I don’t watch the news. It was only thanks to a friend’s email, that I realized there was an earthquake in Virginia the other day. Another friend’s Facebook post let me know that tremors were felt here in Columbus, OH afterwards. Apparently, I was deeply focused on something else at the time and missed it entirely.
I miss a lot of what most people considers relevant and important. But I still see the effects of it daily on my table.
People are stressed, tremendously stressed. There’s chaos all over the place – financial crisis, political turmoil, tragedies on a daily basis whether personal or global or the tremendous challenges someone in your extended circle is facing. It’s unavoidable, even if you’re living under a rock (and if you’re reading this, you’re not 
). You can feel it in the air. You can see it in people wherever you go.
It’s showing up in their bodies, louder and louder – cluster headaches, migraines, TMJ disorder, neck spasms, sciatica, autoimmune disorders – and that’s only what I’ve seen most recently.
A client’s dentist was concerned that my client had killed a tooth due to the severity of her clenching.
Another client just sent his oldest off to college. There are 5 more to follow.
Another client is “lucky” to get 5 hours of (light and interrupted) sleep each night.
They’re all desperately seeking relief.
We offer relief.
We offer people the opportunity to take a breath, to unclench, to settle in and feel the deeper current that carries all of us through these turbulent times. We help people feel the support that is available to them when they’re able to connect to their body. We help them return to the dance.
“Except for the point, the still point,There would be no dance, and there is only the dance” T.S. Eliot
Chaos will not end anytime soon. The more we can help people feel resilient and resourceful, the more we can help them find relief, the more they’ll be able to thrive in the midst of the chaos. And the more they’ll be able to make a meaningful contribution to the world. People desperately trying to survive are rarely in a position to offer their best gifts to the world, they’re too busy trying to keep their head above water.
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman
We help people do what they need to do so they can come alive. Or perhaps we help people come alive so they can do what they most want to do. Either way, people are in desperate need of body focused work i.e. craniosacral therapy. They need help, they need results and the more developed your skills are, the more you can offer the relief they so desperately seek.
I urge you, I implore you – get good, really good, at craniosacral therapy if that’s your passion.
Don’t just dabble with a stillpoint here and there. Really commit to stepping fully into your role as a craniosacral facilitator.
To do that you’ll need a deep understanding of anatomy, you’ll need skilled hands, deep inner awareness, confidence in your skills and you’ll also need business savvy to create a thriving practice that supports you (I know a lot of you avoid this part of the equation, we’ll talk more about this in future conversations).
There are a variety of books, courses and other resources available to you. And if you’re ready to immerse yourself in the “deep understanding of anatomy” part of the equation, get yourself on the announcement list for the new series of CranioSacral Anatomy Classes I’m unveiling (no travel required for those of you who bemoan the fact that you’re too far away to take part in my Small Group Mentoring Class).
If you want to learn more and get first dibs on a virtual seat when registration opens next week, sign up here. I know this class isn’t right for all of you and I want to be sure that I’m talking to the people who are really interested in mastering anatomy. The last thing I want to do is clog up your inbox with something irrelevant to you. That’s why I’m asking you to take the time to sign up if you want to know more.
As always, thank you for doing the work that you do. Thank you for helping people remember the dance, remember what makes them come alive. You are so needed.
much love,
PS Don’t forget that the equation also includes taking excellent care of yourself!
PPS Know another craniosacral therapist who’s ready to master anatomy? Please share this post with them – we need more highly skilled craniosacral people out there. Share via email, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ – you know the routine
