Below are a number of articles and books I have come across over the years that patients have found helpful. They are all in PDF format. .

Baby Talk: Can you hear my silent scream? - Size 108KB
Article by Al Pelowski, principal of South African Institute of Cranial Studies. A call in the middle of the night from an overwrought parent sets Al off to the hospital to help a new born baby who is having seizures every couple of minutes.

Intelligence of Hands - Size 40KB
Excerpt from and interview with John Upledger about experiments that give an insight into how cranio sacral therapists can 'know without knowing,' how to place their hands on the right part of the body and then help the body release.

Healing and the Natural World - Size 228 KB
Wide ranging interview with osteopath Jim Jealous about everything from the nature of healing to the origins of osteopathy. It is particularly interesting considering cranio sacral therapy has its origins in osteopathy which, as he says has been alternative since 1874.

The Search for Healing - Size 104 KB
Article by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. who specialises in chronic and life-threatening illness. She is also medical director of the Commonwealth Cancer Help Program. She discuses the interaction between practitioner and patient.

Life Imitating Heart - Size 176KB
The story of Claire Sylvia, a heart and lung transplant patient. Her noticed that her personality changed after the operation. She started drinking beer, eating fast food and ogling girls - just like the dead boy who helped her live.
Her story is an excellent example of tissue memory. The idea that memory is not stored in the brain alone but also in the cells of our bodies.

The Effects of Early Relational Trauma on Right Brain Development, Affect Regulation, and Infant Mental Health - Size 1.6MB
Big, (check the size before you download) Long and academically written paper by Allan N. Schore about the way babies bond with their parents and how that bonding process can be affected by trauma.

Trauma-the Vortex of Violence - Size 192 KB
Peter Lavine has written excellent books on the effects of trauma. This article is an excellent introduction to his work.

The Science of Being Well - Size 284 KB
The Science of Being Great - Size 420 KB
The Science of Geting Rich. - Size 496KB
Three powerful books written by Wallace D Wattles. The remarkable thing about these books is they were written in 1910.