An article published in Fulcrum, Issue 88, Craniosacral Therapy Association, 2023 In collaboration with Mugwort (2021-2022) is an art project that my fellow Craniosacral therapist-artist Ann-Marie Fairbrother and I presented last summer in 2022. When we started working together a year before, we had no idea what it would look like in the end. OurContinue reading “A personal reflection on yielding in the healing and creative processes”
Author Archives: Katsura Isobe
Pilates into dancing
Just managed to ‘sell’ dancing to my loyal Pilates client who has just gone into 14 days quarantine in a hotel room so that he can keep his bodymind sound. Pilates is very helpful but dancing (moving freely searching for ‘feel-good’ moves and postures) goes far beyond it and touches the soul, in my experience.Continue reading “Pilates into dancing”
What do I want to leave behind with the passing year?
Running in the open field has turned out to be a great way to prepare myself for the transition between 2019 and 2020. I take each step forward, breathe out, and breathe in – numberless of repetitions takes me to a contemplative state. What do I want to leave behind with the passing year? SomeContinue reading “What do I want to leave behind with the passing year?”
Cadavers
What makes the body alive? Fluidity and movement What makes each of us alive? Sensations, feelings and emotions All these details are lost in the dead bodies. Their expressions are acceptance and willingness to be looked at, touched, investigated and disturbed. The ultimate offering. But the souls are not there any longer. They are vacantContinue reading “Cadavers”
Paradoxical moving and being
The other day, I went for a walk with a friend of mine to Hackney Marshes and encountered this magnificent willow tree. The friend told me that willow trees grew between the land and water, and mythically meant the connection between this world and the underworld. I have a great fascination with the in-betweenness orContinue reading “Paradoxical moving and being”
Contribution to an article on dying by Su Fox
My post Accompanying the dying process has been quoted in an article by Sue Fox ” Retirement and other endings – part 5″ on Fulcrum, Issue 76. Fulcrum is a triannual magazine issued by Craniosacral Therapy Association. Su’s article makes me realise the question of how we can support or be supported in the significant transition is notContinue reading “Contribution to an article on dying by Su Fox”
Wonders of Craniosacral Therapy
After 3 weeks of absence due to a visit to Japan, I am returning to my Craniosacral Therapy clinic today. This is an occasion that makes me think “what am I doing there?”. Clearly I know I want to help my clients, to alleviate pains and discomforts and feel better. To do so, there areContinue reading “Wonders of Craniosacral Therapy”
Listen: P-Nidra 3, To Fly
Listen to P-Nidra 3, To Fly (38 mins) In this visualisation, a beautiful imagery has come up. The heart, scapulae, throat, jaw, temporal bones (around the ears) and parietal bones (top of the head) can work together like a pair of wings of a bird and we can fly…! P has decided to return toContinue reading “Listen: P-Nidra 3, To Fly”
Listen: P-Nidra 2, Balloon Body
Listen to P-Nidra 2, Balloon Body (35 minutes) This is the second recording of P-Nidra (previously Pilates Nidra). The name P-Nidra comes from yoga nidra, yogic sleep, that “is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, like the “going-to-sleep” stage”(wikipedia). I find this similar to the state I often fall in at a CraniosacralContinue reading “Listen: P-Nidra 2, Balloon Body”
Listen: Pilates Nidra 1, Fluid Tissue
Listen to Pilates Nidra 1, Fluid Tissue (30 minutes) I wrote about Pilates Nidra, that is Somatic visualisation, in past article. This has been developing since then. It is different every time. I usually spend a half hour or so to listen to my client P’s story about how she has been getting on generallyContinue reading “Listen: Pilates Nidra 1, Fluid Tissue”
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