Our bodies know what they do and don't need for optimal health in the same way as a mother's body gives her cravings to support the growth of the foetus or the body reveals it's tensions and strains to the craniosacral therapist in order to release them.
This is the same intelligence of the body that heals its own cuts and bruises. It is this intelligence that determines the inherent treatment plan that the craniosacral therapist follows when you come for treatment.
Those who have known me for a long time, will know that I not only listen to this intelligence when selecting my food from the shopping centre, but also at every meal- as the needs of my body are different in every moment depending on levels of sleep I have had, how much of various food types I have already eaten in the last week, how stressed I have been.
The next stage on from listening to my body in every moment was to also listen to other peoples bodies when they were unable to such as determining whether a baby might be able to tolerate formula or whether a food mother is eating is something the baby is intolerant to in the breast milk. This has been useful in allowing mother to remain breast feeding by altering her diet. It is also useful in determining what foods should be avoided in the case of food or chemical sensitivities.
It goes further than that, body sprays, shampoos, cleaning products and toothpaste may be causing a reaction in your body and the vitamins you are taking to help may be exacerbating it if they contain additives or fillers. Herbs, fruit and vegetables naturally contain "good" chemicals which your body may be reacting to so your natural medicines may be exacerbating your physical or emotional symptoms.
