Dr.William Garner Sutherland was a deeply spiritual man and described the foundation of this work as the Breath of Life. He took this concept from the Book of Genesis 2:7. This acknowledgement of the vital force, became the fundamental aspect of osteopathic philosophy. His epic journey began with the concept of bony expansion based on his observation of the shape of the temporal bones, which are beveled like a fish. It was as controversial then as it is now, but his mentor, Dr. Andrew Still, the founder of the first Osteopathic school in Kirksville , Missouri, shared his vision and supported his journey.
My studies of craniosacral therapy began in the mechanical model. Then I moved into the biodynamic model. The three systems are called mechanical, functional, and biodynamic. The biodynamic system is comprised of the spine, its cranial sutures, the fascia of the body, and its diaphragms. The cerebral spinal fluid moves through the spinal cord in a semi closed hydraulic system; the amount of intervention changes the name of the system. The mechanical model has the most intervention, the functional has less, and a biodynamic the least amount of intervention.
Dr. William Garner Sullivan began teaching his work in the 1930s until his death in 1954. His work was rejected by mainstream science and it is still rejected today by many, regardless of the fact that over 100,000 people have been trained by Dr. John Upledger's Institute alone. There are literally hundreds of thousands of positive testimonials to the benefit of craniosacral therapy. Although there is no hard scientific support for this powerful model of healing, I find it the support issue laughable. In my own practice, thousands of people have found relief from many different ailments, including TMJ, back pain, neck pain, carpal tunnel etc. Dr. Rollin Becker was Dr. Sutherland's top protege. He practiced osteopathy for 20 years. After those two decades, he only practiced cranial osteopathy for 35 years because of its efficacy. People do not pay us unless it works.
The same naysayers of this work who are searching for scientific validation, can only throw drugs at many of the problems that are presented to us in our practices. And those drugs have failed to address the underlying issues. And often the side effects of the prescribed drugs are impossible to live with. Again, I am not asking anyone to "throw out the baby with the bath water" and give up medical treatment, I am only suggesting that one find out for themselves, if alternative and complimentary approaches to health and healing prove valuable. I can assure you of this, I have made a wonderful living, without the benefit of third party insurance because it definitely works. Science doesn't totally understand the mechanisms of homeostatic response. There was a time when scientist believed the Earth was flat. Shamans have been using unsubstantiated methods for thousands of years. Just think Copernicus and Galileo and the ridicule they suffered at the hands of the scientists!
Towards the end of his life, Dr. Sutherland began to sense a "power" which generated homeostatic responses within the clients' bodies without any influence from his hands. This discovery changed his entire treatment focus to one of spiritual reverence and subtle touch. He told his students to touch without touching. To be still and know. This spiritual approach to the work is now know as both 'biodynamic' craniosacral therapy and 'biodynamic' osteopathy, and has had great influence from practitioners such as Rollin Becker, James Jealous (biodynamic osteopathy), and Franklyn Sills (biodynamic craniosacral therapy) who I studied with in the UK for two years.
My studies of craniosacral therapy began in the mechanical model. Then I moved into the biodynamic model. The three systems are called mechanical, functional, and biodynamic. The biodynamic system is comprised of the spine, its cranial sutures, the fascia of the body, and its diaphragms. The cerebral spinal fluid moves through the spinal cord in a semi closed hydraulic system; the amount of intervention changes the name of the system. The mechanical model has the most intervention, the functional has less, and a biodynamic the least amount of intervention.
Dr. William Garner Sullivan began teaching his work in the 1930s until his death in 1954. His work was rejected by mainstream science and it is still rejected today by many, regardless of the fact that over 100,000 people have been trained by Dr. John Upledger's Institute alone. There are literally hundreds of thousands of positive testimonials to the benefit of craniosacral therapy. Although there is no hard scientific support for this powerful model of healing, I find it the support issue laughable. In my own practice, thousands of people have found relief from many different ailments, including TMJ, back pain, neck pain, carpal tunnel etc. Dr. Rollin Becker was Dr. Sutherland's top protege. He practiced osteopathy for 20 years. After those two decades, he only practiced cranial osteopathy for 35 years because of its efficacy. People do not pay us unless it works.
The same naysayers of this work who are searching for scientific validation, can only throw drugs at many of the problems that are presented to us in our practices. And those drugs have failed to address the underlying issues. And often the side effects of the prescribed drugs are impossible to live with. Again, I am not asking anyone to "throw out the baby with the bath water" and give up medical treatment, I am only suggesting that one find out for themselves, if alternative and complimentary approaches to health and healing prove valuable. I can assure you of this, I have made a wonderful living, without the benefit of third party insurance because it definitely works. Science doesn't totally understand the mechanisms of homeostatic response. There was a time when scientist believed the Earth was flat. Shamans have been using unsubstantiated methods for thousands of years. Just think Copernicus and Galileo and the ridicule they suffered at the hands of the scientists!
Towards the end of his life, Dr. Sutherland began to sense a "power" which generated homeostatic responses within the clients' bodies without any influence from his hands. This discovery changed his entire treatment focus to one of spiritual reverence and subtle touch. He told his students to touch without touching. To be still and know. This spiritual approach to the work is now know as both 'biodynamic' craniosacral therapy and 'biodynamic' osteopathy, and has had great influence from practitioners such as Rollin Becker, James Jealous (biodynamic osteopathy), and Franklyn Sills (biodynamic craniosacral therapy) who I studied with in the UK for two years.
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