Healing From Within

I’m doing a little look into the word courage, a world that came up during my CranioSacral session today. It’s interesting all the different definitions and descriptions of this word. I decided to Share one of those definitions here.
I’m also reflecting on how it takes courage to offer to sit with others’ who are looking for support knowing that you don’t have all the answers or tricks to “fix” their problem/s or situation but you have the patience, presence, and skill to literally hold space for the person’s own body/self to show up however it needs and do whatever it needs to bring about their own self-correction. In my work the body/Self has all the information we’re seeking. Often it helps to have some assistance to look inward and sift through all that is there.
My ego wants to fix it and make it all better. But it’s not about my ego or me. It’s being neutral, listening to the tissues with my hands, allowing & supporting whatever arises through my touch or maybe with my questions. Questions intended for self discovery, self connection and self integration. Ways to get to the heart of it all.

The root of the word courage is cor – the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart."

Over time, this definition has changed, and today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we've lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we're feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage.

Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today's world that's pretty extraordinary.

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Conclusions: In primary care, patients and parents of underage children use CST for preventive and therapeutic purposes. Considering the design limitations, CST appears to be overall effective and safe in infants, children, and adults.