- Releasing trauma in the body -
I returned from the States in September after learning a life-changing therapy called CFT (Craniosacral Fascial Therapy).
Craniosacral Fascial Therapy was founded by Dr. Barry Gillespie, who merged concepts from craniosacral therapy and myofascial release therapy, in the early 1980s.
This full-body system connects the nervous tissues to every structural cell and holds a lifetime of emotional and physical trauma. It is like our own Internet where all of our cells are communicating with each other 24/7. When we cut a finger or take a bruise, the system is hard-wired to immediately send healing cells. This system is always trying to heal itself, but sometimes it needs some “knowing” CFT hands to help get unstuck. The most profound work can be at birth in the golden hour where the fresh soft tissue traumas are poised to return to a more physiologic state.
The results of a tight system are:
ADULTS
Migraine
Concussion
TMJ
Pain
Range of motion
Hip pain
Sinus conditions
Airway
Anxiety
Depression
Pelvic pain
Whiplash
Scars
CHILDREN
Asthma
Earache
Concussion
ADHD/ADD
Learning disorders
Sinus conditions
Anxiety
Autism
Mouthbreathing
Bedwetting
Headache
Scoliosis
INFANTS
Birth trauma
Tongue tie - lip tie
Torticollis
Colic
Reflux
Inability to latch
Difficulty sucking
Difficulty swallowing
Constipation
Indigestion
Asymmetrical head shape
Earache
Crawling patterns
Stridor
Strabismus
The craniosacral is the brain breathing, where the brain slowly expands and slowly contracts. It's this expansion and contraction that we call a brain cycle where the brain is actually breathing. The sacral aspect is the tailbone. When the brain expands, the tailbone goes into flexion, when the brain contracts, the tailbone goes into extension. The ultimate goal over a series of sessions is to have a slow expansion of 100 seconds and the brain slowly contracts a 100 seconds, where the brain is very relaxed and very calm, so the whole brain cycle is 200 seconds. It's this craniosacral cycle that allows the brain and spinal cord to move freely.
The other aspect to it is the fascial web (connective tissue web), head to toe, finger to finger. It surrounds every muscle cell, goes into every organ, goes around every nerve, every blood vessel, the eyes, the teeth... It keeps the body in structural alignment. It gives us tensegrity. The only problem is that trauma can create strain in the system. If there's strain/pain in your neck or your eye for example, it can cause issues in your body, and that is what we deal with in CFT.
The practitioner does not do the actual correcting. They merely hold the mechanism in whatever position is most favorable for the innate forces within the body, such as the pull of the meninges or the fluctuation of the cerebrospinal fluid, to restore normality. The inherent capacities of the body will more readily assist the practitioner in the correction of the traumatic patterns. When we do CFT, the body is saying that forgotten bike accident at nine is what needs to be healed right now. For whatever reason(s), now is not the time for that cord-wrapped birth trauma to be healed. That may come at a later session.
To book an intensive over 2 - 3 days for those who live far, or a 60 min session weekly over a few weeks, or just one session to try it out, send an email to cfthesti@gmail.com, or call Hesti on 07580340728.
Thank you for reading and please share this on your social media so many people can hear of this life-changing therapy.
Kind regards,
Hesti Jordaan
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