An Introduction of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome for the CST Practitioner

Eloise Stager BA, LMT, CST

Dec 1, 2016

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a genetic, connective tissue disorder affecting collagen production. Since collagen is found throughout the body, all systems, structures and biomechanics can be affected. The most noticeable physical manifestation is joint hypermobility as described by the Beighton Criteria6, a scoring system for joint hyperflexion and hyperextension (see fig 1) . . .

The Application of CranioSacral Therapy for Sensory Motor Health and Development: An Anthroposophical Perspective

Aurore Sibley Cst, M.S. Ed.

Nov 1, 2016

by Aurore Sibley, CST-T, M.S. Ed

“Learning is experience. Everything else is just information.” Albert Einstein

Visualize a child that you know. What does their movement tell you about them? Do they move with ease? Are they able to come to stillness? Do they have mastery over their instrument? Or do they struggle to find themselves in space, to sit in a chair and write, to move with fluidity and ease?

Can they coordinate the movement of the right and left, upper and lower body when they skip or jump or run? Are they able to do two or even three things at once, such as count and clap in unison, or are some of these things particularly challenging for them?

The Chronically Depleted Client - Touch for Systems Under Stress

Eric Moya

Aug 14, 2016

The Chronically Depleted Client

Touch for Systems Under Stress

by Eric Moya Cst-D, Ms/Mfct

(Article originally published in Massage Magazine, December 2015)

Sometimes clients can seem so complex, so hypersensitive, so ... depleted. Thinking over the past 18 years of practice, I find these complex clients seem to be more numerous now than they used to, both in my practice and in conversations with other practitioners.

Earlier this year, I had a new client, Jamie*, referred to me by a local psychotherapist. They were doing some wonderful therapeutic work together for a variety of physical and psychotherapeutic concerns. The psychotherapist referred the client because she had heard that CranioSacral Therapy might be able to help with some of the physical symptoms related to severe exhaustion, muscle fatigue, eye sensitivity and emotional depression . . .