Part 34: Cranial Sacral Massage
It's time for me to admit it: I'm one of those mystics that you probably roll your eyes at. I don't blame you, I used to roll my eyes at them too. Sometimes I still do...for show. Then I secretly became one and I reluctantly rolled my eyes at myself. Now, it's time to come out of the closet.
I started having my cousin, who is a massage therapist, do cranial sacral work on me back when my headaches and neck problems started. I noticed that when she did it, I would go at least a month without any headaches. Then, they would start coming back and would eventually occur several times a week until I went back to her for a cranial sacral session.
Yesterday, I went to a massage therapist here in Orem that specializes in cranial sacral. She didn't have me balance an orchid on my lips so I'm not sure she's really legit. She gave me a whole hour session (I'm used to a quick 30 min). During that time, she did things like: Gently hold my feet for approximately 10 min. Place one hand under my sacrum and hover the other one a few inches above my navel for another 5-10 min. Press the front of my throat for 5-10 minutes (making me want to swallow lots). Hover and gently touch many many places all over my head.
When she reached my head area, I began to be acutely worried that she was somehow going to be able to read my thoughts. I tried not to let too many questioning or judgemental thoughts flow through the portions of my brain that was close to her hands.
After every cranial sacral session, I want to sit up and ask: "how'd it go?". Because let's face it, I have no idea what is going on and it's not like I feel completely different after. I usually feel like not much was done. But yet, I'm a believer. This time, I actually did ask how it went and she said that my left leg was stuck (not sure what stuck means) for a long time. Thus, the reason she hovered at my feet for so long. Then she said my left neck area was also stuck and she's not sure which one caused the other to be stuck but that's what usually happens, apparently. The good news was that she was able to get them unstuck (that was my first follow up question don't worry).
I have much much more I could say about this. Things I've learned about it, etc. If you have any questions let me know - you may be the next mystic waiting in the wings!
