Thanks very much for the replies. I have definitely had
vertigo--although quite mild. Also thanks for your experience of the
difference between practitioners--I think I am beginning to understand
how this therapy works.

much appreciated
inventeacher

ps. Elizabeth, sorry I spelled your name wrong :)








--- In craniosacralnetwork@yahoogroups.com, David Tomlinson
<phinsup@v...> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have been using this work for close to 13 years now and have had
> numerous people report the sensation of spinning while the tissues
> release. One of the first questions out of my mouth is to ask if they
> have ever had vertigo. Almost always the answer is yes. What I have
> found in my practice is that when the tissues fully release, the
> spinning sensation usually stops and the vertigo is resolved. This
> seems to be true for vertigo, menieres disease and other balance
> issues.
>
> So that would be my question to you.
>
> As to the skilled practitioner question. I have been treated by
> people fresh out of CSTI who are incredibly good and people who have
> been through advanced who I would be a bit more wary about seeing. The
> only time "bad" seems to come into play is when ego gets involved.
> When we come from the place of trying to "fix,cure, makes someone
> better" we are not truly listening to their body and imposing our will
> on them.
>
> Gotta run, my 2 yr old is finally asleep and I need to clean :o)
>
> Dave
>

>
> On Sep 7, 2005, at 11:07 PM, inventeacher wrote:
>
> > Hi again,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. Elisabeth, could you say more about what
> > exactly getting recentered entailed for you? Where I live, there
> > aren't many practictioners--so I may need to try to recenter myself
> > somehow-- any information about what happened to you would be most
> > welcome :)
> >
> > About the spinning itself--I have no idea what technique was being
> > used, but her hands were around my eye regions. I started feeling a
> > slow spin--definitely on an axis, maybe of about 15 degrees, but it's
> > hard to say. When the spin began, I was very aware of becoming
> > acutely conscious of only my left eye as the rest of my body
> > disappeared. Then the spin (I think clockwise, but again, hard to
> > say) got insanely fast. I tried to stay with it, but ultimately
> > couldn't.
> >
> > I asked my practitioner afterwards and she said it was a release. I
> > don't know what her skill level is, but she seems to know what's she's
> > doing and I have been feeling very good since I started the
> > treatments.
> >
> > My understanding of cranio sacral therapy thus far is that there is no
> > such thing as a 'bad" practitioner. Only levels of increasing
> > competence.
> >
> > I plan on continuing with the therapy and ultimately training to do
> > it, since it has been so helpful for me. So I am very curious about
> > what the gauge is for a skilled practitioner? Or, since that may be
> > difficult to pin down, what adverse effects are ever possible with
> > this stuff?
> >
> > thanks again!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In craniosacralnetwork@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Shevell, LMT, CST"
> > <jdshevel@g...> wrote:
> >> I'd also be interested in the level of training of the therapist
> > and
> >> the techniques employed just prior to and during the spinning.
> >>
> >> Jeff / NJ
> >>
> >> --- In craniosacralnetwork@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Cook"
> > <mail@h...>
> >> wrote:
> >>> I'd be very interested if the two respondents (inventeacher and
> >> Elisabeth) could please give us a
> >>> clearer description of the spinning - which direction, where was
> > the
> >> axis, was it lined up with the
> >>> body, were there any other sensations, etc.??
> >>>
> >>> This is an important phenomenon, and we could probably all learn
> > a
> >> lot with a bit more information
> >>>
> >>> Andrew
> >
> >
> >
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