Main description:

This completely updated and revised edition of the seminal foundation text to Cranio-Sacral Therapy presents a unique integration of a wide spectrum of approaches, providing practitioners and students with an up-to-date and authoritative understanding of the discipline.

The book covers the fundamentals of theory as well as the practical skills and techniques needed to carry out Cranio-Sacral work and is colour-coded for ease of use. It includes detailed instructions for treatments, which are clearly explained in extensive case histories and full-colour photographs and illustrations. Based upon the syllabus of the College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in London, UK, this is an unparalleled resource for practitioners of Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Cranial Osteopathy, and an essential reference for students.

Contents:

Part I Introduction: Setting the Scene; 1. Amy; 2. The Source of Life; 3. A Fundamental Platform; 4. Cranio-Sacral Integration; 5. The Matrix: A Broad Perspective on the Cranio-Sacral System; 6. Living in the Material World: Anatomy of the Cranio-Sacral System; 7. Cranio-Sacral Motion; 8. Treatment: Simply Being There, Fundamental Principles, - The Inherent Treatment Process; 9. Stimulus; 10. Responses to Treatment; 11. To Treat or Not to Treat: Contra-Indications; Interlude 1. A Time for Reflection: Key Concepts in Cranio-Sacral Integration; Part II Essential Concepts; 12. Pigs, Elephants and Snakes: The Concept of Quality; 13. Fluid Analogies; 14. Fulcrums; 15. Calm Quiet Presence: The State of the Practitioner; 16. Stillness; Part III A Framework for Integrated Treatment: Basic Skills; 17. Integrated Treatment; 18. Engagement - 1 Tuning In - 1; 19. Engagement - 2 Tuning In - 2; 20. Opening Up the System: Settling and Grounding - Opening Up the System; 21. The Suboccipital Region; 22. Core Treatment: Overall Approach; Interlude 2. Key Elements in the Overall Approach to Cranio-Sacral Integration; 23. Core Treatment: Individual Processes; 24. The Spine; 25. The Occiput and Spine; 26. The Sacrum and Spine; 27. The Sphenoid; 28. The Temporal Area; 29. The Frontal Area; 30. The Parietal Area; 31. The Falx Cerebri and Falx Release; 32. Completion; 33. Still Point; 34. Practice: An Integrated Treatment Framework; Part IV Further Concepts; 35. The Return of Rhythmic Motion; 36. Biodynamics, Biomechanics and the Quantum Model; 37. Keep Breathing; Part V Fascial Unwinding; 38. Fascia; 39. Evaluation of the Fascia; 40. Fascial Unwinding within the Trunk Region; 41. Fascial Unwinding of the Arm; 42. Fascial Unwinding of the Leg; 43. Fascial Unwinding of the Neck; 44. Key Factors in Fascial Unwinding; Part VI Spheno-Basilar Patterns; 45. Scales and Arpeggios: Spheno-Basilar Patterns Part 1- Honing Basic Skills; 46. Opus 27 Number 2: Spheno-Basilar Integration; Part VII 47. The Nervous System: The Basics; 48. The Nervous System: Relations with the Cranio-Sacral System; 49. The Autonomic Nervous System; 50. Double Contacts with the Sacrum; 51. Facilitated Segments and T4 Syndrome; 52. Autonomic Nervous System Integration; Part VIII Further Contacts and Concepts; 53. The Throat; 54. Energy Drive; 55. The Emotional Body; 56. Personal Development; 57. Further Contacts; 58. Diagnosis; Part IX 59.An Integrated Treatment Approach; Part X; 60. Conclusion; Cranio-Sacral Integration: A Summary; Glossary; References; Index