Still Point Induction

Still Point Induction

“Still Point” is one of the supreme craniosacral techniques used by all practitioners and I encourage anyone to try it.

Still Point is akin to “Rebooting a laptop control center”; when it reboots it takes an updated inventory and reassess its needs. It can and will rebalance significant dysfunctions very quickly.

It will awaken the body to reset and reprioritize its self-correcting capabilities. The body can and does become overwhelmed with layers of dis-ease. It will prioritize to simply survive. When the body senses, trusts that you intend to help clear debilitating holding patterns, it will reassess and send energy to specific areas.

The two most powerful areas to perform still point are the poll or occipital-atlanto joint and si joint. These two areas are key in cranial rhythm, either of which can and does impede this rhythm. Additionally, they have a reciprocal relationship, and accurately mirror each other’s movements and quality.

Place your hand on the OA joint and pick up the cranial rhythm (forward/rearward flow about 10-12 cycles per minute) allow the rhythm for a few cycles then at the peak of the extension phase (cranial/forward) lightly, but firmly hold the bone in that position. Your intention is to “still or stop” the rhythm in this position. You should feel the bone trying to push back through your hand, until the body relaxes, the rhythm ceases throughout, and you’ve have “still point”. Then you can go back to 5g pressure.

Maintain this magic still point for as long as you feel is appropriate, this should be a safe, quiet place for the horse and will semi-sedate them. People will frequently go into dream states while in still point.

Next, one of two movements will occur; either the rhythm will spontaneously restart (usually with new vigor) OR it will go into an unwinding series of releases.

Both are acceptable, but if you feel this magnetic, magical unwinding movement follow it to a completion as the body allows you to support it in rebalancing.

Then reassess the area, and the body. Still point often will reset the entire cranial rhythm.

Later, with more experience you will learn to feel the structural “crescendo” and “nudge” the movement to obtain huge results.

I often will reset atlas, si joint, lumbar and sacral subluxations- just with still point nudges.