Ishta Spinal Touch™

Secondary Curves

From our point of view as Ishta Spinal Touch practitioners healthy curves within the spine represent the balance between stability, mobility and general levels of health and vitality. Looking beyond the spine to these other recognised curves will give us more of an insight into these aspects of health.

The primary curves are more or less maintained by the shape of the structures supporting them. The occipital curve is maintained due to the interlocking of the cranium with the other cranial bones; the thoracic curve is supported by the ribs and sternum; the sacral curve is supported by the hips and pelvic ligaments; the heel by the shape of the foot.

However, the secondary curves are much more influenced and dependent on the balance of muscles, first to create them and then to maintain their position and shape. The cervical and lumbar areas are the free standing parts of the spine and their stability and positioning depends more heavily on the guy ropes of the surrounding myofascia. In the knees the bones and ligaments leave the knees free to move from full flexion to hyperextension, but it is muscle balance above and below that determines where the knees habitually rest. The arches of the feet are finally pulled into position as the child begins to stand and maintenance depends upon the successful balance between the soft tissues in the legs and feet as much as on any actual arches of the bones.

The secondary curves are all reciprocal so the loss of any one of them will affect all the others, and eventually all the primary curves too.

Secondary curves

The repciprocity of movement

Decompressing the cranial base

Energising the knees

Mobilising the feet

The cranial indicator. A more precise method to determine the contact point, aim, tilt and lift in non-ambulatory recipients. A great tool that can be applied in countless ways to your existing therapeutic modalities.

A chance to refine any components of the practitioner course

The wows and hows of your practice

Over and Above Concept 7

This is based around Concept 7 from the practitioner course and will include work on the viscera, lymphatic system, the pelvic floor and the effects of breathing. This will show you what the structural effects of having an Ishta Spinal Touch alignment.

Course Content

Concept 7

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Visceroptosis

The lymphatic system

The pelvic floor

The breath of life

Breathing exercises as an aid to good posture

A chance to refine any components of the practitioner course

The wows and hows of your practice

Further Modules

Details of the further modules will be released once their content has been finalised. So watch this space.

Topics that are likely to be covered will include

Hurley & Sanders Technique II

Hurley & Sanders Technique III

Hurley & Sanders Technique IV

Energetic autonomic nervous system rebalancing

Other developments from Aquarian Age Healing

Innate dialogue and imagery

Spinal hygiene

Specialised nutrition to speed recovery

"Getting" the BIG idea and the even BIGGER idea