Healing Current Somatics

03/09/2026

Second time around taking the second class of Milne’s Visionary CranioSacral Work. Always nice to re-visit what I learned a few years ago. I got to make some new friends, grow closer to other classmates, and deepen my understanding of the work. I’m eternally grateful that CranioSacral work found me. If you haven’t had a session yet, find a practitioner and experience the work for yourself. CST has connected me with my body, my spirit, God, the universe, my ancestors, in profound, life-changing ways. We are walking miracles. Every one of us. We are complex beings capable of so much, especially capable of healing. Our bodies are wanting to be healthy, and sometimes to reach more health we simply need to be witnessed. That’s what I do: I notice, I witness, I hold space…and then your body starts to change. It knows what to do; YOU know what to do. We heal in community. We need each other. And this work is a testament to the power we hold when we come together in intention, in safety, and in love.

03/04/2026

Whether you’re a new mother or a mother-to-be, check out this event to get face-to-face time with some of the most sought-after providers in our area. Nurtured Beginnings is the event where you want to be!

This is open house style — come and go as you please. No pressure, no rigid schedule — just meaningful connections, great conversations, and the chance to meet incredible local resources all in one place.

And yes… we’ll have beautiful charcuterie boards from Keeping It Charcuterie.

Tickets are $10 each or $18 when you bring a buddy. We can’t wait to see you there!

02/27/2026

I had a great time holding space by providing CST sessions for the “Space Holders” retreat put on by Holistic Coaching. Every time my next client came in, they asked me, “have you had a chance to attend this retreat before? You’ve gotta do it, it’s SO GOOD!” If you are in a helping profession, a “space holder,” then keep your eyes open for the next retreat! It’s such a restorative time, and there’s really yummy food too! I value the opportunity to care for other caretakers.❤️

02/23/2026

I’ve heard so many good things about this retreat offered for those who often hold space for others (therapists, health coaches, etc). If you fit this description, I encourage you to check this out! I am providing CST sessions to help care for those who help care for others❤️

02/23/2026

Mamas with babies…check out this offering! When my girls were little, we attended so many Music Together classes and had so much fun. Check out this free preview!

UpBeat Louisville is partnering with Bonnie Knows Breast to offer a one-time-visit, free preview of our Music Together® BABIES program.

This 45 minute interactive Babies Class Pop-Up is specially designed for families with pre-crawling, infants under nine months old.

Join us on February 25th at 12:00pm at Bonnie Knows Breast.

It's never too early to start making music! Your little one is a natural-born music-maker, ready to start learning music at birth. Maybe you've noticed that your baby responds when you play a song in the car or sing to soothe them. Babies are naturally musical--and you don't have to be a great singer or dancer yourself to nurture their love of music.

YOU are your baby's first and BEST teacher. In this music class for infants, your teacher will show you how you can support your baby's music development through simple and fun activities. You'll learn lots of musical ways to connect with your little one through music!

This event is FREE but registration is required to attend. Register here: https://upbeatlouisville.com/vlt234081.htm

02/21/2026

I had so much fun at the Winter Wellness Fair today! I met so many wonderful people and made some great connections. I love talking about CST and sharing how it can help you on your healing journey.

02/18/2026

Come see me and other wonderful vendors THIS Saturday 2/21 from 11am-3pm. You’ll have a chance to meet many local small businesses, and be entered to win one of the many giveaways. Come experience a little of what our health and wellness community has to offer!

02/13/2026

One of the greatest gifts we can offer our children is a healthy start in life. 💙

From the very first breath, a baby’s body is adapting to gravity, touch, light, sound, and the new rhythms of the world. Even the most beautiful birth experience can place subtle stresses on a newborn’s delicate system — especially on the craniosacral system, which surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord.

Upledger CranioSacral Therapy (CST) uses a gentle, light-touch approach to support the healthy function of this system. For babies, CST may help:

✨ Ease tension from birth
✨ Support feeding and latching challenges
✨ Promote more restful sleep
✨ Calm fussiness and irritability
✨ Encourage healthy nervous system development

Because a baby’s body is still growing and adapting, it often responds quickly to gentle, precise support. Many parents report their babies appear more relaxed, comfortable, and settled following sessions.

At Upledger, we’ve been teaching this work for over 40 years — helping healthcare professionals around the world support families with compassionate, evidence-informed care.

If you’re a parent looking for support, or a healthcare provider wanting to expand your pediatric skills, learn more about Upledger CranioSacral Therapy at upledger.com.

Healthy beginnings matter. 💫

02/13/2026

Are you a healer, a space holder, a coach or therapist? Come recharge at this half-day retreat tailored just for you. I’ll be providing CranioSacral Therapy as one of the offerings to help calm your nervous system and reconnect with your own deep medicine.

“Sanctuary for Space Holders is a half-day retreat designed for women who regularly pour out - coaches, therapists, leaders,
practitioners, and those who quietly show up for others again and again.
+ Quiet solo spaces to reset
Optional relaxation amenities (massage, CST,
sauna, therapy pool)
A guided breathwork session to regulate and
release stored stress
A nourishing catered meal prepared by
private chef Clara Romain
No pressure.
No performance.
No need to lead.
Just room to exhale.
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Iron Bell
February 27th
Registration link in comments

02/10/2026

Here’s a continuation of the previous post, if you looked at that one. These are a couple of the bones we work with in CranioSacral Therapy. The sphenoid is such an important cranial bone to work with, as so many nerves travel through it.

Yesterday we talked about the pelvic and sphenoid bones, those twin ink-blot shapes at opposite ends of the central axis. Today, I want to touch on how we actually begin to balance them in bodywork, not by forcing symmetry, but by clearing the line of conversation between the bowl and the butterfly.

I think of the pelvis and sphenoid as two tuning forks on the same string. The string is the dural tube, the deep fascial midline, the pressure system that runs from the pelvic floor to the cranial base. Our work is not to hammer either fork, but to reduce the noise around the string. Practically, that means starting with breath and the diaphragm. Free the respiratory diaphragm with rib, sternum, and upper abdominal work. Invite motion in the pelvic diaphragm with sacral holds, gentle pelvic floor softening, and SI joint decompression. When the diaphragms begin to move like coordinated tides, the cranial base often starts to reorganize on its own.

From there, I like to pair contact. One hand on the sacrum, the other on the occiput or sphenoid line, feeling for rhythm and drag rather than trying to create change. Craniosacral style holds, sacral traction, and still point inductions can reduce dural tension across the whole axis. Intraoral and jaw work add another powerful lever. Releasing the pterygoids, maxilla, and palate reduces strain at the sphenoid, and that shift frequently echoes down through the spine into sacral position and tone.

Add fluid movement to the mix. Abdominal and visceral fascial work improves glide around the mesenteries and reduces internal drag on the dural and fascial core. Gentle spinal unwinding, suboccipital release, and thoracolumbar fascial work help the message travel without distortion.

The technique is real and specific, but the spirit stays the same. We are not making the pelvis obey the sphenoid or the sphenoid obey the pelvis. We are restoring their signal line. When the static drops, these two distant shapes begin to resonate again, and the body recognizes its own symmetry without being told.

02/10/2026

One of my lovely friends shared an image today and asked a simple question: "What bone is this?”The shape was striking, with wings spread wide like something caught between anatomy and art. Some people said pelvis. Others said sphenoid. One person laughed that it looked like a Rorschach test, and another joked it’s only the pelvis if someone has their head all the way up their “dot dot dot.” 🤣 I nearly spit out my honey tea. And still, beneath the humor, there was something beautiful in the confusion, because it revealed a truth the body has been quietly keeping all along: these two bones, so far apart in location, share a haunting symmetry.

I love moments like this where anatomy turns into poetry without trying. The pelvic bowl and the sphenoid bone mirror each other as twin wings pressed into different ends of us. One forming the great foundation at the base of the body, the other forming a winged keystone deep behind the eyes. If you didn’t know better, you might think they were siblings drawn by the same hand. One holds the weight of our story against gravity, while the other cradles the tides of the brain and the rhythm of perception. Root and sky. Basin and lantern. Structure and starlight.

In my intraoral and cranial work, we spend time with this relationship because it is not just visually poetic; it is functionally profound. The sphenoid sits at the crossroads of the cranial base, receiving and distributing strain through the cranial bones and the dural membranes.

The pelvis and sacrum answer through the same fascial and dural continuities, like distant dancers still connected by the same piece of music. When one side is torqued, compressed, or held in an old protective pattern, the other often shows the echo. When one begins to unwind, space appears in places that seem, at first glance, unrelated.

I often tell students to think of them as two great gates of the body. The lower gate and the upper gate. When they move in harmony, fluid dynamics improve, our nerve tone settles, our breath deepens, and people feel more like themselves again without always knowing why. We begin a conversation.

So when you look at these shapes as inkblots of bone, you are not just seeing clever symmetry, but you are being given a reminder that the body loves patterns, reflections, and relationships. That balance is rarely local, and healing often happens in pairs. Sometimes the most technical anatomy, when you step back far enough, looks exactly like art. 🥰

*original image in the comments

01/26/2026

The Winter Wellness Fair has been rescheduled for Feb 7 & Feb 21. I’ll have a booth on 2/21, I’d love to see you there!