The Stillpoint
The Stillpoint
The Stillpoint invites readers to embrace experiences of dynamic stillness through a collection of thoughtful articles, interviews, and selections from art, music, literature, regenerative agriculture, philosophy and spirituality. A monthly digest is published every new moon.
Reweaving the Web: Early Attachment Repair in Craniosacral Therapy
Our earliest bonds shape how we hold tension, respond to stress, and connect with others. This article explores how craniosacral therapy supports early attachment repair, helping release deeply-seated patterns and restore a sense of safety and connection.
The Stillpoint Playlist: A Journey into Deep Listening
The Stillpoint playlist is a curated collection of music released each new moon, spanning genres from ambient and electronic to soulful house, classical, and medicine music. Each track is chosen to guide you into deep listening and unwinding, evoking the wisdom of the body. This month, I’m excited to highlight Jeremy Harris, whose track Double Fidelity is one of my personal favorites to unwind to. Let the music lead you into a space of stillness and presence.
The Threshold of Remembering: Death, Memory, and the Body’s Quiet Knowing
This month, we step into the stillpoint, that profound space where time pauses, and the soul speaks. In the quiet rhythm of life’s ebb and flow, we encounter death—not as an end, but as a threshold to something new. Through the lens of the Tarot’s Death card, we explore the paradox of forgetting, the body’s memory, and how what seems lost may simply be waiting to return. Join me as we listen to the whispers of what has been buried, and consider the possibility that death is not the ultimate disappearance but a space where life is reborn.
Late Winter is the Time to Nourish the Roots
Winter invites rest and reflection, mirroring nature’s cycles of inward nourishment. In this editorial, we explore the importance of stillness, quiet activities, and plant allies during this season of rest. Inspired by Temperance, we find balance between action and receptivity, preparing for spring’s renewal.
Plant Allies for Late Winter
Embrace the quiet strength of rosemary, mugwort, and yarrow—plant allies of late winter—whose gifts of clarity, vision, and healing guide us through the season’s final breath and into the renewal of spring.Blurb: Embrace the quiet strength of rosemary, mugwort, and yarrow—plant allies of late winter—whose gifts of clarity, vision, and healing guide us through the season’s final breath and into the renewal of spring.
Temperance: The Alchemy of Wholeness
The Alchemist invites us to see that the elements of fire and water are not meant to conquer each other but to reveal a higher truth. Through the sacred marriage of opposites, we find the quiet rhythm of balance—not as the absence of extremes, but as the dance between them. By honoring both, we create something wholly new, a luminous harmony that speaks to the soul’s becoming.
Measuring the Unmeasurable: Anecdotes as Evidence in Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral therapy (CST) often faces criticism for relying on anecdotal evidence rather than rigorous clinical trials. Skeptics argue that such evidence lacks scientific validity, but this dismisses the significance of real-world patient experiences.
The Key to My Postpartum Healing Journey
Discover how infant craniosacral therapy resolved breastfeeding struggles, transformed a mother’s postpartum recovery, and inspired her journey to becoming a practitioner. This story highlights the power of presence, attachment, and healing in the sacred postpartum period.
Preparing for Your Craniosacral Therapy Session : A Guide
Prepare for your craniosacral therapy session with this thoughtful guide. Discover simple steps to align your body, mind, and spirit before and after your session, fostering integration, stillness, and deeper self-awareness.
Finding the Right Practitioner: A Journey Within
This reflective essay explores the journey of finding the right practitioner, emphasizing the importance of safety, deep transformation, and alignment. It highlights personal healing breakthroughs and the value of slowing down to focus on lasting change, as well as adapting our approach to health as we transition into different stages of life.