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Full Body Release Postgraduate Workshop, Aug 06, Brisbane.
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adults we are no longer physically held in the way we
were as children. Full body release is a technique that
holds us like a baby. A team of cranio sacral therapists
tune into a patient and literally pick them up as they
provide complete support for their system. When provided
with intentioned gravity-free support, our bodies begin
to release deep, full body patterns.
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and beautiful as it is, this is a technique that
is used infrequently in practice as the logistics
involved are prohibitive. A minimum of six cranio
sacral therapists is required to make up a team.
When each therapist has a busy practice this is
not easily organised. |
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I use full body
release as a post graduate workshop because it is
an excellent tool for helping cranio sacral therapists
gain a deeper sense of whole body patterns. They
can take this knowledge back to their practice where
it informs their one to one patient work. |
Each participant
at the workshop takes a turn leading a team and
being a patient. At the beginning of the process
the 'patient' is surrounded by the therapeutic team.
The team leader begins to
tune into the patient's cranio sacral system and
calls in the other therapists as they are needed.
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As
the patient's system begins to release and unwind
it stretchs out. The team follw this and give support
as the patient becomes airborne. |
My role in the process is to monitor
the patient and team and offer assistance where
needed. |
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| The patient's body
goes through and intricate ballet of movement that
the therapeutic team must keep up and follow accurately,
holding as the patient's system releases. Like a
big piece of cellophane that has been scrunched
up for years, once given the right support, it begins
to unravel. |
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| There is continual
communication between the lead therapist and the
patient. |
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process feels timeless but eventually draws to a
natural close and the patient returns to the ground.
Their system is settled by the lead therapist and
the team takes a well earned rest. We then go through
a debriefing process where we assess the effectivenes
of the team. |
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What sketching is to artists, full
body release is to cranio sacral therapists. It gives
them a chance to deepen their palpatory skill and get
a broader sense of full body patterns. When they return
to their practices and are once again working alone
with their patients, the benefits of the full body release
seminar are evident.
The main feedback I get about this
seminar from the therapists is how much more they can
feel in their patient's body.
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