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| | Reviews | | | | Rachel Burke CST-T
CranioSacral Therapy and Meridians course experiance
Mum and I went to Bristol in March 2010 for Carol Wells course - Cranio Sacral Therapy and Meridians. I've been drawn to work with meridians on the body while doing craniosacral therapy work so the course confirmed what I had been picking up and doing instinctively and gave me a bigger picture of it. For example, I had noticed while giving a cranio sacral session to anyone who was fit and active, their body always wanted K1, a point on the sole of the foot. It can also be used as a first aid acupressure point: it tonifies the kidneys, calms the spirit and revives consciousness. If someone was very emotional, it helps the energy go down and has a calming affect. The Chinese name for it is 'Gushing Spring'.
Each leg meridian is linked to an arm meridian to make a big meridian with a name of its own. These big meridians seem to be related to whole postural patterns. While giving a craniosacral treatment, the client lies down on a massage table, fully clothed, usually with arms by their side. (We can also work with anyone who is unable to get onto the table, by just sitting beside them or sitting beside their bed if their are not mobile.) Often an arm or leg will move, sometimes to unwind and sometimes to present a meridian that needs some work or help. For example, an arm opened out to the side is the pericardium meridian presenting itself to be worked on, an arm moving up over the head is the heart meridian, an arm moving across the body is showing the colon meridian, etc. A few minutes working with each meridians can really have a positive effect and change on the body.
My mother who had heart surgery 2 years ago, has not been able to raise her arms above her heads since her operation, she could only lift them to shoulder level. Well she ended up being Carol's demonstration model for a treatment and after 20 minutes of work on her meridians, she could lift both arms above her head. She is absolutely delighted and of course it makes life a bit easier. She can now do the Mexican wave!!
There are plenty of websites with information about meridians and pictures of where they are in the body. To help yourself you could trace the meridians with your finger slowly in their direction - some go up the body and out to a finger and some go down the body to end at the feet. There are 12 major meridians, trace each one a few times, and they are on both sides of the body. In diagrams and pictures they usually only show them on one side of the body.
As you are tracing them slowly, tune into the energy in the meridian, if you are drawn to stop anywhere for a few seconds, do so, as they may be a bit of a blockage to the energy flow and by giving it attention, this will help it flow again. You may notice you are drawn to linger a few seconds, where the body has been injured or where you have pain in the body.
If you have an injured arm or have injured your arm in the past, trace all the meridians on the arm: lung, large intestine, triple warmer, small intestine, circulation-sex and heart meridians. Do this on both sides of the body, not just the side with the injuries - as it will help balance the energy in the body. It only takes a few minutes but will have great benefit to your body.
And if you have some time, you could always look up some of the main acupressure points relating to each meridian, especially with the meridians close or on the site of injury.
Mum and I really enjoyed Carol's course and learnt a lot - she has a lovely way of teaching. She made us feel very welcome, and Jo who was assisting her was also very helpful. There were 10 of us in the class altogether. The course was held in the Girl Guides Headquarters outside Bristol, a cosy local hall where we were supplied with plenty of teas and coffee, fruit, biscuits and homemade cakes everyday. At lunch time we went across the road where a carvery buffet was included price of the course. It was excellent value as the 2 day course cost stg £150 and as Carol herself said: "It's nice to feel you are being treated well". Other participants on the course picked us up from our B&B in the mornings and left us back in the evenings. We were very well treated indeed!
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