Origins of BCST
BCST evolved from the works of Dr. W.G. Sutherland (1873-1954), an osteopath from USA. While looking at a disarticulated skull, he noticed that the places where the bones articulate were beveled “like the gills of a fish.” He felt this suggested both a sense of motion and of respiration between bones of the skull which was a radical thought at that time. This led him to extensively study these motions and the body's response. His discoveries finally gave shape to what is called Craniosacral Therapy. Towards the end of his life, he discovered something much deeper and put the seed for the Biodynamic nature of this work. This was taken further and deeper by others giving the foundation to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.
Dr. Sutherland found that there is a palpable movement within the whole body that occurs in conjunction with the motion of the bones of the head. It actually occurs in every part, every cell of the body & can be felt by a trained therapist. It's a rhythmic alternating expansion and contraction motion in the cranium which he termed the Primary Respiratory Mechanism.
These rhythmic motions of life are also called tides. Traumas and stresses of life disrupt the tides. Any disruption of these tides brings about discomfort and disease either physical, emotional or psychological.
From childhood, we pick up wrong postural patterns, emotional patterns, belief systems and understanding of life. These act like fulcrums which get embedded deep in our tissues around which our energies get trapped. Over time they create physical patterns in our body. For eg. Sitting long hours in hunched positions constricts our spine, fluids and flow of energies in various areas of the body. This results in complex blockages of energy stored over long periods of times, more blockages being added over time and all this, results in full blown diseases later in life. Similarly, emotions are also held in the body from childhood. For eg. anger or fear creates a contraction & constriction in the body and over time its gets locked in our tissues.
In a BCST session the body gets enough support and resources to access these held fulcrums and release the trapped energies and restore the body's natural rhythms.
When you touch one thing with deep awareness,
you touch everything.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The nervous system holds the key
to the body's incredible potential
to heal itself.
What is BCST good for ?
BCST can be used as a support for all types of human conditions. However, as each individual is different, the results also will be different for each. It will depend on your issues, whether your problem is chronic or acute, your age, how well are you resourced etc. The number of sessions required will also differ accordingly.
Most people feel deeply relaxed and centered after a session. Long time health issues may resolve. Pains may decrease or disappear. Usually the changes are long lasting or even permanent as they are made by your own system. BCST sessions can address physical and emotional issues.
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About Kiran
Kiran is an experienced yoga teacher and specializes in yoga therapy. He has taught for about 17 years to seniors, adults and kids, both one-on-one and in groups.
Kiran began practicing BCST in 2017. He has trained with Body Intelligence, an international school for BCST. After the 2 year diploma course in BCST, Kiran has continued with Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in the field. He has also recently done courses specialised in Pre and Perinatal therapy with Ray Castellino. He's a member of the international Pacific Association for Craniosacral Therapists.
Interested in alternative therapies, Kiran has also trained in somatic movement therapy, pranic healing, kalaripayattu, thai yoga. He also experiments with various other modalities and learns from teachers from any sphere of the body, mind, soul spectrum. Currently, he's a practitioner of tai chi and feldenkrais.
Aside from that, he likes to keep learning about the human mind and life through an inner inquiry into self. He has practiced Vipassana for many years. He has worked for the Krishnamurti Foundation India for 9 years. He is deeply interested in exploring life through the teachings of J.Krishnamurti and Ramana Maharshi.