Cranio-Sacral Integration, Foundation, Second Edition

Thomas Attlee D.O. R.C.S.T. (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

480 Seiten

2018
Singing Dragon (Verlag)
978-1-84819-361-1 (ISBN)

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The updated and revised edition of the foundation text in Cranio-Sacral Therapy integrates a wide spectrum of approaches to provide a broad understanding of the discipline. It covers fundamental theory, practical skills and techniques, and gives instructions for treatments which are clearly explained in case studies and full colour illustrations.

This completely updated and revised edition of the seminal foundation text to Cranio-Sacral Therapy presents a unique integration of a wide spectrum of approaches, providing practitioners and students with an up-to-date and authoritative understanding of the discipline.

The book covers the fundamentals of theory as well as the practical skills and techniques needed to carry out Cranio-Sacral work and is colour-coded for ease of use. It includes detailed instructions for treatments, which are clearly explained in extensive case histories and full-colour photographs and illustrations. Based upon the syllabus of the College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in London, UK, this is an unparalleled resource for practitioners of Cranio-Sacral Therapy and Cranial Osteopathy, and an essential reference for students.

Thomas Attlee is the founder and principal of the College of Cranial-Sacral Therapy in Primrose Hill, London, the first, the largest and the most established college of its kind in Europe. He has been teaching internationally and practising Cranio-Sacral Therapy for over thirty years, seeing many thousands of patients. He lives in London, UK.

Part I Introduction: Setting the Scene; 1. Amy; 2. The Source of Life; 3. A Fundamental Platform; 4. Cranio-Sacral Integration; 5. The Matrix: A Broad Perspective on the Cranio-Sacral System; 6. Living in the Material World: Anatomy of the Cranio-Sacral System; 7. Cranio-Sacral Motion; 8. Treatment: Simply Being There, Fundamental Principles, - The Inherent Treatment Process; 9. Stimulus; 10. Responses to Treatment; 11. To Treat or Not to Treat: Contra-Indications; Interlude 1. A Time for Reflection: Key Concepts in Cranio-Sacral Integration; Part II Essential Concepts; 12. Pigs, Elephants and Snakes: The Concept of Quality; 13. Fluid Analogies; 14. Fulcrums; 15. Calm Quiet Presence: The State of the Practitioner; 16. Stillness; Part III A Framework for Integrated Treatment: Basic Skills; 17. Integrated Treatment; 18. Engagement - 1 Tuning In - 1; 19. Engagement - 2 Tuning In - 2; 20. Opening Up the System: Settling and Grounding - Opening Up the System; 21. The Suboccipital Region; 22. Core Treatment: Overall Approach; Interlude 2. Key Elements in the Overall Approach to Cranio-Sacral Integration; 23. Core Treatment: Individual Processes; 24. The Spine; 25. The Occiput and Spine; 26. The Sacrum and Spine; 27. The Sphenoid; 28. The Temporal Area; 29. The Frontal Area; 30. The Parietal Area; 31. The Falx Cerebri and Falx Release; 32. Completion; 33. Still Point; 34. Practice: An Integrated Treatment Framework; Part IV Further Concepts; 35. The Return of Rhythmic Motion; 36. Biodynamics, Biomechanics and the Quantum Model; 37. Keep Breathing; Part V Fascial Unwinding; 38. Fascia; 39. Evaluation of the Fascia; 40. Fascial Unwinding within the Trunk Region; 41. Fascial Unwinding of the Arm; 42. Fascial Unwinding of the Leg; 43. Fascial Unwinding of the Neck; 44. Key Factors in Fascial Unwinding; Part VI Spheno-Basilar Patterns; 45. Scales and Arpeggios: Spheno-Basilar Patterns Part 1- Honing Basic Skills; 46. Opus 27 Number 2: Spheno-Basilar Integration; Part VII 47. The Nervous System: The Basics; 48. The Nervous System: Relations with the Cranio-Sacral System; 49. The Autonomic Nervous System; 50. Double Contacts with the Sacrum; 51. Facilitated Segments and T4 Syndrome; 52. Autonomic Nervous System Integration; Part VIII Further Contacts and Concepts; 53. The Throat; 54. Energy Drive; 55. The Emotional Body; 56. Personal Development; 57. Further Contacts; 58. Diagnosis; Part IX 59.An Integrated Treatment Approach; Part X; 60. Conclusion; Cranio-Sacral Integration: A Summary; Glossary; References; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	30.09.2018
Zusatzinfo	250 full colour illustrations and photographs
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 252 mm
Gewicht	1380 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Behandlungstechniken
ISBN-10	1-84819-361-0 / 1848193610
ISBN-13	978-1-84819-361-1 / 9781848193611
Zustand	Neuware