Now I can sense in joyful mood The autumn spirit waking. The winter will, in me, Wake summer of the soul. Rudolf Steiner Calendar of the Soul Week 30 (27th October to 7th November) Craniosacral Therapy with Vivien Ray It is Halloween, all Souls Night in the Christian calendar, Samhain in the Celtic year. The…
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Cold Feet
In this cold and dark time of year, I want to put in a plea for our legs and feet. I have clients of all ages who arrive in my practice warmly dressed. A jumper, a nice warm coat and a scarf, maybe a hat—– and then –—– Those legs and feet are hardly covered…
The herb garden.
I was weeding my herb garden today and celebrating with delight a little plant of St John’s Wort that has taken its place among the herbs I have planted. And I was reminded of an old story I have lived with since my twenties: “She lives in a little cottage in a wilderness-garden surrounded by…
"I don't know how it works, but I think it does" A testimonial.
T.H. sent me this testimonial after he came to me, from a considerable distance, for one treatment: “I came to see you several months ago and you treated me for a very long standing (two years), very painful problem with my left shouder. collarbone/neck. At the time it didn’t seem as if there was any…
A Subtle Imbalance
I was recently sent this beautiful testimonial from the mother of a child I treated. It felt important to us both to maintain the child’s confidentiality, so we have not used his name. I love the way it shows the subtle discomforts a child can experience and that mothers are often aware of. It is…
Craniosacral Therapy: why call it that?
Sometimes a client will tell me “I would have come ages ago but I thought you just did things for heads.” It is not just about fixing heads! Craniosacral Therapy is a whole body therapy that helps the body to heal and adjust from discomfort in any part of the body and from the discomforts…
The healing power of crying.
Photo courtesy of Karin Miller When I was a child my father would go to Pakistan for anything up to 9 months. He usually left very early in the morning and I was bereft. I think I was very fortunate to have learnt so early how to heal my grief. My strategy was to cry:…
10 Signs That Your Baby needs Craniosacral Therapy
Your baby has difficulty latching on to the breast. Mothers and midwives know how important it is that babies latch onto the breast well enough to get the milk to flow. It is important to make sure that the baby is in the best position and that the mother is comfortable, but if all that…