Singing Dragon blog

“Potency can be thought of as the cranial word for energy. Energy means lots of things to different people and is often a very fuzzy concept that is used as a catch all to explain interactions that are not well understood. My favourite definition of energy is that it is information moving through a field – a ‘field’ here meaning a zone of influence…Other words commonly used alongside potency are tingling, shimmering, light, vibration, electricity, something moving and wind-like. Like the wind in a sail or the heat of the suns rays or the falling to earth of an object, we can perceive the effects of potency but its actual nature is illusive.”

In this video, Singing Dragon author Steve Haines talks about his new book Cranial Intelligence: A Practical Guide to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, which he co-authored with Ged Sumner. At the deepest level of our physiology, all living tissues and fluids expand and contract with the ‘breath of life’. Through gentle touch, the skilled practitioner can interact…

“It took 18 months of intensive manual therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic care for me to figure out that what seemed to be nerve pain from a possible slipped disc was actually from abdominal fascial restrictions, from a thrown phone book hitting me in the stomach. The word “pain” did not accurately describe what I experienced. This experience made me realize that my clients, particularly those with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue or post traumatic stress disorder, might have a similar problem finding the right word to describe how they felt.”