Sleep Soundly at Night with Craniosacral Therapy

by SharonHartnett | Apr 29, 2017 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K

Sleep brings us restoration and clarity.

It’s time for bed. It would be nice to have your 7-9 hours of sleep so that you can feel refreshed the following morning. But the obsessive thoughts about work or your relationships swirl around your brain non-stop. Maybe it’s too noisy or the ambient light in the room is keeping you up. It could be you are hungry or your hormones are out of whack. Whatever the problem, you aren’t getting the rest you need.

There are some easy fixes to this. Shorten your naps to 20 minutes or less. Turn a fan or white noise machine on, go get a healthy snack, turn off the blue light technology in the room, seal your mattress against mites, buy pillows for comfort just to name a few. But if after all of this, you still are not finding the rest you need, consider finding a certified Craniosaral Therapist through the Upledger Institute to help you to sleep and feel better. Good sleep is crucial to our health.

One of the best benefits that result from Craniosacral Therapy is a balanced Central Nervous System. The brain and the spinal cord can come back into optimal peak performance. Any type of stress can be listened to by experienced hands through the Craniosacral System. This type of gentle work is geared to support your body to find harmony and to use its own inherent process of self-correction. The body is always looking to respond with a healing response, and this work uses techniques to enhance your own healing power.

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Often, after about 5 minutes on the table, many of my clients snooze off quickly. The Central Nervous System knows when there is connection, and with the techniques, the stress slips away. Many of my clients have come back to me saying that not only has there pain disappeared, but also that they are sleeping better, eating better, and feeling more upbeat. And this makes sense because when stress is eliminated, adrenaline and cortisone won’t keep the body in active alert.

I do have some clients that come in that can’t relax at all. Their eyes stay wide open or they talk through the whole session. However, the more work we do together, those things start to slip away, and they begin to quiet down. It’s like getting a treatment mixed in with a meditation. And for people who have trauma, Craniosacral Therapy can use SomatoEmotional Release to help support the client to sense and feel more deeply in their bodies. As this happens, old stressful memories give way to more energy and feeling more vital.

Cranosacral Therapy is a great balancer for helping to restore healthy sleep patterns. Don’t you deserve to give yourself a good nights rest? It’s easy to go out and be interested in so many things outside of ourselves, but it is essential to start within first to promote health and wellbeing. Our lives begin with how we feel.

Sharon Hartnett LMT, CST, SI, BHSP

703 509-1792

www.craniosacralatherapistcolumbus.com

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Mind Body & Spirit Connection and Massage

by SharonHartnett | May 28, 2013 | Massage, mind body & spirit

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At Lighten Up Therapies, my hope is to find a way to engage the entire “Beingness” of my clients. I truly believe that my role is to be an educator and a questioner in the process of awakening into wholeness and comprehensive health. Your session is about having your needs met and in allowing healing and movement to take place to support your Wellbeing. This is often best served through exploration into the mind body & spirit connection

: Mind Body & Spirt

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Massage can be an experience where you just come into relax. Some clients have a difficult time quieting down with their work and busy schedules. The best thing for them to do is close their eyes and enjoy. Massage can increase circulation, lymph flow, relax muscles, lengthen the connective tissues and balance the body’s systems.

are other benefits to Massage Work too. Massage is a field that has grown wide and deep. There is Medical Massage, Swedish Massage, Thai Stretching, Lymphatic Massage, along with many other specialty areas. Massage Therapists often get pulled into a certain direction depending on their love for the work and their own proclivity towards the various modalities of healing. To be a Massage Therapist in most states, one has to take Continuing Education before renewing their licenses. This is good news to our clients because it keeps us on top of all the new developments and expertise out in the field. Education helps us to keep doors open so that we can introduce new techniques, understand medical issues, and be aware of the ethics involved in being a bodyworker. With this said, I have taken the path of exploring the Mind Body & Spirit Connection with myself as a practitioner and with my clients in order to enhance quality of life. This does not mean that I see myself as a psychotherapist because I do not. Education is more my focus. However, I do have a lot of experience working with clients who bring up physical, emotional and spiritual issues. I don’t give advise, but I do follow my client’s own body intelligence and support them in finding their own truth for the most part. I trust that we each have a connection to our own Source, and my job is to support self-discovery and deeper contact at the client’s request. My training at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and the Hakomi Institute have taught me to allow the organic process of bringing awareness into the present moment so that the mind can still enough to bring forth more spaciousness and opportunity to step outside of tension and conflict on many levels. Touch is one of the best ways to do this, especially once trust is established and the sensations of the body are changing the brain’s perception of history to the present moment. When we feel safe and at ease in our bodies, it is easier to address other issues that arise. A professional Massage Therapist will ask you what you need to feel comfortable and to build a confidential and trusting environment for you to relax and touch into the calm waters of your “Being”.

I find that it is helpful to listen to my client’s wishes when they visit. I usually take an additional 15 minutes for intake on the first session so that I can hear their history and understand their concerns. I like to know what has been helpful in the past and what they didn’t like. It’s important to respect a client’s feelings and to engage where he/she feels comfortable. Once this happens, the mind, body & spiritual issues naturally begin to unfold and open into a place of more light and clarity. So when the intake is complete, I invite the session to be about what is happening in the moment. What this does is to allow the mind to take in a new awareness, even when the brain is thinking about all the different things that it does. By Witnessing, Experiencing and being Curious during a session, the light inside becomes more transparent and it’s easier to feel healthier and to make better decisions about life and how one wants to use their energy. The massage is helpful in bringing more attention to the cellular awareness and discovering the tensions and the role they play in your life. I like to think that our issues have a positive role in helpful us to see things that we may avoid in order to help us resolve past issues whether physical or otherwise. This type of bodywork is meant to Awaken the mind body & spirit Experience. It aligns clients with a more holistic approach to life.

Either way… a massage to relax and fall asleep or a bodywork session to awaken and enliven the senses, Massage can be very beneficial to you and your evolving Spirit. Our Spirits are living in these human bodies… transformational tools for our hearts, psyches and physical health. Be proactive in your Self-Care and your quality of life can be much better. Whatever is happening in life can be eased by feeling good with yourself.

Warmly,

Sharon Hartnett LMT www.massageincolumbusohio.com/energy-therapy/

mind body & spirit connection

(614) 372-6598

Raindrop Therapy with High Grade Essential Oils

by SharonHartnett | Mar 28, 2013 | Aromatherapy, Energy Healing, Massage

What is the Raindrop Therapy?

Raindrop Therapy is a powerful essential oil technique that was developed by D. Gary Young in the 1970s. It combines several holistic modalities to bring balance and alignment to the body with the application of two mixed blended oils and seven single essential oils. The key to Raindrop Therapy’s many benefits is based on the use of aromatherapy, the Vita Flex Technique, and a light enfleurage type of feather massage. By bringing together these elements of the session in a harmonious and energetic combination, the client often feels a deeper connection to core, lengthening along the spine and a stronger energetic alignment.

The Raindrop Technique found its name by the naming of the light raindrop sensations that the client feels as the essential oils are dropped from about 6 inches above. It’s very comforting and those who are aware of the energetic component may even feel the vibration as the drops spill into the human energy field. People often feel a deep sense of relaxation, more joy and inner peace. Not only do client feel better emotionally, but some of the oils are known to hold anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. As the oils are gently massage near the spine, the body immediately benefits as toxins are released, the immune system begins to strengthen and balance, and the person lets go of old stresses and pains.

Which oils are used in the Raindrop Therapy Technique?

Raindrop Technique

• Thyme Essential Oil

• Wintergreen Essential Oil

• Marjoram Essential Oil

* Basil Essential Oil

* Peppermint Essential Oil

• Cypress Essential Oil

* Oregano Essential Oil

• AromaSiez Essential Oil Blend

* Valor Essential Oil

• Ortho Ease Essential Oil Massage Blend

These particular oils offer a blend that integrates the body’s energies and can help align the spine and muscles of the back, help ease cramping and muscle soreness/pain, and are designed to bring physical, mental, and emotional balance to the body.

For more information on essential oils, a great resource is the Young Living Oil Website or “The Complete book of Essential.

At Lighten Up Therapies, we enjoy using the high grade therapeutic Young Living Oils for the Raindrop Therapy.

Sharon Hartnett, LMT

Raindrop Therapy in Columbus, Ohio

(740) 966-5153