Our bodies are a map of our histories, the narrative of our lives; they record the ways in which we were brought up, our illnesses, our emotional experiences and our beliefs. They reflect the stories we tell ourselves, and the stories others tell about us.

 
 
Daska Hatton
 

DAŠKA HATTON  STAT; RCST 

Daška Hatton initially trained as an Alexander Technique Teacher qualifying in 1998.  She is a registered Craniosacral Therapist and member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique.  She has served as a Council member and subsequently a Trustee of the Craniosacral Therapy Association of the UK. She has a certificate in the Foundations of Counselling and Psychotherapy and is currently training to be a supervisor.  She is a visiting teacher at the Alexander Technique School, Queens Park.

daska@jointpractice.co.uk  -  07899 862126

 

LIZ KALINOWSKA  FCSTA

Liz Kalinowska first studied Craniosacral Therapy while training at the London School of Osteopathy. After qualifying in both disciplines, Liz was invited to be a senior tutor at the College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy. In 1999 she co-founded The Institute of Craniosacral Studies, which sought to integrate different approaches to the Therapy. She is a Fellow of the Craniosacral Therapy Association of the UK having served as both council member and chair.  She is a supervisor and is currently Chair of the Disciplinary Committee for the CSTA.

liz@jointpractice.co.uk -  07889 646843

 
Liz Kalinowska
 
 
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Introducing Towards Better Practice

More and more of us are training to be therapists. Every year, schools and training courses release into the therapist market another batch of newly-qualified practitioners. Most of the associations or guilds that they subsequently join will have CPD requirements for ongoing skills development, but not many of the postgraduate courses focus specifically on their personal development as a practitioner. 

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The Craniosacral Podcast - Every Body Tells A Story - Interview with Ryan Hallford

The co-authors of “Every Body Tells a Story", Daska Hatton and Liz Kalinowska, discuss their background and share insights into issues affecting the professional and personal lives of craniosacral therapists.

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Why we wrote 'Every Body Tells A Story'

As practitioners of Craniosacral Therapy, we often find it a struggle to describe what it is that we do as we work with our clients. It is even harder to try and explain how so much change can occur through just placing your hands on the body and waiting to see what happens. This is indeed mysterious and transformative work, and often feels truly alchemical.

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Every Body Tells A Story - Webinar Interview with eHealth Learning
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Mind and Body

We come to know ourselves through our sensory perceptions of life, how the world affects us and how we move within it. Our bodies are a map of our histories, the narrative of our lives; they record the ways in which we were brought up, they chronicle our accidents and illnesses, our emotional experiences and our beliefs. They reflect the stories we tell ourselves, and the stories others tell about us.

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Every Body Tells A Story – Fulcrum Review

Reading Liz Kalinowska and Daska Hatton’s new book ‘Every Body Tells a Story’ feels like taking a journey down the Amazon. It flows beautifully and invites the reader to step into previously unchartered territory, navigating the highs and lows of the therapist-client relationship as both protagonists embark upon a process of self- discovery, growth and rebirth.

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Stagnation
Mar 14
Stagnation

Am I stuck in my practice, and how do I get unstuck? Does that mean that I see the same types of  people and their problems all the time and am I scared to take on certain other conditions? Or do I feel I have to stick to a protocol which has become meaningless. Can being stuck be a spur to moving forward, because it requires insight to recognise where we are getting caught up in a pattern? This workshop will look at how we can shake things up for ourselves, and use our time with clients more creatively.

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Vulnerability
May 11
Vulnerability

Allowing yourself to be less focussed on the outcome, and much more accepting of whatever seeks to emerge during a treatment gives both client and practitioner the freedom to open themselves to the creativity and sponteneity of the moment. Pain is rarely a purely physical event. Backacke for instance often emerges from an armoured storehouse of many years of suppressed emotion, of body patterns which have congealed in such a way as to to help us avoid the messy business of feeling. We can't just take away years of contraction by merely putting our hands on. Before that can happen there has to be a shedding of the layers of resistance, a moment of vulnerability for both parties. This workshop explores that space and what it feels like.

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Compassion
Jun 27
Compassion

The nature of the work we do involves showing compassion for both our client and ourselves. When, though, is compassion necessary, and could it cloud my clarity around a situation? Does my need to be compassionate ever hold me back or make me judgemental or directive? Could misplaced compassion somehow sabotage my work with a client by making it difficult for me to see the wood for the trees? What is true compassion, and how do I make sure I am showing myself and my clients compassion where appropriate?

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