CranioSacral Pflugerville

04/25/2024

Wait, what? I started doing reiki at 16. That’s 30 years now of unrestrained interest in every system of the body, how they all work together, move, go off balance and how to rebalance them all- gently. I had never even heard of retained reflexes until one comment on a thread somewhere discussing why a woman is still dysregulated despite medical and emotional therapies, simplifying her life to remove stress and distractions and every grounding mindful practice. ...

Wait, what? I started doing reiki at 16. That’s 30 years now of unrestrained interest in every system of the body, how they all work together, move, go off balance and how to rebalance them all- g…

04/18/2024

CranioSacral Pflugerville has become a community distributor of Free Narcan. You are welcome to pick up a free box with or without a craniosacral therapy appointment. Recently the school district sent out a warning that kids are accidentally ingesting fenta-pills and that we should consider keeping the antidote for an opioid overdose on hand. I asked around about where to get it and no one knew....

CranioSacral Pflugerville has become a community distributor of Free Narcan. You are welcome to pick up a free box with or without a craniosacral therapy appointment.  Recently the school dist…

02/11/2024

Now I remember why I stopped working on a website.
It is confusing, becomes expensive and then gets glitchy when the contact feature stops working while people are trying to make appointments.
Even though I have a domain name like a real live business, I'm back to Wordpress because it's just so easy.

Not sure if clicking on it improves googleability anymore, but let's try it and find out.

04/08/2023

My website got glitchy and then doubled in price. Until I build a new one- which will probably be never- I'm just going to use this as an information page.

04/08/2023

Hurry! Doors Closing Soon! Last Chance to Join. WAKE UP!!!

These are the subject lines of emails I got today. Just today. Not including all the emails I got yesterday and the days before and the past several years that this style of marketing has been employed and pumped directly to my inbox to scroll every. single. morning. You know what’s funny, they are all about how to cure anxiety, overwhelm and fear of missing out. They are all selling yoga and meditation, craniosacral, anatomy and bodywork trainings, business marketing, coaching, exercise programs, natural foods and herbs, teacher trainings- all the things I am interested in and WANT to buy. I don’t need a sense of scarcity to do these programs. I’m on their email list because I want to stay connected and do their cool programs at some point, or do just a little of all of them without the giant $5K fee and all my free time over the next year to get another certification I don’t need- or want. I want to be in their personal and professional orbit, why are they using scare tactics to get me to buy more? Or worse- for them- hurrying me through the proverbial door to give me a Masterclass for free. I don't have time for it and they can't afford to give their expertise away.

I woke up relaxed and focused and ready to do cool stuff today, but now I’m wondering if I need some expensive intervention to cure the sense of lack that my email just instilled. The message I got was “you are not doing enough, you are not fast enough, you are not healed enough and if you don’t act soon you will miss your chance at the life you’ve always dreamed of.

They all went to the same marketing school. 'Write this copy and people will buy your product.' I know, because I took the same workshop! We are told it will 'help people remember to buy the product you are selling because your customer does not know that it starts tomorrow and they NEED to know. Pay me 2,000 dollars and I will streamline your message by spreading fear while assuring you it is a positive message and you are doing your clients a favor.'

The need for support is real, the need to find the right support at the right time is critical. The need to reconnect with our bodies and our Inner Wisdom, and then our loved ones and the larger community around us is crucial. It is THE cure for loneliness and directionless-ness (is that a word?)

But, there is Plenty of Time, you are not going anywhere. You are always available for connecting with yourself, with your loved ones and with your larger community. You don’t have to be anywhere at any hour to get it, it is always with you, always available.
If you are having a hard time remembering how that works you are welcome to come here, or I will go there and we will rediscover it.
You are welcome to Take your Time or start right now. It doesn’t matter.
You are Always Welcome.
I am not going anywhere. You are not going anywhere. And if we are we can meet there and work together then.

The gift of CranioSacral in my life is a reconnection with the Power within myself and the Magic of the world that lifts me and carries me through, as if floating above the city. It is my Dream Life. I can't miss it, it's mine, I'm living it. But I do often forget when I'm distracted by the urgency around me. And then this work brings me back to the Power and the Magic.

This is something I want to share with you and the world. There is plenty of time. There is plenty of space. You are welcome here. I can come to you. We can travel together. Let’s do this!
In your time, your way, your space, your peace and your health.

04/08/2023

Forshage Farm Fresh Eggs
On January 1st of 2022 my chickens started laying eggs.
My initial goal of having all the colors of the egg rainbow turned out to be a lot more eggs than we can eat in our house considering one of us doesn’t even like eggs. So what to do? Of course, I need to share them! And considering that these cute, silly gonzo character critters never stop eating, of course I need to sell those eggs to help support their endless eating habits.
Introducing Forshage Farm Fresh Eggs. The girls wait in line to lay their eggs in the same box and quack at each other when someone is taking too long. In this way I can hear every egg that is dropped and I often go check to see who is screaming at whom because it is great fun to watch the chicken drama.
I usually get each egg shortly after it is dropped several times each day. They are beyond fresh. Once I bring them inside I polish them with a microfiber cloth and put them in a sanitized egg carton. I don’t use water to clean them because it disturbs the microbiome bloom, which is the protective layer keeping bacteria out of the 6,000-8,000 pores of the shell. They can remain safely on your counter for several weeks. Right now the girls lay a dozen eggs in 2 days so by the time you get them they are 3 days old, tops.
Some eggs get a little discolored from the hay they are laid on or her friend might walk over a fresh egg with her dirty little paws. Any egg that has crud on it that is not polishable gets rinsed and either boiled or scrambled into delicious sausage breakfast tacos for Forshage Family personal consumption.
The general internet consensus is that fresh unwashed eggs can rest on your counter for up to a month. Personally, I would refrigerate them after 2 weeks, but we’ve never had eggs last that long here. They get eaten or sold pretty quickly.
If you do decide to refrigerate your eggs, they should stay cold. According to the USDA website, "A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the movement of bacteria into the egg and increasing the growth of bacteria. Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than two hours."
The eggs you bring home from me, or get delivered from me to you, are not refrigerated or processed in any way.

Come for CranioSacral Therapy leave with Farm Fresh Eggs!

04/08/2023

Craniosacral Therapy for the Whole Family

This amazing technique, instituted by Dr Upledger, can be described as myofascial release for the central nervous system. It can have profound effects on any type of physical trauma, like falling, birthing, medical procedures, and even the physical effects of emotional traumas, like intense grief, stress and fear.
The therapist finds the subtle rhythm of the cerebrospinal fluid and gently follows it to maximize the pulse and release restrictions in neural pathways from the dural tube, allowing increased transmission of vital information between the brain and the rest of the body. The nervous system reflexively relaxes, and common conditions like TMJ, tinnitus, dizziness, migraines and chronic pain can be completely relieved. This technique is so gentle, relaxing and integrative, it can be used with children for learning disabilities, food sensitivities or behavioral problems, and infants for cranial overlapping, colic and sleep problems. Treatment is generally done with clothes on unless combined with massage.
Great for highly sensitive people, those that may not get massage for various medical reasons like cancer or cancer treatments and clients who are seeking relief from chronic issues. You'll love it!
Somatic Emotional Release
is a phenomenon of Craniosacral Therapy used to find and heal deep injuries that are not easily addressed by other techniques. The therapist simply applies pressure to one of several points on the body, and the client does the rest. In response to specific pressure, the body moves toward positions of injured fascia. Once the position has been accessed, time is allowed to experience any sensory information stored with the injury, and the body returns to a new, restored and often completely healed position.

04/08/2023

What is Craniosacral Therapy?

I get asked this a lot. Usually I point to my head to indicate the cranium and then my low back to indicate the sacrum. We deal with everything in between the cranium and the sacrum; which is the entire nervous system. In order to get into some of the areas that are disconnecting from the system and causing discomfort, we work with the fascia outside of the central nervous system. On the one hand we release restrictions in the tissues to free up movement, on the other we connect to the amazing network of nerves within the facia and let it lead back to the initial area of restriction. Once we follow it back, both physically and energetically, a great ball of emotional memory may be stored there as a a way to compartmentalize difficult situations- a process that helps us move on gracefully with life in circumstances that might otherwise have knocked us to the ground for a good long time.
In that way we follow restrictions into memories of trauma and can often let it come up and out in a relaxed, more cognitively aware state. Since it is deeply relaxing and coming from a point of stillness, we are able to experience heightened states of panic or overwhelm without the amygdala hyjack that often accompany overwhelming situations.
Once you are able to re-experience something traumatic, take it out of it's physical compartment in the tissues from the form of shoulder pain or pelvic discomfort, it can be reintegrated into the nervous system and settle into a more neutral physical and emotional experience. It no longer has an energetic charge and our minds will move on to the next problem to solve. It doesn't actually disappear, it just integrates and becomes something else.
This is why so many people say that CranioSacral is a trauma relief or cure all. It's really just an added bonus when it it all goes well, in reality, CranioSacral is a very simple form of myo-fascial release massage that focuses more on the fascia, allowing the nervous system to do what it does best. Homeostasis. In a state of homeostasis, the body unwinds muscles that need it, releases the restrictions at joints that make movement and rest possible, reorganizes experiences in a way that benefits the body, metabolizes nutrients and takes out the trash in an effective peaceful fashion.
This is also why one session might feel like a deep sleep and you wake up energized, another session may be crying about something you thought was healed long ago but some new opportunity pops into your life later that day almost miraculously. The body directs each session and takes care of it's needs in that moment.
Put simply, CranioSacral is the manual interruption of a disorganized process in the body, facilitating the reorganization and waiting for the body to settle into a new position of ease and peace.
In my experience it is an absolute Miracle. It either fixes the problem you came to treat, provides clear direction for next best steps in healing, or you stop caring completely that it exists.

04/08/2023

This is the most concise description of the ethmoid bone and it's relationship with the first cranial nerve. If you are having problems with smell and taste- especially after Covid, this would be a great area to explore. Olfactory nerves are regenerative and anosmia can be a temporary condition. Come experience a spontaneous healing!

https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/osteology/ethmoid-bone/

10/21/2022

I can never say what craniosacral really is, because it seems to become what is needed for each person at that time. Here is attempt number one!