Stillness Touch Union of Body and Love by Charles Ridley
Celebrating 50 years of Cranial Study
1973 - 2023
A sequel to my first book, STILLNESS: Biodynamic Cranial Practice and the Evolution of Consciousness, STILLNESS TOUCH Union of Body and Love is published by Dynamic Stillness Press. It's available in German, and in 2023, French, Czech, and Spanish.
STILLNESS has expanded editions in French, Italian, Czech (TICHO A KLID), Spanish (QUIETUD) and German (Präsent in der Stille ). Available on Amazon
Brief biography of 'STILLNESS' author Charles Ridley, founder of international school https://www.DynamicStillness.com
Charles' Dynamic Stillness School offers trainings worldwide in Stillness Touch for the evolution of consciousness. Stillness Touch is a non-medical approach based on Dr. Sutherland's impulse of a non-doing cranial guided by the Breath of Life. Charles offers Private Intensives to support personal development and Master Classes in Europe, Mexico, and the USA.
Charles's first Post Graduate Class was in 2007 by invitation from Biodynamic Osteopath Olivier Fourteau in France; and in the following years Charles was invited by the Czech craniosacral association, as well as by schools in Switzerland, Italy, and Denmark. All these cranial schools were interested in the embodiment of Pure Breath of Love that is realized beyond Dynamic Stillness (see Chapters 8 & 9 in STILLNESS TOUCH and Chapter 9 in STILLNESS).
Meanwhile, in 2013 Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health asked Charles to be a regular Presenter of "Stillness Touch: The Art of Transmitting Love" which he repeated yearly. He also trained Kripalu's entire Health Services staff in "Stillness Touch" in 2016, and 2017.
A brief biography in Charles' words:
"A single cranial session in 1973 expanded my consciousness for 30 days, and it forever altered my view of the power of touch as a path for the evolution of consciousness.
My heart is still on fire with enthusiasm because Stillness Touch IS for the evolution of consciousness and health is a side effect!
Here it is, some 50 years after that first session, and I feel an even stronger impulse to share how to touch so that it becomes an evolutionary journey for embodying Love.
For twenty years, I studied with osteopath Dr. DeJarnette who was a student of Dr. William Garner Sutherland the founder of all three types of cranial work. When Dr. DeJarnette talked about Dr. Sutherland he transmitted his essence to us. I also studied with Dr. Marc Pick, author of Cranial Sutures.
From 1981 to 1989 my cranial practice, and the organ work I developed with oils flourished in Manhattan.
By great good fortune, I met Robert Johnson, the Jungian author of "HE," "SHE," "WE," "INNER WORK," and 9 other books, and it was love at first sight.
My teaching and lifestyle were influenced by Robert, who modeled by walking his talk, which he writes so beautifully in his memoirs "Balancing Heaven and Earth."
In 1991, after ten years of cranial practice, I enrolled in a series of cranial courses at Palmer College West that combined Dr. Viola Frymann's cranial osteopathy with Dr. John Upledger's four courses.
Then, in 1998, Hugh Milne invited me to teach his version of cranial osteopathy, which lasted until my own Dynamic Stillness school required my full attention.
In my early years, in the late 70's in college, I worked closely with the founder of holistic dentistry, Dr. Alerod Fonder, author of "The Dental Physician."
And in Manhattan in the 80's, I collaborated with the famed voice specialist Wilbur Gould, MD. Astonishingly, Dr. Gould gave me free and full access to his Vocal Dynamics Laboratory at Lennox Hill Hospital so I could conduct successful research on the positive effects of cranial work on 20 professional singer's voices.
From 1985 to 1988, I wrote "Self-Care Corner" a regular column for the national publication Whole Life Times and I lectured at all the Whole Life Expo's nation-wide, and taught numerous public classes on self-care.
Meanwhile, I co-founded Whole Life Medical Center with Ronald Hoffman, MD in Manhattan, which was one of the first integrative holistic medical centers in the USA.
I have seven books to support both professional and personal development:
I wrote 4 books support professional health practitioners:
"STILLNESS"
"STILLNESS TOUCH Union of Body and Love"
e-Book "BEYOND STILLNESS: Practices for Practitioners"
e-Book "The Missing Glossary"
Many of these books are available in other languages, check my sites' multi language pages: https://www.dynamicstillness.com
I have two Lay e-Books for personal development for the general public "Stillness Touch: The Art of Transmitting Love" and "Stillness Practices for Non-Practitioners."
I moved to Mexico in 2014 where I am semi-retired.
All my e-Books and Mp3 Audio Meditations are available from the site store https://www.DynamicStillness.com
Here is a Youtube link to an excellent interview in Prague on what I write about and teach:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf4uOB8V6dWNqj_Hu_hrXvgvVckvU0nYy
And here is a Craniosacralpodcast interview: https://www.craniosacralpodcast.com/episode-68/#more-1208
Dynamic Stillness School Site: https://www.dynamicstillness.com
Dynamic Stillness School Email: Charles@DynamicStillness.com
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