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The Talking Pig! by Caro O'Neill

Having just returned from Florida and the' Beyond the Dura' Upledger Institute International conference I feel inspired to write to tell you all a little bit about it. All the presenters were fabulous, inspiring and wonderful to listen to. It was great to hear about all the new work being done all over the world. 27 countries were represented there and it made me realise that we are so much part of a global growing awareness of the wonderful work we do.
Due to my interest in the research side of things i would also like to mention the various interesting projects going on all over the world.

Treating angels - a case report by Ann Whittle

My Introduction to Angelman Syndrome.

I have had the privilege of working with Miklos, his courageous mother and his patient, gentle and mature brother Marton for the past six months. His mother has worked tirelessly to improve his condition, finding every possible therapeutic experience for him and alarmingly having to have him hospitalized with epileptic fits until the medication could be appropriately adjusted.

CST- CranioSacral Transformation : A Testimonial from a patient of Sheila Hoy

I am a six foot two inch, 63 year old and have suffered from lower back trouble since the age of 28. This has been compounded in the shoulder/neck region in recent years by helping my 30 year old disabled son Tom move around (head injury from a car accident 10 years ago and wheelchair bound), including walking and transferring from chair to chair/car. Luckily my health is otherwise good and I have always led an active life despite these problems.

Up until the last four or five years I had regular osteopathic, then chiropractic treatment, to help my mobility/discomfort issues but this was becoming less effective as time went on - only achieving a short term 'fix' at best.

Women's Health Conference - Cambridge 9th April 2011

Lesley Clothier will be giving a 11/2 hour talk and demo on CranioSacral Therapy, with emphasis on SER and the Completion of Biological Process, at the Cambridge Conference of Women's Health...

The Inner Physician and my Ego : a comment on my development as a therapist by Melanie Joseph

I am currently working in end of life care at a hospice in east London and it is the most rewarding experience and also a great place to work through the therapist “ego”. When I got there I started with the ideas mentioned in “the inner physician and You” were I was going to have all these wonderful conversations with cancers and tumours and internal wisdoms of the body etc…

NEW - LONDON STUDY GROUP! run by Kiera Petersen

The first of our new London study groups will be held on Thursday 18^th of November 2010’ starting at 7pm until 9pm. If you are interested, please do call before so I have an idea of numbers, I can also email you a map and directions....

SER 2 - Wow What a Weekend!! Lorna Kennard

I’ve just got back from Bristol after taking SER2, my brain is fried but I feel
fantastic!!
We had the wonderful Stan Gerome teaching us and from 10mins into day 1
he had us all feeling like one supportive unit, barriers down and ready to tackle
our personal issues (and boy we had the lot between us!)...

Research Piece: The use of Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST) in a physically impaired population in a disability service in Southern Ireland from Maggie Gliksten

This is the summary of a piece of reseach carried out a few years ago by Maggie Gliksten and Vicki McManus relating to using CST in a population of disabled children. Maggie has been working in the disability sector in Ireland for the past 15 years, 10 of which has been using CST. It was published as a letter in the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine...