitioner said to me, I might vomit with you. Because they can sort of feel what you're feeling. And then I had a lot of pressure on where I usually get my referring pain. And it's been six months. And I have not had that reaffirm, that re... Lucille Rayner  25:08Awesome. Alyssa Rabin  25:09That pain anymore. Like, bizarre. And it was consistent for, like, 15 years. It's just, it blows my mind. That's why I'm so passionate about it. I truly, I do, I believe that everybody needs to try this out. And also you, Lucille, don't call it biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Lucille Rayner  25:33Well I do call it that. But I, you know, over the years people, you know, I'll be at a dinner party or something. And like, oh, what do you do? And I'll say biodynamic craniosacral therapist, and people kind of look at me like I have two heads. If there's the person that was like, oh, my God, I love that, I'm like, oh my god, I love you. Sometimes I just want to say accountant. I don't wanna talk about it. That's not true. I'm very passionate about it. But I've started, you know, I've been thinking a lot about what is it that we do, and we're body workers. And we're trauma resolution body workers. So I say I'm a trauma resolution bodywork therapist. And then, at least that kind of, people know the word bodywork, people know the word trauma, people know the word therapist. And then that can kind of put things more together, you know, and then I can start to say, using light touch, and being able to connect with the fascia and the fluids, and can get more into that kind of conversation. But-- Alyssa Rabin  26:37--and trauma being mental trauma, physical trauma, emotional trauma, it works. Lucille Rayner  26:44And I don't believe that any of those things are separate. I think we separate those things based on understanding, you know, the same way we separate the leg from the pelvis, but it's, or a tendon from a bone from a muscle, it's all the same stuff, it's just organized in a different way, or experienced in a different way. And so, like a physical trauma, like, let's say, you're in a car crash, your emotional body is going to be affected, your mentality is going to be affected. You know, you might now be afraid to drive a car or go in a car or, you know, and then plus having your physical experience. But also having some kind of emotional, something like grief or... grief. Alyssa Rabin  27:26Yeah, your whole body responds to it in different ways. Lucille Rayner  27:30It can get stored in the tissues. Alyssa Rabin  27:32Yes, your whole body responds. Lucille Rayner  27:34And so that's where this work goes really well with other modalities, because it allows your body to let go of some of those holding patterns within the tissue. And especially, you know, working with something like psychology, talk therapy is really great, but I don't think you can only talk yourself out of trauma. I think it needs to happen on the body level as well. And I worked with a lot of psychologists over my time, and I see how well those two things go together and really sort of support each other. And this work can be so integrative. So if you're getting other work like chiropractic or massage or acupuncture. And that's why I love Maliya so much, because I don't believe that one thing does it. You know, I think you need a team. Alyssa Rabin  28:22Team of practitioners. Helping you and guiding you. Yeah, because many people are saying that after a cranio session, some emotional things might come up. Then therefore, we have three psychologists here, you can come, like it's all sort of under one roof. Lucille Rayner  28:42Yeah, and I mean, in cases like abuse or kind of sexual violence that bodies can experience, those kind of memories or things could come up or something that's a little bit out of my scope of practice. And, yeah, would want to have someone be able to kind of help them talk that out and have different little tools and... but, you know, the body can also kind of start to find some safety around some of those things that weren't so great. Alyssa Rabin  29:15Yay. Seriously, you're probably confused now. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. It will, it'll change your life. Lucille Rayner  29:27I've been thinking about this a lot lately, too. It's like, the work is so profound, that sometimes words are hard.  Alyssa Rabin  29:36Yep. Hard to come by. Lucille Rayner  29:38I think about experiences that I've had that are, like, deep in nature, or deep in spirituality, or meditation or, you know, in my travels, like, things that have touched my heart and soul in such a deep way, and then I tried to vocalize and people are just like, what? And I feel like this work can be the same, like when you access that deeper place of stillness and that deep presence, something really profound happens and-- Alyssa Rabin  30:09-- and you have to seriously experience it to really fully understand it. Lucille Rayner  30:14And, you know, I'm happy to have, like, consults with people if people are kind of interested. And have a more specific conversation around their own experience, because again, it's like the general versus the specificity and the specificity is individualized. So yeah. If any of it sounds intriguing, yeah. Book a consult, chat with me. Alyssa Rabin  30:35Please call us here at Maliya. Thanks, Lucille. Lucille Rayner  30:39Thank you.Alyssa Rabin  00:57Welcome to the Maliya podcast. This is Alyssa Rabin, your host for the day. And today we are going to be talking about something that's fairly new in my life. It has just been introduced to me since Mailys opened four and a half months ago. It is something that is truly near and dear to my heart, a practice that has saved me on many different occasions. And the modality I'm talking about is called Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Now people ask me all the time, what is it and I have no idea how to describe it or what I should tell them about, except that it has saved me after COVID. Totally, completely saved me. I have Crohn's, it has taken so much inflammation out of my body. And today we have our Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Lucille Rayner, with us. Lucille Rayner  02:00Hello. Alyssa Rabin  02:01Yay. And hopefully, Lucille will be able to explain it better than I can as to what is craniosacral therapy? Why don't we start first with who are you? How did you get into craniosacral therapy? Lucille Rayner  02:25Well, hello, my name is Lucille Rayner. I'm fairly new here to Maliya. Lori is one of the students in the training that I assisted for craniosacral therapy. And she started this place and tried to get me to come on additionally. And it didn't work out. But in the last couple of weeks I've joined the team and I feel really excited about being a part of this. The vision is really beautiful. And I don't know, coming here just feels like I've been here for a long time. Alyssa Rabin  02:59Oh my gosh, absolutely. Lucille Rayner  03:01And it's only been two weeks. And I feel like I've been here for forever. Yeah, like I just have known everyone all my life. Alyssa Rabin  03:07That's what I was just saying to Lori the other day. Amazing. Um, yeah. So we are so thrilled to have Lucille here. We do have another Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist as well. Her name is Linda White, and she's fabulous. But today, we're talking with Lucille and so tell us how did you get into this? How did you even hear about craniosacral therapy? Lucille Rayner  03:29Yeah, it's kind of an interesting story. I've known for most of my life that I wanted to be some kind of practitioner. Like when I was little, I was always doing my grandma or my mom's makeup or wanting to give them little massages, or my friends and I would hang out, like after going to a bar or something, I'd be like, ah, everyone needs facials. So, yeah, I just always knew that I wanted to be some kind of practitioner and I started looking into doing massage. And that didn't feel right. And I did some work with Reiki and that was okay, but it didn't give enough meat, like in terms of anatomy and some of that science-y stuff. And then I traveled the world. For a number of years I studied yoga, I studied meditation. I was teaching that for a while in different places around the globe and got really into gardening and thought I was on it. I was gonna do stuff with growing food and I do as a hobby, but-- Alyssa Rabin  04:34She makes the best lettuce. Makes? Grows the best lettuce. Lucille Rayner  04:38I make it all on my own. Yeah, and then I after traveling and living on the coast and all over the place, I came back to Calgary and I was working at Community Natural Foods and they had this life coach guy that staff go and see, it was pretty great. And I was saying to him, I want to go back to school and find my path and blah, blah, blah. And so he gave, he gives me this homework, I had to go and find three different places that... or, like, research three different places that I could possibly see myself going. So I looked into yoga therapy and nutrition, and I don't even remember what else. Alyssa Rabin  05:17And that was obviously not the right path. Lucille Rayner  05:20And it was the day of my meeting with him, going with my homework of none of the stuff that I really actually wanted to do, and I went into the bathroom and then I came out and there was this little sign on the poster board outside of the bathroom at Community that said, biodynamic craniosacral therapy intro talk. And then I was like, what is that, and I kind of read the little blurb about it. And I had no idea but I just knew. And I was like, okay, actually, this is what I'm committing to, I'm gonna go to this intro talk. I went, it was actually here in Cochrane. And Heidi, the teacher at the time, did this amazing presentation, she's just very eloquent and awesome with her teaching skills, but showed this video of this developing embryo. So the different stages of an embryo developing, can't see my hands, but they do this curling and uncurling kind of motion. And she talked about how these underlying forces that created us are still within us and heal us. So this intelligent blueprint of how we developed and created ourselves is still a part of our system. And by accessing that, we can come into these deeper healing forces and come closer to that original place that we came from. And watching this video and hearing her say that I was just like, my whole body got it. I didn't get it intellectually, but my, like, my-- Alyssa Rabin  06:53You felt it. Lucille Rayner  06:54I felt open, I felt spacious. I felt tubes inside of me that I didn't... now I know what they are, because I've developed that a bit more, but like feeling fluids move and tides, and, like, I got all of this wash of this deep bodily experience, it just felt so ancestrally innate in its wisdom. And then there was going to be this little demo at the end. And I could tell the guy beside me was, like, gonna try to get to be the one on the table. And I was like, there's no way. Like my hand was so ready. And I'm like, as soon as she says it in my hand went up. And the guy beside me I could tell was so cheesed. And I was like, whatever dude. Alyssa Rabin  07:36Yes, this is my experience. Lucille Rayner  07:39And I got on the table, and she did this little demo, and she put her hands on my feet, that's usually where our lineage of people typically start. Just, it's a good way to get a sense of the whole of the body. But she just put her hands on my feet and I felt this rush, like, my whole system was just, like, running towards her. And she was, you know, kind of blown away too. She was like, wow, your potency and your health and the strength in your body, and all of this stuff started happening. And I just, I don't need to get too into the specifics of what was going on, but the way that she met me in this dynamic, neutral, non-forcing kind of way, I could just tell my system was dying and crying to be held and received in that way, and like, and the safety and the wholeness. Alyssa Rabin  08:32And it's a lot of spinal fluid that starts to move around and starts to heal the parts of your body. So that would make sense you feeling flowing motions and things like that, right? Lucille Rayner  08:45Yeah. And I mean, the body is 80% water. So there's, you know, there's lots of fluids going around. And biodynamic craniosacral work is really interested and oriented to how those fluids are and how they're moving. And so meeting the body in a fluid way, when you understand their fluids, kind of changes how your body responds. Alyssa Rabin  09:09So okay, so we're getting the down unders of what you experienced and what, more or less, turned you on to biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Who would need this or want this or their body would - what's the word I'm looking for - like it would work for them? Yeah. Lucille Rayner  09:36Yeah, people ask me this question a lot. And I have a hard time with it. Because my answer is everybody. Alyssa Rabin  09:39Everyone. I know, I believe that to. Lucille Rayner  09:43And from a marketing and niching perspective, you have to not speak like that. But I really do think that everybody, and I think different practitioners for different issues. You know, like some people work a lot with babies and families and one of my teachers always said, if you work with babies, you're going to save the world because you can help those early imprints and those early traumatic experiences resolve. And babies are so quick and so intelligent, and then that stuff doesn't get into a pattern. Yeah. So after being in that demo session and feeling all that stuff happening in my system - and I mean it was just like a quick little 15 minute show the class sort of how it works kind of thing - I decided to book my first session, like as a real session, because I wanted to get more of a sense of it. And went to see my dear friend Nicole, she's an amazing therapist here in the city as well. And same sort of thing happened, she put her hands on my feet, there was this kind of rushing, this opening, this safety. And then she came to my sacrum at the base of my spine, and all of this stuff started happening, like years and years of being crunched up and held up and all of those bony structures and tissues and everything just being so held, I started to feel this kind of rocking and swaying and releasing and expanding. And, you know, all this stuff happened while she was just kind of holding my sacrum. And I was feeling stuff happening up my spine and in my head and down my legs and in my feet. And I was like, what is going on. And then, you know, I didn't say anything, I was just sitting with that for a while, then she took her hand away. And my sacrum felt like it was, you know, dropped 40 feet into the table, it was like it sunk down into the table. There was this sort of release and warmth and spaciousness and, like, not even just in the physical aspect, but from some emotional things as well, because of some things that have happened in my body that have been stored in there for a long time. My body started to kind of unwind from that. Anyway, I can't remember, I think she worked on my belly a little bit, my diaphragm, but then came up to my head and was just holding the back of my head doing like a simple cradle hold, which is just, yeah, holding my head in her two hands. And I started noticing this wave and it felt like her hands were kind of rocking my head back and forth and gliding my head up and down. And I was, like, so then my brain of wanting to get into cranial work was like, okay, what is happening here? What are you doing? And she was like, nothing. What do you mean nothing? Alyssa Rabin  12:35You can feel things moving. Lucille Rayner  12:37Yeah all the stuff is moving around my head, don't tell me we were doing nothing. And then she was like, no, that's your structure starting to change. That's your, you know, occiput softening. That's the sutures of the bones of your head starting to get some space. The dura, the connective tissue around your brain starting to hydrate, get more of that kind of like rhythmical motion, your brain relaxing. Alyssa Rabin  13:00Almost like back when you were a baby, your original form. Lucille Rayner  13:05Yeah. Alyssa Rabin  13:06It's true, you can actually see the practitioners hands staying in one spot. But the skull underneath it shifts and moves as it needs to, like it's the most wild thing I've ever seen ever. Lucille Rayner  13:23And then it happens down the track too. And that's why it's called craniosacral, because it's, you know, the top and the bottom of the pole, if you will, are connected by the spinal cord, and the spine and all of those sort of deeper midline structures. So when you have an effect on one side and the other, that helps those central channels get that cerebral spinal fluid moving, the information in the nerve tracts speaking to each other, and then, you know, the nervous system is connected to everything in the body. So all these other systems start to kind of regulate and self regulate and heal and calm and-- Alyssa Rabin  14:03All on its own. That's what I found, which was amazing about cranio is, biodynamic, you are not being manipulated, it's your body is moving in the way that it can, and it wants to at the point, at that point in time. Lucille Rayner  14:19Well, and I think that's like a really beautiful piece of of the biodynamics is you're orienting to health. Most things in life are trying to figure out what's wrong and fix that. And orienting to health is hey, what's going right here, hey, remember the fact that you're still alive? There's health running. And I ask people, like, how's your health? Most of the response is either worried that I'm feeling something wrong, which isn't true, or still oriented to the places of pain. You know, people aren't really often able to feel places that feel good or well, you know. And health is maybe a tricky word. I try to say things like, where do you feel your lifeforce? How is your vibrancy? You know, where do you feel somewhere, even just say, you know, where do you feel somewhere good in your body? And it's amazing how, like, people can't access that, because we're not met in that way. We're not taught that. But again, those underlying forces, when met by someone who's trained in this work, are just going oh thank god. Alyssa Rabin  15:32Finally coming out and allowing. Like I remember... so I've had past back surgeries and I currently have, well, currently I have double disc replacement. And I specifically remember, every time somebody would say to me, how's your back doing? Well, that's where you focus to. And well, my back hurts. So of course, that's going to be my whole entire everything. Yet, when somebody would say to me, how are you doing today? Totally different, you would not focus on that one aspect of pain, you can focus on other places. Lucille Rayner  16:10Yeah. And then if you kind of take that, you know, even one step in another direction, like what's going right, what's going well? Helping folks orient to that, simultaneously kind of pendulate between both of those things. Like, not to dissociate or deny that the pain is there, or that there are those places of discomfort or stickiness or held or, you know, big stuff, like people experience big stuff, and there's big pain in the body and in the world. Alyssa Rabin  16:37But not to focus on it. Lucille Rayner  16:39Yeah, just to constantly kind of remind and remember that there's also something else running in the background and try to bring that a bit more into the foreground. Alyssa Rabin  16:48So how did it do that for you? Lucille Rayner  16:51Lots of different ways. The biggest changing point for me was how much it helped regulate my nervous system. I have a lot of energy, I have a pretty good constitution, I'm a pretty strong, come from some strong Scottish stock. One of my herbalists said to me one time, you're like a Cadillac, you don't really need much, you just need a good oil change and to get put in the garage once in awhile. But I didn't do those things, I didn't get oil changes or go to the garage. So I was always revving on high and in that kind of perpetually hyper aroused state, which manifests as stress, anxiety, doo doo doo, inability to slow down, not being able to take care of myself. And also some other, you know, experiences that happened when I was younger, there was, I've experienced some, like, trauma in my life. So those things kind of undigested, and manifested as all of these symptoms, and then I didn't know what to do with it, so then I would try to self medicate. So addiction was the thing that was running for me. Yeah, a lot of anger, a lot of misdirected emotions. And just, you know, really having a hard time and not even knowing why. But as I started to learn more about the nervous system and started to get more of these sessions and started to turn the dial down, as I like to say, and have someone helped me orient to my health and orient to health in a different way than these imprints that I learned. It's pretty terrible at first because, like, I would get a session and I'd have to sleep for two days. Because when you're revving so high for so long, and the throttle starts to come down, you crash. And that's not everyone's experience, that was my experience with what was going on in my nervous system. But the more I sort of stuck with it, and kept getting regular sessions, and had my therapist help me recognize what's going on, the jet started to cool, I started to find more of that spaciousness, that wholeness. I found ways to settle and relax and my digestion changed. My heart rate changed, my-- Alyssa Rabin  19:20Life changed. Lucille Rayner  19:21Yeah. And, like, the tension, the general tension that I had just been holding in my body and that, like, guarded feeling softened because my nervous system was able to release some of those imprints. Alyssa Rabin  19:35Well and you had somebody who was able to hold you and make you feel as though it's okay. You can relax, you can slow down. This is what I experienced, once you feel that way it's almost like your nervous system just calms. You don't need things to mask what's going on and how everything is just go go go go go and just, like, that's how I envision it. And it's just, they have space to hold and to care for you. And it's okay. Lucille Rayner  20:11And let you feel safe. And also to not villainize where you're at. We respond to life in a certain way because of how we've had to respond in a certain way. And so, meeting that without villainizing it. Whatever kind of pattern it is, and that's part of that safety piece. And then all of a sudden, I became, like, so much more pleasant. Alyssa Rabin  20:36You are very pleasant. Lucille Rayner  20:39But like, yeah, my anger stuff changed. My addictions kind of melted away. I was able to sleep better. Digestion is still a bit tricky for me but has definitely changed. I don't have nearly the active responsive, reactive, I guess, system that I did before. And it's not to say that I'm not human. And I still get regular sessions. But I've come more into relationship and those things that triggered and hooked me before don't get me in the same way. Alyssa Rabin  21:13Interesting. Yeah, that's pretty incredible. Lucille Rayner  21:16You know, I've even had some of my clients be like, I don't know if this is from the work that we're doing, but like, I yell at my husband way less. Alyssa Rabin  21:27That's the work. Lucille Rayner  21:29I don't know. Yeah. Might have something to do with it. Alyssa Rabin  21:31Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Lucille Rayner  21:33As you tone down. Alyssa Rabin  21:34Well, I also find that after a session, I almost... I don't know how to describe it other than being grounded. Yeah, I'm very ADHD. I'm very go, go, go, go, go, go, go go hyper outgoing. But then after a session, it's almost like there's a calm, and you can breathe, and you can relax. And you can see things clearly. It's, I don't know how to describe it. And so when people say to me, what does it do to you? What is it? It does everything. I'm telling you, it does mentally, physically. After I had COVID, I was getting super bad brain fog, and I was getting hot and cold sweats. And I was getting so many symptoms, and I think it was after three sessions I finally noticed that I could think clearly. And I didn't feel like I was floating or underwater at all. Like it's, I think there's so many different things that biodynamic craniosacral therapy can help with. Like, what are some other things that can help? Like, amazing story of you, your testament to your own practice. But what are some other ways that cranio can help? Lucille Rayner  22:53Yeah, I mean, a lot of neurological things. Pain. It's really great for chronic pain. Yeah, just helping the brain to settle, and find that sort of safety, and change the relationship with pain when you start to feel something that maybe is not pain. And, you know, typical stuff, like headaches, migraines, great for sleep disorders, amazing for that. Really awesome for digestive stuff. As you know. Alyssa Rabin  23:24Yeah, yeah. So I was saying before that I had it for Crohn's. And I always have referring pains all throughout my entire stomach. And I think, I don't even know how far along it was, four or five sessions in. So literally, what it is, is you are fully dressed, you're laying on a bed, you have a blanket on top of you, you're just totally relaxed. And the practitioner starts, like Lucille said, by holding your feet. And that way she can feel all of the fluids, she can hear all of everything that's happening in your system. I don't know how but it works. Lucille Rayner  24:03Well, fascia. Alyssa Rabin  24:04Oh, there you go. Lucille Rayner  24:05Fascia. That whole connective tissue body is one long, massive sheet of communication. Because that's where, through the fascia is where all the nervous system and the blood flow run. So that's why, you know, you could be holding someone's feet and feeling what's going on in their diaphragm or their jaw. Mirror neurons too can do that. Alyssa Rabin  24:28Crazy crazy. Like, okay, now speak English to me. But yeah, like I found as the practitioner was going up my body and holding on to my stomach, I swear to god, I thought I was gonna vomit right there on the spot. That's how I felt for about two seconds and I said out loud, I think I'm going to vomit. And the practitioner said to me, I might vomit with you. Because they can sort of feel what you're feeling. And then I had a lot of pressure on where I usually get my referring pain. And it's been six months. And I have not had that reaffirm, that re... Lucille Rayner  25:08Awesome. Alyssa Rabin  25:09That pain anymore. Like, bizarre. And it was consistent for, like, 15 years. It's just, it blows my mind. That's why I'm so passionate about it. I truly, I do, I believe that everybody needs to try this out. And also you, Lucille, don't call it biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Lucille Rayner  25:33Well I do call it that. But I, you know, over the years people, you know, I'll be at a dinner party or something. And like, oh, what do you do? And I'll say biodynamic craniosacral therapist, and people kind of look at me like I have two heads. If there's the person that was like, oh, my God, I love that, I'm like, oh my god, I love you. Sometimes I just want to say accountant. I don't wanna talk about it. That's not true. I'm very passionate about it. But I've started, you know, I've been thinking a lot about what is it that we do, and we're body workers. And we're trauma resolution body workers. So I say I'm a trauma resolution bodywork therapist. And then, at least that kind of, people know the word bodywork, people know the word trauma, people know the word therapist. And then that can kind of put things more together, you know, and then I can start to say, using light touch, and being able to connect with the fascia and the fluids, and can get more into that kind of conversation. But-- Alyssa Rabin  26:37--and trauma being mental trauma, physical trauma, emotional trauma, it works. Lucille Rayner  26:44And I don't believe that any of those things are separate. I think we separate those things based on understanding, you know, the same way we separate the leg from the pelvis, but it's, or a tendon from a bone from a muscle, it's all the same stuff, it's just organized in a different way, or experienced in a different way. And so, like a physical trauma, like, let's say, you're in a car crash, your emotional body is going to be affected, your mentality is going to be affected. You know, you might now be afraid to drive a car or go in a car or, you know, and then plus having your physical experience. But also having some kind of emotional, something like grief or... grief. Alyssa Rabin  27:26Yeah, your whole body responds to it in different ways. Lucille Rayner  27:30It can get stored in the tissues. Alyssa Rabin  27:32Yes, your whole body responds. Lucille Rayner  27:34And so that's where this work goes really well with other modalities, because it allows your body to let go of some of those holding patterns within the tissue. And especially, you know, working with something like psychology, talk therapy is really great, but I don't think you can only talk yourself out of trauma. I think it needs to happen on the body level as well. And I worked with a lot of psychologists over my time, and I see how well those two things go together and really sort of support each other. And this work can be so integrative. So if you're getting other work like chiropractic or massage or acupuncture. And that's why I love Maliya so much, because I don't believe that one thing does it. You know, I think you need a team. Alyssa Rabin  28:22Team of practitioners. Helping you and guiding you. Yeah, because many people are saying that after a cranio session, some emotional things might come up. Then therefore, we have three psychologists here, you can come, like it's all sort of under one roof. Lucille Rayner  28:42Yeah, and I mean, in cases like abuse or kind of sexual violence that bodies can experience, those kind of memories or things could come up or something that's a little bit out of my scope of practice. And, yeah, would want to have someone be able to kind of help them talk that out and have different little tools and... but, you know, the body can also kind of start to find some safety around some of those things that weren't so great. Alyssa Rabin  29:15Yay. Seriously, you're probably confused now. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. It will, it'll change your life. Lucille Rayner  29:27I've been thinking about this a lot lately, too. It's like, the work is so profound, that sometimes words are hard.  Alyssa Rabin  29:36Yep. Hard to come by. Lucille Rayner  29:38I think about experiences that I've had that are, like, deep in nature, or deep in spirituality, or meditation or, you know, in my travels, like, things that have touched my heart and soul in such a deep way, and then I tried to vocalize and people are just like, what? And I feel like this work can be the same, like when you access that deeper place of stillness and that deep presence, something really profound happens and-- Alyssa Rabin  30:09-- and you have to seriously experience it to really fully understand it. Lucille Rayner  30:14And, you know, I'm happy to have, like, consults with people if people are kind of interested. And have a more specific conversation around their own experience, because again, it's like the general versus the specificity and the specificity is individualized. So yeah. If any of it sounds intriguing, yeah. Book a consult, chat with me. Alyssa Rabin  30:35Please call us here at Maliya. Thanks, Lucille. Lucille Rayner  30:39Thank you. 

Taking Heart and Making Sense argues that theoretical developments in the neuroscience, psychology and philosophy of feeling and emotion indicate a need to amend our most basic understanding of the world.Lindgaard proposes a worldview based on the fundamental reality of change, best understood through the concepts of process and relation. This new metaphysics clarifies theories of feeling and the physical body, and validates concepts such as attunement, interaction and histories of functioning.Her theory conceptualises feeling as the perspective from the inside of a certain kind of living system, which exists as a whole process over time. In relation to much longer trajectories of evolution, human feeling is prefigured in animal consciousness and meaning is immanent in nature.Bio: Dr Karin Lindgaard is the author of Taking Heart and Making Sense: A New View of Nature, Feeling and the Body, published in April, 2022. Her unique perspective on consciousness, feeling and the body draws upon more than twenty years of research, including a PhD in philosophy from Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. Karin is a registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist whose work is highly influenced by personal practices, including insight meditation and dance. She lives in Castlemaine in Victoria, Australia.https://www.embodimentphilosophy.com/

Regina is a Holistic Health Coach, SUCCESS Life Coach, an NLP Practitioner, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, a Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Corrective Exercise Therapist. In her twenties, she suffered from chronic pain, hormonal imbalances, depression, and anxiety and was frustrated with the lack of help the medical system was providing her. That's when Regina decided to study the human body to heal herself. This journey led her to find her passion and since 2006 she has helped countless people with their health challenges. Website: https://unlockthepowers.com IG: www.instagram.com/empoweredmewellness Join The Health Yeah Life Community: www.HealthYeahLife.info/Join Follow Us At: www.HealthYeahLife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/HealthYeahLife Instagram: www.instagram.com/healthyeahlife

In today's show we have Josh and Jeanne Rubin of East West Healing and @realfoodgangstas. They are experts on all things Thyroid health and give us tips on how to optimise our health.   Josh has a Bachelors in Occupational Therapy, studied TCM for 3 years and is almost done with his 5th year at Canadian College of Osteopathy. He is a CHEK Level 4, HCL 3, CNMT, RCP and CN.   Jeanne is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, CHEK 2, HLC 3, RCP and skilled Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist.   Connect with Josh and Jeanne below:   Real Food Gangtas Instagram East West Healing Website   Enquire now for 1:1 Coaching with Adam   Thank you so much for listening and checking out this episode of The Ideal Day Podcast.   You can also check us out on Instagram @youridealday

I enjoyed learning a lot today about how breathwork can release trauma. There is not a single person who not experienced trauma. The difference is how long and what type of trauma and how we allow it to affect us. I learned a lot from Braedy in the work he does. I am excited for you to listen in on how important trauma informed breathwork is. More about Braedy: He is a trained Trauma-Informed Clinical Breathworker, Trauma-Informed Body Worker, Registered Yoga Teacher, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, and Integrated Nutrition Coach. He is also the host of the Blissful Movements podcast where he interviews thought leaders from all around the world on how to implement blissful practices into your life. After spending years travelling the world searching for the feeling of home, Braedy came to find home within his own body + heart. He is extremely passionate about helping others feel bliss, and at home within their own bodies. Contact Braedy: braedonald@gmail.com www.feelhealthspa.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healingforthesoul/support

Welcome back to a very special episode of the podcast - today I am sharing the stage with Braedy Mac and wee are diving into all things breath. This episode is filled with so many gold nuggets and ah-ha moments, you may want to listen more than once. Braedy is breaking down how important connecting to your breath is, how to facilitate total changes of your emotional, physical and energetic states simply by engaging in simple breath work technique and how he helps clients heal trauma using his signature process. Braedy is a trained Trauma-Informed Clinical Breathworker, Trauma-Informed Body Worker, Registered Yoga Teacher, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, and Integrated Nutrition Coach. After spending years traveling the world searching for the feeling of home, Braedy came to find a home within his own body + heart. He is extremely passionate about helping others feel bliss, and at home within their own bodies. FIND BRAEDY WEB: feelhealthspa.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/blissful_movements/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/feel.health/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/feelhealth.breathwork Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/80380418/admin/ Podcast: Apple Podcasts   .. FIND TALIA Get the Awakening Her Daily Mini Practice >> http://eepurl.com/hRpF7j Quantum Leap Mentorship taliajoymanifestation.com/quantumleap Awakening Her Apparel: Etsy.com/shop/awakeningher Intuitive Breakthrough Session for Podcast Listeners Only - taliajoymanifestation.com/podcast44 Private Mentorship: www.taliajoymanifestation.com/connecting.html

In this episode we talk to Tanya Desfontaines, a teacher, supervisor & practitioner of craniosacral biodynamics - a gentle way of working 
with the body using light touch that engages natural rebalancing & healing processes.   We speak about trauma, mindfulness and yoga, the importance of supervision for therapists, cranial work and compassion practices in the prison service, hospices, and society.   About Tanya Desfontaines BSc (Hons) MCSP SRP RCST BCST... Tanya began her career as an NHS physiotherapist at the Royal London Hospital, exploring many traditions and modalities of holistic health before retraining as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist in 2007. Life events including relocation to Devon, the birth of children, recovery from illness and bereavement, and shamanic studies have all played a part in her journey of personal healing and spiritual growth. She is a now an accredited supervisor and international teacher of BCST, most recently holding a foundation training as senior tutor and course co-ordinator at the Karuna Institute, Devon. She lives with her family in Dartington, South Devon, where she also maintains a lively private practice. www.fifthworldcranial.co.uk   *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast Follow From The Heart on Instagram at @from_the_heart_podcast.

Renee is a world citizen with Scandinavian ancestry, she grew up in a remote village in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and now lives in the Unceeded St'at'mic Territory in British Columbia. Renee has a life-long passion of exploring the food preparation rituals of everyone she meets and began her ‘official' studies into human physiology and culture 30 years ago, studying the craniums of our ancient hominid ancestors. Renee has a BA in Physical and Social Anthropology, is a classically trained Chef, Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist, Nutritionist and is also trained in Pre and Perinatal Psychology. More recently Renee studied Indigenous Tools for Living (ITFL) with Shirley Turcotte, founder of Aboriginal Focusing-Oriented Therapy. Renee's current passion is decolonizing the fields of PPN and BCST by exploring languaging and through land-based Womb Surrounds and individual sessions. More info: www.lumennatura.comWe both studied with Myrna Martin Prenatal and Perinatal Educator Program 

ANNOUNCEMENT! Dissolve-It-All - breaking down scar tissue, inflammation and calcification PUFA Protect - Eliminating a lifetime of a high PUFA diet Use discount code EHR15! Today we had Josh Rubin on the show from East West Healing. We were going to have his wife Jeanne on the show as well but there was a scheduling conflict, so we'll have her on next time! I really like Josh's approach to healing and removing the stress on the body through proper sleep, lifestyle, sugar and more. After talking to him I could tell that they're really putting all the pieces of health together. There's more to health than just food. Because the body is always healing and returning to homeostasis, it's our job to simply remove the things that are preventing that from happening. On Last Thing! As always your support via your donations and bookmarking our Amazon link to use each time you purchase is how we keep our show going. Thank you for bookmarking our Amazon link even if you're not buying anything right now! :) Thank you all! Sponsors For This Episode: Extreme Health Academy Use code EHR14 for a free 2 week trial! Greenwave Dirty Electricity Filters Relax FAR Infrared Sauna Colostrum Joovv Red Light Therapy Featured Products For This Episode: Bellicon Rebounders Aloe Vera Blue Blockers Rapid Release Technology Pro 2 Barf World Raw Dog Food The Biomat Chemical Free Organic Skincare! Activation Products - Ocean's Alive & Magnesium Show Guest: Josh Rubin Guest Info Josh has a Bachelors in Occupational Therapy, studied TCM for 3 years and is almost done with his 5th year at Canadian College of Osteopathy. He is a CHEK Level 4, HCL 3, CNMT, RCP and CN. Jeanne is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, CHEK 2, HLC 3, RCP and skilled Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Show Topic: Pro metabolic diet, Energy, ATP, mitochondria, thyroid, hormones Guest Website(s): http://www.eastwesthealing Please Support Us If You Are Able: (Opens in a new window - Every bit helps us to keep delivering even better shows that help you heal & thrive!) [spp-transcript]

Live interview from his home in Tucson from September 2018

Christina is a Somatic Practitioner, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Birth Doula and Graduate of Ray Castellino's Foundation Training. She is the Creator of the Birth and Early imprint Healing Oracle. Christina's life calling is to support pathways of embodiment and healing. She loves using art & movement as a medium for healing trauma and connecting more deeply with the mystery of life. Over the last 15 years she has been supporting individuals, mothers, babies, and families in private practice as a Bodyworker, Birth Doula and Somatic Practitioner in California, Christina currently supports clients with remotes somatic healing sessions. To learn more about her work visit. Christina-Earthwater.comElan's life is dedicated to freeing himself and helping others free themselves from the unintended burden of familial, cultural, and ancestral trauma imprints. He believes it is your conception right to experience being in your body as an easeful, pleasurable and joyous experience. He has over a thousand hours of training in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and Polarity Therapy and has completed the Castellino Perinatal and Birth Therapy training twice. He is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and an Authorized Continuum Movement Teacher. To learn more about his work visit: https://elanfreydenson.comThey are offering a course together in Prenatal and Perinatal Healing Online called Birth & Early Imprint Healing Oracle Series. This online workshop is inspired by the work of Ray Castellino and is themed around the Oracle Deck that Christina made, that is simply beautiful.This is going to be a beautiful experience, to be with these two as they help participants learn about the work of healing birth and early imprints, and about themselves.Register for their workshop here: https://prenatal-and-perinatal-healing-online-learning.teachable.com/p/birth-early-imprint-healing-oracle-series/?preview=logged_out

Tai CK is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist who centers LGBTQ and POC communities in her work. She is a young activist and passionate craniosacral therapist who sees individual bodily systems as inseparable from collective systems of trauma, fulcrums, and healing. She lives and practices in New York City. www.craniowithtai.com Tai's podcast (google link) Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies  

Natalie Ross shares about cultivating a daily practice, and attuning to the languages of your body and intuition. You’ll also hear about: Trash Divination  Tools for the Highly Sensitive Person TV as medicine, shadow work, and an opportunity to sharpen your inner awareness Building a daily practice of asking and receiving help, from your guides and helpers ♥ PS - Check out past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Natalie Ross is the founder of Earth Speak, and the Earth Speak Collective - where she helps her community connect to their intuition, and cultivate a daily practice of grounding, clearing, and noticing.   This week we’re sharing a conversation that Natalie had with Becca Piastrelli, on the Belonging Podcast. Becca’s podcast explores themes of sisterhood, ancestral wisdom, living with the seasons and coming home to yourself. If you haven’t already, we recommend you check it out! In this episode, we talk about: How Andy Bernard from the Office, kept showing up in Natalie’s meditation Andy’s message that - It’s ok to be your dorky self TV and pop culture as medicine, shadow work, and an opportunity to sharpen your inner awareness The TV as the modern fireplace  Trash Divination  Transforming your anger into action, and forming deeper relationships Cultivating a relationship with the land and the spirit of the land  Identifying as a Highly Sensitive Person  Being guided to create the Earth Speak Collective and hold space for others to cultivate awareness around intuition and the body  Natalie shares her daily practices - of grounding, clearing, invocation and asking questions  Becca’s practice of finding stillness and being in her body  Becca and Natalie share the unique ways they experience their intuition  Cultivating an awareness of your intuition, to discern other energies from your own Communicating through energetic patterns and speaking through your intuition Tools for the Highly Sensitive Person Learning the subtle language of your body  Understanding yourself deeper with the Human Design  Building a daily practice of asking and receiving help, from your guides and helpers Attuning to the messages you’re already receiving  Grounding, clearing and connecting to the Earth, from within the city  Manifesting the dream life  Plus Natalie takes us through her practise of - attune, anchor, and amplify  Check our library of weird, wonderful, and wild secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Explore the Earth Speak YouTube channel Follow Natalie’s personal Instagram @knowyourenergy // https://www.instagram.com/knowyourenergy    Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret  Check out the Plant Speak mini-course and other resources at https://www.earthspeak.love/shopnow References: Becca’s Interview on Dream Freedom Beauty https://bit.ly/30hCvcn The Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)   Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron https://amz.run/3HQt  Human Design https://www.jovianarchive.com/get_your_chart  The Real Housewives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives  Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Koa Kalish http://koakalish.com/  Jordan Lake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Lake Loblolly pines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_taeda  Becca Piastrelli’s interview with Sylvia Linsteadt https://beccapiastrelli.com/sylvia-linsteadt/  ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

Natalie Ross shares about cultivating a daily practice, and attuning to the languages of your body and intuition. You’ll also hear about: Trash Divination  Tools for the Highly Sensitive Person TV as medicine, shadow work, and an opportunity to sharpen your inner awareness Building a daily practice of asking and receiving help, from your guides and helpers ♥ PS - Check out past secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Natalie Ross is the founder of Earth Speak, and the Earth Speak Collective - where she helps her community connect to their intuition, and cultivate a daily practice of grounding, clearing, and noticing.   This week we’re sharing a conversation that Natalie had with Becca Piastrelli, on the Belonging Podcast. Becca’s podcast explores themes of sisterhood, ancestral wisdom, living with the seasons and coming home to yourself. If you haven’t already, we recommend you check it out! In this episode, we talk about: How Andy Bernard from the Office, kept showing up in Natalie’s meditation Andy’s message that - It’s ok to be your dorky self TV and pop culture as medicine, shadow work, and an opportunity to sharpen your inner awareness The TV as the modern fireplace  Trash Divination  Transforming your anger into action, and forming deeper relationships Cultivating a relationship with the land and the spirit of the land  Identifying as a Highly Sensitive Person  Being guided to create the Earth Speak Collective and hold space for others to cultivate awareness around intuition and the body  Natalie shares her daily practices - of grounding, clearing, invocation and asking questions  Becca’s practice of finding stillness and being in her body  Becca and Natalie share the unique ways they experience their intuition  Cultivating an awareness of your intuition, to discern other energies from your own Communicating through energetic patterns and speaking through your intuition Tools for the Highly Sensitive Person Learning the subtle language of your body  Understanding yourself deeper with the Human Design  Building a daily practice of asking and receiving help, from your guides and helpers Attuning to the messages you’re already receiving  Grounding, clearing and connecting to the Earth, from within the city  Manifesting the dream life  Plus Natalie takes us through her practise of - attune, anchor, and amplify  Check our library of weird, wonderful, and wild secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Explore the Earth Speak YouTube channel Follow Natalie’s personal Instagram @knowyourenergy // https://www.instagram.com/knowyourenergy    Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret  Check out the Plant Speak mini-course and other resources at https://www.earthspeak.love/shopnow References: Becca’s Interview on Dream Freedom Beauty https://bit.ly/30hCvcn The Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)   Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron https://amz.run/3HQt  Human Design https://www.jovianarchive.com/get_your_chart  The Real Housewives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Housewives  Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Koa Kalish http://koakalish.com/  Jordan Lake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Lake Loblolly pines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_taeda  Becca Piastrelli’s interview with Sylvia Linsteadt https://beccapiastrelli.com/sylvia-linsteadt/  ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague  https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak

Liz Hartshorn is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and authorized teacher of Judith Blackstone's Realization Process. The meditation in this episode is designed to attune our awareness to "fundamental consciousness."

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Lucille Rayner, tells us what Craniosacral Therapy is and how it works. We talk about the mind-body connection and how emotional and mental issues will also show up physically and vice versa.  We also take a super fun pit stop to talk about fascia - the interconnected system of tissue that bounds our entire body together.  Experiences that we go through are held in our fascia – including pain.  Craniosacral Therapy alleviates these places of pain.

Abel Costa is on a mission to uplift global consciousness one person at a time. Abel holds a BS in Cognitive Science from the State University of New York at Empire College. He is a Licensed Massage Therapist in the State of New York and is registered as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. As an expert in the healing arts, he studied Polarity Therapy, Reiki, Body Mind Centering and Theta Healing to name a few. His 20-year meditation practice has led him to study all forms of meditation from Non-Duality and mentored in neuroscience with Zoran Jasapovic to Vedic Meditation with Thom Knowles. As a therapist with 17-years experience, Abel understands how to support the working professional providing the tools to integrate their lives and to facilitate change at an optimum pace in an evolving world. Background Abel was born in the Philippines and spent his childhood with his step-father who was in the military. Abel moved around a lot from one place to another. His father was from Hawaii and so Abel visited Hawaii numerous times during his childhood. He always loved Hawaii and later moved to Hawaii. What was your childhood like? For many years only his close friends had an idea of his uproots. Abel thinks he is a sort of a person, who does not make many close friends, but the ones he has, they are like family to him. He is comfortable in sharing his feelings, beliefs, and likes/dislikes with them. Abel developed his interest in music, theatre, and dance as a way of channeling some of the pain, using movement and music as a way to focus. One of the things Abel got into when he became a therapist is called biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Abel deals with feelings and emotions that cannot be put into words. Most of these feelings and emotions are held in our body, in our psyche that we are not aware of. However, it influences our everyday life, our perceptions, and our decision-making process. Abel believes his childhood was influenced by such feelings and emotions which could not be put into words. He lived in a family that didn’t talk much. There was never any talk about Abel’s real father. How did you get on a path to healing? Abel believes it chose him. It was a slow gradual process. When he was young, he was obsessed with dancing and playing the piano. He was just 18 when he got into a ballet company where he was trained rigorously. When he got to New York City by the time he was 19, he heard about a person called Bonnie Cohen who is the founder of Body-Mind Centering school. Abel took a lot of yoga classes in New York and the best teachers he had studied with this woman. His best dance teachers studied with this woman. Bonnie Cohen teaches people to be embodied in their body on a cellular level. Through this woman’s work and through Body-Mind Centering school, he got on a path to healing. Can you talk a little about mirror neurons? Mirror neurons were discovered in the 80’s. Researchers conducted studies involving monkeys who were made to imitate humans washing dishes. The end result was that the dishes washed by humans were clean but those by monkeys were not clean although the monkeys were made to copy each step of humans. This is because monkeys were able to replicate the actions performed by humans but could not interpret the underlying intention of washing a dish. Mirror neurons help human beings learn through actions of other human beings and also help them learn the underlying intention of every action. Has dance been a part of your meditation? Abel believes it was an integral part of his meditation. He believes dance allowed him to be in his body. For Abel, being in this world was a painful experience as a child. Dance allowed him to feel his body in a three-dimensional space. Abel credits this to his teacher who went an extra mile for all of her students in her teachings. Eventually, Abel was drawn to Body-Mind Center school led by Bonnie Cohen. Abel thinks that was the foundation of the healing process for him. He was able to learn about different healing modalities through this school. He spent a whole decade learning and exploring different healing modalities. It was not just bodywork, it was everything including theta healing, learning to access his own intuition and do readings like a psyche person. What is Feldenkrais method of meditation? Feldenkrais method of meditation aims to improve human functioning by increasing self-awareness through an individual’s body movement. However, the movement is very minute and slow. You look at the whole body skeleton and structure. What is the best advice you have ever been given? Some time in past Abel moved to New York where he started a project with a co-founder. It is called the inner-peace project. Abel was having issues moving back to New York after being away from the city. New York is now a hub for meditation schools and coaches. You can come across numerous coaches who are just into their practice and already claiming to be best at their work. And then there was Abel, who had been in this business for almost two decades but felt uneasy starting his work in New York. Her advice to Able was to “just do you” which actually meant that Abel should just focus on his own work and put in practice his vast experience to help him through his work. How can we connect with you? You can connect with Abel through his website. His website’s URL is https://www.abelycosta.com  

Margery Chessare is back to talk more about Craniosacral Therapy.  You can hear Margery in part 1 from Episode 054 from April 2016. Margery Chessare, LMT, BCST, RCST, has been in private practice as a craniosacral therapist since 1995, teaching since 1999.  She leads programs in craniosacral therapy, beginner through advanced, and enjoys mentoring practitioners.  Invited to be the first craniosacral instructor at the Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy in Albany, NY, she taught there for nearly 10 years. Margery's perpetual craniosacral education includes several models of this work, all of which she draws on for her own teaching: Upledger CranioSacral Therapy, Hugh Milne's Visionary Craniosacral, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, which she studied with Scott Zamurut, Michael Kern, Mike Boxhall, and Michael Shea. She is certified as both Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Instructor by the International School of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and is a Registered Craniosacral Therapist with the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America. Margery is honored to be a teaching assistant, since 2008, with Michael Shea, Biodynamic innovator and author. The integration of complementary studies, including trauma resolution, embryology, pregnancy and birth, is paramount to Margery's approach to craniosacral therapy. She is the author of a chapter in the book Working Wonders: Changing Lives with CranioSacral Therapy, published by North Atlantic Press. http://www.craniosacraleducation.com Craniosacral Research: http://biodynamichealth.com/craniosacral-research/   ____________________________________________ About Path 11 Productions: You can find DVDs of our films on our website at thepathseries.com or by streaming on vimeo.com, gaia.com & itunes find us on facebook and follow us on twitter, @thepathseries  

Margery Chessare, LMT, BCST, RCST, has been in private practice as a craniosacral therapist since 1995, teaching since 1999.  She leads programs in craniosacral therapy, beginner through advanced, and enjoys mentoring practitioners.  Invited to be the first craniosacral instructor at the Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy in Albany, NY, she taught there for nearly 10 years.Margery's perpetual craniosacral education includes several models of this work, all of which she draws on for her own teaching: Upledger CranioSacral Therapy, Hugh Milne's Visionary Craniosacral, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, which she studied with Scott Zamurut, Michael Kern, Mike Boxhall, and Michael Shea. She is certified as both Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Instructor by the International School of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and is a Registered Craniosacral Therapist with the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America. Margery is honored to be a teaching assistant, since 2008, with Michael Shea, Biodynamic innovator and author.The integration of complementary studies, including trauma resolution, embryology, pregnancy and birth, is paramount to Margery's approach to craniosacral therapy.She is the author of a chapter in the book Working Wonders: Changing Lives with CranioSacral Therapy, published by North Atlantic Press. http://www.craniosacraleducation.com Craniosacral Research: http://biodynamichealth.com/craniosacral-research/   ____________________________________________ About Path 11 Productions: You can find DVDs of our films on our website at thepathseries.com or by streaming on vimeo.com, gaia.com & itunes find us on facebook and follow us on twitter, @thepathseries