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Craniosacral therapist Vivienne Moss has much to be grateful for, she says, but more than that she is passionate about helping people to make a difference to their quality of life, as she has made a difference to her own. There are many alternative or complementary medicines on offer these days. Add that to mainstream medicine and you have quite a choice. In an ideal world we would have a health system for the nation where we had a spread of options available, from which we could then make choices. Whilst some of the more established 'alternative' medicines are finding their way into mainstream medicine, it is still early days. There is a time and a place for all forms of medicine. Complementary medicine is often seen as complementary to mainstream but of even more importance, she feels, is that it is balancing and harmonizing for you. Quality of life is everything. So many people have lost the ability to listen to their bodies and advice is aimed at the masses, whereas we are all unique, despite being essentially the same. "We are the sum total of all our experiences and what we have done with those experiences but some things leave a legacy, a scar. Sometimes the scar is visible, sometimes not. We learn to compensate but, in time, the compensations can come at a cost to the quality of our life." The question is: 'Would you like the quality of your life to be better.' You'll know yourself that if you deal with a minor problem, say, for example, with your car, you can often prevent other problems from developing. Vivienne highlights the word 'disease' as 'dis-ease', lack of ease. In a way, symptoms and disease are like a safety valve as they alert us to something being amiss. A turning point Talking from personal experience, Vivienne discusses how she changed the course of her life when her father died from cancer. She embarked upon a career in complementary medicine, firstly in osteopathy and naturopathy, before being hooked on the gentle treatment of craniosacral therapy. Craniosacral therapy evolved from its early beginnings in osteopathy over 100 years ago and is a non-invasive, hands-on treatment which lends itself to all ages and stages of life, its gentleness making it particularly suitable for old and young alike. "It's like listening to the language of the body and giving it a chance to see what it needs to get back on track, to recognise, to understand, and resolve the legacies of life's happenings that have become locked in the body, often without us realising. It aids the body's ability to self repair thus helping it to maximise its potential and enhance the quality of our life." The gift of cancer...the gift of life Vivienne's life took another turn when she was diagnosed with cancer ten years ago. "It was a new beginning for me", she says. "In addition it gave me a greater insight into health and disease and highlighted the importance of quality of life. It contributed enormously to my personal and professional life." Whatever it is that is holding you back in life, cancer or something totally different, listening to your body can make a difference, says Vivienne. "You are where and how you are for whatever reason. If you knew what to do to help yourself I'm sure you would have done it already. As for the body, we can never know what's possible, or what our bodies are capable of until we give them a chance. Why not plant the seeds of change?" For a seed to grow and, in time to blossom, it takes many different things. The first step is to choose to plant a seed, the second which seed to grow. This article (adapted for this website) was published in "Healthy You" May, 2008

Plant the seeds of change

`Plant the seeds of change`