Here's a wonderful article on an exciting development in the role of glial cells and CSF in the brain.Previously Unknown Cleaning System in Brain: Newer Imaging Technique Brings 'Glymphatic System' to LightThe highly organized system acts like a series of pipes that...
Read more...Above is a fresh dissection showing a superior view of the cranial base with the dural lining intact, tentorium removed. The image is taken from here. You can see the olfactory and optic nerves passing through the dura. Fabulous. How shiny is the fascia...
Read more...Wonderful article on mini brains in the New Zealand Herald - contributed by Angela Wheeler A miniaturised "brain-in-a-bottle" has been grown by stem cell scientists who hope it will lead to new treatments for neurological and mental diseases. The tiny hollow "organoids", measuring...
Read more...Katherine Ukleja is one of the strongest teachers within biodynamic craniosacral therapy. This piece has just been written for the third seminar on the practitioner training at the Da Sein Institut in Switzerland. It is a great bit of writing and clearly...
Read more...I once heard that biodynamic practice is the creative application of a set of principles. Consequently, over all the years I’ve been teaching and making numerous mistakes both clinically and in teaching Primary Respiration, I have settled on a five step process. This...
Read more...Here's a great video, very creatively put together, which reminds me that it is not just about receiving treatments it is about making things happen with your health on a daily basis not relying on the 50 minute therapy session. Afterall, there's...
Read more...I came across the following recently in a book (Man with a Blue Scarf, p156) about the artist Lucian Freud:'LF arrives after a few minutes looking somehow as if an electric current had been passed through his hair. 'How are you?' 'I'm feeling...
Read more...Fabulous video of the Gut Lining emphasising that our GI tract is home to the biggest collective of immune cells in our body. Meaning digestive issues = immune deficiency. Health of our Gut is absolutely critical.
Read more...The fluid body is one of the great discoveries in the craniosacral approach to treatment and health. As the body structure reorganizes through a listening/receptive touch, the fluid body starts to show itself. This often begins as fluctuations in the background leading...
Read more...No. Is the short answer. The dictionary definition is impersonal: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer"inert: having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"not supporting or favoring either side in...
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