Face to Face with the Face

✍ Scribed by R.C.S.T., Thomas Attlee D. O.;Orthodontist), Granville;Tarnowski, Wojciech

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This foundation volume presents a unique integration of the wide spectrum of approaches to Cranio-Sacral Therapy, providing practitioners and students with a broad and authoritative understanding of the discipline. The author covers the fundamentals of theory as well as the practical skills and techniques needed to carry out Cranio-Sacral work, and the book also includes detailed instructions for treatments, all of which are clearly explained in extensive case histories, photographs and illustrations.;Part I; Introduction; Setting the Scene; Amy; The Source of Life; A Fundamental Platform; Cranio-Sacral Integration; The Matrix; A Broad Perspective on the Cranio-Sacral System; Living in the Material World; Anatomy of the Cranio-Sacral System; Cranio-Sacral Motion; Treatment; Fundamental Principles of the Inherent Treatment Process; Stimulus; Responses to Treatment; To Treat or Not to Treat; Contra-Indications; Part II; Essential Concepts; Pigs, Elephants and Snakes; The Concept of Quality; Fluid Analogies; Fulcrums; Calm, Quiet Presence; Stillness; Part III.

✦ Table of Contents

Part I
Introduction
Setting the Scene
Amy
The Source of Life
A Fundamental Platform
Cranio-Sacral Integration
The Matrix
A Broad Perspective on the Cranio-Sacral System
Living in the Material World
Anatomy of the Cranio-Sacral System
Cranio-Sacral Motion
Treatment
Fundamental Principles of the Inherent Treatment Process
Stimulus
Responses to Treatment
To Treat or Not to Treat
Contra-Indications
Part II
Essential Concepts
Pigs, Elephants and Snakes
The Concept of Quality
Fluid Analogies
Fulcrums
Calm, Quiet Presence
Stillness
Part III. A Framework for Integrated TreatmentBasic Skills
A Framework for Integrated Treatment
Tuning In --
1
Tuning In --
2
Opening Up the System
Settling and Grounding
The Suboccipital Region
Core Treatment
Overall Approach
Core Treatment
Individual Processes
The Spine
The Occiput and Spine
The Sacrum and Spine
The Sphenoid
The Temporal Area
The Frontal Area
The Parietal Area
The Falx Cerebri and Falx Release
Completion
Still Point
Practice
An Integrated Treatment Framework
Part IV
Further Concepts
The Return of Rhythmic Motion
Biodynamics, Biomechanics and the Quantum Model. Keep BreathingPart V
Fascial Unwinding
Fascial Unwinding
Evaluation of the Fascia
Fascial Unwinding within the Trunk Region
Fascial Unwinding of the Arm
Fascial Unwinding of the Leg
Fascial Unwinding of the Neck
Key Factors in Fascial Unwinding
Part VI
Spheno-Basilar Patterns
Scales and Arpeggios
Spheno-Basilar Patterns Part 1- Honing basic skills
Opus 27 Number 2
Spheno-Basilar Integration
Part VII
The Nervous System
The Nervous System
The Basics
The Nervous System
Relations with the Cranio-Sacral System
The Autonomic Nervous System
Double Contacts with the Sacrum. Facilitated Segments and T4 SyndromeAutonomic Nervous System Integration
Part VIII
Further Contacts and Concepts
The Throat
The Energy Drive
The Emotional Body
Personal Development
Further Contacts
Diagnosis
Part IX
An Integrated Treatment Approach
An Integrated Treatment Approach
Part X
Conclusion
Cranio-Sacral Integration
A Summary
Glossary
References.