I love integrating sound healing and vibrational medicine into craniosacral therapy and bodywork. If you are one of my bodywork clients, you've probably experienced the use of tuning forks like those in the picture above during your CranioSacral session. They can be listened to and placed upon acupressure or trigger points on the body. The sound vibrates through the tissues, bones, and cells of the body and creates a resonance for health. It is a great way to begin or complete a bodywork session.

I also like to share in my workshops about the use of toning. The use of toning, by singing notes or sounds, vibrates throughout the body and releases tension from the muscles and fascia being vibrated by that note. Women in labor can tone low notes to help relax the uterine muscles. When my ear was blocked with water last summer after swimming, I sang and hummed for hours with a range of high and low notes to vibrate the restriction free.

In-toning is the practice of toning quietly, in your head, to focus your mind and create vibrational resonance. This is an extremely effective technique, that I use as a bodyworker and craniosacral therapist to clear my mind during sessions and facilitate the soft-tissue release. Try this technique when needing clarity, focus, and relaxation. It will enhance any kind of healing work, meditation, or daily life tasks and is quiet and perfect for any situation.

An exciting new direction that I have been exploring sound healing is with CelloCranio. This is the combination of my working as a CranioSacral Therapist with Liz Byrd, a Cellist who uses Vibrational Tonal Cello Therapy to enhance healing. Liz has honed her craft as a Cello Therapist working at the Upledger Institute for 3 years alongside Dr. John Upledger, the modern founder of CranioSacral Therapy, as well as at NYC's Beth Israel Health and Healing Continuum. We are now offering CelloCranio sessions together in Eugene. The live cello enhances the CranioSacral Therapy, accelerating the release and healing process. It has been considered akin in effectiveness to Aquatic CranioSacral Therapy.

Speaking of which, I've been developing my work with WaterCranio with adults, pregnant women, and babies. I've been floating clients in the warm salt-water of the therapeutic 92-degree pool at the Tamarack Wellness Center. It is really amazing and wonderful work to give and receive. The warm water provides a buoyant support that dramatically reduces the effects of gravity on the body and facilitates a three-dimensional release of the spine.

With the gentle support of a neck cushion and ankle floats, the body is free to relax, unwind, and spiral the physical, emotional, and mental tension away. I am enjoying integrating my knowledge of CranioSacral Therapy, Energetic Medicine, and Sound Healing with the therapeutic effects of the water. Water and sound are deeply connected. Water also reminds us of the depths within ourselves. We are each mini oceans walking around with our own inner tides, currents, and waves.