Healing Arts FAQ
What is Cranial Sacral Massage?
By gently working with the spine, the skull and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia (connective tissue), the restrictions of nerve passages are eased, movement of cerebral spinal fluid through the spinal cord is optimized, and misaligned bones are often restored to their proper position. Craniosacral therapy alleviates mental stress, neck and back pain and the symptoms related to migraines, TMJ Syndrome, and fibromyalgia.
What is Rolfing?
As we accumulate injuries, illnesses, limiting beliefs, repetitive movements and habitual postures, we compromise our ability to stay vertically balanced and more energy is required for daily life. Pain and dysfunction often soon follow as this extra energy expenditure takes away from the more vital functions of circulation, digestion, tissue repair, etc. Rolfing works to bring higher levels of function, efficiency, balance, and strength to the body's posture and movement patterns by improving joint alignment, increasing range of motion, evoking inner body awareness, and establishing coordination and continuity of movement.
Who benefits from Rolfing?
Athletes, dancers, children, business professionals, people from all walks of life have benefited from Rolfing. Rolfing has the potential to ease pain and chronic stress and thus improving performance in professional and daily activities. It is proven that Rolfing continues to help people working with the following issues: motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, poor posture, chronic pain, stress, chronic fatigue, work injuries, neck tension, lower back pain, carpel tunnel syndrome, and limitations in yoga postures.
How often should I get Rolfed?
Traditionally, Rolfing is done in a 10 series, addressing different parts of the body to achieve a particular goal per visit. Each session is catered to the needs of the individual and therefore some may achieve healing in less than 10 sessions.
What are trigger points?
Trigger points are knots in the soft tissue that refer pain in other areas of the body. They are caused by tension, overuse and injuries and often intensify over time. Trigger points in the neck and shoulders are a usual cause of headaches, carpel tunnel syndrome and low back pain.
