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Janice Jackson Tunes In
by lilly viola
P
rofessionally, Janice Jackson’s hands have always
been busy making a difference in someone’s world.
She worked her magic on hair for 18 years before
moving on to bodywork. After the stylist moved to Florida
in 1990, she began suffering from frozen shoulder, an over-
use injury common in her profession. That experience led
her to her second profession as a massage therapist.
“After I experienced what massage therapy and reflex-
ology could do for my body, and specifically my shoulder,
I knew I wanted to spread the good news, so I enrolled in
the Bonita Springs School of Massage,” she says. “Later,
Janice Jackson
experiencing craniosacral therapy (CST), I was impressed
by its gentle, hands-on approach, as well.” Jackson felt it would be the perfect
complement to her new work, and so began appropriate studies at the Upledger
Institute in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Jackson was as intrigued with the slow pulsating movement within the mem-
branes covering the brain and spinal cord as was osteopathic physician John E.
Upledger, the Institute’s founder. Says Jackson, “It was an incredible experience
to feel the pulse of the craniosacral rhythm. Like most people, I never even knew
it existed. Once I discovered those pulsations, I wanted to understand everything
about the work.” She’s now been through all of five levels of Upledger’s training.
With a soft touch equivalent to the weight of a nickel, Jackson explores fascial
restrictions throughout the body of her client while they rest fully clothed in a
supine position. “Effects of a CST treatment can be wide-ranging,” advises Jackson,
“affecting the musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular and immune systems, as
well as the body’s organs, connective tissues and energy systems. CST works to
release deeply held physical and psychological patterns within the body.” Most of
her sessions last about an hour.
According to Jackson, CST can address virtually any problem, because in the
body, everything is connected. “I don’t approach the therapy with any agenda,”
she notes, “because everyone stores their traumas in the body in different loca-
tions, and individuals heal differently.”
The most recent evolutionary phase of Jackson’s career began when she met
Jim Crabtree, founder of the Core Star Energy Healing School. She committed to its
three-year learning program, even though it required traveling to Kansas City four
to five times a year, and graduated in June 2008.
“It was a phenomenal experience, one that changed my life,” remarks Jack-
son. “I’ve learned how to be in the moment, quiet the ego and have more balance
and flow in my life. Now, I can see the forest instead of the trees. Because this
energetic healing approach works holistically on all aspects of an individual—spir-
itual, mental, emotional and physical—I can easily weave it into everything else I
do.
“I look at my work as a new puzzle that I get to figure out. Because I’ve
always liked the challenge of solving a mystery, I like making subtle connections,
taking my cues from the client, tuning in and finding out what is triggering their
discomfort. It’s what I love most about my work.” She finds it exciting each day to
get in touch with the rhythm of the cerebral spinal fluid, to check it for symmetry
on the right and left side of the body, and for quality and amplitude. “This is what I
feel I was born to do.”
To connect with Janice Jackson, call 239-272-8539 or visit
IAHP.com/Janice-L-Jack-
son. Her office is at 5051 Costello Dr., Ste 250, in Naples. For in-depth information
on CranioSacral Therapy, visit
Upledger.com.
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