THE BREATH OF LIFE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRANIOSACRAL BIODYNAMICS
The Breath of Life invites the reader into the profound, meditative healing practice of Craniosacral Biodynamics, as developed and taught by Biodynamics pioneer, Franklyn Sills. Author, Cherionna Menzam-Sills draws on years of practice, teaching and clarifying interaction with her husband, Franklyn, as well as integrating her extensive background in Pre- and Perinatal Psychology, embryology, bodywork, Continuum and other somatic therapies, to provide a uniquely and mindfully embodied introduction to Biodynamics.
Through body-based explorative meditations, you enter into your own Biodynamic journey in these chapters. You are guided in enquiring into the nature of the relational field between client and practitioner (or any relationship), how to negotiate safe, nurturing touch, beginning to deepen and widen your perception and sense under the patterns and symptoms relating to our conditions. Here, we encounter the universal or “Biodynamic” forces of life, which organize our form and guide our session work.
Whether you are interested in receiving Craniosacral therapy, in becoming a practitioner, deepening your skills as a therapist, or just curious, you may find your heart opened as you are touched by the Breath of Life.
The Breath of Life Book Release Podcast
Listen to Ryan Hallford interview Cherionna Menzam-Sills about how the book came into being, the inquiry into what it means to write from and practice from a feminine perspective, as well as reading some excerpts and a brief description of what the book covers.
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The Breath of Life Book Release Webinar
Watch author Cherionna Menzam-Sills present her new book, The Breath of Life, including some experiential exploration, discussion touching on some key concepts, viewing some illustrations she created for the book, and reading some excerpts from the book.
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Book Launch: The Breath of Life – Craniosacral Biodynamics Cherionna Menzam-Sills
The Breath of Life Book Reviews
"I'd like to say how inspired I am by you and your work. I am finding The Breath Of Life soooooo useful to my practice as a recently qualified Biodynamic CST practitioner."
- Graina Pedersen, Teacher / Therapist, Bristol, UK
I read Cherionna's book The Breath Of Life for the first time before I started my training in biodynamic cranialsacral therapy. Already at that point it galvanized my certainty that this was something I wanted to learn and immerse myself in.
I felt so much resonance with the ideas presented in the book and it made sense of many experiences I'd had of less than optimal therapeutic experiences, including trainings. This was the direction I wanted to go in!
Having completed my BCST training, I'm re-visiting the book and, this time, it's landing on a whole new level. After the detail of the foundation training it's powerful to come back to the basic principles and exercises of orienting to the tides and Stillness.
In one recent session, I experienced a totally new level of clarity and ability to perceive the slower rhythms of the tides and stillness and the "inherent treatment plan" unfolding. It literally felt "by the book". I was amazed.
I notice that, since this second reading of the book, I have an enhanced capacity for patience, listening and trust.
There's something about the way Cherionna presents this work which allows me to tap into the ever- unfolding, infinite potential this special way of healing offers, in a deceptively simple and powerful way.
I also love her illustrations and find her images truly worth "a thousand words". This time I experience them as jumping off the page into 3D reality like holograms channelled rather than created.
Thank you Cherionna!
- Andrea Hallam Cohen, Somatic Psychotherapist, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Israel
