Last week four of my Craniosacral Therapy colleagues and I got together to give each other treatments in a hydrotherapy pool and what an amazing three dimensional session it was.
During a conventional therapy session on a couch the body is often inclined to move around as it unwinds restrictions in the fascia or replays an unresolved event in life such as the birthing process. Arms and legs move and the body may turn onto the side and sometimes slip (with full support by the therapist) onto the floor. But in water this movement takes on a whole new dimension.
You start by floating on your back in the water surrounded by the therapists who offer gentle support and intuitively place their hands on the parts of the body that need assistance. As the fascia begins to unwind,your arms and legs move freely in the water and the body can bend and stretch or roll over and back again fluidly and elegantly and without restriction.
You have the feeling of being weightless and with your ears under the water you loose a sense of the outside world as you slip into your process where time is suspended. You have the ability to remain under water much longer than you ever imagined you could and your body's fascia unwinds like a dance in the water.
There are few places in the UK where it is possible to provide an aquatic Craniosacral multihands treatment but I am hoping that will change in the near future.
It is available in the States and in the Grand Bahamas the Upledger Institute offer a Dolphin assisted clinic.
For more information visit http://www.upledgerclinic.com/therapies.html
That adds a whole other dimension to a Craniosacral session!
