It never occurred to me that dance and Craniosacral Therapy bring me to the same place.
I love to dance, as a matter of fact, it is one of my favorite things to do. It is a place where I feel fully present and unselfconscious in my body. I am a musician and yet, when I dance I feel more engaged more a part of the music than when I play. My body the physical expression of sound. The other parts of my life, when I am not dancing, I often forget about my body, as if it isn’t even a part of me, just a thing I drag around with my oh-so-busy- oh-so-in-control-mind.
Perhaps it is because when I am dancing, my mind lets body lead.
When I was first introduced to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) as a client, I was astounded about how much it grounded me. I was in my body, connected, rooted in the earth, I could feel my biological nature. It really brought to my attention, that most of the time… I was not. From that moment on, I have been continuously trying to become more integrated with the body I live in.
I think this experience is not mine alone. Many of us walk around unaware that we are physical beings. BCST can bring us back, to the physicality of being alive. The presence we as practitioners bring to the table allows those who are on the table to tune in to the subtle goings on of their bodies and as a result become more grounded, more able to deal with the chaotic, challenging, and beautiful world around them because, they are simply more present in it.
The blog post that inspired these ruminations is Cranial Intelligence: Engaging the Body Marina Collard and Steve Hains in Conversation. It features a wonderful four minute film where we see Marina at work with her students. Marina Collard is both a professional dancer and a BCST. Steve Hains teaches craniosacral therapy internationally and is the author of “Cranial Intellegence- A Practical Guide to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy” and “Pain is Really Strange”.
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