Nourishing Tides Craniosacral, 14 yungarup Place, Byron Bay (2026)

15/04/2026

Gabor Mate shares his thoughts on a “autoimmune personality “ essentially someone who is overly self-sacrificing, suppresses emotions (especially anger), and lives disconnected from their own needs due to early conditioning.
Of course this is a maladaptive form of survival intelligence. 
Within the field of Psychoneuroimmunology, we see how these patterns are not only psychological, but physiological.
The body does not separate experience in the way we often try to. when the system must continuously override its own signals
Over time, this can shape the tone of the nervous system.
The stress response — mediated through the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal axis — are constantly active. inflammation can be seen as an inner rage , heat that has been buried.
This is the field that the system is living in.
One in which the system has less space to recover.  The distinction between self and non-self becomes less refined.
From a craniosacral perspective, the immune system is a field of communication that cannot be separated from the inherent remembrance of true self beyond the trauma, there is a deeper health, like our deeper state of consciousness that is never lost .
First we treat the nervous system, allow the parasympathetic system to come online and then we treat the lymphatic system of the brain , to help bathe and cool down the pituitary gland, we can work directly with the glands themselves in a very gentle way to help coherence and cellular communication .
And of course our love , reminding the client they belong in a world that is safe and caring .

15/04/2026

Gabor Mate shares this idea of the 5 traits of a “autoimmune personality “ essentially this pattern discusses someone who is overly self-sacrificing, suppresses emotions (especially anger), and lives disconnected from their own needs due to early conditioning.
Of course this is a maladaptive form of survival intelligence. 
Within the field of Psychoneuroimmunology, we see how these patterns are not only psychological, but physiological.
The body does not separate experience in the way we often try to. when the system must continuously override its own signals
Over time, this can shape the tone of the nervous system.
The stress response — mediated through the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal axis — are constantly active. inflammation can be seen as an inner rage , heat that has been buried.
This is the field that the system is living in.
One in which the system has less space to recover.  The distinction between self and non-self becomes less refined.
From a craniosacral perspective, the immune system is a field of communication that cannot be separated from the inherent remembrance of true self beyond the trauma, there is a deeper health, like our deeper state of consciousness that is never lost .
First we treat the nervous system, allow the parasympathetic system to come online and then we treat the lymphatic system of the brain , to help bathe and cool down the pituitary gland, we can work directly with the glands themselves in a very gentle way to help coherence and cellular communication .
And of course our love , reminding the client they belong in a world that is safe and caring .

12/04/2026

I can’t share enough of my love for the Psoas , but really it’s continuous with my love for its connection to the diaphragm and the kidneys.
The Kidneys sit just anterior to the Psoas Major, embedded in layers of fascia that connect them to the posterior abdominal wall.
So while the kidneys don’t “move with” the psoas as a single unit, they share a fascial and spatial relationship that means they influence each other.
The kidneys primarily move with the breath — descending as the diaphragm contracts on inhale, and rising again on exhale.
Kidneys hold fear
When the system becomes protective, the psoas often shortens — drawing the spine into holding, reducing the available space behind the organs.
The kidneys move with  less amplitude& less expression. The back body more dense. this shared environment can shape  tension through the lumbar spine, a sense of internal pressure, difficulty dropping into deeper breath.
Kidneys respond to safety.
When movement returns, it doesn’t happen in isolation.
The diaphragm softens. The psoas yields. The kidneys regain their glide.
Space reorganises from the inside.
when the back body feels held, the whole system listens.

01/04/2026

Last week 6 incredible women graduated !
Each woman so ready for this offering to the world.
We now have 2 graduated students in Melbourne! 1 in Sydney and 1 in America /Sweden or wherever the wind takes her . And 2 amazing woman here in the Byron Shire .
Congratulations flossyfreebairn Steffi and Bec
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

05/03/2026

There are more neural pathways running from the heart to the head brain than from the head brain to the heart. 💞

Inspired by the love circling around today.
Covered and protected by the pericardium. Our Hearts are an electomagentic centre radiating who we are at our core. Deeply rooted in our emotions, our heart is the feeling centre for life. Emanating to the rest of the body what is felt and experienced in both our external and internal world.

The heart generates the largest electromagnetic field of any organ in the body. This field can be detected several feet away from the body.
This electromagnetic field extends beyond the body, influencing both our internal and external environment. It is dynamic, constantly fluctuating in response to emotions, thoughts, and physical states.

The heart’s energetic field is in constant communication with the brain. Research has shown that the heart has its own intrinsic nervous system, sometimes referred to as the ‘heart brain’, which can process information independently and send signals to the brain.
Heart rate variability is a key indicator of the heart’s energetic balance and emotional state. High HRV is associated with a state of balance, resilience, and well-being, while low HRV can indicate stress, anxiety, or other emotional disruptions.

The emotional state significantly impacts the heart’s energetic field. Positive emotions, such as love, joy, and gratitude, are thought to enhance the coherence of the heart’s electromagnetic field, creating a sense of harmony and connection. - Conversely, negative emotions, such as fear, anger, or stress, can disrupt the field, causing disharmony, dissonance, or even physical ailments. This disruption can be detected in the heart’s electrical activity, influencing overall health.

12/02/2026

Are you interested in joining the next Craniosacral Cohort ? There are 5 spaces left for 2026 .

09/02/2026

I am constantly inspired by the history of osteopathy and A.T. Still. He was a rebel for his time. People literally crossed the street to avoid the “witch doctor” who dared to heal without drugs or surgery. What was once mocked and feared became the foundation of a profession built on treating the whole person—not just the symptoms.
“The explorer of truth must first declare his independence. He must establish his observatory on hills of his own; he must establish it high above the imaginary high planes of rulers, kings , professors of schools of all kinds of denominations.He must be the Czar of his own mental Empire” A.T Still

03/02/2026

Speed Reducers :
Not all bones transmit force directly.
Some are designed to slow it,
to widen it,
to change its amplitude.

The vomer,
palatines,
and zygoma
act as speed reducers of the face.

structures that receive the force of mastication and negotiate impact through the face and redirect force vectors away from the cranial base.

There is a threshold—
where force slows, changes shape,
and learns how to pass through.

Together, they form a vertical and horizontal axis —
supporting breath, vision, and orientation.

The vomer rises from the palate standing like a quiet mediator along the midline.
thin, plow-shaped,
forming the posterior-inferior nasal septum.
It divides airflow,
organizes direction,
holds the memory of center.

Our palatines are spring loaded.
horizontal and vertical plates meeting at right angles.
The palatine bones form the posterior palate,
They complete the floor of the nasal cavity
and the roof of the mouth.
Here, forces from chewing, swallowing, and breath
are dispersed into the maxilla and sphenoid
rather than driven upward .

Laterally, the zygoma widens the field.
Strong, arched, load-sharing.
It receives force from mastication,
from expression,
from ocular movement,
and spreads it across the face and cranial vault.

Together, these bones modulate intensity.
They protect the ethmoid,
buffer the sphenoid,
preserve the delicacy of perception.

This is engineering.
This is also wisdom.
The bones do not fight gravity.
They dance with it.
And in that dance, the cranial base remains held, insulated, and intact.

Bone here is not inert, it is living breathing tissue.

03/02/2026

Speed Reducers :
Not all bones transmit force directly.
Some are designed to slow it,
to widen it,
to change its amplitude.

The vomer,
palatines,
and zygoma
act as speed reducers of the face.

The vomer stands thin and vertical,
receiving airflow, pressure, vibration.
It does not resist —
it divides and redirects.
A midline blade that softens force
by giving it two pathways.

The palatine bones form the posterior palate,
horizontal and vertical plates meeting at right angles.
They complete the floor of the nasal cavity
and the roof of the mouth.
Here, forces from chewing, swallowing, and breath
are dispersed into the maxilla and sphenoid
rather than driven upward unchecked.

The palatines slow transmission.
They turn impact into distribution.

Laterally, the zygoma widens the field.
Strong, arched, load-sharing.
It receives force from mastication,
from expression,
from ocular movement,
and spreads it across the face and cranial vault.

The zygoma does not collapse inward.
It carries amplitude outward.

Together, these bones modulate intensity.
They protect the ethmoid,
buffer the sphenoid,
preserve the delicacy of perception.

This is engineering.
This is also wisdom.

Myth lives in modulation.

The vomer teaches direction without force.
The palatines teach support without rigidity.
The zygoma teaches strength without compression.

Here, the face remembers
that safety comes not from hardness,
but from the ability
to slow the wave
before it reaches the center.

28/01/2026

“It is all about perception. Perceptual skills are the ground of this work. Presence, contact, grounding and the quality of space you hold are essential for success...The purpose of this work is not to release restrictions or to process issues, but to liberate the health inherent within the restriction.

This can be instantaneous...Health is never lost; it centers our experience. Truth is found in the depth of our listening...Past and future are holographically enfolded within the present. Healing occurs in this eternal present. Attention and intention are of key importance in the therapeutic relationship. The purpose of this work is not about tissue resistance per se; it is not to release something.

Our intention is not to come from this place or that place, not to process issues, though issues will come up and be processed. Our intention is to be present for, and relate to, the Health that is never lost. The purpose of the work is to access the Health that has centered the disturbance. The purpose is to liberate the health inherent within the resistance or the disturbance.”

Franklyn Sills, Craniosacral Biodynamics, Vol. 1

25/01/2026

Only 6 spots left for 2026 !
For this reason I will be closing my registration online to make the registration a verbal application.
(Please contact me to make a time to talk)
This will be the last class I teach for 2 years and I am excited to find the students that are wanting to join the full 2 year program. It will take commitment and dedication but I guarantee that the dedication is transformed into a deep strength and stillness to benefit your clients and the world.

“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see” - Alexander K. Trenfor

I’m definitely not claiming to be the “best teacher” by any means, but this quote is something I aspire to embody with all the students I’m so grateful to welcome into my teaching spaces.

To teach something like Craniosacral Therapy requires a constant dance of form and the formless. We all have to start somewhere, and given the very nature of this work, I do my best to give clear and accurate direction and offer the beginners’ safety of a class structure- while allowing room for the unexpected and mysterious to arise.

It’s not always an easy task haha but I hope that by the end of our 18 month-long journey together my students feel prepared to be with clients and have gained a deeper (and ever-deepening) trust in themselves 🤲🏻

(📸 .meltzer.photography)

15/01/2026

Still Point: What Do You Think Is Really Happening?

In my experience, a still point is a transition into a different brainwave state—often Theta—where the nervous system gains access to deeper information held within the body’s biofields and consciousness. This is where deep reorganization occurs and something shifts.
That stillness feels like the center of the center—For me, this is Soul space, where everything is accessible. As practitioners, we are privileged to hold this space in reverence so clients can enter that beautiful emptiness and receive exactly what they need.
After 20 years of Cranial work, the magic of that everything/nothing space still amazes and humbles me
So I’m curious—what do you think is really happening in still point? I have heard so many amazing experiences including :

ancestral or familial memories
genetic or epigenetic echoes
Jung’s collective unconscious
quantum entanglement or a universal data bank
or something we don’t yet have language for?
I believe these experiences are real, whatever framework we use to understand them. Stillness has consistently opened a gateway to the inner self and to profound insight into the relationship between body, mind, and soul.
I was taught craniosacral as a sacred bodywork, yet what has revealed itself over decades has taken this work far beyond my original training. It continues to amaze me, guide me, and deepen my devotion to this path.
I’d love to hear from fellow practitioners:
What do you experience in still point, and how has your understanding evolved over time?

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