Below are a number of articles and books I have come across over the years that patients have found helpful. They are all in PDF format. .
Baby
Talk: Can you hear my silent scream? - Size 108KB
Article by Al Pelowski, principal of South
African Institute of Cranial Studies. A call in the
middle of the night from an overwrought parent sets
Al off to the hospital to help a new born baby who is
having seizures every couple of minutes.
Intelligence
of Hands - Size 40KB
Excerpt from and interview with John Upledger about
experiments that give an insight into how cranio sacral
therapists can 'know without knowing,' how to place
their hands on the right part of the body and then help
the body release.
Healing
and the Natural World - Size 228 KB
Wide ranging interview with osteopath Jim Jealous
about everything from the nature of healing to the origins
of osteopathy. It is particularly interesting considering
cranio sacral therapy has its origins in osteopathy
which, as he says has been alternative since 1874.
Children and Divorce:
How to guide your family
through separation/divorce. - Size 240 KB
Article by Trish Banks, M.A. who specialises in
psychosynthesis and reflective practice in childcare.
This article is a practical blueprint for navigating
the mine field of divorce and separation. The most common
response I have heard about this article is, 'This would
have been great to know about when my marriage was falling
apart.' (The above link will bring you to the download
page of Trish's site. The text says you have been added
to her mailing list but you haven't and won't be unless
you want to.)
The
Search for Healing - Size 104 KB
Article by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. who specialises
in chronic and life-threatening illness. She is also
medical director of the Commonwealth Cancer Help Program.
She discuses the interaction between practitioner and
patient.
Life
Imitating Heart - Size 176KB
The story of Claire Sylvia, a heart and lung transplant
patient. Her noticed that her personality changed after
the operation. She started drinking beer, eating fast
food and ogling girls - just like the dead boy who helped
her live.
Her story is an excellent example of tissue memory.
The idea that memory is not stored in the brain alone
but also in the cells of our bodies.
The
Effects of Early Relational Trauma on Right Brain Development,
Affect Regulation, and Infant Mental Health - Size 1.6MB
Big, (check the size before you download) Long and academically
written paper by Allan N. Schore about the way babies
bond with their parents and how that bonding process
can be affected by trauma.
Trauma-the
Vortex of Violence - Size 192 KB
Peter Lavine has written excellent books on the effects
of trauma. This article is an excellent introduction
to his work.
The
Science of Being Well - Size 284 KB
The Science of Being Great - Size 420 KB
The Science of Geting
Rich. - Size 496KB
Three powerful books written by Wallace D Wattles. The
remarkable thing about these books is they were written
in 1910.
