Congratulations to Dr Nicola Brough PhD, winner of two researcher awards in 2018 in recognition of her work in developing and validating The 25-item Warwick Holistic Health Questionnaire (“WHHQ”). WHHQ is a patient-reported outcome measure for assessing changes in health and wellbeing in people receiving craniosacral therapy. It incorporates holistic statements and represents new concepts … Continue reading Nicola Brough Wins Researcher Awards
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Touching Lives: How CST Can Help Autism
by Miki Ettore The Fulcrum, Issue 75 September 2018 My 12-year-old son, Finley, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), was the inspiration behind my decision to learn Craniosacral Therapy (CST). I never imagined that one day I would be working as a full-time therapist. I have now helped over 100 families with children on the … Continue reading Touching Lives: How CST Can Help Autism
Across the Generations, Through the Shadows
by Matthew Appleton The Fulcrum, Issue 75 September 2018 Don’t try to improve nature. Try, instead, to understand and protect it. Wilhelm Reich Ancestral Health Some of the health problems that we all struggle with are the results of influences that go back generations. In ‘holism’, an individual ‘whole’ can not be thought of in … Continue reading Across the Generations, Through the Shadows
Defining Craniosacral Treatment for Today’s Clients
by Amal Alaoui The Fulcrum, Issue 74 May 2018 Some time ago my teenage son flippantly described my work as “massaging people’s brains”! His observation, which was based on first-hand experience of treatment, gave us something to chuckle over together while I pondered the possibility that I would be defining how I work as a … Continue reading Defining Craniosacral Treatment for Today’s Clients
Holism and the Laws of Nature in the Healing Process
by Matthew Appleton The Fulcrum, Issue 74 May 2018 Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson Holism and the Healing Crisis The term ‘holism’ was first coined by the South African statesman and philosopher Jan Christian Smuts. His book Holism and Evolution (published in 1926) sets forth his influential philosophy … Continue reading Holism and the Laws of Nature in the Healing Process
Our Forgotten Organ: The Human Microbiome
by Viola Sampson The Fulcrum, Issue 70 January 2017 Mind-blowing new discoveries about the multitude of bacteria, viruses and fungi, living deep within and throughout the human body, are transforming the very basis of our understanding of health and disease. Disruptions in this community of microscopic life, known as the human microbiome, are now being … Continue reading Our Forgotten Organ: The Human Microbiome
Addiction: A Compassionate Approach
By Christina Sage The Fulcrum, Issue 68 May 2016 The use of Craniosacral Therapy (CST) in working with clients recovering from addiction is pioneering work. After a considerable period initiating and experiencing this approach to addiction support, I have written this account of my findings working in the area of substance abuse. What is addiction? … Continue reading Addiction: A Compassionate Approach
Stress & CST
The Fulcrum, Issue 65 May 2015 The PR group decided for 2015 to highlight the benefits of CST for people suffering from stress. We believe that CST deserves to be seen as an important port of call for people who are suffering the effects of debilitating or overwhelming stress due to its ability to encourage … Continue reading Stress & CST
Recovery from Chronic Fatigue and the Importance of Resources
by Viola Sampson The Fulcrum, Issue 55 Winter/Spring 2012 Over the past few years, working with clients who have chronic fatigue conditions such as ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and post-viral syndrome has required me to refine my craniosacral skills and broaden my approach. Despite the positive developments in recent years – greater recognition of these illnesses, earlier … Continue reading Recovery from Chronic Fatigue and the Importance of Resources
PTSD
A talk on PTSD given by Cathy Cremer to a forces audience in Portsmouth I’m here to talk about CST and why it can be helpful for those suffering from operational stress reaction. Am I allowed to say trauma? PTSD? Or shall we just say when a combination of things have happened to throw us … Continue reading PTSD