Craniosacral listening
I took part for the last three days in a Craniosacral Unwinding level 1, through the IPSB school. We met at the most beautiful setting of Temescal canyon from 9:30 to 6:30, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There was so much to sharing and exploration. I will write about one instance:
I was being used as a demo for different kinds of palpation on the head. Everyone was gathered around me as the teacher -the phenomenal Gary Strauss- was holding my head. He was talking about how some people like to have their head lifted a bit, while others don't. He said that generally people with a flat-neck do not like their head lifted. He gently lifted my head a bit and asked how it felt. I heard myself say, "No." Which completely surprised me since I am such a people-pleaser. He immediately brought my head back down and gently cradled it. As soon as he did that I felt my body become calm and felt a release of energy traveling down my spine, all the way towards my sacrum. As he continued to hold my head with the lightest touch, I felt my body shaking, as if my nervous system was releasing stress. Gary -who doesn't know me- spoke about my process. He felt my body had been through trauma and that my nervous system was processing it. I felt myself crying softly and continuing to go into a deep place inside of listening; kind of like it feels when I meditate. A way to describe it is as if you are on a journey. It's not sleep- it's like you are traveling inside. I felt so calm and yet like healing was happening. Afterwards as I walked around for the rest of the day feling so grounded and alive.
Craniosacral is about listening deeply to the cranial wave and to the profound stillness and wisdom that lies inside. As we worked on one another I found that I could also experience that same stillness and journeying quality, when I was working on someone. The more relaxed I was as a practitioner, the more the client relaxed. The whole process is about listening to the intelligence of life and letting it move in its healing way.
I look forward to continue to practice this with my friends and to continue to explore listening intently to others and to life itself. I look forward to continuing to listen to the deepest wisdom which guides us onwards as we navigate the ups and downs of day-to-day life. To that deep wisdom that nudges us to go or stay, to wait or act, to pause or move. To be or become.
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